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1953 M37 - Barn find 2023

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:17 pm
by xperthunter
Starting the journey to rebuild a 1953 M37. I have long been looking for a 50's Power Wagon and ran across this in the back of a photo for some farm equipment. A 2 hour journey, and a handshake later, she was on my trailer and on the way to her new life.

Here is the first post.

So far i've cleaned 20 years of dust off, pulled the damaged (but present) canvas cover off, and removed the rats nest infested old upholstery.

I'm a big fellow so i started removing the bed to more easily access the rest of the back end. This thing is nearly rust free except the square tube and the rear of the bed where presumably water got trapped and rusted through.

Initial Photo:
Image

Full Gallery:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KrgyqGbzAHPoTvEG6

Re: 1953 M37 - Barn find 2023

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:11 pm
by T. Highway
Welcome to the site, we look forward to seeing more pictures of this project as it progresses.

Please update your profile to include your general location.

Regards,
Bert

Re: 1953 M37 - Barn find 2023

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:23 am
by ODAddict
Truck looks nice, straight, and largely rust-free. From the data plate, it appears to be a 1951. You did well. Congratulations.