Wd!!
 

Saturday I took my 1947 Dodge WD-15 out on the road for the first time. It's been seven long years since I started taking it apart. There is still work to do, but I can at least drive it on a daily basis now. Looking back, it seems like decades, not seven years.

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The year I bought the truck - 1985. Successful Farming magazine came out to did a story on it.


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2004, still a work truck. About this time Lindsey Crawford came out and made a couple of videos of my truck (sorry, there are ads).
'47 Dodge pickup part 1 - YouTube
'47 Dodge Pickup part 2 - YouTube


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I started the restoration in 2006

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Two weeks ago - looking pretty raw, but you could see potential.

Last Saturday - on the road!

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Nice.

That will get comments every place you stop. Don't expect to just pop down and back to the store. You will draw a crowd everywhere you park.

Beautiful !! You did a great job !

good looking truck.

Very cool truck, great job.

Just lovely!

A crackin ride, well done.

Very cool!

Pat, that thing is gorgeous! Great job bro!:cool:

They just don't have style like that anymore, great job..

Sweet.

I just found these. McGee Street Productions leased the truck for a couple of months in the fall of 2002 to make the movie A Painted House. Here are some shots of WD "in costume." Thanks for all the nice comments.

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Wow! very nice.
Wish I had bigger garage to take on a project like that.
Congrats.

nice!


how much wd-40 was used on the wd-15?

Sweet. I am also amazed at how long the old Gal stayed in trusty service. You will never get that from a new one.
Very nice unit

Beautiful!!!!! wow just wow.

Too purdy for a truck, now it's a sweet, sweet ride!

(And I never knew they made "A Painted House" into a movie - something to look for!)

How cool is that thing?!? Great work!

Nice now I know where your screen name comes from.

Congrats on getting it back on the road. It's a looker, enjoy.