White parts " packaging , that just showed up .
I know my dad helped me restore this truck in spirit and I feel his presence many times I am near the truck . Might sound weird , but too many " coincidental " things worked out to get this truck running .
The truck was completely tore down and rebuilt from the ground up . All hardware is new or refurbished . I know if my Dad were here , he ' d tell me I probably went over board and spent way too much money . He always said if your going to do something do it right or don ' t do it at all . This truck is a rolling memorial to him and his beer business where I now work and is now owned by my brother .
Since officially finishing the truck in August 2005 ( It took me ten years to find someone who could actually hand paint the lettering instead of computer generated vinyl ) I have had a blast showing it near my home .
Recently I met one of my Dads former employees . He hadn ' t seen my dad in over 40 years but never forgot the man . This truck also got me in contact with a childhood friend of my Dads .
This truck has given me the chance to get reacquainted with a very important figure in my life who I haven ' t seen in over 26 years .
Will Hohenstein