MM , I love driving vintage pickups , slow , has power nothing , all manual.
A true step back in time. This truck fits me , kinda narrow cab and almost sitting shoulder to shoulder with passenger , very personal ! In other words people you don’t like don’t even stand a chance , they’re walking. Steering wheel , pedals & stick shift right where it needs to be for me. Beside the dents( I don’t do bodywork !)  I can  fix all the mechanical and electrical this truck has to offer. Like a giant tinker toy I can drive , just some real basic maintenance to keep her good to roll down the road. And no onboard computers to fail , gotta roll the windows down and probably gotta stand on the brakes to stop , I love that kinda stuff !

That description make me think of Grandpa's 1952 ford Flat Bed , Flat Head V-8 four speed with a granny gear - to pull a hay rake or the hay-bale wagon either one.
So slow we would leave it idling in Ganny gear and walk beside it loading the wagon behind it.   Just leave the windows down to reach in for minor steering wheel corrections from the running board once in a while.  

Thank goodness for Round-Bails !                 just kidding.

Post us a picture of how its coming along !