DIX 50 is Reborn

This is Dick Cannioto's 1950 Ford Pickup. Check out this great photo essay on its restoration. Click on any photo to see an enlarged version and start your pictorial tour!


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Dick Canioto's '50 PU Photo Album The "Before" condition looked pretty good. But when you take a closer look...
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You see all the problems! On 2/23/02, things are coming apart 2/24/02, a lot of progress in one day
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Grandkids, Cory & Rich getting ready to sandblast LOTS of sandblasting Even MORE sandblasting!
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Oh yeah, we've gotta do underneath too Removing the bed 3/17 Working on the bed
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The bed is lookin' good PLENTY of welding to do 7/11 and the fenders are ready
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7/18 and the taligate is done! Even the girls check out the progress 9/06 - Just 30 days to show time! And the grille isn't in yet?
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9/15. Darn, we just might make it in time for the Hilton Apple Fest show! 9/23 - getting close 9/30 - a fun job: installing the windshield and swearing a lot.
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10/02 - Carpentry skills come in handy when it comes to pickup bed floors The mill might need rebuilding. You think? Not exactly NOS, but pretty slick
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That flathead is HOT! 10/4 - Cutting it close! The First test drive the day before the Hilton show. Ready to go to its first car show
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10/5/02. Less than 8 months from the start of restoration. The result... First Place! Nicely done, Dick. With lots of help from Cory & Rich. But what took you guys so long?



Last updated: 3/23/05