My Shop Truck 50 Delivery's chassis was 67 Chevelle in the front and 67 Vette in the rear. It drove like a Slot Car for the times. It also had a 300ci FORD 6 cyl and a Ford top loader 4 speed. I sure enjoyed that Truck. Shocked a lot of people. The Wizzard
Nostrebor, thanks for the comments. I am really looking forward to diving into the project now that I have stuff to work with!
that green 4 door looks like the perfect donor, with very little going to waste between the two cars. I tried looking for the picture of the delivery mated to the sedan and couldn't come up with it but I'll keep looking.
Squablow, I believe you are correct! I should be able to use some of the windshield pillars, door frames, etc. to clean up the chop (more like hack) job that was done to the car before I got it. The engine purrs like a kitten, and although I didn't drive it, the seller says the tranny shifts really smooth. I will know when I go to pick her up this evening. Funny thing is, I located both of these vehicles within 15 miles of the house here.
Theres a custom 50 delivery running around Ventura these days. Has 54 Cadi quarters, peaked hood, molded lakes pipes, old tiube grill, subframed, etc Chased the guy down n he said it was built in the early 80's in Washington. Hes using it as a shop truck too. Maybe its your old one? Very cool custom. I like where this is headed RMONTY!
Sadly no, back then a Camera was not part of our daily attire. I know there was some photos of family stuff with it in the back ground but they stayed with the X wife. With my next divorce I was smart enough to get my share of family photos. I know the Delivery went to Redding Cal from here but I lost track of it with the last I saw of the taillights. I replaced it with a F-100 Panel truck I Sectioned and Channeled. It too got a hand built Chassis. Woa, this isn't about me. Let's get back to RMONTY'S project. The Wizzard
I really hate to tell you this, but I would spend a couple bucks on that 4 door and drive it. Then I would look for another one that is either a lot better to drive and use the 4 door for a parts car for both or find a slightly worse one and use it as a parts car for the other two.
That's not a parts car, it's a keeper. Keep lookin for another one for the Delivery and enjoy the 4 door in the mean time.
I disagree with Slopok and oldolds. I've told customers for years find the best Gennie Stocker you can for your Kustom or Hot Rod project. Looks to me like you just did that. Growing up (I'm near 70 now) 4 Door anything was only motor/trans and front fender Donors at best. NO respectable car guy would drive a 4 door any further than from where he bought it to where he was going to tear it apart. Your headed the right direction RMONTY. The Wizzard
If anything, the delivery is the donor car to convert the 4 door into a delivery, not ruining anything in my opinion, I think this is a solid plan. The delivery is wasted anyway. He can save the sedan's back doors, rear window (cut it out with surrounding sheetmetal in case someone wants it for a chop) and the trunk lid to resell, then nothing of any real value is going to waste. He'll need pretty much everything else to do the job.
Thanks for all the interest, replies and opinions. Just got the green eyed lady off the trailer and tucked in for the night. At this point, I am not pressured to do anything right now but gather up some cash for more sedan delivery parts, mainly floorboard sheet metal. I just spent what I had budgeted for the initial surge, and I think I have done damn well for the money I have spent. Drive the 4 door? Well I would be afraid that the body would fall off around me as I was driving it. Might even get a ticket for littering! The doors are totally rotted, the floorboards could go at any second, she is a bondo-babe for sure. She has more "makeup" on her than Tammy Faye Baker! There is no gas tank, etc. It looks good in the pictures, but we all know how deceiving that can be. I will work on little things like getting the brakes in good shape and that sort of thing. I live in the boonies so I'm sure it will get driven, but only on the backroads for some good ol' Texas fun until it's time to blow her apart! I have an old Jeep Cherokee I drive for my beat around car, and I maintain a female friend' s Model A that is pretty much original, so that gives me a good "fix" for going to shows, cruises, etc. Meet Lillian! The 1929 Model A Tudor.
It actually took more posts than I expected before the "save the parts car" comments showed up. Save the Delivery. There's plenty of 52 fordors around still, and you need a solid one to put that delivery back on the road. Keep on steppin man... You're on the right tracks.
As far as the Too Many Doored 52, Don't use that as a parts car there must be a thousand Low Riders in E. L.A. looking for one. Sell it to a low rider and make some bucks then find a junker to use as a parts car.
