Letting your first build go...

[firedog]

Well I am pretty confident that I have sold my truck. The guy is coming Saturday morning to pick it up and he is coming from about 2 hrs away to get it. He has called me several times asking tons of questions. This is great for the fact that I can tell in his voice that he has a lot of love for these old trucks. But this truck was my first, I have learned a lot with this truck over the years, had lots of memories in this truck.

My dad and I did not have a close relationship while I was growing up. He was a career military man. Serving in the Army as a CH47 flight mechanic, then retiring and taking a civilian job in Korea working on the same helicopters he did in the military. When he did settle back down in the states I was newly divorced with 3 kids, we both had the love for 67-72 trucks, I had one already, he had a 69 since I was 6 or 7 years old. He purchased a project that someone had given up on and we went to build both trucks in his garage at the same time. He has since sold the 71 gmc he built and started building a 67 chevy when he suffered a stroke losing the use of his left side. That's the sentimental side.

We did enjoy our trucks together, learning about them together and searching and fighting over parts together. We went to a board meet in Paris,Tn together in our trucks, we went to Boss's house for a board meet where I lost an motor in Salem, MO. We went to another Midwest meet in Kirksville, MO where I dropped a tranny. We went several times to Kansas City, MO for the Midwest All Truck Nationals. Each time we met and made new friends. We went to several local cruises and car shows.

I am at a point that if I went to fix the several little things and make the major upgrades that I am really wanting in a truck that I would be tearing my truck down for a complete redo. However if I take on my dads 67 build its at just the right point to make those changes. I am also looking at the point if I sell my truck now I can pay off some bills to hopefully save more for the future project.

So I have turned the potential owner on to this website, I really feel he is excited, and it makes it so much easier to turn over to him. But, I think I will have a tear in my eye as it happens.

Don't think I will be gone from the website, I have never really posted a lot anyway, but hopefully in the next year I will be progressing on Sammy's "Oddball" project. Thanks to all that I have met here and in person this site has made my first build a great experience.