i still have the 56 longbed that I learned to drive in, some 30 some odd
years ago. After dad died and I got the truck, I found underneath the
rubber mat under the seat a girlie calendar, dad was never one to gawk at
such things
or so I thought.......wayne
At 08:43 PM 7/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
>I decided to take out the headliner in my '51 GMC and do a bit of
>cleaning the other night and was surprised to find quite a complete (but
>apparently unoccupied) mouse nest in the front section (above the
>dash). We have some serious concerns in this neck of the woods with
>deer mice. Their droppings can spread a nasty disease called Hanta
>(sp?) virus when you stir up the dust and dropping while cleaning. To
>my knowledge several people a year die from exposure to this virus!
>
>It appears that the mice were gaining access to the area above the
>headliner by climbing up the front window post? The truck is in fairly
>good original running condition so I have been driving it quite a bit.
>Makes you wonder what other critters may have made my truck their home!
>
>On a creepy note I also found a shipping invoice from a casket company
>(dated in the early 60's). It looks like the PO picked up the casket
>directly from the coffin company and somehow the invoice got dropped in
>behind the gas tank (behind the seat)
>
>There must be some great stories out there of what you guys (and gals)
>have rediscovered while cleaning/restoring/rodding your trucks??
>
>Gordon Wilhelm
>1951 GMC 1/2 ton
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Wayne Osborne
1956 Chevy Pickup
LaGrange Ga.
http://www.chevytrucks.org/users/wayne
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