Posted by Tom in Oregon on Friday, February 04, 2005 at 10:09PM :
In Reply to: Swivel Frame Fire Truck posted by Walt Snelling on Friday, February 04, 2005 at 9:44PM :
to offer to buy it from you cheap with the promise that I will restore it to new condition or sell it at a profit!
On the serious side, it may be worth the high cost of a professional restoration, since it is certainly a rare PW. Once it is restored, you may find you have to sell it to recover some of that capital. You may even make some money, but doubtful. The restorers are the ones who will cash in, if anyone does. Your best bet is that someone on this forum would take it on and do a great job and not charge shop rates for the whole project. So there's the tough call, who's got the skill and time and connections to do it right but would essentially donate some time and effort to be part of such an exciting project. And not take ten years. Otherwise, sell it and make some quick dough or work on it yourself and develop the skills and knowledge you now may lack. That would be the most rewarding, and you may get to keep the truck when all is said and done.
That's my $0.02 worth.
Tom in Oregon