Background

I inherited a 1932 Ford pickup truck, a 'B' model, when my father passed away 11 years ago. It had been idle for 9 years before that. This is a truck that he had before he was married and he got married in 1962; so its been in the family for a while. I don't know the story of how he came to own it. Hopefully, I will uncover this and many other things along my journey.
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It has not been pampered. It got used as a work truck around the house as we used it to haul firewood and rocks, pull stumps and any other thing that might damage one of the newer cars. I know many of you are probably cringing. If it was used to do the dirty work, it didn't mean that it wasn't loved as evidenced by the fact that it is the only vehicle to have survived 50+ years in the family. Everyone in the family has at least one memory involving the old truck. As for me, there are as many memories as there were days in which we drove it.
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Dad and I bonded over the years as we cut our knuckles on this old truck as we tinkered on it to keep it running. He had always dreamed of restoring it and taking it to car shows but his health failed him early and there was just never the means to get it done.

As for me, I am capable of anything but I haven't really worked on a car since before college. And since college, I have mostly thrown myself into finance and accounting work. So to say that I am a little rusty is a bit of an understatement! But maybe this will serve as an inspiration to others who may find themselves in a similar situation.

And the blog... I wanted to blog for a couple of reasons; 1) I have never done one and wanted to learn and 2) I wanted to keep a log of the progress and log of 'particulars' along the way.

So here I am in 2009, feeling nostaligic, optimistic (probably overly optimistic) and motivated to get started with the restoration process. My wife and I have three children that are approaching the college years so money and spare time will serve to limit the pace; which is fine because I want to enjoy the journey and not rush through it. See you soon. Bill