1990 Chevy 1500 – Bradley C.

Dad’s Old Truck

When I was a little kid my dad bought a ’89 Chevy 1500 and drove it back and forth to work for years.  I loved the truck and he always said one day it’ll be mine. Well, one day for some unforeseen reason, he sold the truck and it broke my heart.  I don’t remember what he drove after that.  A few years later he buys another 1990 GMC C1500 and it was his baby.  He always kept it clean and mechanically sound.  He drove it for years back and forth to work.  I learned how to drive with my permit in this truck.

Fast forward a few more years and it starts giving him problems and he decides he needs something more reliable, fuel efficient, and comfortable for work.  He shows up at my house, pitches me the keys, and said if you get it running its yours.  I cried.  I couldn’t believe it.  Dad’s truck was now mine.

Needless to say, I got it running in no time.  Since then, have put a lot of work in it.  It’s as reliable as it was when it was new.  I still have some work to do, and it definitely needs a paint job, but dad’s truck is my pride and joy and it will never leave the family.

Dad’s truck means the world to me.  I’ll give up everything I own before I give up that truck.  I’m not the best at stories, I’m sure there stuff I’m leaving out, but that’s the jest of it.