1957 Powell Restoration project

Have you ever heard of a Powell pick up truck? Have you ever seen a Powell pick up truck? My guess is probably no. Not many people have seen them because they are exceedingly rare. Of the roughly 1200 of them made in the 1950's there are only about 120 of them left in existence and the vast majority of them are non running, rusting into the dirt, and not really worth a second glance.

Well, we had a man come to a yard sale we had a few months back and he mentioned that he had one of these trucks- a 1957 (of which only 4 remain) that he wanted to have restored. He has since purchased 2 more Powell Trucks (both 1956) for parts and dropped one off in our yard yesterday. They are quite the historic time piece and a sight to see! If you'd like to see some pictures of some restored or even unrestored, please visit Powell Truck Registry for some great information and pictures.

The Powell family were visionaries and some of the features they put in their trucks were truly inspired. For example, on some of the trucks, on the rear fender there was a cap that would pull out and attached to the cap was a long tube that was intended to be used for storing fishing poles! What a great idea!

Here's the 1956 currently in our yard and it still has the fishing pole holder! 

This one's for parts so there won't be much left of her when we're done but her parts will be used for a good purpose- to breathe life back into a 1957 that will be beautiful when we're done.

Feel free to come by and see this piece of American history in person!