Pics of cool delivery trucks/vans?

I have found a small IH (50s maybe?)metro van that I might be able to buy,(sorry no pics yet)
Its been sitting with the wheels sinking in the dirt since 1977 but it looks cool, anyone else built or building anything similar? Divco,stepvan, etc.

 

Do a search for Littleman's Divco. Makes everyone want one.

 

Yes,It has been what I think of every time I see a old delivery van etc. since I first saw it.
I would say it is inspirational even though it isnt finished.

 

The IH delivery trucks are pretty cool. I think I have a picture of on on my other computer, one I get everything transfered over I will post it. I have a Divco, plan is to put it on a '70 GMC 3/4 ton chassis and put a nailhead in it. I would guess that the IH would fit on a 1/2 ton truck chassis but I have not actually seen one in person to see their size comparison.

 

^ I saw this cool one at the Primer Nationals.

 

it needs a little bigger tire in the back but damn cool otherwise.

 

I got a kick outta this one.

 

How about a Dairy truck? The "1995 hot rod version" of the Escondido Dairy truck from the '20s........and Grandma Robinsin's original version.

 

isn't this an old Helm's Bakery truck?

 

Studebaker prototype

 

Heres a cool one of some kind from another thread.

 

^ that's a Morris J Series van. Unique and cool - slow in original form!

 

Here's a little gas / electric job from 1938. I ran across it at the NATMUS museum Labor Day 2007 (the before picture). In the process of trying to find out what it was, I ran across Jay Crist and he wanted to get ahold of it and restore it. He got it in November and his guys worked it over like "Overhaulin". Here it is October 08 and the darn thing is done! Check out the pictures. It's amazing it only took 10 months. He's got a guy named Kelly that did most of the work and the pictures speak for themselves. The guys got talent!

http://www.jcristmuseum.org/walker.SHTML
Phil

 

Wow ! Look at that, you learn something new about something old thats something new (Hybrid vehicles) every day !

 

Still searching for time/money to work on this one.:

Its a '57 Grunman with a Chevy inline.

 

Damn that turned out super nice

 

Here's a shot of a 1945 Divco. Stretched 23", Olds Toronado FWD and a small black Chev.

 

You'd never know it to look at the finished pix, but virtually every single body panel is brand spanking new. The old body was used for patterns. It was just too far gone to fix. Used the frame, engine/generator, axle/motor and steering box underneath and the radiator shell and the headlight buckets on the outside.
Unfreakin believable.....and 10 months to boot!
I did a little research on Walker Trucks after seeing these and found they made a lot of really neat Electric trucks too, back in the late teens and twenties. I'm sure glad to see this one preserved.

Phil

Here's a 1920 model. How'd ya like to buy batteries for this tank?

http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/29355u.preview.jpg

 

all it takes is lots of "money"....... but the Thorne Gas-electric is my favorite (i'm a thorne) Yep got a 1930 B1 TG&E. When I picked it up in Pa, Jay's brother Dale showed up while we transferring it from one trailer to another. Mine is an old Reid's Union Dairy, Brooklyn, NY. The other cool thing was talking to Niblack Thorne one of the founders/owners before he passed, at 97 he was sharp as a tack. tt

 

Not mine

 

Were mine

 

Special truck issue. There was another finished Divco featured in that issue.

 

Some pics of my current Divco project

 

What are your plans for it?

 

Been posted here before by it's previous owner, but now that it's mine thought I'd post it again.



mooney

 

1963 jeep postal fj3 fleetvan rhd

 

Here are a couple of my favoritesthat I wish were mine... The "milk shaker" has a blown 454 in it.