After getting the windshield glass done I was ready to tackle the rear corner glass.  Unfortunately it wasn’t ready to be tackled.  

At our house we have a little saying when the project won’t allow you to do what is planned.  It goes something like “well, what can you do?” 

Since there are a bunch of things that need to be done to get the truck roadworthy I was faced with the decision of what portion of the project to tackle while the corner glass project quietly simmered in the background.  I figured that since I was working on the upper works of the truck I would stay in the area and do the leading edge of the roof.   Continue Reading »

I’ve been wanting to post about the Dec 3rd trip to Kansas since we made the ride. Unfortuanely this write-up won’t do justice to sharing the great time we had, but some of the results of Mark’s awesome photography skills are included within for your pleasure.

I got rid of my ’56 Ford F-100 when we had our first child on the way because I knew we were going to need something ”for the family”. It’s now eleven years later when I show a picture of a builder ’36 Chevrolet sedan to Leigh with a “How about this one honey?” and her first and only reaction was “It needs to be chopped.” God bless that lady.

Mark and I left here in his truck with empty trailer in tow at early AM not knowing if we’d be spending the night out there after picking up the car or if we’d do a quick “turn and burn”. Since there was no rush on this road trip, we stopped for breakfast and a hard time from-and-for the waitress and a fuel-up on the way out. When we left the interstate we gave P.J. a call to let him know where we were so he could estimate a rendezvous time and we were laughing hard along the way. We knew we were on track to get there when we passed a corn silo, and then another, and then another, and then ano… 

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