50 f500 4x4 coleman conversion
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50 f500 4x4 coleman conversion
i first posted thinking mytruck was a m/h but i just got it home and its stamped colman on the front hubs, anyone know anything about these truck,? where to get parts? how many built? rarity etc?
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As I understand they are rarer than M-Hs. I don't know of any parts/repair specialists, but I bet Chuck Mantiglia does at Chucks Trucks. His web site is www.chuckstrucksllc.com.
Here's some Coleman literature. It'll get you started. Post some pictures of the truck too. I love the look of them.
Here's some Coleman literature. It'll get you started. Post some pictures of the truck too. I love the look of them.
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Spent some time on Google. Looks like the Howe Brothers truck equipment company in Troy, NY, did Coleman conversions dating back to the 1930s. And as best I can tell they are still in business today. Sounds like a good place to start your search.
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Looks like your truck was used for what it was made to do, work. Cool truck, it's great to know someone is going to bring it back to life. Good luck, you have a challenge ahead of you.
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i'll try it alright i must be retarded, i've been trying for an hour and can't get them to come up anyway what year is my truck?
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It's hard to say what your truck is by looking at it. The '48-50 models are the same with some very minor changes. If you truck still have the VIN tag, located on the firewall, on the passenger's side, you can use the VIN decoder on this site to figure it out:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/vin-decoder/index.php
https://www.ford-trucks.com/vin-decoder/index.php
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Hey Great Truck! The man you have to get ahold of is a MR Don Chew in Brighton Colo.
He is both the expert on and owner of both Marmon Herrington and Coleman Trucks. Coleman built AWD trucks in Littleton COLO from back in the teens thru the 80's as well as selling converrsion units to other manufactures. You have an unusual truck as Ford mostly used M-H and GM/Chevy used Coleman units.
If you know someone who has an Americian Truck Historical Society membership roster you can get his full adress and phone #, If not email me at brocky45@prtcnet.com and I can call a friend and get it,.
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He is both the expert on and owner of both Marmon Herrington and Coleman Trucks. Coleman built AWD trucks in Littleton COLO from back in the teens thru the 80's as well as selling converrsion units to other manufactures. You have an unusual truck as Ford mostly used M-H and GM/Chevy used Coleman units.
If you know someone who has an Americian Truck Historical Society membership roster you can get his full adress and phone #, If not email me at brocky45@prtcnet.com and I can call a friend and get it,.
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No need to call your friend. I've got it too. Private message me and I'll send it to you. He doesn't use a computer, so you're probably best to do him a letter. The chatter over on the ATHS site is that he's real hard to get on the phone these days. I called him a few years ago about my truck, then sent him a letter. I got a hand written multiple page reply. Stu
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I think Napco was the most common on GM. I've seen literature that shows that Coleman did pretty much any manufacturers trucks. I tend to associate Coleman with conversions of the bigger models, but the above flier says they did all Ford models. I've never seen a half or 3/4 ton Coleman Ford.
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