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1951 Chevrolet Pickup-bright Red-restored Original 216 Six Cylinder Engine on 2040-cars

Year:1951 Mileage:1 Color: ENGINE BOLTS WERE
Location:

Clinton, Missouri, United States

Clinton, Missouri, United States

FROM THE COLLECTION OF

DOWNTOWN DESOTO 


1951

CHEVROLET

with the "stove bolt" 6 cylinder engine

BODY OFF RESTORATION

MATCHING NUMBERS ! !

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A GENUINE CHEVROLET COLOR

"SWIFT'S  RED"  OR  "COMMERCIAL RED"

DEPENDING ON SOURCE

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CORRECT COLOR INTERIOR PAINT, ILLUSTRATED BELOW

SUPPLIED BY

JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI

LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS CAME STANDARD WITH THE  3 SPEED, COLUMN SHIFT TRANSMISSION

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MOST COLLECTORS AGREE

THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER  THE '51 SHORTBED, 1/2 TON,  AS THESE WERE THE ONLY LIGHT DUTY CHEVYS WITH THE VENT WING WINDOWS, THE TUBULAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND THE ORIGINAL  LEVER TYPE DOOR HANDLES. OURS ALSO HAS THE LIGHTEST GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF ANY OF THE 1951 CHEVY TRUCKS.. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER AND AS SUCH, LIVED A RATHER PAMPERED LIFE..IN OUR CASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY.  THE  WEIGHT RATING IS ONLY 4800 POUNDS AND IT HAS A CURB WEIGHT OF ONLY 3100 POUNDS..  NOW, IF WE WERE FORCED TO DO THE MATH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PAYLOAD OF ONLY 1700  POUNDS MINUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS.. NOT EXACTLY HEAVY DUTY HAULING, IS IT ?  OUR TRUCK IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE MORE DESIRABLE, LIGHT DUTY 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION.  IT IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN.   


OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE

TOP VALUE RATED

            

CHECK IT  OUT FOR YOURSELF...GO TO ANY OF THE MAJOR BOOKSELLERS, BORDERS, BARNES & NOBLE OR MAYBE YOUR LOCAL NEWSTAND.. PURCHASE A COPY OF THE 'OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE'.   THIS PERIODICAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE "THE" PREMIER VALUE PRICE GUIDE BY MOST OLD CAR ENTHUSIASTS... ACCORDING  TO THIS PUBLICATION, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953  IS RATED TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE  CHEVROLET PICKUP IN THE COLLECTOR VEHICLE MARKETPLACE TODAY !!! THESE TRUCKS ARE RATED EVEN HIGHER THAN THE ULTRA SCARCE PICKUPS OF THE EARLY 1930's AND THEY HAVE A VALUE WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE HEAVY DUTY IRON OF THE MUSCULAR 1960's..IN FACT, AT MECUUM AUCTIONS INDIANA SALE, ONE OF THESE LITTLE TRUCKS JUST BROKE OVER THE $61,000 MARK !

STOVE BOLT 6 CYLINDER

MATCHING NUMBERS

'JBM' PREFIX

AS IS THE CASE WITH MANY OF THESE ENGINES OUR DOES HAVE A SMALL  2 INCH CRACK  IN THE WATER JACKET, LEFT SIDE AT THE REAR..IT IS NOT LEAKING WATER AND DOES NOT DISTRACT FROM IT'S OVERALL APPEARANCE HOWEVER AT SOME FUTURE DATE, IT MAY REQUIRE REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT.

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OUR LITTLE TRUCK IS POWERED BY IT'S ORIGINAL 216 CUBIC INCH, SIX CYLINDER ENGINE... IT'S SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX IS JBM, IT IS STAMPED ON THE BLOCK BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTOR AND IT INDICATES THAT IT WAS BUILT AT THE TONOWANDA, NEW YORK ENGINE ASSEMBLY PLANT.. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL CATALOG OF CHEVY TRUCK ID NUMBERS,  PUBLISHED BY CARS AND PARTS MAGAZINE, THIS ASSEMBLY IS ORIGINAL AND IS THE VERY SAME ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY OVER 60 YEARS AGO ! !---PLEASE REFERENCE OUR PICTURES BELOW.. IT HAS A RATING OF 85 HORSEPOWER AT 3300 RPM..ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, THESE ENGINES DERIVED THE STOVE BOLT NICKNAME WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1929.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS WERE 1/4 INCH BY 20 THREAD...THESE WERE THE VERY SAME BOLTS THAT WERE USED BY MANY WOOD STOVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, THUS; STOVE BOLT SIX.. AS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR VIDEO, OUR LITTLE TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, SHIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE..

