Loading up the M37 for the 4 hour trip home

Stopping for straps and to air up tires

Final inspection before the trip home

Truck on day I picked it up

Truck on day I picked it up

July, Disassembly starting

Smaller parts chemically stripped and primed

Front of truck in Oct 2004 Fender, grill engine all painted

Combat wheels back from sand blaster, dated 1943 notice the snowblower....winter is just a breeze away

Interior, color is not showing up well o this pic

Transmission housing cover

Refinished steering wheel

Passenger Side

Combat outer ring getting first coat of OD green, pale green is primer coat.

First coat of paint on inner combat wheel

Cab tops painted and awaiting installation

Troop seat brackets scavenged form Sam Winer Motors

Refinished Turn signal installed

Refinished turnsignal

First day of spray painting, front clip and windows

Combat wheels painted

Hood painted

Front clip and front driveline painted

Front hood and window

Interior 10/2004

Top and bow- Window frames with new mouldings

Hood and windows

Front view front clip

Inside Before and After

Window Before and After

Front of truck before and after

Passenger side fender - Major Rust Front

Passenger side fender - Major Rust rear

Layout of diseased tissue to be excised

Diseased tissue cut out

The replacement skin graft from Jeepanels plus in Maine

The drivers side fender with patch in place ready for final grind and paint prep, notice fornt corner, all new hand formed steel

Tire with tube and flap, prior to mounting

Front tire mounted on truck

Side view after the first drive! 11/14/04

The dirty grubby face behind the grease.

Our dog Sagan, in front of the m37 all wrapped in plastic, Christmas eve

The truck on 2/4/05 free of the bed after 50 plus years

The truck bed on 2/4/05 and a smiling but tired guy

The truck bed on sawhorses

The corrosion to be replaced

The cut out next to the steel patch

The steel patch prior to finish grinding

The mess and the store bought trailer fender

Rear cargo box cross member, after removal! Found out it was rusted worse than I thought!

Fuel Sender installed, see 'techniques' page

The gauges mounted in the front dash

A before and after shot of a front fender

Frame Painted

Detail of Rear frame prior to gas tank instalation

Completed front of truck....whew

Front view of completed front end

Fuel pump installation detail

Here is what I did with my son Jake and his bike and a little left over paint, quite the hit in the neighborhood!

The front of the truck stenciled

Engine after head gasket replacement

Finished interior

Bed back from the sand blaster

Bed back from the sand blaster, priming patched areas

Bed back from the sand blaster

First Base Coat

First Base Coat

Lowering the cargo box onto the truck frame

Whew!, Bed is sitting on the truck after 8 months of being off

Bed Wood finished and installed

Hood stencils

Power outlet stencil

Drivers side cargo box stencils

Rear end stencils and pioneer rack

Fuel Can Strap

Fuel Can Strap, Water Bucket, and Fuel can

Finally!!! the finished product!!!

After all this time, whoo hoo! sure is fun to take out!

Finally!!! the finished product!!!

Finally!!! the finished product!!!

Finally!!! the finished product!!!

Exhaust Snorkel mounted in stowage position

Air intake Snorkel in 'use' position

Side view of intake snorkel 27" above top window frame

My First Parade

A shot of my truck in its first parade, leading the entire parade, with the VFW and American Legion

100th Bomb Group logo

Miss Adventure

The pinup to be painted on the side panel in fornt of drivers side door