This rare truck needs to be saved and brought back to life . Believed to have made fort the U.S forestry service . One from Tx. sold on ebay quite a few yrs. ago to a man in S.Fla . Less than 30 made & maybe 15 survived . If anyone knows more please chime in . Thanks , Denny .

 

This one survives, if you call holding that sign survival. Probably sits today where you see it in my pics. The owner's name was Murphy and he can probably still be contacted through the restaurant. He told me that he'd sell it. I just got the impression he knows what he has and wants a king's ransom for it. The auction sale record from years ago is online showing he paid under $5000 iirc. I offered $7000. Hard for me to believe it's worth more than that in the shape it's in, and knowing what it costs to put one back together. I hope somebody goes back after it and rescues it from restaurant duty. Stu

 

I'll bet most people don't know or care that the truck is rare. Maybe you could sweeten the deal by throwing in a less rare truck? Maybe someone's F-1 parts truck? As an advertisement for a restaurant it should have the same impact.

 

Yeah, that's a good option. Pretty sure the truck sits in his front yard and there were other collector vehicles sitting in a shed. As I recall he's a Chevy guy, and matter-of-fact he drove into the drive way in a late '50s era Chevy pickup. He knows what he has, and I doubt I was the first to track him down about the truck. But I'm not the guy that will pay what my gut tells me it will take to haul it home from Kansas. Stu

 

not sure what it is, but it sure is odd...





the front sure looks like a power wagon, but the cab doesnt... I'm confused

 

That looks a bit like an old GMC CCKW from WWII, but it's missing the tandem axles.

Sam

 

Guys, look closely at the bed on the mud truck shown in 425. Looks very close to being a Ford, maybe script bed.
Carb placement would indicate GM engine. Probably started life as an old Army truck, WW11 vintage.
Are those blackout lights outboard of the headlights.

 

My wife sent me this since she has a Smart and is a fan.

 

That's a Chevy 1.5 ton 4x4 1941-45. They had the 235 (GMC had the GMC 270), and a four speed non snchro (GMC had five speed). Winch looks like a later M-series. Front bumper certainly is not original.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...+ww2&FORM=IGRE

 

Are you sure? I thought the 216 babbit pounder was used then.
And 1950 sedan delivery I had was a 216 as well. Yet the 54 I had was a 235.
Just sayin as they where both stock.

 

Yep, factory engine for a WW2 era chevy was a 216.
GMC had a 228? cube six. Both had babbitt bearings....

 

Can't/won't argue with you fellas, but am going on what a friend, who has two of these and knows them front to back (from hands on and original manuals), told me.



Of course there's this site, and others as well.
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 G506 Series
270 to 302

Appears 235 Chevy and 270 GMC it is.

 

How about this from Wikipedia? Thanks bud I learned something today.
And thank Google. It's your friend.

In 1941, a 235.5 cu in (3,859 cubic centimetres) version of the 216 engine was introduced for use in large trucks. Both the bore (3.5625” or 90.49 mm) and stroke (3.9375” or 100.01 mm) were increased over the 216. This engine also had an oil "dipper system" as described above, in reference to the oiling system, as in the 216.
This 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) version was added to cars in 1950 to complement the new http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerglide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_transmission, and 3.55:1 rear differential. Hydraulic lifters were used in the Powerglide 235 and a fully pressurized lubrication system was introduced in 1953, but only in cars ordered with the "Powerglide" transmission. The 216-cubic-inch (3.5 L) continued to be standard powerplant for cars with the three-speed manual transmission until 1953, when the 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) became the standard powerplant on all Chevrolet passenger cars. Two versions were used in 1953 cars - a solid-lifter version with 123 hp (92 kW) for standard transmissions and the hydraulic-lifter 136 hp (101 kW) version (the Blue Flame) for Powerglide use. The "Blue Flame" moniker had been used in Chevrolet advertising since 1934. A blue rather than yellow flame within the cylinder meant that perfect combustion was achieved, promised GM's ad men.<sup id="cite_ref-LaVie1533_1-1" class="reference">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_straight-6_engine#cite_note-LaVie1533-1</sup>

 

I stand corrected. But then I never cared much about chevies anyway...

 

Not sure if this has already been posted, didn't ,make it back through all the posts here.


1951 Ford f2 Stewart Station Wagon