Projects Got a Divco Milk Truck!

So I go to pick up an oil cooler from a stock car guy who has one million projects in his back yard. Among all the stuff I see is this mini Divco Milk Truck. His wife drove it when she was a little kid and at some point they pitched the chassis and kept the body to make a mold to sell them. Never happened. I ask about it, and how much $$$, he says lets load in in your truck! FREE! So needless to say my 2 girls are about to get a hot rod Divco. Build pics to follow. Wife digs it too. Got a free oil cooler too. The year is starting out ok. The only other semi cool thing was a one owner 70's Honda CBX 6 cylinder bike for $900.00. Not my thing.

 

That little thing is really cool. To get it for free is the icing on the cake. Your daughter is going to love that.
Gasser Girl

 

Someone else here has one but I don't remember who right now. I think it is cool too. Price was right.

 

Slick it up and make a mold from it.......Bet lots of guys would like to build one for their kids.....

 

2 thumbs up!

 

That thing is cool!

 

make a mold, I'll buy one.

 

a great way to start the new year

 

Those mini Divco's are so cool, are they steel or fibreglass?

 

Fudgesicle please.

 

Here's the thread on the one found on Long Island earlier last year. Too bad there both so far from me, cuz I'd pull a mold in a heart beat.
With 45 years experience, I think I'm qualified.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380848&highlight=divco

 

Man that little milk truck is so cool!! What kinda shape was the CBX in? I have always like them. At the time they came out I was drag racing with Kawasakis.

 

Nice score!Wish I could find one!

 

Go back and get the CBX - that's a smoking price for one.

 

Sweet!! That 70 CBX would make a nice Cafe Racer.

 

WOW !!! way cool

 

Found some cool pics:

 

http://www.jrcentral.com/divco.html
This is the page of my website dedicated to these mini Divcos including original sales brochure.

I have lots of other pictures including original frame pictures if you want them. Glad to here it is going to get back out on the road!

 

i think the driver is drunk.

 

cool........

 

Go to the bottom of the link I've got up, and you will find the world's smallest street-legal/registered vehicle - a British Post "Postal Pat" child's ride-on van like your Divco. Take a look for some serious inspiration! I've seen this van on TV a few months back...

http://www.windupcar.co.uk/pages/build.html

 

Put the CBX motor in the Divco.

 

huyavusa 1300cc mini Divco. Then find someone insane enough to take it over 200mph

 

So it's getting a massive displacement V8 of some form or another, right?

 

Wow lots of interest thanks all. I was so excited about the Divco I forgot to do my CBX homework. A few p/ms later and a lookon eb*y to see what they go for and made the call to buy it. It's a 1978 I know, not HAMB friendly but part of the story anyhow. Been under a blue tarp for the last 10 years so it needs help but it is complete stock original and supposed to be under 8k miles. Roadkill I'll PM ya for pics. I see mine has a hole in the roof for what looks like from your pics was a light or maybe rotating beacon? The girl who drove mine when it was new thought it was electric, not gas. Anyone know? Anyhow, I'll update as it goes. Thanks all.

 

I second the idea of pulling a mold. Provided they aren't $2500 like the funny cars, I'd imagine you could sell those.
Hopefully, the CBX will net enough seed money to do it.

 

yea, make a mold before you build it for the little ones.

 

Keep us posted when you start on it. Really like to see the Before & After. What a great little truck.

 

Yes they made them in both electric and gas powered versions.
Does she have any photos of it back when she was a kid?
Here are a few frame shots to get you started or to look for when you go back after the motorcycle.

 

I dig the brakes on that chassis