My 1962 project "my last truck"

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Back on March 29 2022 I was looking for a tailgate for my 59 gmc and I found a guy selling a tailgate on FB marketplace I went to look at the tailgate. He ended up having a yard full of treasures. I bought the tailgate and this 1962 1/2ton shortbed disaster, but it had original paint Cardinal red paint on it. I'm a sucker for original paint no matter the condition.

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I ended up going back on March 31, 2022 with a trailer to pick up the 62 project. I removed the cab from the frame. The frame was pretty mangled up on the front and rear frame horns.

As luck would have it I had a 1962 GMC shortbed frame roller I had bought back in November 2021.

I Had bought the gmc frame to build for my 61 apache Beater, (I was gonna clean and paint the GMC frame and put a V8/manual trans in it, but I ended up selling my 61 apache before any of that happened.

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Back in December 2021 after selling my 61 apache I found this 1960 hood forsale locally and bought it. I had the 62 GMC chassis and the 60 hood I figured sooner or later I would find more parts to cobble another beater together...

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So after finding the 62 Cardinal red project I knew I had some key parts to put another "61" (1961 chevy apaches are my all time favorite GM trucks) truck together. I asked around to some buddies looking for other parts. This is what I was able to scavenge.

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On April 10, 2022 after assembling all the parts I had at my buddies shop I was able to bring this "mutt" home and tuck it in the backyard for a later date. My plan was to keep accumulating parts and build a "61" truck that would be mine and not forsale.