[chris vickery]

David I think you are correct. Although in today’s world we are at a crossroad.
The end value compared to the cost of restoration makes it prohibitive, if not an outright deficit situation for most of this stuff to ever be completed.
Here in Canada, the cost of daily living, inflation and a shrinking Canadian-US dollar certainly challenge many collectors.
Considering that many of the parts required for a restoration come
from the United States or elsewhere, we are certainly faced with a huge problem. It seems that even though these trucks have been saved into this century, the prices being asked are overly inflated in my opinion.
We are also seeing a different generation of young people who doesn’t necessarily share our interest in these old things neither. It really comes down to a love / hate relationship I think for many.