I believe, and this is information I have on 1949 models, that the 3800
series were 1 ton trucks. Model 3809 had a stake body, but the bed sides do
not look as you described. Model 3808 had a platform body (flat bed), but
no humps over the wheels as you describe. And model 3803 was a chassis and
cab combination. Possibly your father purchased a 3803 and built, or had
built, the bed and sides. Of course, they could have been a dealer
installed accessory. I think people modified these trucks to suit their
needs.
Brian Stephens
49 3104
Owasso, OK
----- Original Message -----
From: <DFloyd818@aol.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] '51 Furniture body
> When my father still owned his auto body shop, he owned a '51 Chevy 1-ton
> with a low flatbed. I am curious if this bed was a standard factory item
or
> a dealer installed bed style. I used the truck many times while going to
> college and have some great memories of "Old #7". My father named the
truck
> after the cantankerous mule on the "Grizzly Adams" TV show from the '70's.
> The bed had a steel floor with squareish humps over the wheels to allow
the
> floor to be lower. The sides were wood framed with a sheet-metal skin and
> about 5'-6" tall. The front corners were radiused and the sides sloped
down
> at the back. I always loved the shape of the body but have not seen one
like
> it since my father sent this one to the salvage yard over ten years ago.
Any
> thoughts?
>
> Regards to those who remain,
> David
> San Luis Obispo, CA
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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