A trip to the car wash and a ton of wax really works wonders.  It's probably a little hard to see in the picture, but the paint actually shines!  With most of the dirt gone, it looks like the body is pretty much completely sound with just a little bit of surface rust here and there.  There are a few spots where the paint is a little thin, but overall, it's weathered over 40 years better than I have!

From the back.  A bunch of naptha got the sticker off the tailgate.  The rear bumper looks like it might be galvanized, but definitely not painted.  I've started on the rust with some phosphoric acid spray that works pretty well.  Again, it's hard to see in this picture, but the top of the left side of the bumper is almost completely rust-free after a session of an hour or so with the spray.  Also, I finally got around to registering the truck.  The new "Classic" plates are on their way.

Remember the last time?

A ton of elbow grease, a lot of wax and a load of ArmorAll later, I've made a ton of headway.  The seat still needs to be reupholstered and the passenger door handle doesn't work, but they're on the list!

Just another view from the passenger side.  Turtle Wax is amazing.  Once the seat comes out, though, there is still a lot of dirt that is caked on that will have to be scrubbed out.

This is another daunting project.  While I realize that this was a work truck, it still amazes me just where enormous quantities of dirt ended up.  This is the lower door hinge on the passenger side.  It's full of dirt, weeds, rocks and what looks like corn seed.

Got heat?  I thought I'd throw this in as a little extra.  It appears to be a dealer-installed heater.  Water tubing is routed from the radiator to this unit which is controlled from a small panel of three switches mounted below the dash.  And it puts out heat.  Plenty of heat!

Finally, this is the beginning of this weekend's project.  All of the wood is in pretty good shape.  There isn't any rot or any large holes, but, as you can see, there isn't a lot of paint left.  The plan is to pull the wood out of the bed then sand all of the finish off, smooth the wood and finish it with spar varnish.  For the time being, we'll just paint the rails black, but ultimately we will replace them with stainless steel rails and carriage bolts.