Two men in Vancouver have cultivated a friendship that started with their mutual appreciation for their Ford used trucks. Jim deVries and Terry Robertson went to the Shelby Auto Show earlier this month as strangers, but they emerged as friends.

When they arrived at the annual auto show this year, both were driving their Ford used trucks from 1940. But the similarities don’t end there. Both men found their Ford used trucks more than 40 years ago and they both found them through a relative. In addition to that, both truck owners also bought their Ford used trucks from the original owners on the Prairies. Does it get any more coincidental than that?

When they arrived at the auto show, they both had their trucks looking like new. They both restored their prized trucks and made them shine like the day they rolled off the assembly line. And since they bought their respective trucks when they were both still teenagers, they have a special connection that few other truck owners can appreciate.

You might not find Ford trucks as old as this at any dealer’s inventory, but you can start a connection with a truck by buying one today. Find one that’s a few years old, fix it up and maintain it. It’ll be nice to see how much trucks have changed if you compare it to modern trucks in another 40 or 50 years.