"Oddballs" pics
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I just returned from an 18 day road trip, mostly driven on the back roads of WA. While "She, who must be obeyed" drove, I looked at the scenery, old vehicle scenery...that is.
In Twisp, parked next to a repair shop is a 1956 F600 COE wrecker. An early 50's Dodge wrecker is parked in a field, and as you enter Twisp from the north, a Model AA flatbed mounted on a sign.
How they got that thing up there, 20' off the ground, I dunno. Twisp has...at least 60 old rolling piles of misery just layin' around. In Brewster, there's an ancient AC Mack Bulldog and old farm equipment residing in a shed.
I stopped counting 1973/79's when I got to 131, counted over 50 1967/72's, over 20 1961/66's.
A 1955 F100 Panel truck was going t'other way on a road on San Juan Island, a 1965 Mercury Pickup was parked next to a home, as was a 1955 F100 pickup in another location.
There's a fabulous vehicle/aircraft museum located in Hood River OR (known as the WAAAM).
There are 100's of pre 1960 trucks all over WA, but not all are Ford's.
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Bill, I saw that same AA in Twisp, and I wondered the exact same thing! If I remember correctly there was still an engine in it too! I believe there was a 67-72 chev crew-cab (I've never seen one of those before) in a field just up the road.
And I hear you on the 73-79 rigs, there's at least 10 in my neighborhood that are still earning their keep as lawn service trucks.
And here's one more odd-ball pic to keep the thread going:
Logging railroads were classified as "private, industrial railroads" under the FRA so they didn't have many (if any!) government regulation, so they could get away with all kinds of stuff. I'll bet stopping that contraption was interesting, I don't see any brakes!
Sam
And I hear you on the 73-79 rigs, there's at least 10 in my neighborhood that are still earning their keep as lawn service trucks.
And here's one more odd-ball pic to keep the thread going:
Logging railroads were classified as "private, industrial railroads" under the FRA so they didn't have many (if any!) government regulation, so they could get away with all kinds of stuff. I'll bet stopping that contraption was interesting, I don't see any brakes!
Sam
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Didn't notice the Chevy, but on the SW side of Twisp, are dozens of old cars/trucks parked in a field, the aforementioned Dodge Wrecker is there, as is a 1958 F600 flatbed, a C Series Tilt Cab, lotta other stuff.
Of all the places we visited, Twisp is "Old Rolling Pile of Misery Heaven" in WA, has tons of old stuff layin' around, including old tractors and farm equipment (neither of which I know anything about).
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I did have some other pictures of it that I found on the internet, but can't locate them either.
Chuck from Chuck's Trucks also came upon one years ago, but it was a 48-50.
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That ambulance is owned by Post Alarm Systems in Arcadia, CA (Pasadena area). I spoke with the owner several years ago when I first tracked it down. He's a friendly guy and invited me to come and look at it next time I'm in the area. He told me that it's missing most of the ambulance items inside, like the guerney and the radio, etc, but otherwise it's in great shape. He keeps it in storage off-site and can only show it to me during business hours. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to make it down there during the week.
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Neat picture of that 1/2 ton crew cab. It's pretty wild that they put them on both the 1/2 and 3/4 ton frames - I would have thought they'd have stuck to the longer wheelbase trucks.
Also, do you have any detail pics of the how the beds were shortened?
Also, do you have any detail pics of the how the beds were shortened?
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This is the only extended cab I recall seeing a rear view of, and it's unique because it's a '48-'50 cab and dog house teamed with a '47 and earlier bed and Marmon-Herrington half ton chassis. This turned up a year or more ago and we've heard nothing of it since. Stu
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In the mid 1930's, ARAMCO (Arab American Oil Co.) purchased dozens of station wagons and trucks with M-H 4WD and with Goodyear Jumbo wheels/tires.
Jumbo wheels/tires were an approved FoMoCo option or accessory, could be added to any vehicle. AFAIK, Jumbo's were the first chrome wheels.
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Hey Stu, thanks for the M-H pictures.
I found a side view of that '52 1/2 ton extended cab you posted above:
From the Hemmings Forum: extended-cab pickup from 1952? at Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts
Looks to me like they just sectioned out the front of the bed and cut into the rear fenders to make room for the cab extension for both of the 1/2 tons. I'm guessing they did a similar operation on the 3/4 ton, but as they didn't have to cut quite as far back, they were able to leave the fenders intact. I do wonder how many different "they's" there were doing these conversions though...
I found a side view of that '52 1/2 ton extended cab you posted above:
From the Hemmings Forum: extended-cab pickup from 1952? at Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts
Looks to me like they just sectioned out the front of the bed and cut into the rear fenders to make room for the cab extension for both of the 1/2 tons. I'm guessing they did a similar operation on the 3/4 ton, but as they didn't have to cut quite as far back, they were able to leave the fenders intact. I do wonder how many different "they's" there were doing these conversions though...