Year and make of my favorite pickup truck.
1940 Ford Pickup Truck
How old were you when you first owned the truck?
Eighteen. Entered in Montreal's first Salon D' Auto Sport unfinished class.
How long did you own the truck?
About three years
Was it your first truck?
Yes
Some of the truck's features:
Chopped top, 52B flat head, dual Stromberg carbs and three speed manual floor shifter.
Here's what made the truck special.
It was labor of love. Today it would be called a Rat Rod.
Back then it was what we all were driving. I joined a car club "The Piston Poppers of Verdun." We all worked at putting together the first Bob Laravee ISCA Car Show in Montreal, Quebec.
Advice
- Don't sell the special things that are so much a part of who you are.
