Hagerty is doing a fun thing, they sent a crew to Hershey to see if they could build a truck and drive it home from parts at the swap meet

It all startedwith these fateful words: “I bet there are enough parts at the Hershey Fall Swap Meet to build a car.”

The goal is for Matt, Davin, Brad and Tara to bring the truck back to life at the Hagerty booth from Wednesday, Oct. 7, to Saturday, Oct. 10, during this year’s Hershey Swap Meet, using parts from vendors at the meet, building that sucker into a fully functional, real-life, road-worthy truck from swap meet parts that they can drive home on Sunday.

They are livestreaming the whole build   https://www.youtube.com/user/hagertyknowsclassics/live   

https://www.facebook.com/HagertyClassicCars
http://www.hagerty.com/swaptostreet
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2015/10/08/Swap-to-Street-Day-1

MILESTONES and UPDATES

BEFORE 10/7
• Purchased a 1946 Ford pickup from a field in Michigan
• We sorted out the drum brakes ahead of time for safety purposes, since we're driving it back to Michigan on Sunday. The axles are what were on the truck when we found it.
• In-cab fuel tank recoated.

WEDNESDAY - 10/7
• Got the truck to Hershey
• Posies Rods and Customs donated a set of springs
• Sourced Parts - Inside Door Handles, Box, Fenders, Battery Box, Bench Seat
• Tara found a rat castle in the glove box
• Brad finished disassembling the old leaf springs and installing a new Posies leaf spring kit. The pickup is now slightly lowered but will have a smoother ride. (And Brad's got the first set of bloody knuckles.)
• Davin fabricated some floor pans which he's installing.
• Sourced a 3 core aluminum radiator (We are now fully committed to a Flathead V8 & Manual Transmission)
• Sourced a transmission mount, two motor mounts, turn signals, the correct rearview mirror, taillights, pedals, outside mirror and accelerator pedal
 • GOT AN ENGINE!!! (Flathead V-8 from a '53 Ford. It came with the trans, too) (Here's the scoop: We had a guy stop by the booth yesterday to tell us he had a V-8. Now, we've had quite a few tips so far that we've chased down, all to no avail.This particular guy, though, said he had a V-8 that was running. It was on a stand...on his garage in Virgnia. VIRGINIA. He meant to bring it, but he ran out of time. So what did the team do? Davin, Tara and Jordan (video team) drove 5 hours round trip to get it.)

THURSDAY - 10/7
 • Corky Coker came by donated tires
 • Tara is out to hunt for some parts: Wide crank pulley, three generators need tested, wide belt water pump, and some 6v LED bulbs
• Matt is working on Electrical
• Davin is finishing the floorpans
 • Brad is stripping the engine bits.
• We are still on the hunt for that all-important drivetrain, but today we sourced a battery box, engine mounts, radiator, door mirror, interior door handles, the bench seat, taillights, bed, rear bumper and rear fenders.