I bought my ‘65 C10 truck in 1983. I passed by a car lot and there it was. A sign on it said $500.00 cash. The ‘65 was always my favorite truck, so I drove it home. One day my son said, “Dad, lets restore the ‘65 and make a show truck out of it,” so I said, “Okay, let’s do it.” This was in 2003.
We started buying all the parts new that we could get. It took us eight years. Then it was ready to paint and put together. Everything was going so well, but on the morning of March 24, 2011, I had a knock at my front door. I got up to see who it was. It was my sister-in-law. She was crying and having a fit. She told me my son was killed in a car wreck. That hurt so bad I let our truck sit for about a year.
But one day I was sitting in my garage and said, “You know, I am going to finish what my son and I started.” Thanks to a good friend of mine and LMC Truck I got it finished and ready for the 2015 car show. I would say we did a good job of it, because my grandson and I showed it eight times and won eight trophies.
So now I have finished what my son and I started. I know he would be proud of our truck. Now it belongs to my grandson. The ‘65 may be gone for a while but it will be back.