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CR 12: A real life Toy Story

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ANDALUSIA, AL (WSFA) -

It started with a simple request.  Grandpa, can you build me a toy?   Buddy Harris built that toy, and hasn't looked back since.   "It might look like work to you, but it's fun to me," Harris said.    After serving in the military and a long career of fixing up cars, he found something else.

Every one of his toy trucks tell a story.    "Most of these trucks are vehicles I was raised with.   Back in the 60s, my grandaddy and a friend bought cars from South Alabama and Florida.  I rode in the middle of a truck just like this, I was the runner."    It's kind of his way to share his past with the younger generations.    

They are made from a strong wood.  He builds and sands each one by hand.  I asked him if they are for show or if you can play with them.   He laughed and said hold this one and tell me what you think.   I just took a second and I could tell these old time, hand built, wooden trucks could take a lickin' and keep on tickin'.   

But for Mr. Harris it's not about the money.  He says he usually breaks even on most sales.   "For me it's about meeting the people who buy the trucks.  I hope the kids who play with them, I hope they get a full day of joy, that's my intention." 

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