I stopped and looked at it on the way home from work. Its missing the front
bumper but otherwise appears complete, and mostly unmolested. That's the
good news.
I checked the cab corners on the passenger side, but not the driver side.
The two I checked are pretty bad. The floor has rust holes in it. The
rocker panels are rusted through. The bottoms of the doors are worse than
those on my suburban and the doors were my primary objective.
It is a 3/4-ton, or at least it has 8-lug wheels on three corners, the
fourth has a hub cap on it. Also it has an open drive line, but has all the
other indicators that its an early truck.
The owner wants $100 which isn't really a lot, but I'm feeling hesitant. It
appears to have the parts others have expressed an interest in, but right
now I'm going to need a little persuasion that its worth the trouble of
dragging it home and taking it apart.
Steve@OldSub.com
www.OldSub.com
'54 Chevrolet 3100
'55.1 GMC Suburban
'72 Chevrolet C10
----- Original Message -----
From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@oldsub.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>; <Old-Burb-club@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parts truck?
I prefer the 3/4 ton frame because the front is exactly the same dimensions
as the 1/2 ton and the rear frame rails are closer together so putting on
wider tires is not a problem
unless you are restoring stock all the suspension will be replaced anyway
.all the body parts are the same
Bill 48'chevy pick-up
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
will turn out OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@oldsub.com>
To: "OleTrucks mailing List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>;
<Old-Burb-club@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 11:15 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Parts truck?
> Yesterday I drove my old Suburban to work. At the place where I stop for
> coffee a guy struck up a conversation and offered me a '48 3/4-ton Chevy.
I
> talked to him today and got a little more information.
>
> Its rusty and it ran when it was parked where it now sits. And I can have
it
> for $100.
>
> I have no desire for the 3/4-ton drive train or frame, though I might
build a
> utility trailer using the bed. I don't want the earlier cab (my trucks
are
> '54 and '55 1st) but I like the doors with no wing windows.
>
> If the doors are reasonable I think its worth $100 to get those (I could
use
> doors for my sub). If I buy this thing are there other parts I should
latch
> onto for my 1/2-ton trucks?
>
> Anyone near Seattle interested in parts from this truck? I forgot to ask
> about a title, but I'm figuring I'll cut up what I don't use or sell...
>
> Steve@OldSub.com
> www.OldSub.com
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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