Not too much to update on the 62. I was able to flip a truck and sell some more parts the past few weeks. I also worked on getting my car hauler trailer going this last weekend. Hoping to have the rest of it finished this weekend.
Story time: So when I was 12 or 13 years old, there was an old man that lived behind my family that had a bunch of 58/59 apache trucks. I used to go over there and talk trucks with him. Back then, he told me he would sell me a 59 4x4 short stepside for 1,500 bucks...should have bought it... Fast forward 12 years, I went by his place a couple days ago. He has started getting rid of some of his trucks. Told him about my 81 I got from our other neighbor and how I still have it and the 62 we are building for Big E. After 1.5 hours chatting in the 99 degree heat, we settled on a truck. He agreed to sell me a 1959 Apache Short Fleetside with a spare big window cab. He told me if I needed other parts to just come by.
Oh and the best part....I only paid $300.
I am excited to get it home and start. It has a great green patina!