Current valuations on restorable non-running 1948-to-1953 one-ton Chevy stake-bed trucks are in the $1,300-to-$3,900 range, putting this eBay Buy It Now offer in goldilocks territory. We bet it'll be a hit at your local donut shop in no time. Just drop a used Cummins turbodiesel under the hood, patch the corners and rockers, run a pair of exhaust stacks behind the cab, and add a wood bed with a moonshine still in the back. (Dig the original hand-painted door art!) It can all be part of the authentic fun, but the non-running inline-six and ancillary rust will have to be dealt with first. This 1950 Chevy 1-ton chassis cab dually combo (Thief River Falls, Minnesota) has seen decades of labor moving logs in North Dakota and has amassed a proud collection of dings and bruises, including what looks like a dent in the rear of the cab where a log broke loose. Whether it’s replacing certain mechanical parts to make it run smoother or ditching its flat-six engine for a powertrain that’s more appropriate for a car that carries the 911 nameplate, there are a plethora of ways and avenues that you can go to in order to turn this version of Porsche’s iconic nameplate into a car that’s worthy of the 911 name.Old trucks are all the rage in the rat rod world, and most of the rat rod builders we've met would go bonkers over this gem in the rough. If the 996-gen 911 is so reviled, you have the opportunity to make it better on your own. It’s also why it makes for an ideal project car since it’s one of the most affordable 911s in the used car market. All these things made the 996-generation hated by a lot of 911 enthusiasts. Die-hard MX-5 fans will tell you that using an older model as a base for your project car is one of the most infuriating things a person can do.
It also didn’t have an engine that inspired the kind of awe you’d expect from a 911. Here are some of the best project cars for beginners: Mazda MX-5 Source: FRF Mazda This one could be seen as a bit controversial. It also shared too many similarities with the Boxster, including the funky headlights. It wasn’t deemed a “proper” 911 because it didn’t feature an air-cooled engine. The 996-generation 911 is arguably the most hated version of the 911.
Anytime you can use a Porsche 911 as the platform for a project car, you just go ahead and do it.
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