History COOL FIND: original old shop wagon

To me, this is as cool as "barn finds" get. Well, it's technically out of an old garage I guess. Original 46 Chevy panel wagon that was a shop truck for an old Lionel Trains shop in Seattle. Looks like it had a repaint over the original black, but was done with a house paintbrush. Lettering is old original and is really bitchin. What can I say? I had to take it home! Took a little monkeying but it runs now. Original motor/trans. This should be a good wagon to haul old signs around in!

Here's my plans for it:

- new tires
- new gas
- new oil
- drive
- drive
- drive

 

Oh my, hit the sweet spot here. I love old Lionel trains, and the truck ain't bad either. Sitting here in a good ole spring blizzard.

 

Cool, Cool, Cool! That was an awesome score! Have FUN

 

That is the bitchinest thing I've seen in a veeeeeerrry long time. I am happy for you and hateyou at the same time.

 

Very Nice! Good Luck.

 

Cool ride !!! You have to post more pics of it .

 

Wow!!!! Great find!

 

Old trucks and trains what else is there!!! Ya did good.

 

Awesome!

 

WHAT a great find.Have fun with it.Bruce.

 

x2!!!!!

 

Like you, I would drive it just like it is. Wouldn't change a thing, including the brush strokes..

 

great truck and I agree with your plans!

 

That is so cool!
Looks like it was inside most of the time.

 

Love it!

 

I am envious. How do these incredible finds keep happening?

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Really nice find ...

Great plan !




Jim

 

Too freakin cool.

 

didja get trains too?

 

PERFECT AS IS!!!....that roof rack is killer too!,,,Nice find!

 

Dude, you got to lower it,,,cut the frame up, lower it tell it drags on the ground and sucks !

Just kidding , Nice find !

Dont lower it

 

Nice. The more I see panels, the more I want one.

 

NICE! Just add a trailer hitch and Vintage Race Car. Bob

 

I could never buy anything like that because then I would have to start collecting vintage Lionel trains to go with it.

 

Cool!

 

Love old Panels. Nice find

 

that's a pretty sweet shop truck, congrats!
I like the number on the rollback!

 

Pretty cool

 

My bud Teddy DeMello bought a black '33 Tudor sedan from an elder gent that had brush painted it. (you couldn't tell from 10 feet away...)

We polished and waxed it every day after school for 2 weeks. It improved greatly. A month or so later, guys were examining it and asking who gave it the 'lacquer job'!
Rub that rascal!