David Krumboltz

The second crop’s last year was the start of making them more than just work trucks. The owner’s was repainted with “old-school flames.”

The San Jose owner’s “bubbletop” vehicle was manufactured several years before the popular GTO model and is cited as a proto-muscle car.

Me & My Car: Pleasant Hill owner uses 1940 Chevy Coupe as daily driver

Me & My Car: 1940 Ford Pickup in Pleasanton is a stylish show truck

The convertible has no side windows or heater but does have a GM replacement engine. The original brand’s last model year was 1957.

Me & My Car: 1923 Ford Model T in Castro Valley once sped up to 53 mph

Me & My Car: ‘Parade-worthy tractors’ on display at Forest Home Farms in San Ramon

Me & My Car: 1971 Datsun 240Z in Pleasant Hill cost just $800 24 years ago

Me & My Car: ’34 Ford truck in Walnut Creek got start in S.F. dairy delivery

Me & My Car: All-original ’68 Buick Riviera in Orinda kept in great shape