[Bob Carriere]

You are amazing.....

Certainly worth saving if for no other reason than having the box.

That box is a later model seldom found on a cab 11/12 chassis...it is a 2C1 or later model....on the cab 11/12 you usually find a 2B1 whcih has drop sides.

Don't be to concerned with the twisted tail gate.... the important point is that it is there and can either be repaired or serve as a model/template to repro one. Boxes can be repaired even if badly rusted..... most parts are flat stock heavy guage which is easier to weld. Bends are usually simple 90 degrees and can be made by a local fabricator for you.

I beleive that the OTHER radio truck chassis that the young guy is selling is in far better shape to work on than that one......if you look at what we refer as the belt line of the cab...... where the upper portion of the roof meets/join to the bottom back p[art of the cab you will see a lot of perforated rust...... easily fixed with a new skin BUT work is involved....... I think you would be far better getting ( if the price is right) the partly started truck and saving this one for the box.

Don't forget that any cab 13 can have the rectangular hole cut out where it is needed.

Looking forward to your next posting to see what else you have uncovered.

Bob