Sounds like a great idea to me. I'd buy one even if it didn't have Panels
in it. I have a 55-2 1/2 ton Panel with 55K original miles on it that I
would be glad to photograph for you. I also have a 55-2 2 ton with about
54K miles on it. The engine compartment is very original as well.
Go For It.
BelAir Bob
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> From: varanus@mail.phoenix.net
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] book about suburban carryalls
> Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 1:17 PM
>
> I have been thinking about whether it should be a restoration type
> resource or a historical/model by model comprehensive resource.
>
> I guess the two could be blended although it would make it a pretty
> thick book and would take longer to finish - sounds fun one way or
> another.
>
> I wish I could search for and rebuild classics and research them for
> a job.
>
> I also love the big trucks - 1.5 ton + and there is nothing on them
> either. If GM were in a nice locality, like Hawaii, I would move
> there for a year and organize their archives. The head archivist
> told me that noone there knows about big trucks or subs from
> 30s-50s/60s. Not that I know that much but I can research like a
> madman. And I own and love them. I have this 57 2 ton flatbed that
> I have been "restoring" for 8 years (hey, it runs) and it is a tuff
> truck. I would love to paint it forest green with the white grill,
> nameplates, wheels, etc. Hell - I don't know what's stopping me -
> there's only a cab to it.
>
> Late
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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