I like to reflect on those beautiful memories that had such an influence on my life. The birth of my children, the moment I met the love of my life, even those significant moments when temporary failure suddenly became a victory after a determined struggle to win. These memories bring such contentment and delight that they sustain us during our difficult times. I believe God intended for these to be permanent, enduring recollections to keep us going, reminding us that all of life is not thorny - that roses bloom along the way. I have so many of these for which I will be eternally grateful.

I am very pleased with the Auto Tech Clinic located on Michigan Avenue at Telegraph Road in Dearborn, Michigan. They have supplied me with great service time and time again. Prior to this visit, I had only had oil changes and brakes done at this shop and was always pleased. In fact, last year I took my car in for brakes, which I thought I needed. The Auto Tech technician, on that day, came out to tell me I didn't need brakes at that time. He could have easily sold me the brakes, my car had 60,000 miles on it and the original brakes were still on it. I would have never questioned the repair, but he chose to be honest, and I got another 12,000 miles on those brakes before I returned to have them replaced. Auto Tech gave me a great price on that Buy Chevy Truck brake job too.

If you're buying from a dealer ask to see the maintenance record. Also ask for this from an individual selling a car. If they don't have it, ask for contact information on the previous owner and where any service had been done. When buying from a Chevy Truck Deal ask for the Buying Guide, federal law says they have to show it to you.

If painting a medium sized car a totally different color and you're doing door jambs, under the hood, trunk etc... 3 quarts will be enough. It will give you 1.5 gallons of paint to spray with. That's a lot.

Eight months ago, John Stone was fired from his job at the aforementioned chevy trucks deal simply because he wore a Green Bay Packers tie shortly after they defeated the Chicago Bears. Franklin used car shoppers were undoubtedly shocked by this event - at least I know I was stunned when I heard the news.

Power may not be the most important consideration in a truck. Many drivers buy Chevy trucks with an eye on towing capacity, only to waste the extra power without getting any real use out of it. Buyers should always pay attention to things like fuel efficiency, as this may end up greatly impacting the value of the vehicle.

On Part 4 of our series of articles about truck restorations I will talk about more lessons learned the hard way during the restoration of my 1954 Chevy truck.