Bringing it home

May 2nd, 2020.  Bought the truck and bringing it home.  The owner has disassembled the truck for painting, painted, then stopped before any reassembly.  Missing the seat and gas tank for sure, and I'm sure I'll find more missing.  But, I'm really looking forward to the project.
Loading and unloading pics.  Truck now sits in my driveway waiting for me to kick-off the project.

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