I bought a 48 3/4 ton in Minot N.D. and brought it back to canada, it had
15" split rims {original} all including spare.
Regards,
Don.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin & Deana Brown" <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] '53 (now '49) Wrecker update and pictures
> Hi everybody, I thought that I would provide an update to the post I
> made last week concerning the '53 Chevy wrecker that I was looking at
> buying. First, here is a link to some pictures that I shot yesterday:
> http://home.sprintmail.com/~mgtrautoxr/index.html
> <http://home.sprintmail.com/%7Emgtrautoxr/index.html> Ignore the
> rest of the web site, since I mainly use it to post pictures for eBay
> auctions it isn't all prettied up. I haven't purchased it yet, the guy
> who has it is going to pull his paperwork today to see what he has in
> the truck so hopefully I will know more later today. I measured the
> wheelbase yesterday and the truck appears to be a 3/4 ton since it
> measured 125 1/2". The title says that it is a '49, but I see that the
> cowl vent is up by the windshield rather than on the side. Does anybody
> know if this is appropriate for a 3/4 ton (I know that it didn't move up
> there until about '51 for the half tons)? The truck does not have vent
> windows, has a pedal operated parking brake (with a metal T-shaped
> release handle), an 80 mph speedometer, 4-speed floor shift, chrome
> grill (which has been painted over) and chrome strips on the dash - all
> of which I think is correct for a '49. Another odd thing is that the
> truck has 15" rims in front (with very old tires on them) yet they are 8
> lug split rims. I don't know that I have ever seen a 15" split rim.
> Does anybody know if the 15" rims were an option on this truck? The
> back has newer 16" non-split rims on it and there is another pair of
> them laying in the back of the truck (the parts truck that comes with
> it, which is a '48 or '49 GMC 1 1/2 or 2 ton truck, has 18" dual rims on
> it so I guess I have all sorts of wheel options).
>
> The truck has stainless steel trim around the windshield and side
> windows - does that make it a deluxe model?
>
> There was apparently some sort of hood ornament on the truck originally.
> There are four holes on the hood in the shape of a "V" with the open
> end in front an the pointy end towards the windshield. The front two
> and middle two holes are about 5/16" diameter. The rear hole hole is
> only about 3/16" diameter. The front two holes are about 6" in front of
> the middle two holes which are about 6" in from of the rear hole. Does
> anybody know what type of hood ornament was mounted there?
>
> I spent a bunch of time scraping crud off of the engines on booth trucks
> to get the engine numbers, unfortunately I ended up with serial numbers
> instead of casting numbers. Here they are in case they make since to
> anybody: wrecker - LAQ69793 (Q could be an O with a mark on it), parts
> truck - 0913929F54Y. Both trucks have Chevy 4-bolt valve covers,
> short side covers and fuel pumps mounted towards the front. The wrecker
> doesn't have an oil filter, the parts truck has one clamped on to the
> manifold near the carburetor.
>
> The truck was originally red, I think it would look real good with a
> fresh coat of red paint on it and some gold pin stripping on the wrecker
> bed! I'll let you know how things turn out. By the way this is coming
> from my home email instead my work (in case anybody noticed the
> difference. Thanks for everyone's input.
>
> Kevin Brown
> Odessa, MO
>
> '39 Chevy Master Deluxe Sport Sedan
> '48 Dodge 1/2 ton
> '50 Dodge 1 ton
> '54 MG TF1500
> '67 MGB
> '70 Corvette Convertible
> '71 MGB
> '74 Triumph TR6
> '80 MGB V8
> '01 Suburban (Great tow vehicle for hauling home old vehicles!)
> '01 Camaro SS
>
> 7 Decades of vehicles - no '90s though
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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