Looking at a 50 GMC 1/2 ton with a trashed bed,nothing in the local old junkyard worth dragging out and has been 30 years since I bought one for my 37 Chevy so are there anyone out there that still makes new truck beds. Can not remember who I got the one for my 37 from.
Most Chevy/GMC truck places like LMC and Cl***ic Parts sell all the pieces. Some might have a complete bed kit, but all that stuff is easy to get.
Getting lazy in my old age and not wanting to spend a bunch of time trying to bring that bed back to life if I get that truck.
Mar-K in Ok. City. Mack Hills in Missouri. They both have very good products. Used stuff at this age is usually beat up. The thing I worry about with new is freight damage.
Moberly, MO is a long drive from Dayton, Ohio, but Mack's is worth investigating. As I understand it, they are generally as faithful to stock beds as Rootlieb is to running boards, hoods and splash aprons.
Picked one up about 5 years ago from LMC at their warehouse. The one on the top of the pile had a lot of damage, so we asked for one down the pile. Fit it in a minivan with a driver and 3 p***engers. That was a great roadtrip.
I used Mack's replacement bed for my '37, its held up well for 23 years now. I was able to pick it, Moberly is not that far from KC. It matched the original, just not beat up !
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