What a great story! Have you posted any pictures of the truck? I'm sure all
of us would love to see the original before restoration. Good luck, and I know
from experience, you'll have a blast.
Ken
1950 3100 Deluxe
(Also an Oklahoma truck bought from the original owner)
--- On Sat, 11/24/12, fahrbach51 wrote:
From: fahrbach51
Subject: [old-chevy-truck] The Big 100k
To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 8:49 PM
On Jan. 5, 1951, "Virgil", of rural Oklahoma, took title to a brand new 3600,
ser.#5JRL1940, engine #AJCA106104, for a dealer price of $1,501.45. This
information was on the original title, which was signed over to this Kansas boy
at Virgil's estate auction on April 22, 2010. Virgil farmed, and being a man
who lived through the worst of the dustbowl, took care of his stuff. His
pickup was in the barn every night. He serviced the engine, which runs as
smooth today as the day he drove it home. The original wood is still in the
bed, in excellent condition. Glove box, headliner, gauges, spare tire carrier,
heater, sheet metalall there because Virgil took care of it. The leather
tool pouch was probably sold in a box of miscellaneous stuff because I didn't
know they existed. I guess I'm feeling a bit nostalgic tonight because this
3600 is just on the verge of turning over the 100,000 mile mark. 1600 miles
per year average. It probably never went
much further than the 10 miles to Alva to unload some wheat or bring home some
parts. I'm guessing it spent a lot of time in granny gear, running along side a
combine as it unloaded wheat into the bed. I was born March 1, 1951, and I hope
I'm in as good of shape, even though I know that my "new" truck will likely
outlive me. So after a couple of years of tinkering, reading, and learning so
much about this great series, I have also learned to appreciate how much
knowledge is out there on this forum, and for how you so willingly share it.
This spring, I will start the process of completely disassembling it, making
each part look new, and putting it back together. I hope all of you can endure
my many questions. I assure you I am grateful.
Fahrbach '51 3600
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