COE COE Picture thread (imported from main board)

Found this day sleeper on an auction sight,,,,,,,,, Cool !

 

earlier this summer-
need to get some removable trailer mirror's, the trailer is hard to see around.

 

A beautiful COE doing what it was built for! Here is another idea that I have seen done instead of the side rear view mirrors that will have to really hang out there to work. Take a look at the wireless back-up cameras that that you would use on the back of your RV trailer. They come with a small TV monitor (GPS size) you can temporarily mount on your dash. A lot of the large motor homes do this too. A friend of mine did it this way to pull his little Scamp travel trailer behind his '34 Ford Roadster and it works slick. The whole setup usually runs under $100 and you can find them anywhere like on Ebay.

 

Great idea! i'll look into those. thanks

 

Damn!

That's a Diamond T!

 

Factory tandem axles were not available from Chevrolet until 1956. Anything before that was an upfit from an outside jobber such as Truckstell, Trucktor, Thornton etc. i had a 1954 chevrolet COE chaindrive tandem that was a Tructor Tandem.

 

Here's the 1954 Chevrolet COE Trucktor chain drive tandem I had,

 

Thanks for the info!
The truck looks good!

 

Looks like a Mack to me so can we have some confirmation please ?

 

I have to agree with that too, I'm torn over which it could be.

 

I think LN7 NUT was correct the first time,,
the diamond t hood looks flat, the mack looks like it angles down a bit,
and i see some of the grill bars in the original diamond t pic kinda matches the other diamond t grill,, and the body beltline matches in the diamonds, its fatter in the mack, kinda hard to tell for sure though given one pic,,

diamont t:

mack:

 

I have seen a Mack cab here very similar to that and from the USA. Was used as a power utility work truck in the US and is to be restored here. Sorry I do not have a photo but it looks like a Mack to me.

Having looked at that photo I am going to have to look at the Mack here as I am now confused.

 

Look at the door tops, the Mack is round, the Diamond T is squared. I'll take one of each though!

 

I will have to go and see the Mack here being Restored to see the difference. Maybe I will get a photo to post here at the same time.

 

That would be awesome, I love seeing COE's that are not the big 3.

Spotted this one on the photoshop thread.

 

It will be a phone pic but I will get one today all being well.

 

Mack.

Sorry about the quality of the photo.

 

That is very cool!

So the one we were questioning is a Diamond T by the looks of things.

 

It looks like an old firetruck. Notice how the area under the sleeper has a larger than normal opening? they typically mounted the pump in that area. The red paint and the spotlights are typically firetruck items also.

 

If it's a Diamond T, it's an earlier one. Looks like it's a one-piece windshield.

 

c.o.e. camper

 

That's even the right color Shopdawg!

 

Couple of COE's sitting on the side of the road in Lake Havasu this week. Both were for sale.

 

This one from a car show out in the Northwest somewhere.

 

Perhaps the cabs used only front sheet metal and the back section was built by a Coach builder ? I see similar lights stc. on both trucks. The firm restoring the power company Mack truck are aware some of the earlier cabs woud have been one off Coach company builds.

 

Whats involved in making my 51 chevy coe cab tilt forward for easy access?
Thanks

 

Unless you own or can afford a serious fab shop, you better let that idea go. Steering shaft will have to be custom, brake controls will have to be figured out, wiring is a whole other headache. Then you have to figure out the geometry involved getting the cab tilt to work properly. You're probably looking at doubling the cost of the restoration.

 

if you had access to a Ford C cab it might be worth spending 20 minutes crawling around and under it to see how they tilt and everything is oriented. wonder how easily (or difficult it would be) if you could use all the components from a donor C cab???

lots of work up front but think of how easy it would be to work on the engine later!

 

oops double post. dumb smart phone!!!

 

Mc15c.. Did a little tape measure work on a short Isusu and a
White 3000. Isuzu had a 350 Chevy and 700R4 stock.Looked promising
except for wheel fit in the fenders. I Need to push snow so I passed.
I think with the new quick mount plow frames that would work too.
There was room for a 8 or 9 foot dump body too. Might be worth
a look. Good luck with your Chevy.