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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 11:10 AM
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I like the fender skirts with the fold down flap.

 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 12:06 PM
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I wonder how many gallons per mile that thing got.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 01:06 PM
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This is the modern day version of the same sort of thing to track tornadoes ..
 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 01:08 PM
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no tire kickers. I know what I have
I think you'd break your toe if you tried kicking one of those tires.

 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 08:10 PM
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Crap, something else I didn't know I needed but now that I see it, I got to have it. I have so many uses for that.
What is the take it or leave it price?
 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 08:13 PM
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This is up for auction in Hartford, CT if anyone is interested. It's listed as a "42 Chevrolet ESU" (Emergency Service Unit)
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https://www.propertyroom.com/l/1942-...rarefinds2021#














It says Chevy but I see International sheet metal
 
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
It says Chevy but I see International sheet metal
I was just thinking the same. And you are correct! I thought the headlight and trim looked familiar. And now that you said it, you can clearly see the IH fenders and hood shape.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 08:16 AM
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That looks like some kind of gas mask laying on that shelf..
 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 10:05 AM
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I suspect any frontal protection has been removed along with the fender. Otherwise, what a waste, all that hardening of the rest of the vehicle and they left the radiator exposed, unprotected.
A vehicle from the 1940s would not have had suspended brake and clutch and a dished steering wheel.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by raytasch
I suspect any frontal protection has been removed along with the fender. Otherwise, what a waste, all that hardening of the rest of the vehicle and they left the radiator exposed, unprotected.
There was a grille guard:


 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 11:52 AM
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I'd daily the hell out of that
 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 01:49 PM
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I would probably haul it to the scrap yard. I just don't see anything there worth salvaging, but maybe I don't appreciate a custom vehicle when I see one.
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford

That looks like some kind of gas mask laying on that shelf..
I believe that is necessary to protect anyone within 6 feet of the truck (the approved social distance) against the offgassing of the oxidising iron.

Iron oxide

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oxidized iron (rust)Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen. There are sixteen known iron oxides and oxyhydroxides, the best known of which is rust, a form of iron(III) oxide.[1]


 
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Old Dec 1, 2021 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by raytasch
I suspect any frontal protection has been removed along with the fender. Otherwise, what a waste, all that hardening of the rest of the vehicle and they left the radiator exposed, unprotected.
A vehicle from the 1940s would not have had suspended brake and clutch and a dished steering wheel.
And what sheet metal there is looks like no earlier than a 1957 IH
 
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Old Dec 2, 2021 | 07:54 PM
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