COE COE Picture thread (imported from main board)

I was biting my tongue, but yeah, the builder didn't understand flow. I watched this build on a different forum and tried to give him some pointers, but all he was interested in was showing off his hemi. Oh well, he gets to dust a "best of show trophy".

 

I was thinking that as well, glad I'm not the only one....

 

I thought this was pretty cool......."Roadking" truck

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=173096

Seems there is a survivor

 

The ultimate stepvan!
I'm pretty sure there is a survivor in the US also.
I think it fell between usages, too****bersome for in town delivery use and too little capacity for interstate use.

 

End of the year picture sorting, found this one from Mesquite NV show last year.

 

My buddy Lou and his first COE project many years ago. Body stretched 12 feet, gullwing door. Last seen headed to Texas

 

Saw this one at the Sandpoint Lost in the 50's show. Runs a Duramax diesel I think.

 

Side of the road in Idaho

 

Picked this one up in Montana in the fall.

 

This one is available but is missing both doors.

 

What yard is that Barry? Cut Bank?
Cool stuff! Is the Chevy COE yours?

 

Yup, that is Cut Bank, its an amazing place to wander. Sold the COE to another guy here in Calgary. No more projects for me until I get the two done that I have started.

 

I was thinking....."man he's spreading himself thin with 2 COE's" LOL.
Not like I have room to talk with several projects going at once...

 

From the web.

 

Out cruising around today......

 

Had the cabover out for a rip seeing we have no snow and the roads are dry. Went till I ran out of the gas that's been in it since September. Picture from Sept show.

 

New build from Southern Alberta!

 

Pic copied from a thread on the HAMB.....AACA museum?
Love this truck! What is it? Autocar?

 

Yup, that's a 35 Autocar at the AACA museum. This and my style cab overlapped a year or two in the mid 30s (standard cab vs deluxe cab)

 

In a Yard in NE Las Vegas.
It looks like a construction company yard, not a yunkyard.

 

the crewcab COE looks interesting. Kinda digging the 4x4 IH too...

 

Yup they are cool..
I know of a 60s dodge like the one u dad had but crew cab.

But the roof is toast

 

I would love to have a Dodge crew like that.....they are so ugly they're cool!

 

Copied this pic from the "vintage shots" thread.......
Really cool scale model of a COE and trailer. No idea on it's origin or purpose. Wonder where it is now?

 

http://georgedennis.blogspot.com/2010/04/peterbilt-mighty-mite-three-of-kind.html

nday, April 25, 2010
PETERBILT AND THE MAGNIFICENT "MIGHTY MITES" and a PIECE OF PIE

As usual I have been spending a lot of time over on HANK'S TRUCK PICTURE FORUM, and recently the subject of the PETERBILT MIGHTY MITES came up in a thread started by my buddy Jerry called "FOR PETES' SAKE" (VINTAGE PETERBILT APPRECIATION) .

So now I hear you asking yourself (while others may already know), "WHAT IS A PETERBILT MIGHTY MITE?"

Seems back around 1946 PIE (PACIFIC INTERMOUNTAIN EXPRESS) came up with an idea to highlight PETERBILT as this was their dominant truck at the time, and at the same time promote PIE throughout the trucking industry. So, in 1947 PIE constructed a 1/2 scale operational truck in their SALT LAKE CITY shop that was to become the first MIGHTY MITE.

Here is a picture of that truck beside the real truck it was patterned after, a model 344. It made its' first appearance August 2, 1947 at the opening of PIE's Denver Terminal.






This 1/2 scale truck was used by PIE to promote truck safety and the PIE trucking enterprise. After touring the country, this truck was put up for sale. Fortunately, there were no buyers, and PIE decided to give the old 47 a little face lift to make it a model 350 cab-over with a dromedary unit. Most of the conversion work was now done by Peterbilt, this included the lengthening of the 47's chassis and building of the cab. Note the drom unit and short cab in the picture below.



At some latter point PIE again made further modifications to the old 47 (now an early 50's BUBBLENOSE 350) by lengthening the cab with a sleeper and removing the dromedary unit to come up with this configuration shown here beside a full size PIE truck for comparison --





By 1965, PIE was once again in need of a replacement for the Bubblenose PETE. Again Peterbilt made a model 282 COE in 1/2 scale to fit the bill, shown here beside its big brother.





Of course, it would be very sad indeed if these "one of a kind" trucks did not survive. Where are they now?
For that information, and more pictures, you'll have to visit HANK'S, specifically the MIGHTY MITE thread
to see how some wonderful people have provided the answers.

 

Here is a coe i just picked up. It was a great northern truck from Montana.

 

It looks like a good solid truck. Is it a 1954? Nice bed, good survivor...

 

Yes it's a 1954. I'm torn to resore it to original because it has history or modify it to use and have fun with it.

 

I would be more in-favor of new modern comforts with the old original look. Original looks good in the driveway, but power & comforts gets you farther down the road.

 

For sale here on the hamb