Sears 500 GT build

[nickp51chevy]

The wife and I have been looking for a good steel wagon for some time now that we could fit in the back of the car to take to shows and swap meets. This last weekend was the local semiannual parts swap meet. A lot of us from the board get together there every meet. Any way; Hardluck and myself went off on our first round of the grounds. He had his freshly built Radio Flyer and I had a luggage cart with a crate strapped to it. I was on the look out for a good wagon. We came across a pile of Radio Flyers that had seen better days. The guy selling the wanted $50 for anything that could roll, so I wasn't about to get one from him. A short distance from his booth was a couple selling mostly toys and a few parts. And there it was a blue Sears 500 GT in awesome condition. Of coarse I had to call and ask the boss if this an expectable purchase. So with her approval I offered $30 and they countered $35, so I said deal. Not bad considering the Radio Flyers back a ways had the rubber falling off the wheels for $50.

Not sure what the plans are for it yet, but my son and I started sanding all the rust out of the bottom today. I do know that I want to put bed liner in the pan and clean up the wheels for a new coat of paint. Other than that the rest will come it time.