A FRIEND TRADED ME A 57 CHEVY 3100 FRAME WITH THE TITLE IN EXCHANGE FOR PAINTING A MODEL 44 COKE MACHINE… THEN A GOOD FRIEND GAVE ME A BIG WINDOW CAB AND I WAS OFF TO THE RACES… I THEN BOUGHT A 56 GMC LONG BED STEP SIDE FOR $600.00 AND TOOK OFF WHAT I WANTED. AFTER FINDING THE CAMEO BED IN PERFECT CONDITION ON E-BAY, THE PLAN WAS COMPLETE.
IT NOW HAS ALL MODERN SUSPENSION, A GM PERFORMANCE 427 BIG BLOCK (A REPRODUCTION OF THE 67 L-88) HOOKED TO A BUILT 700 R4 TRANS WITH A 9′ FORD POSITRACTION NARROWED REAR AXLE… POWER TILT STEERING, VINTAGE AIR A/C, POWER WINDOWS, CUSTOM MADE GLIDE ENGINEERING SEAT AND MUCH MORE…..