this 1928 Buick was very interesting as it started out as a 4 door sedan, but a local farmer had converted it into a pickup. The thing that was unique about this car was that the farmer had scribed every load of grain etc. he must have hauled in it all over the body with a nail through the paint. It was unbelievable the dates and loads that were in the right time frame all over this old Buick.
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This was probably converted during WW2. The reason was a non priority passenger car got an "A" rationing card that wad only good for 3 gallons of gas a week. A truck got a "B" card which was considered commercial, so a lot of old 4 door sedans got converted. This one was a good job. Most just got the portion behind the front doors cut off. The back replaced with wood and made it a flat bed to get a better gas allotment
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