29 Ford shop truck

Gonna throw my hat in the ring here with my weather beaten ford pick up. Started this build in about '98 or '99. Was going to be a shiny blue street rod pick up. Other things came up and it languished till 2017. Figured it was the perfect platform to do a weathered ride, since the original color paint had dried up in the bottle years ago. Soo, I added some wood veneer for the floor boards and door panels, frayed canvas limit straps for the bottoms of the doors as well as a 63 Studebaker Avanti steering wheel and a scratch built from aluminum tube steering column. The parts box 327 engine was part of the original plan and already painted the final color, so I just weathered up the rocker covers a bit, fabbed a pair of mufflers from aluminum tube along with some pipe and called it good. Parts by Parks Moon dics hub caps and the kits rims/tires were used along with the kits front suspension. The rear Winters' quick change rear axle came out of the parts box since the kits (Same setup) Didn't survive the initial molding process during manufacture. Brake lines and fuel lines rounded out the eye candy and the paint was done with Mission Models acrylics over a rust brown base from Testors. The door lettering was done with dry transfers form a model rail roading outfit. " Relics Auto salvage" LOL...It was originally going to be "Patina Brothers speed shop" not enough room on the doors though  All the chrome was stripped/re-done and weatherd and corroded to fit the look as well. The gas and radiator caps are made from bits of lead solder flattened in a pair of duck bill pliers. The addition of some chain and fabbed latches hold the opening tail gate shut and fabbed door handles keep the doors closed on the cab. An engine block and small tool box in the bed top it all off. I generally do clean and shiny, so this was a departure for me as builds go but, it got me thinking in a different direction. I plan to drive down that dusty rutted old road some more in the future...Enjoy!!!

Pete