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I have been fortunate in that I have been around Power Wagons all my life. I was
born and raised on a farm and Dad purchased the 1948 B1-PW new in February of 1948 when I was 6
months old. I am currently restoring it (Dad gave it to me in 1974). The first three black &
white photos are of the '48 B1PW taken in the 1950's. The next three b&w photos are again of the
'48 B1PW taken in 1974 just after Dad gave me the truck. I hauled it, that same year, 250 miles from
Wilkes County, North Carolina to New Bern, North Carolina. In 1980 I was transferred by the company
I was working for at the time to High Point, North Carolina and they paid to have it hauled to High
Point, North Carolina (200 miles). I rented a flatbed truck from a friend and hauled it myself.
In 1990 when I moved back to my Dad's farm where I was raised, a neighbor friend hauled it here
(60 miles) on a beavertail car hauler (see picture). Quite a journey for the '48!
I am also fixing up the 1955 C3PW (It will not have the same level of restoration
as Dad's truck). It was originally green with black fenders. When I bought it, it had an old
wrecker bed on the back. I removed it so that I could put an original bed on it. I have a 55 bed
complete with rear fenders that I plan to put on it. The front bumpers are almost perfect. It had a
snow plow that kept them from getting banged up. This truck has a Carter E7F1 "Square Top"
carburetor seen in the 55C3PWEngine picture above. This carb was optional equipment in 1955. It was
required when using the optional mechanical governor used with the rear PTO. This carb has the
throttle shaft rotated 90 degrees from the standard carburetor. This rotation is necessary for the
"bell crank" of the governor to control the throttle.
In addition to the 48 & 55 PW's, I have 4 WM300's as well. They are rough but
fixable. I am currently patching up "Ole Yallar", the 1967 WM300 in the picture. "Ole Yaller" was
formerly a power line truck. I am also planning on fixing the 1968 WM300.
The BlueRidgeMtns photo is a view from my barnyard and shows
the Brushy Mountains, a chain that branches off of and is considered part of the
Blue Ridge Mountains. Moravian Falls is about 18 miles from my place. It is easily
accessible and there is a picnic table or two there.
