'Part of him with me': Sask. man fixing up grandpa's classic truck after finding it for sale on social media

A 24-year-old man from Preeceville, Sask. was reunited with his grandfather's classic, custom-made Ford truck after finding it on social media and plans to restore it to its former glory.

A 24-year-old man from Preeceville, Sask. was reunited with his grandfather’s classic, custom-made Ford truck after finding it on social media and plans to restore it to its former glory.

Sean Ebel said he discovered a familiar Ford F100 posted to a Facebook group in the summer of 2021. It was the same truck his grandfather, Leonard Ebel, bought nearly 50 years ago.

“The guy who made the post wanted to cut it up for a parts truck,” Sean said in an interview with CTV News.

“I absolutely love this thing. I could never image someone cutting it up.”

Sean remembers visiting his grandfather’s farm as a child and admiring the 1974 burnt-orange beauty.

“I would see this truck sitting there and I just thought it was the coolest thing,” he said.

The truck was inherited by a family member after his grandfather died, but Sean still enjoyed taking care of it.