THIS IS A MATCHING NUMBERS TRUCK ! ! !

CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTATION AND A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL ENGINE STAMPING

  

  

CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW TO CHECK OUT THE WIPERS-THE HORN & THE HIDEAWAY TURN SIGNALS

ALL NEW GLASS

OUR OLD WINDSHIELD WAS STARTING TO DELAMINATE AROUND THE EDGES AND A FEW CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED, THEREFORE, TWO BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD PANELS WERE PROCURED AND HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY INSTALLED.  THIS ALSO NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FITTED RUBBER WINDSHIELD GASKET.  THE REAR WINDOW WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THE TIME AS WERE THE SIDE DOOR GLASSES, GASKET AND CHANNELS.. OUR BODY SHOP CREW TOOK CARE OF THIS SEEMINGLY DIFFICULT TASK AND JACK, TOM AND JIMMY MADE THE JOB LOOK EASY..EVERY PIECE OF GLASS--BRAND NEW !

1/2 TON SHORTBED

STRAIGHT - STRAIGHT BODY PANELS

FOR A SHORT WALK-AROUND PRESENTATION, CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW

NEW RADIATOR-NEW HOSES-NEW BELT ALL FROM CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY

NEW HEADLINER AND REPAINTED BOWS

THESE TRUCKS STEER VERY EASILY

===CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW FOR A SHORT DEMO DRIVE===

 

==AND CHECK OUT THE HIDE-AWAY TURN SIGNALS==

AS MANY KNOW, THERE WERE NOT ANY FACTORY TURN SIGNALS ON THESE ORIGINAL TRUCKS.  FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, WE FELT THAT  TURN SIGNALS WERE A MUST HOWEVER WE HATED TO RUIN THE ORIGINALITY WITH AN AFTER-MARKET & OUT OF PLACE COLUMN MOUNTED LEVER.  WE SELECTED THE HIDE/AWAY SIGNALS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED RIGHT HERE IN CLINTON, MISSOURI.  THEY  ARE TOTALLY HIDDEN OUT OF SIGHT AND FEATURE A SMALL SINGLE POLE/DOUBLE THROW SWITCH.  PUSH THE SMALL UNDER-DASH SWITCH TO THE LEFT, FLASHES LEFT--PUSH  TO THE RIGHT, FLASHES RIGHT AND TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T FORGET YOUR FLASHING IN PUBLIC, WE ALSO HAVE A BUILT IN SAFETY REMINDER BEEPER...TO GO ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS,  WE  HAVE ALSO INSTALLED TWO NEW CHROME PLATED TAIL-LIGHTS, TWO NEW PARK-LIGHTS, ALL WITH THE DOUBLE FILAMENT BULBS.. WORKS GREAT AND IS TOTALLY OUT OF SIGHT !

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EVERY GAGE IS RESTORED AND  WORKS PER FACTORY SPECS ! ! !

BEEP----BEEP

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BELOW IS A SHORT VIDEO THAT SHOWS THE EXTENT OF OUR RESTORATIONS

==IT DOES NOT REPRESENT TODAY'S OFFERING==

ENJOY THE SHOW ! !

