Won't be this year....

The King has been working on his project,

the 47 Ford pickup.  I talked about it about

2 or 3 years ago...  

We had hoped to have it done in time for

the Lost in the 50's parade...but sadly we

aren't ready...  As the old saying goes,

the devil is in the details.. And that is where

he is at now. The engine runs fine.. the

transmission is running well, too.   The

body is on and painted.. the wiring is 98%

done.  He has the wiring up to the dash to

go.

He has the carpet to lay. He has the boards

(cardboard like) to put in on the walls. He

as the insulation done.   He has the gear

shift he just got in the mail, to install.

But he does have the bed in the box..and

as you can see, it looks great.  He has the

running boards all done.  And the seats are

out for being upholstered.  Hopefully get

them back in about 2 - 3  weeks..

But the Lost in the 50's is in 2 weeks.. so

no way, he is going to get it done.

The good news is.. our grandson moved back

from Hawaii and has been very active in helping

the King get things done.  It has been a great

project for the two of them.

The King would like to have the truck in

next years, with everyone one in the truck

that helped. 3 sons, 1 grandson...  As if it

wasn't for all of them.. the truck would not

be painted, wired, and etc.

So here is the pictures of the box bed and

the running boards and his new wheels.