Recent content by psykokid

Finally had a second to shoot a pic of the underside of my hood latch assembly - It locks closed when the latch is in the closed position by the notched cam of the latch sliding over and engaging on the pin in the shroud / grill surround, but it sure isn't pretty. Not sure what someone was doing...

It's been great so far - went out with my son on Friday night and cruised around a bit, that's when I shot the pic in front of the Theatre. I remember driving around with my dad in the truck when I was about his age, 17. I grew up near St. Louis and didn't get to spend a lot of time with my dad...

Yes the hood latch works, but its far from stock - I'll take some pics of the current setup on the underside of the hood. From looking at some older posts on here with good detail shots of the latch mechanism It doesn't have the latch plate that is held in with spilt pins, and has some odd holes...

One question about the hood ornament - is it a direct swap between the 38 / 39 style? If so then i'll have to keep an eye out for the correct one for my truck..

Thanks for all the kind words. Like i said before his passing was very sudden. He had just turned 61 two weeks before. Went to bed one night and just didn't wake up the morning. Ended up being undiagnosed heart disease which was odd as he saw his regular physician and the VA doctor on a regular...

One more since everyone likes pics - my dad in the early 90's with the truck :

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Some keen eyes here - It does have a 39 hood ornament and it is indeed not on wide 5's. It does have the t-handle for the windshield vent and not sure about an ashtray as there is a "custom" wood dash bolted over the original dash. From peeking from...

Hey All - figured I'd introduce myself as I'm newish around here, been browsing for a while but haven't had anything to post about. Finally managed to bring home my 1938 Pickup that had belonged to my Dad. He had owned the truck since the mid 80's and it was his daily driver for many years. My...