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that was my dads truck in 1960 to 1962 this was his driver he pick the truck up from his buddy when he got out of the army. my dad stuff a 392 he had siting around in the truck.as for the chop channle hole saw art it was going to be used at bonneville and had a hot flat head ford along before my dad pick it up so my dad drove it for some time raced it abit on the street his buddy that had a 31 ford truck with a caddy in it i think they raced some it is the oldest hot rod in bay city . 34 cab went on a frame that came from ron ellis and then the body was put to the side for a glass T body for the drag truck .the GMC milk rear end was pitch for a 57 olds rear end with a ALUM M/T pig from RON s T . the truck in the avatar was mine i try not to make his story in to book and i could about this truck well my dad pickup all the parts back home that were left to the 34 pick up.he just got a new welder and was going to build it back up that was the in the 1975 or so then my dad past away. i wanted the truck so Mom sold the drag T and the GTO that i have now . then i start to put the 34 truck it back together with some help that was 1977 i was 13 . the guy wanted to sell the GTO and i wanted it back so i sold the truck. to buy back my dads GTO .i did know the guy i sold the truck to i tried getting the 34 back but last time i seen the 34 it was junk the guy should of been shot but i still wanted to get it back it needed alot more work but i had the shop and tools and skill to bring it back to life the guy that had it did not or have the skill. still piss about that deal and thats been over 20 years .