It sure would be nice if you could simply go down to your local auto parts store, belly up to the counter, look the parts guy square in the eye, and say, "I need a radiator hose for a 1940 Studebaker ...

Through the years as we continue to play with old trucks, it seems as though our standards rise as we go. Some may remember differently, but in my own high school Auto Shop class, back in the mid '70s ...