Still truckn'

Came back to read more about my truck?  Aren't you sweet.

The driver door, tail gate and hood are from different black trucks.  I say he is all original.... originally from other trucks. I named him Patches. When he rolled off the assembly line he was two tone green, then painted a minty green and some of the cab is white from that repaint, some is still pine green, oh and the black drivers door.  Yea like I said - Patches.

So why am I writing about him now seeing as we welcomed him to the family back in August?  He is having a very long sleepover at the mechanics, the brake overhaul was just to much for us on our own, and I miss him.

It's much more than just a truck, it's a family project and a conversation starter everywhere Patches goes.

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Still reading?  Good for you.  So here is the bonus content.
- The ODO reads 25K so it could be 125 or 225
- The air filter canister is original and it's Ford blue.
- The VIN can be used to determine the month year and where it was built.  June '72 Virginia, thanks for asking.
- The grill appears to be original to the truck even though it's the '71 design.
- When we look under the hood we play a game 'what did this wire go to' mostly the answer is the AC.
- Originally there were two gas tanks to switch between, he is missing the one under the bed so it's just the 10 gallon behind the seat.
- my favorite thing is the instrument cluster
- The rust holes in the bed keep water from collecting and the bed rusting through, yes that is ironic.
- When you go through a puddle really fast the passenger has to put their foot over the hole in the floor or they get really wet.
- I half jokingly say he would make a great spokes person for a no more body shaming campaign.