- [Lori] I came across the truck in the swap meet section
at a car show, and it just looked really sad
and forgotten and mismatched.
But there was just something about it that spoke to me.
It's kinda like I didn't feel like I had a choice.
I had to rescue this truck.
Life isn't perfect. I'm not perfect.
Why should my truck be perfect?
And the fact that you can see this truck's history
in the body of it.
I didn't want something that was perfect.
It had layers and layers of paint and Bondo on it.
So I knew that needed to come off.
But I didn't want to do a shiny, crazy show truck.
(upbeat country music)
I've always been attracted to raw materials.
I love the air string trailers, I like the aluminum tank
on a V-Rod, my motorcycle is a chrome tank.
And when I started stripping down the Bondo
and getting down to the steel on the truck,
I knew that was the way I wanted to go with it.
(truck engine roars)
When you're driving a 70 year old vehicle,
you have to think about everything.
I have to watch for temperature gauge.
I have to keep a safe traveling distance,
'cause the drum brakes are not gonna stop
the way modern brakes are.
Every moment you're behind the wheel,
you're thinking about connecting with the road
and you're connecting with the vehicle.
It's a great kind of escape.
I get out and I drive that truck because I'm focused
on driving and experiencing the world around.
I've got the windows down, the air is blowing in,
the cadence of the flathead.
It soothes me and it helps me think.
(upbeat country music)
My favorite driving scenario is getting up early,
right around the time the sun's coming up,
getting on the road with no other cars,
starting the slow cruise up the hill
with the sun kissing the Joshua trees.
And gradually pushing it a little harder
and a little harder, and just feeling that rumble
and the sensation of being on the road,
and just being connected with the truck,
and connected with this experience of driving.
And that's what it is when you drive a classic.
It's an experience, it's an adventure.
It's not just a means of transportation.
But to me, this truck is a friend.
And through the process
of bringing this truck back to life,
I became so bonded to this truck,
and it would just feel wrong to me to correct
some of the things that aren't perfect about the truck.
I'm a lover of history, I'm a lover of story.
And when you get behind the wheel of an old vehicle
like my truck, you know that there are stories embedded
in every part of this vehicle.
(upbeat country music)
My name is Lori Bentley-Law and this is why I drive.
(upbeat country music)
(truck Rumbling)
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