For the last 12 years I've been tinkering and restoring pinball machines. I love the process of taking them apart, cleaning, repairing, buying new parts, and putting back together. I've done several playfield swaps, cabinet decals, stencils, etc. I've never really worked on cars, and I know the skills, the process, the tools, etc. are extremely different, but I've always wanted to tinker and restore a car in the same way.

I had a '64 1/2 Mustang convertible when I was 19. It was my everyday driver for about five years, but I wasn't very good at doing a lot of things to it myself. I ended up selling it, and I've dreamed of having something else for the last 25 years.

I've always liked the 40's or 50's trucks, and I recently had an opportunity to buy a 48 Ford F1 project for a crazy-low price. I haven't really had a chance to evaluate, and I'm getting overwhelmed with information. I'm not sure my plan yet. I don't know a lot about auto body repair, but a previous owner cut into the body parts to accommodate custom mods (tail lights, head lights, front grill, hood). I'm not sure if it would be easier to have repaired or replace with other parts. The modifications look horrible.

Anyhoo...here's a pic of the truck, as well as one of the only pics I have of the Mustang.

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