Thanks guys. I'm not totally turned off that they are longbeds. I just had a dream truck I had always hoped to own a 57 short wide bed with a big window and it would be a dream in a dream if it was a red and white Merc with a 312 and 3 speed/overdrive. As old age and certain compromises set it, these trucks might be as close as I get. Plus I still have a hotrod in the garage that needs finished before I really dig into these trucks much beyond parts accumulation.