Son surprises his dad by restoring his 1949 pickup for Christmas
Norman Meal, an 83-year-old retired farmer from Rushville, IN, nearly missed his big Christmas gift when his son, Kyle, first presented it to him. Norman was oblivious and was looking all over the garage floor until Kyle pointed out a satin black pickup with a bow on it parked inside. This wasn't just another case of a child buying a parent a dream vehicle; the '49 GMC sitting there was Norman's very first truck that was restored and ready to drive.
According to Fox 59 WXIN, Norman's father purchased the GMC in 1949, and Norman bought it from him in the mid '50s to use on the farm. However, for about the past 13 years, the truck had been rotting away in the garage of one of Kyle's friends.
As a perfect gift to his dad, Kyle took the pickup to a restoration shop to make the old vehicle roadworthy again. Practically everything was replaced – except for the horn. Thankfully, Kyle filmed his dad's reaction to getting the GMC. Check it out and watch them take a drive in the heartwarming video above.
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What a wonderful man to have raised such a thoughtful kid........ and doesn't he say in the video "he's been a good son, brings back old memories"? Yes, I believe he does. As a parent I am thrilled whenever I see any "kid" so excited to do something for their parent. You can witness the joy that giving gave the son. Nothing better, and I concur, he's a good son.....must have had something to do with the parenting :) As the son says (paraphrased) it's about giving what you can give.
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