NEW GRILLE AND ALL NEW RUBBER GROMMETS ON THE FIREWALL

NEW BED WOOD AND STAINLESS STRIPS

 OUR ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAVE JUST FINISHED CLEANING THE CARBURETOR AND THEY ALSO INSTALLED A BRAND NEW GAS TANK AND GAS TANK SENDING UNIT.  NEXT WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW GAS GAGE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT CLASSIC PARTS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.  THEN, TO MAKE VERY SURE THAT ALL OF THIS CLEAN FUEL REACHED THE ENGINE, WE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW DELCO FUEL PUMP.  THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH AND FOOT OPERATED STARTER HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND ALL OF THE GAGES WORK CORRECTLY.. OUR TIRED OLD SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO RESTORE, SO WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE FROM CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY.. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS GUARANTEED TO WORK CORRECTLY FOR ONE FULL YEAR.. THE ORIGINAL HORN ALSO WORKS AND RETAINS USE OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON.. ALSO IN THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE JUST INSTALLED A BRAND NEW 12 VOLT BATTERY AND A BRAND NEW TAIL-LIGHT...  OUR LITTLE TRUCK ALSO RECEIVED A FRESH TUNE-UP USING GENUINE DELCO PARTS FROM OUR GM PARTS DEPARTMENT.  THIS TUNEUP INCLUDED A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS, A NEW SET OF POINTS, A NEW CONDENSOR, A NEW SET OF PLUG WIRES AND A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR.  AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT LOCKING UP THE VALUABLES, AS WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WITH NEW CHROME REPRODUCTIONS FROM JIM CARTER'S ANTIQUE TRUCK PARTS.. BOTH DOORS NOW LOCK AND UNLOCK  CORRECTLY AND, AS PER FACTORY SPECS, ONLY ONE DOOR HAS AN OUTSIDE DOOR LOCK... IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT DOOR, OURS HAS IT,  IT WORKS AND IT IS KEYED CORRECTLY ! !  WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A BRAND NEW WATER PUMP AND HEADGASKET ! !  THE WHEELS ARE THE 16 INCH FACTORY ORIGINALS WITH THE CORRECT HUBCAP CLIPS STILL IN PLACE.  WE HAVE SANDBLASTED EACH THOROUGHLY AND PAINTED AND PRIMED THEM CORRECTLY.  TO THIS, WE INSTALLED THE CORRECT REPRODUCTION HUBCAPS.. THESE WERE PURCHASED AT JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI..LOCAL ARTIST RICHARD BROOKS HAS PIN STRIPED THE WHEELS AND THE TAILGATE--BEAUTIFUL !   ALSO NEW, ARE THE  REPRODUCTION, CHROME FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND THE NEW FRONT HOOD BADGE AND SIDE NOMENCLATURE. 

SWISH---SWISH !

FICKEN WIPER SERVICE OF BABYLON, NEW YORK, REBUILT OUR VACUUM  WIPER MOTOR BACK TO 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION.... PRIOR TO THIS, IT WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS  MOVING REALLY, REALLY      S  -   L -    O -    W    ......NOW, IT IS JUST LIKE NEW, SWISHES REALLY FAST, AND IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE FULL YEARS.. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE, NEW GROMMETS ON THE REMOTE LINKAGE AND ALL NEW ARMS AND BLADES... YOU WILL BE PLEASED !  

DOES THIS MAKE IT  A WOODY ?  ?

NEW WOOD PLUS---69 NEW CARRIAGE BOLTS-(BUT WHO'S COUNTING?)

'OFF FRAME' BED RESTORATION

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OUR BED WAS TAKEN  COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRAME SO THAT WE COULD REPLACE THE WOOD CORRECTLY.. EVERY SINGLE PIECE ! ! IT IS CLEAR YELLOW PINE THAT HAS BEEN KILN DRIED AND SLOTTED/ GROOVED AS PER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS.. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT CLASSIC-PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND IT FITS WONDERFULLY.RICHARD WIRSIG SANDED AND STAINED EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE AND THEN PUT A PROTECTIVE CLEAR COAT OVER THE ENTIRE SET.  .AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO REPLACED THE METAL DIVIDER STRIPS AND CORNER, OR RIGHT ANGLE STRIPS, ALONG WITH EVERY SINGLE CARRIAGE BOLT..ALL 69 OF THEM..THIS ALSO REQUIRED THE WE REPLACE THE WOODEN BED MOUNTING BLOCKS AS WELL..IN REGARDS TO THE BED SHEETMETAL, EVERY PIECE IS BRAND NEW AND STRAIGHT AS A STRING !.. NEW FRONT PANEL, NEW TAILGATE, NEW LEFT SIDE/RIGHT SIDE, EVEN THE FENDERS--ALL BRAND NEW. 

