Tim hauled this 59 W100 shortbox out of a farmers yard, and started to bring it back to life. Here is what Tim had to say about it:

I've had a number of people ask me about my power wagon. I haven't been able to spend alot of time on the net so I'll pass the story on to you and you can post some of it with my pictures on your site. I bought the truck on 6/21/99 from a farmer here in Idaho. He had run an ad for it in the local paper. When I first saw it it was buried up to it's rims in dried mud behind his barn. It was a real varmit's nest. The tires were flat. The windows were busted out the seat was rotted away but made a nice home for several species of desert creatures. I put a battery in it and was able to get the wide block 318 it to turn over but it never started. It had a Ford bed on it and a bunch of trash piled on top of it. Needless to say it barely qualified for salvagable. The saddest part was the farmer's daughter had backed into it with a flat bed truck a week before I bought it, putting it's only dent in it. She creamed the right front fender. I gave him 300 bucks and dug it out and towed it home with my 1985 Chevy Suburban (lifted, modified, 10,000lb winch, etc. of course) (I only drive big trucks and Jaguars). I got it home and began to throw my wallet at it. I cleaned all the trash out of the bed and found a 1978 Dodge 318 sitting in the bed. The original flat head six had been replaced many years ago by the 1962 wide block 318. I cleaned the truck up and had the '78 318 rebuilt and installed. I pulled the body, blasted the frame, ground off all the farmer welds and painted it with Zero Rust. I rebuilt both axles (bearings, seals, etc), rebuilt the entire brake system, rebuilt the hydraulic clutch, had the radiator rebuilt, cleaned, sanded and painted the gas tank. I straightened and welded the rear bumper back together. I found a Dodge bed off a 1960 D100 and mounted it. I bought the seat out of the D100 and repaired the upholstery and installed it. I repaired the rusted floor boards and body mounts. I replaced the center floor panel. I had the springs rearched and installed them with new bushings. I had new drive shafts built, balanced and installed. I installed electronic ignition, a new carburetor, new alternator, new battery, new wiring and speedo cable. I replaced the old split rims with new Ford takeoffs and shoe-d it with 35" Kelly Safari MSRs. It rides on new Rancho 5000 shocks. I installed a stereo, CB and new glass. I've sunk over $8000.00, done most of the work myself and I haven't even started on the body. It runs like a champ, nobody can out climb, out pull, out ford, out dig, out swim or out class it, except maybe another PJ. I'm still in DESPERATE need of door latches, a headliner, a floor mat, window channel, rubber seals, better front fenders and BODY WORK. It carries my dog, my wife and daughters (but not all at the same time) and a 1960 Alaskan Camper and is enjoying it's second life. I think it loves me. When I'm not driving my PJ, I drive my 85 'Burb or my 1988 Jaguar XJS V12. Life is Good.