Posted by Paul Cook [76.0.111.193] on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 11:27:41 :
In Reply to: "Rat rod" thoughts. posted by Paul Cook [76.0.111.193] on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 15:03:33 :
There is another very special category - "Barn Find". Generally you bring a battery, add gasoline and they start. They are reasonably complete and have most of the original parts. They are not parts trucks.
Yet there are those folks who want to restore these trucks into "restomods" by throwing away the hard to find parts. The "Craigs truck is perfect for them since they find value in only the parts that will make their truck look like a Power Wagon.
The WDX and the W300M on my web site were both started and driven into the trailer exactly as I first saw them. No gas or battery was involved.
I rewired the WDX using the wiring diagram and did a major brake adjustment also using the book and brought the WDX to Fairfield.
I winched the WC21 onto my trailer. I didn't try the battery until I got home. I charged the battery and drove it off the trailer.
All were "barn finds". To me, having all the really NOS parts makes those trucks extra special.