Perfect PATINA
Oct 15, 2018
4 minutes
Words and photography: Paul Guinness
Buying any classic unseen can be a tricky business, although the risks are potentially even greater when the vehicle in question is more than 5000 miles away. Even if the California-based vendor appears to be honest and trustworthy, the logistics of the purchase can be complex. Yet in the case of the half-ton truck you see here, the ending is very much a happy one, with what looks to be an original vehicle now hiding a few juicy secrets beneath its fabulous patina.
The lucky owner of this 1945 Ford is Yorkshire-based John Kellett, a man
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