I'm blown away.
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I'm blown away.
I sent a post the other day seeking info about an F3 that I have with the Herman milk truck body and did not get a single response. Am I to assume that this thing is rare enough to not get any info on it or, is this a sacroligeous(sp) combination? Or do I just smell bad and noone wants to get near me?
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From: Lovely Hueytown Alabama
Originally Posted by Dave Simmons
Or do I just smell bad and noone wants to get near me?
we just use that html 'smell' filter for a while. Not a lot of traffic here on Milk Trucks... you can probably get some serious help on the F-3 in general... frame,suspension, engine questions.... but you don't see a lot of Milk Rods.. I think they are cool... just like the rodded buses, but rare is a term you could use.
sorry,
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Hey Dave, welcome to FTE. I thot about telling you what John did, but decided I'd wait to see if anyone had info for you.
I don't think I've heard anyone else talk about a milk truck body - usually the DIVCO's get that press. Looks like you're the first with a Ford. Take lots of pictures as you work on it and post them for us to see. You're educating us!!
I don't think I've heard anyone else talk about a milk truck body - usually the DIVCO's get that press. Looks like you're the first with a Ford. Take lots of pictures as you work on it and post them for us to see. You're educating us!!
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Yeah. If you want responses form the other folks, ask for simple information. A Ford milk truck is a pretty rare and esoteric topic.
To summarize:
Yes, it is rare.
Yes, it does seem a bit sacriligious.
No, I didn't notice the smell, but I have that feature routinely turned off.
To summarize:
Yes, it is rare.
Yes, it does seem a bit sacriligious.
No, I didn't notice the smell, but I have that feature routinely turned off.
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Dave, I think the mind-set of this group is more toward tuning up the running gear and chassis on a clean truck, and less toward restoration of unusual vehicles.
Ford made some interesting variations on the trucks; COE, dump trucks, vans, panel vans, etc. That milk truck would probably draw a real crowd at a car show.
Ford made some interesting variations on the trucks; COE, dump trucks, vans, panel vans, etc. That milk truck would probably draw a real crowd at a car show.
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Okay, after looking through a ford aftermarket catalog(hildy's) and a excellent ford book, I found a slight mention and a pic. The Herman Body Company, St.louis . The pic shows they started out with a chassis and cowl, and herman added the roof and doors. Again this is for a 1953 model, but the info should apply. Try searching on google.com under the title "herman body company st.louis" They are much rarer than fords own parcel delivery bodies....-4speed
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Dave,
In December of '03 Autolit.com had an Herman Milk truck brochure on eBay. I don't remember if it sold so you could contact them and find out if they still have it. I copied the pictures, they're not great quality but you can still read them and I know it's cheating but what the heck, I will have them posted for a short time at:
Herman Brochure
The 1949 Hildy's book has about eight body companies that made milk truck bodies but it didn't have anything about Herman.
P.S. I like the odd trucks the best, I think it would be nice to keep the milk truck as stock as possible.
In December of '03 Autolit.com had an Herman Milk truck brochure on eBay. I don't remember if it sold so you could contact them and find out if they still have it. I copied the pictures, they're not great quality but you can still read them and I know it's cheating but what the heck, I will have them posted for a short time at:
The 1949 Hildy's book has about eight body companies that made milk truck bodies but it didn't have anything about Herman.
P.S. I like the odd trucks the best, I think it would be nice to keep the milk truck as stock as possible.
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Hey, what stinks in here? Just kidding, Dave... welcome. I'm thinking you are the one and only member of the milk truck division. Keep us posted. aromatically. himmelberg
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Oh I get it. A formal request does nothing but, a little sarcasm stirs the ranks eh? Just kidding. I appreciate the interest here about this old truck. I had no idea that it could be so rare. The pictures in the Herman Brochure that bobj49f2 shows are really close. The only real difference I can see is that mine doesn't have a drivers door. Kinda like a school bus. I haven't even drug it home yet(don't know where to put it) but, I went and took a few pics of it. If I can I will post them for all to see.
Dave
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