 ORIGINAL 600 x 16 INCH TIRES

THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW.. THEY ARE THE CORRECT 16 INCH TIRES AND, AS WE MENTIONED ABOVE, WE SANDBLASTED AND PAINTED THE WHEELS CORRECTLY..  WE ALSO PURCHASED A SET OF BRAND NEW TUBES AND LOCAL ARTIST RICHARD BROOKS PIN STRIPED THE WHEELS CORRECTLY.  JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI SUPPLIED THE CORRECT HUB CAPS AND YOU ARE NOW  READY TO ROLL !

super salesman---BUDDY the dog ! !

WE PURCHASED OUR NEW 'CORRECT' SEAT COVER FROM CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER

ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER.. IN THE LATE 40s AND EARLY 1950s, MANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SEIRAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE, RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE EASILY REMOVED DOOR PLATE.   THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED.  IT WAS SENT OUT  IN THE SCRAP... NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH----ANYTHING....  PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES  REGARDING OUR OFFERING.. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND SERIAL NUMBER TAG MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM..

 

BODY OFF FRAME RESTORATION

'RICHARD BROOKS'  ARTWORK

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND TITLE MATCH PERFECTLY !

        

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ALL BRAND NEW--BED SIDES, FRONT BED PANEL, TAILGATE, CHAINS, STRINGERS, STRIPS AND BOLTS

NEW-NEW-NEW !

 

HOW IS OUR TRUCK 'BETTER' THAN NEW ?

ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ! !

      

IN 1950 CHEVROLET ENGINEERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROTECTION IN THE ALL NEW 'ADVANCED DESIGN' TRUCKS... PARTIAL ELECTRICAL PROTECTION.. THE STANDARD GLASS FUSES WERE PLACED IN THE POWER LINE ONLY AFTER THE WIRING WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AMMETER & LIGHT SWITCH.  THUS THE PROTECTION WAS FOR ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.  THE WIRE THAT RAN FROM THE BATTERY CONNECTOR TO THESE FUSES WAS AT RISK AND COULD BE SUBJECT TO SHORT-OUTS AND FIRES AT ANY TIME.. THIS IS INDEED A SCARY THOUGHT EVEN WITH THE STANDARD 6 VOLT SYSTEM--- BUT WITH THE DOUBLE VOLTAGE, 12 VOLT POWER IN PLACE IT COULD BE DEVASTING! ! !  ALL OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AT THE STARTER WITH A MODERN 40 AMP FUSE THAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE.. IT IS MADE WITH A HEAVY 10 GAGE WIRE AND COMPLETELY PROTECTS THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEMS.. THIS IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW TO ALL BUT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED OBSERVERS AND IS VERY EASY TO GET TO IN CASE OF A PROBLEM.. WE THINK THE FIRE SIRENS SHOULD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARADE.. EMERGENCY EXTRA FUSES WILL BE PROVIDED..

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100% COMPLETE

OUR '50 IS COMPLETE...100% COMPLETE... IF YOU FIND ANYTHING MISSING ON THIS TRUCK, WE WILL REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AND PRE-PAY THE FREIGHT DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR (USA RESIDENTS ONLY).. IT WILL BE PROCURED FROM ONE OF THE UNITS IN OUR EXTENSIVE "OLD TRUCK" SALVAGE YARD.. WHEN WE LIST A TRUCK, WE THINK WE SHOULD REALLY SELL THE WHOLE TRUCK..

BUY THIS TRUCK AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE'

THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER, 2007.. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS RUN BY THE CITY OF CLINTON AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON.. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION.. SINCE THAT DATE, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN, HEALTHEY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT.  THE DRAB, GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER.  SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY, HAPPY, (SPAYED AND NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES).. TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP, CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472..

ABOUT US

    

JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP & GMC TRUCKS  HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO

DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS.  IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS.

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===THIS PICTURE IS HERE JUST TO ILLUSTRATE===

KIDS  LOVE  TRUCKS  ! ! !

 

 

PICTURED ABOVE--OUR VERY OWN 'SUPER SALESMAN'

BUDDY

THE DOG

 

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