Still trying to Identify my Great-Great Grandfather's truck body maker. The one side door is already swung out the second one swings out too but suicide style if you look closely you can see the hinges. Can anyone help me identify?
Nice old truck, there were a lot of aftermarket body builders, and most ch***is got a body from a local company. Posting the photo and question an antique truck site may turn up some info. Bob
It would help to know where you are, like 37 said, many body builders for early trucks were also wagon builders. Were there any in your area? Did he purchase it, or did he have it built?
Milo -- Yes, the ch***is is Chevy, but in those days most truck bodies were aftermarket. You'd buy the ch***is of your choice (Ford, Chevy, whatever) then buy the type of body you wanted for it. The body makers custom-built them for different ch***is, so they would just bolt on.
1927 was the last year of no front brakes. That's the easiest way to tell from a 27 to 28. I have 27 chevy AA 3 window coupe. Also the trucks used a steel rad. Shell as were the cars used an aluminum shell. I have a steel shell for my car because the aluminum ones always went bad on the bottom. Your ggpas was a 27. It also says 27 on the licenses plate. So this must of been a picture right around the same time he bought/had the body made. That's a cool old truck. It would make one hell of a swapmeeters truck. Bed, and parts in the same truck. I'm jealous i would love to find an old truck like that. I hope you find out more about it. And recreate it.
That is going to be tough, as said above there were a lot of them. Mine came out of Arizona I believe and is pretty close to the white one above. It is actually a Frankenstein from three different trucks. A he****, flat bed and some sort of panel truck. I couldn't tell you who made any of them. I would suggest looking on the Antique Truck Club of America site and requesting help there.
I think he purchased it because that was his business on the side of the truck and he lived in Bingham, Utah in 1927. Thorpe & Sons
There is a publication illustrating all the truck bodies factory and after market for chev commercial bodies of that era available from Gary Wallace. I have a copy somewhere but check his web site
That Chev 4 banger is one of the only crossflow OHV engines built for production cars right up until the V type engines came on.
Yes you are right!!! they also had a straight 6 in '29. The 4 cylinder was not only for the car but also the 1-ton truck the engine would have a T before its serial number for the 1-ton truck. In 1927 the head only had one exhaust port and in '28 they had 2 exhaust ports because heads where cracking do to the over heating of the head. Just putting some knowledge out there.
Thorpe&Sons, Don't know if you've seen this thread yet, but lots of good info on the early C4 engines! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1928-chevy-4cyl-motor.463465/
Check the AACA website Forum. Last year there was a guy who posted his collection of delivery truck photos. Bob http://forums.aaca.org/topic/207364...-main-street-usa-a-pictorial/#comment-1058747
At one point I saw an a to z list of body and coach companies. Many of the names had links to current sites as well as old photos and I believe I found it through the ATHS but I can't seem to find it now. I'm into old buses and trucks as well as hot rods. I'll see if I saved it to my desktop pc
Sorry Life got busy but yes I am recreating it still trying to look for the body maker and that is a project in itself
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