Restoration Reflections

Holy moly, these columns over the last 10 years. The whining. The complaining. The pathological self-absorption. And that was before I sat down to write any of them. Once I started typing, things really went off the rails. The target of too many of these Between the Lines manifestos?

A hardworking, eager-to-please 1970 Chevrolet K10 pickup. I bought it in 2000, wrung it out doing all sorts of hauling and towing and then, in 2010, when it refused to go anymore, I enlisted the help of my dad to kick off its revival. Many Hemmings readers would’ve knocked this project out in a few months, but I dragged it out over 10 years (through no fault of my dad’s; he would’ve also finished it in a few months). All the while I whined, complained, etc. in this very spot. In one final act of pathological self-absorption, in this issue you’ll find part one of a two-part series showing the restoration of that truck over the last decade. If you’re looking for The Definitive Guide to Chevrolet Pickup Restoration, I can assure…

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Hemmings Motor News (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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