[RedZ71]

most of us have trucks that are 35-40 years old. my 71 is fairly solid, needs some work, but i have no doubts that i can bring it back to the condition that it will be brand new again someday.

sometimes i wonder what my 2001 silverado will look like in 35 years. will it survive? if it does, will it need restoring? will i be able to maintain the level of anality over the next 30 years to keep parking it at 'wife complaining' distance from the doorway of the mall?

i wish i knew someone personally who had a vehicle that lasted that long, so i could try to learn how they did it. how many "falls of the axe" have each of our trucks dodged over their lifetime, in order to make it to the age they are now?