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ALL ABOARD

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SUNDAY DRIVE

The Silva Bullit

1966 BEDFORD JO OWNED BY ROD THOMSON

AS TOLD TO Joshua Brosnahan

This truck was purchased and imported in 1966 by a pig farmer out at Springfield. After 10 years of use, the farmer put a small block 302 Windsor V8 under the hood. It went on to be owned by a gentleman who worked in the early years at Porters Skifield, where it was driven from Springfield to Porters six days a week for a decade before being stored in a shed for eight years. It was eventually purchased by another local, who rebuilt the engine, brakes, and suspension. I purchased the truck last August – it’s the newest addition to the Food by Fire and BASE Pizza family. We needed a smaller truck for clients that have minimal space. We also needed another mobile pizza oven, thanks to the popularity of having our wood-fired pizza cooked at your home. With the fit-out, we worked with the real talented crew at Flaxton Iron. Glen O’Neil and his team have a wealth of experience, talent, and techniques that can take these trucks from mundane to jaw-dropping. Everything we put onto the deck of the Bedford was handmade, from the pizza oven to the rivets that hold the tank bands on.

I love how people want to talk to you about the truck. People are drawn to old things. We all love nostalgia.

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