I know where a 1955 or maybe 56 Ford 3/4 ton is that only has around 5000 miles and is near mint. It has the original tires and surprisingly they have no sign of cracking or deterioration.
It was always stored in a building. For many years it was used as a fire truck then as a welding truck. It still gets some use but obviously not much. I think the engine is a 292 with a two barrel.
Amazing on the tires.
You must live somewhere that there’s low ozone in the atmosphere.
I restored a 67 Camaro that had a pretty good body but all the rubber parts were breaking up. The body mounts looked like they had been attacked by termites.
292 sounds right. That was Chevy’s “big six” back then. The half ton trucks got a 235 and the bigger trucks got the 292. Lots of school buses and tow trucks had that engine.