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Old May 16, 2016 | 03:25 PM
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A true bread truck. ID help requested

Edit; 1968 P3500. Thank you to Number Dummy and Triple Beam for sorting out the details. Now to het this string shifted to the correct forum...

Guessing early sixties. Please see if you can read the photo.

4cyl diesel.

Widow makers...again.

I am out in the country looking at it now.

Thanks in advance.

Michael
 
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Old May 17, 2016 | 08:26 AM
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G35jLC02102 Model G350

I do not know how to move this to the correct vintage forum but sure would like some help decoding. Thanks.
 
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Old May 17, 2016 | 09:56 AM
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A photo of the project where it sits now.



This is Boyer, the Bread Truck. Soon to be something else. <br/><br/>I have not found much info on these Weightsaver models as of yet. It is nice and tall inside which is a big plus for me.
 

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Old May 17, 2016 | 02:13 PM
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Help came via my inbox. It has a 242 Dorset 4 cyl diesel.

Thank you Bill.
 
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Old May 17, 2016 | 02:38 PM
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242 ci Dorset 4cyl diesel, thank you ND.

Here is a link for those dying to know more....
Tech Tip #92: Identifying the Ford Dover and Dorset Engines | Foley Engines
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 09:00 PM
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Moved...hope this helps
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 09:05 AM
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Wow that is one ugly truck !
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 12:27 PM
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Come on now...a little washing would go a long way! What are you going to turn it into?
 
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and I thought our trucks were BOXY .
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 05:29 PM
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Wow that is one ugly truck !
It would require a ton of fixing up to even come close to ugly.
 
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That is a lot of flat glass. That roof line is weird.
 
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That truck looks like it came out of one of those "I fixed it" emails. You know guys, like when someone duct tapes a flash light to a damaged fender with a broken out headlamp.
But I have to admit, I am curious what the OP does with it. I have no imagination for it but I'd like to see what his.
Hey Tim, where did you move that thing to?
 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 01:19 PM
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Awww, come on you guys, he's ugly but so is my dog. Sorry to have been away and miss all this fine abuse... I do have an affliction of an affection for these funny looking old vans.

As a brief update, I had the widowmakers rebuilt by Custom and Commercial Wheel in Bloomfield, CA. I took them down when I was picking up yet another Parcel Delivery in Culver City. This one is a '63, alleged to have been a UPS truck.

I will be starting another thread on the '63 over on that board but here are photos of Vanni...with my wife's rig Vanna finished not too long ago. I am one of those guys, who names things....


 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 01:49 PM
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Thanks for the support....

Originally Posted by Turbo Dog
Come on now...a little washing would go a long way! What are you going to turn it into?
I may turn this into a mobile studio truck for my sculpture and woodworking activities. I have a bit of a list to attend to before I Get to dive into it. That and I found another that I posted further down the list here.

I enjoy the rustic, ghost town look he has now but I may break down and wash him at some point.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 01:52 PM
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It came with a little duct tape but no flashlight

Originally Posted by JEFFFAFA
That truck looks like it came out of one of those "I fixed it" emails. You know guys, like when someone duct tapes a flash light to a damaged fender with a broken out headlamp.
But I have to admit, I am curious what the OP does with it. I have no imagination for it but I'd like to see what his.
Hey Tim, where did you move that thing to?
I will be posting progress in an irregular fashion. Only reworked widowmakers so far.

Thanks for the interest!
 
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