1953 GMC found new home

[Elky67]

Progress

Hi, here´s a few shot´s from what i´m at right now...
It is quit time consuming, but once it´s ready for the first drive, it´ll be worth it, i´m sure

@Zig, not sure yet, which way i´m going, some folks i know, just used fine sand paper over the finished painting, but have no experience myself.

 

[Elky67]

Still at it

Hi folks,

i just realized,its been a while, since my last update on the truck, sorry for that.

But the last few weeks were really busy, as i had a kind of deadline, where the truck had to be ready for registration. I had a personalized number plate reserved at the local authorities, that expired at 17/5/2012.

So the small stuff at the end really kept me pretty busy and a few night shifts
were also needed, to stay on track...


Here are a few shoots from yesterdays cruise, to proof, it is actually in driveable condition

I hope you enjoy...

The weather also has been crazy, we already had temperatures at around 27°C and a few days ago, they dropped down to around 3°C with fresh snow in the background.

Now i´ll try, to see, where further adjustments or maintenance has to be done, as driving this beast will probably show some things that need attention.

@ray, we pretty much have the same rig, except the year and yours looks more solid on the pictures

 

[ccharr]

Good to see the G on the road, thanks for sharing the photos andwnjoy the truck while you have no snow around.

 

[Wolf]

beautiful!!! Fantastic looking truck! Thanks fort he pics

 

[Raz76]

That is awesome.

 

[Flashlight]

Brings back memories of my Army Service time. I always loved Bavaria. This truck will no doubt cause quite a stir in those peaceful picturesque Villages. Uff-Daaa!

 

[Zig]

Thanks for the update!

Great looking truck! I love the white walls! There giving me ideas!

 

[Elky67]

Thank you all, for the comments, you´re right Flashlight, i´ve been to local vintage car show last week. Guess which car got by far the most attention.

Just one or two old grumpy cowards were mumbling something, like this vehicle
should not be eligible for carrying historical number plates

They prolly never did any restoration and have no clue, how much work it is, to keep those machines going

Next thing is the lettering on the doors. I´ve been to the local graphics shop
and he´s making me a stencil, to have "my" logo sprayed on

Hopefully, that´s happening next week or so.

Stay tuned, if you like, it´s not finished yet...

 

[Flashlight]

Welcome to the land of un-finished projects. They go on and on. But, you're on the road now and that makes things easier.

 

[Coach529]

Awesome truck!!