| We had one very similar to that in the 50's and early 60's, and it was the first vehicle I got to drive, other than the little Farmall Cub we had. I was a little guy, but by sitting on the very front edge of the seat, I could operate the pedals. One time my Dad wanted me to drive it slowly forward while he forked manure out the back. It worked pretty well for awhile, but then my foot slipped off the clutch pedal, which dumped my Dad, his pitchfork and a bunch of manure in a big pile on the ground. He was a little mad, and thought I did it on purpose, but finally believed me. Not too bad driving for an 8 year old! The truck in the photo looks pretty straight--quite a bit nicer than our old Cornbinder looked 50 years ago. I would ask if the brakes are working OK, since that was one of our problem spots, and if the engine is rebuilt. Our old pickup had the nickname "smoky", as it really needed engine work. I always thought it would have been fun to have put a later V8, probably a small block Chevy in it, but unfortunately a guy came along and wanted to buy it. My Dad sold it in about 1964 for $50, the same price he had paid for it years before. I don't know if it would be worth $3500 to me, but if it is all there and all working, it doesn't look like it would be too hard to fix up the cosmetics and have a really enjoyable old pickup that you are unlikely to see a twin of driving down the road. Good luck, and have fun. Thanks for bring back a couple of neat memories for me!
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