Truck Driving Man & a 1949 Chevrolet one-ton

From our man on the prairies, Alex Emond:
"Sometimes the more restoration that goes into a vehicle, the less funk and soul you have left. Same for all kinds of old stuff ... leave the thing alone unless it won't run or drive safely... 
"I don't think I'll ever run out of old trucks out in prairieland.... I've got Bob the Roofer poised to redo the roof on my old garage  and here is his '49 Chevy, which you have seen before, but not in my yard. Sometimes, when he is working alone he tows the beast so he can use his late 80's pick up to get around in, while the Chevy gets loaded with old shingles. The old tire sign is on the outside of Ray's Auto and Tire, in Ponteix. Ray was the current owner's dad. The monster truck/grain hauling behemoth is the modern successor to the 5 ton grainers that you see everywhere."--AE