If you’ve ever fallen in love with an old Ford used truck, you know exactly what this man was going through. For some time, he adored seeing a certain used Ford truck across the street from his place of work. This wasn’t just any Ford used truck, though. It was an older truck – a 1950 F-1 pickup. And it was for sale.

“It was an absolute rust bucket but still nifty looking,” said Gerry, the man who loved this truck. “I’ve always had a liking for old trucks and you could see the character.”

After admiring the truck from afar for several weeks, he finally got the gumption to approach the owner and buy the truck. After negotiating, he drove it away for $1,500. That was in 1994. He put a few dollars into repairing the truck and decided to simply store it in 1997. In 2005, after getting married, building a house and having kids, he decided to restore it.

He took the 1950 truck to American Classic, a vehicle restoration company in Massachusetts. After three years and a pretty hefty bill, Gerry received a completely restored and beautiful 1950 F-1 truck.

People are doing this to their older Ford trucks every day. We just fall in love with the character of an older truck and can’t get our minds off of it. It’s happened to me a couple times and I’ve been proud to drive an old Ford truck around town even without getting it restored. There’s just something about an old truck that shows its years and keeps on going. Don’t you agree?