COE '52 GMC COE Factory Sleeper Cab "maybe"

I'm flirting with this idea. Making a Factory Sleeper Cab out of my '52 GMC COE Wrecker project.

 

Thought I could post an attachment. Can't find the link to do so.

 

LIke this?

 

you could always do something subtle, like this:

 

How about this factory Mack for ideas ? Yes it is in Australia and yes that is the Bell Telephone company logo on the door.

 

I know where there is a sleeper off a 1950's mack conventional, its about 36 inches in length. The owner wants me to make an offer. I'm thinking 250bucks. what do you guys think or have paid?

 

Shopdawg - If that sleeper in in decent shape and you can get it for $250, that would be a steal. The less-than-pretty newer boxy style sleepers go for a way more than $250. Good luck!

 

Most all 50s macks w/sleepers were the integral type. If it is a separate unit it is probably aftermarket. 60s Mack sleepers were all aftermarket. IIRC Able Body was the most common brand. If you are looking at a Mercury, (polished or painted with fancy fluting in the skin) they are getting real rare and are valued accordingly.

 

That's funny. A local business has one of those fluted sleepers on an old truck that they use for daily around town use. I don't know if anyone has EVER slept in it. I always thought it was ugly as hell but I'll look at in another light now!

 

I have heard that they weren't very good quality, (lot of leaks, etc) but were a status symbol back in the day. If I could have found one in good shape, (they show every scratch, ding and dent) I would have used one in my build. I even thought about scratch building one instead of going the way I did.

 

I'll see if I can get a picture of it in the next few days. They're a little... err... flamboyant, aren't they?

 

I don't build my stuff to blend in! LOL

 

Here's a link from another site,

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/shortthread.php?t=85176&highlight=coe

 

Spanky, your link doesn't work.

 

Yeah, I tried. Can't get an attachment on this forum, like I can on the jalopy journal. i tried to link to my sleepercab post on there.

 

This Sleeper Cab is For Sale, in the cl***ified section

 

That is tempting!

 

It can be separated where it's put together, & grafted to any '47-53 cab, if the whole cab is not needed.

 

That would be a real nice addition to any Chevy/GMC (COE or Conventional) and in my opinion, the price isn't bad

 

If you weren't so far away I'd jump on it! Here's the link for everyone else: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=866982

 

I've decided not to tackle this. Going to extend my wrecker body instead. So the Sleeper Cab is available.