Squablow, the front doors on the sedan are not the same as the delivery. However, I am toying with the idea of using the firewall and part of the top just behind the windshield for the delivery, much like the one you described in the earlier post. The chop that was done on this car was probably not the best, but who am I to say? I have never chopped a car before. It looks to me like they started the chop, and abandoned the project early on. On the rear of the car, they cut the top across the car just about the front of the rear wheels. Then they split the rear of the top into a left and right hand side, and added a crappy looking filler piece welded on the inside of the roof. I will get some pictures a bit later today and post them. What I do know is I now have the resources as far as sheet metal parts and pieces to re-do the chop as needed. I am hoping to get some guidance from some of you that have chopped before. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Panels make cool rods with plenty of room for stuff. Lucky you finding an affordable and close parts car. They are so valuable while putting a project together. Keep us posted on progress. Do yourself a favor and don't let your project stall and turn into a storage unit/shelf in the garage. I try to do at least 5 minutes of something on my project every day even if it's just cleaning something. That way it keeps the juices flowing. Many times the 5 minutes turns into 45 minutes or some hours, time permitting. That reminds me, I need to get out there pretty soon. It could be "hours" today. I work at Chevs of the 40's and we have a sedan delivery project. It's a 41, not chopped but has a sectioned body, pancaked roof and hood, widened rear fenders, rear clipped with a C5 Corvette conversion and uses our 1937-1954 bolt in C5 front crossmember. ZR1 powered. We carry parts for your car. https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/
Cool ol' truck LowKat! I don't think I will have a problem with the project stalling out. I am single, live out in the boonies, and love spending time tinkering with mechanical stuff. I have a 9N Ford that I use around here, and am slowly getting it back to original. As something breaks or needs fixing, I put it back to original, except for the 12 volt conversion stuff. I am super stoked about the Sedan Delivery, and will post lots of progress pics. Can ya hook a brother up with a discount on some sheet metal parts!?
in case you don't know it looks like you have a GM accessory overflow tank on the firewall. probably worth something on ebay, you can even get the decals somewhere, prolly Chevsofthe40's. here's one in an earlier car.
I pulled it off the Sedan Delivery and tucked it away in a safe spot. I wasn't sure what it was, but thought it to be a vacuum canister of some sort. I see now its for the radiator....Thanks for the info!
RMONTY, I believe that 4-dr front doors are the same as sed. delv. doors, but the upper rear corner is rounded. you can do the same with your grinder.
Yes I got out there with the tape measure earlier and discovered that they are very similar. The stainless belt trim and the sheet metal underneath it are also rounded on the '50 where as they aren't on the '52. The '52 drivers door has been missing the glass for some time, and you can see the ground through the window channel. Thanks for the input tho! Much appreciated!
Here is what is left of the front floorboard. I am considering welding it back in as a temporary measure to get the car straightened back up and cut loose from the hideous frame it is sitting on. Here are a couple of shots of the chop (hack) job. It doesn't look too good to me but I could be wrong. Anyone have any input on what was done here? And any suggestions for straightening this mess out?
I guess I should elaborate on the floorboard thing. The rockers are all but gone, the sides of the car are flopping in the wind. I was thinking to weld the floorboard back in to get the sides stabilized and at least in some semblance of being the correct width. I was then going to brace it up otherwise with some square tubing or angle iron to help hold it's shape while I transfer it to the '52 chassis when that time comes.
As to input on "what was done here", The only answer is the wrong guy started this job. Fortunate for you he jumped ship before he Totally destroyed everything. You never split a panel that big down the center or cut it into quarters. The way it looks in the photos he also managed to screw up the windshield opening. Leaning the windshield back on that body is the wrong thing to do. At the very best this previous Molester is a novice that didn't even bother to picture read any magazines. I know how I would go about saving this body and it looks to me like you have all you need. The floor is an issue to itself. Yes you need to stabilize the shell as it is first. The Wizzard
Agree with Pist-n-Broke. That roof is screwed! Unless you are a master welder, and hammer and dolly man, with LOTS of time (and LOOOONG arms), you'll end up with a roof that's thick with filler. I've got an extra 50 roof, but I'm sure it won't do you any good, I'm in NJ. I have a 50 delivery that I've done a little work on, and was planning on chopping and maybe sectioning, but it's been sitting. Between that and the messed up frame, I'd say that car probably belonged where it was, sorry to say. It can be saved, but at tremendous cost of time, and labor, perhaps money too.
Thanks for the input chopolds. The donor car has a good frame under it, so thats not an issue. I was scoping out the curvature on the trunk lid of the '52, and it just might be possible to use some sections of it to straighten the roof around the back door up...just maybe! Time will tell when I get to that point.
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