My 57 3.0....Rolene

[bobinbc]

Going down this road yet again! Built my yellow 57 almost 20 yrs ago (wow) and sold it far too soon. Tried tracking it down and actually found it thanks to Facebook. Unfortunately the new owner had fairly recently acquired it from the guy I sold it to and didn't want to sell.

I built a copy and nearly had it done but we went through a big move and an uncertain future so I sold that one too. There was no buying that one back as it was destroyed in a garage fire shortly after I sold it. Was a shame I think it was my best work so far....

Flash forward a couple years and I picked up the beautiful truck in my avatar, 99% stock, really nice frame off resto. 6 cyl 3 on the tree drum brakes etc Loved it but it was tough to go on the highway with the stock rear gears. Started planning mods but couldn't as it was soooo stock and nice.

That brings me to Rolene... I picked this old girl up a week or so ago from the second owner. He'd had the truck since 1971 and used it until just a few years ago. I have the info from where it was sold new and I bought the truck just down the road from the original dealer, never been more than a hundred miles from there in it's whole life! For now my big job is to get it into my garage, it was tough for two of us to push it DOWNHILL off the trailer, feels like a brake sticking. She's no beauty but she is a start, and a Canadian made truck to boot so a little info was available about her birth! Truck was originally Indian Turquoise / Bombay Ivory and born on November 1 1956! Not sure if I want to clone the yellow truck, stock colours or maybe something else, time will tell....Let the fun begin!