As some of you know, I split my time between the northeast and Georgia (well, when planes are safe to fly again), as my in-laws reside in Georgia. Whenever I’ve gotten lost on some backroads or just driven a few miles in any direction in the Peach State, I’ve seen roadside displays like these, with some iconic truck left in front of an old shop or garage as a piece of stationary artwork. This 1949 Dodge Power Wagon does not run and has been used as such a piece of rural eye candy, but the seller feels it deserves a better fate than sitting beside an old gas station display. You can find it listed here on eBay with bids approaching $7K and no reserve.

No word on whether the old company artwork on the door is original, but it certainly looks like it could be. The truck is located in Alpharetta, Georgia, so it’s not like someone just made up a logo and a name tied to the immediate geography. Plus, given a Power Wagon’s attraction to hard work, a contracting business is a perfect fit for a workhorse like this. The paint is obviously patina’d to perfection, and not the fake kind – the kind that comes with years of outdoor exposure. The seller notes that the cab has lots of surface rust but very little rot-through.

The bench seat is gone, replaced by a solitary bucket seat. The passenger side vent window is missing, which isn’t great, but the seller doesn’t mention any floor rot as a result. The interior condition is such that it could be either exactly as the contractor left it, or the truck was purchased missing parts because it was just going to be used for a roadside display. Either way, it won’t take much to return the interior to the factory condition, and the seller says the bench seat is the only major component missing. The wheels are original and the tires still hold air, so it should roll onto a trailer without issue.

The drivetrain is described as complete but not running, but the carburetor has been kept covered while it has been parked. I doubt the next owner will have much trouble getting it to fire up, but the seller doesn’t state whether the drivetrain is frozen or free. While this Power Wagon is eminently restorable, I’m not sure it should be. I’d personally get it running and use it as both a roadside attraction for a business and as a driver, as the advertising impact with an iconic truck like a Power Wagon is through the roof. Then again, it looks absolutely perfect parked to a set of vintage gas pumps. How would you use it?