COE COE Picture thread (imported from main board)

Wow, ram jet bugs! What'll they think of next?

 

Here are some pics of Rich Roberts newest creation posted earlier, '41 GMC with full aero treatment, nearing completion...BTW Rich built this in his home shop and back yard..Rich is going to post some more pics with build details , oh and Rich built the aero trailer also, out of a flatbed ag trailer...

 

WOW...that's insanely retro!!! ^^^******in' workmanship!!!

 

I just found a 1952 GMC CO orchard truck... could not get a picture but she is clean. nice diamond plate bed. Think I am going to snag it for $2k.

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That Transporter is REALLY COOL....Cant wait to see some build pics....

 

Just found this thread and only made it to page 11 before work, Awsome COE's I just got this mid fifties ford crewcab-big job and im thinkin on doing a some kind of car hauler out of it...

 

This is just toooo cool! Rich Roberts is my new hero!

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That's really neat, do the back doors not go as far down as the fronts?

Are you going to make it into a COE?

 

sweet

 

Just a reminder that we have a COE group here on the Hamb! Check it out and join in if your a fan of these things...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=333

 

Tattofordguy, can you post some more pictures of that rear door and cab area? It looks like the trucks I remember my neighbor drove for the state of NY when I was a kid.

 

Nope if i end up putting this together it will be a small truck as the cabs on these trucks are the same size.

I dont think this is the same truck as your neighbors this truck has been in sunny califorina sence day 1. But here is a pic.

 

/\/\/\ Oh the back doors do go as far as the fronts/\/\/\

 

this is badass!!!

 

As far down towards the bottom of the cab as the fronts do? What is that seam near the bottom?

This is a really interesting cab, I would love to see one in person, I just noticed the rear doors are flatter on top the the fronts, and they have flop handles VS the fronts push-buttons... there must be some interesting curves in the roof between the doors too... this is going to be a cool project!

 

COE mates with 'burb and produces offspring.............

 

I love it, but I'm not really a fan of the way the front fenders are bobbed, I know it's a lot of work and messing around, but I would love to see one with the rear fenders lowered to match the fronts, and maybe 1/2 ton sized front wheel wells. (I might PS this tonight)

Here is another shot of possibly the same truck.

 

my progress so far

 

Here we go, I just did a quickie!

 

heres a few i found sorry if they already have been posted...

 

heres one more

 

/\ sweet /\

 

Found this 1941 ford COE in Rome,GA today...about fell over when the guy told me he wanted 5,000 for it..

 

I like it... I am going to be doing this in the next few months with a Panel. I just need to figure out how to get the rear fender down where it needs to be. Im thinking about a bagged s-10 frame then do a body lift to get it up where it belongs. But then do surgery on the rear fender wells to get them down where they belong. A semi serious Chop, maybe about 5 of so inches to get the sleek look back. A skinny jelly bean anyway. Thanks so much for doing the PS on this thing it is saved and will be my template and insperation. How big of wheels were on these originally? The COE's

 

Anyone see this one on EBAY?

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqUOKnIE4N+OY8n4BOGJzto+Zw~~_12.JPG

 

One way to solve the rear fender problem is to make them taller. In order to kkep the proportions right on my dually, I had to widen the fenders about 5-6 inches and I made them 4 inches taller. You could make the fenders taller, and if still not long enough, cut the rear fender mounting surface out and move it down the needed amount. Love the look of the COE panels.

 

on the panel the wheel well is cut into the body about 5" So Its going to be a pretty big deal to get it right. I will probably save that till the last so I will know exactly where it needs to be height wise. Good option though, Thanks for the post.

 

This is verry cool!!!

 

yes very cool and the preportions are just right