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1957 W100 For Sale in MN
 

This truck was listed on Joe's PW page a while back, I believe it sold.

I bought this truck from a guy in Morgantown, Arkansas in 1988 who worked for the physical plant at our University Hospital. He had owned it for a few years and told me it was a farm truck from somewhere around Malvern, Arkansas. He also told me that in the early days of the electric cooperatives in Arkansas that they used Power Wagons for their fleet, so I guess it could have been used for that too. It was in rough shape when I bought it, but it did drive and the 4 wheel drive was then and is now fully functional. I originally used it to haul stuff that I needed for the house and grounds, and mostly did just mechanical work on it for the first 6 or 7 years I owned it. Anyway, the brakes were worked on, I had the clutch and radiator replaced and kept it tuned and running. Disaster struck one day driving to work when a terrible crunching and grinding sound came from the rear end bringing me to a screeching halt on the freeway. At first I thought a wheel was shearing off, but it ended up being the rear end got torn up. I was unable to drive it for close to a year because I could not find a replacement part anywhere (something about having a rare axle spline ratio according to my mechanic). Finally I paid an arm and a leg for a rebuilt rear end from Memphis Equipment Company and got back on the road. Shortly after that the original flathead 6 "blew up" and I had a rebuilt flathead 6 put in. The next phase came over the last 5-6 years when I decided to get the bodywork restored. First this great guy in Benton, Arkansas refashioned new sheetmetal for the rusted out lower door panels, some spots on the rear fenders and rear cab and floorboards. I took it to a guy in Jacksonville, Arkansas after that who did the body and paint work for me. He kept it for over a year and charged me a fortune, but he did a very nice job. I had some more trouble with the rear end after that and had it worked on again. I replaced all the glass, and all is done with that except I cannot find the vent window rubbers to finish drying in the cab. I have an interior kit, not yet installed. I replaced the oak bed but unfortunately used cold blue steel runners which have already begun rusting. I have a set of stainless steel runners that will come along with the truck for the new owner. Most of the exterior chrome that needed it was redone. The front and rear bumpers are not original. I have a towbar for the truck. I have recently been told that the steering column and wheel may be from a 1959 model. I matched the paint color with an old color chip from 1957 Dodge truck colors (thanks to Don Bunn) called Ponchartrain green, with sand for the wheels and accents. It is so close to being finished that all it needs is a new owner who is willing to do the work. The engine runs well but the carburetor needs some adjusting. Lately I have had some trouble with the clutch linkage messing up. I love this old truck and would like for someone to own it who will appreciate it as much as I have. I simply don't have the time, the money or the space to keep it any longer. Please help me find it a good home. It is officially a 1957 W100 Power Wagon, 1/2 ton. Apparently only about 632 of this model were manufactured, so I suspect it is a rare truck. I also have a few years of back issues of The Power Wagon Advertiser that I would give up with the truck, as well as clear title, and receipts for work done. I would like $8000 for the truck. I have spent well over that amount for the work done. I can be reached by email most efficiently. If a prospective buyer wants to talk on the phone, my home phone is 501-443-0931. The truck is at my home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sweetbrim@aol.com

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