My dad Leigh Steele purchased this truck new on July 5th 1965. He special ordered it with a 283 V8 engine, 2-tone paint [Fawn/White], AM radio, deluxe heater and 2-speed windshield wipers. Total price was $2,997.37. He shortly after installed a 1954 Brayden PTO winch to the truck and it proved to be very handy in the rugged mountains of northern Idaho. He passed it down to me in 2007 and it had a total of 47k original miles. At the time of this photo [59 years after purchase], the total miles on the original engine was 82k miles and still running strong. My thanks go out to everyone at LMC Truck for their excellent service, high quality parts and utmost professionalism in bringing this restoration project to fruition. Sincerely, Kevin Steele.