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Don Wood's 1969 Power Wagon

• Don's dad purchased this truck in 1975, from a neighbor, with 103,000 miles on it
• Swapped out the slant six for a V8 318 in 1978
• Used for EVERYTHING, faithfully for over 30 years
• Badly worn & rusted, but still strong, his dad gave it to him in 2008
• Don pulled his stump grinder and used it for odd jobs near home, desperately wanting to rebuild it
• Hard times caused him to reluctantly sell it
• The guy that bought it lied to Don and immediately tried to profit from it
• Don's cousin and younger brother happened to find it for sale
• Don's brother purchased it, took it to West Virginia to his car dealership, and set about reconstruction

• COMPLETE rebuild using the best parts from 3 trucks ( for cab mounts, panels, etc.)
• Original chassis & running gear (getting close to 500,000 miles now)

• 4.10 Rear
• 4.09 Front
• NP205 Transfer Case
• 3 on-the-tree tranny

• Freshened 318 with low end cam, salvaged from his brother’s old Dart Swinger
• Added rack & pinion power steering
• Added power assist brakes
• Added aftermarket A/C
• Rhino-liner in the bed (then painted red to match)
• All new upholstery, including a matched headliner