North Texas high-rise.
While driving to Wichita Falls a few days ago I spotted this Chevrolet 3100 panel truck (1953?) parked just off state hi-way 79 just south of the Archer County-Wichita County line. Although no sign was present, I suspect that this was for sale. Its position right beside the road, and the way it was parked was as if it was being displayed with the intent of snagging a potential buyer driving by.
If you're looking for an old panel truck to restore, this might not be your best choice. Also, if you have any difficulty getting into a vehicle.. this shouldn't be your ride. But... if you like cruising back country roads, this looks like it could be just what you need. I think I see front locking hubs (4WD), and with those "bad boy" tires, this thing looks like it could navigate the muddiest of back roads and shallow streams with little difficulty. No matter how closely a road was "brushed in", with the condition of its present paint job, getting scratches and dings would be a non-issue... just plow on through. We stopped just long enough to grab a few phone pics, and didn't explore it any further. It looks like a significant amount of work was done on it. With the money that someone spent on this, dropping a bit more to give it a nice cammo paint job (Mossy Oak?), might be the thing to do.
Taken with a borrowed iPhone XR after I drowned my old iPhone SE in Powerade (unintentionally).
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North Texas high-rise.
While driving to Wichita Falls a few days ago I spotted this Chevrolet 3100 panel truck (1953?) parked just off state hi-way 79 just south of the Archer County-Wichita County line. Although no sign was present, I suspect that this was for sale. Its position right beside the road, and the way it was parked was as if it was being displayed with the intent of snagging a potential buyer driving by.
If you're looking for an old panel truck to restore, this might not be your best choice. Also, if you have any difficulty getting into a vehicle.. this shouldn't be your ride. But... if you like cruising back country roads, this looks like it could be just what you need. I think I see front locking hubs (4WD), and with those "bad boy" tires, this thing looks like it could navigate the muddiest of back roads and shallow streams with little difficulty. No matter how closely a road was "brushed in", with the condition of its present paint job, getting scratches and dings would be a non-issue... just plow on through. We stopped just long enough to grab a few phone pics, and didn't explore it any further. It looks like a significant amount of work was done on it. With the money that someone spent on this, dropping a bit more to give it a nice cammo paint job (Mossy Oak?), might be the thing to do.
Taken with a borrowed iPhone XR after I drowned my old iPhone SE in Powerade (unintentionally).
IMG-0027EE