About the only thing not currently working on it (other than the tires) is the generator (yes, generator, not alternator). The generator works, but too well -- puts out about 8V (on a 6V system) and 10-15A with the third brush dialed as far back as it'll go. That's enough to boil the battery...which is directly under the driver's seat. No bueno, so I disconnected it.

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There's a local mechanic in town that is apparently able to work on the generator, so that's on the to-do list.

The ignition key was recovered, but the ignition circuit has effectively been hot-wired to a pull switch...so that's another item.

The carburetor was original, but was a 1925 Zenith, which featured a zinc core surrounded by a cast iron shell...they came out of the box cracked. Replaced with a Stromberg -- same era, slightly different configuration.

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The wiring was "original" but patched over the past century -- that's all been replaced. Not sorry.

Relining the brakes (both hand and primary) was the main restoration job involved. PITA, that.

The non-original hardware (screws/bolts/etc) on the bed is going to be replaced at the old line blacksmith shop I volunteer at...prior to the last large-scale item...

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I had always looked at the odd splashes of red paint on the truck and wondered what was up. Turns out, it's an original Red Baby. There's maybe 5 of them in existence at present.

As I've been taking it apart, anywhere that would have been shielded from a paint gun shows red paint....even the axel, where the grease was never properly cleaned off. It's definitively an original Red Baby IHC.

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So...To-do list:

1. Get the tires back on so that I can take it off of the remarkably unstable blocks that it's propped up on currently.

2. Repair the original generator and get the electric system fully up and running.

3. Replace all age-inappropriate hardware on the wooden bed...and all poorly-forged hardware.

4. Repaint to original colors and lettering.

5. Get new RED BABY vanity plates.

Oh...and on the tires: they're not clincher tires (shudder)...so figured they'd be split rims. Turns out there's a VERY brief intermediary period of a solid rim tire that is not a beaded edge. Royal pain to change. If I hadn't found a local shop that knew about it, I would have turned them into split rims.

The local shop is having a hard enough time as it is, so this is likely to be the last tire change it has as a solid rim.

@Nikto seriously cool!