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Hey Guy's,

Look what I just drug out of a barn!!

This 1963 L320 has been in the same family from the day it was sold! I have the original receipt of sale and the original '63 licence plates with the dealer's plate surounds. It is all original and has never been modified. They say that it has several hundered thousand miles on it and the engine has been rebuilt by a Nissan dealer at least 3 times...

I was hoping to restore it back factory, but I don't know if those cyliners could take another boring...

There is some rust in the driver's rocker and floor pans, but other than that it seems pretty solid. The engine bay is very original and complete. It has a 4speed column shift too.

There is a nifty retractable bed camper shell on it that is missing the canvas tarp, but I think any upolsery shop could fix me up with a new one...

My ten year old son loves it and wants to help with the restore so he can drive it! I can't wait to get started!!!

Here are a couple pics. I'll keep you guys updated on it's progress...

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-Richard


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Nice find. The camper structure is sure different. Was that something that was sold in the 60's for that model truck or was it custom built?


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