Post pics of your 47-59 Chevy trucks!

[stan3018]

here is my girl...

[smittster]

This is my 1950 GMC 100. 85 corvette engine and corvette front and rear suspension

[Dirtygrunt]

Wow alot of nice trucks, here are a couple of mine

[56 3100]

will throw mine in as well . have not done much to it yet other than 88-96 chev truck seat and took a few leaves out of springs.

[sgtusmc]

Here's a pic of my buddy's 54. He's an old-tymer who lives down the street. It has a 53 grill, Buick 400, F@rd 9. It has a lot of small inperfections that I'm try'n to help him out with. He's had 2 strokes and can't really do to much anymore.

[redsean]

Originally Posted by redsean

here is my boy from sick industries 52 right before final tear down

the 52 is done and will be out for the first time at the Potrland Rod & Custom show this week end.( its green and black) total frame off done in 5 weeks.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by redsean

the 52 is done and will be out for the first time at the Potrland Rod & Custom show this week end.( its green and black) total frame off done in 5 weeks.

I love the truck. Give us a hint. What color green??????

[sgtusmc]

Here's my Buddy's chevy. He's a really cool kid. He did it all himself. Paint, bags, lambo doors, tilt bed and front end along with a crate 350. I know it might be a little to radical for some folks. But, there's a lot of hard work in it. His dad also owns a couple nice ones.

[50adrod]

Originally Posted by sgtusmc

Here's my Buddy's chevy. He's a really cool kid. He did it all himself. Paint, bags, lambo doors, tilt bed and front end along with a crate 350. I know it might be a little to radical for some folks. But, there's a lot of hard work in it. His dad also owns a couple nice ones.

not my style but I can appreciate all the work, very nice work.

[redsean]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

I love the truck. Give us a hint. What color green??????

its closetest to a flat army green with black fenders and running boards.
not the best pics more after this weekend. (hood and air tanks)

[redsean]

here it is at the portland roadster show this weekend
illl get more pics later
(so what do you guys think)

[Kim57]

Sweeeet!
Kim

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by redsean

here it is at the portland roadster show this weekend
illl get more pics later
(so what do you guys think)

Looks good. It is always interesting to see a project in all metal then in paint. The proportions are all spot on. Most people that chop a truck don't get it low enough and it looks strange.

Nice work
Marc

[OrrieG]

NICE! That chop is just right. Did you section the hood too??? The flow of the windshield, down the hood and across the grille just looks right. How was it received at the show?? It is so subtle a lot of people would just glance and walk on.

[redsean]

it took 2nd place in the nastalgic truck class.. great for 1st show and no done yet....
and his orange 65 got a 2nd also

yes the hood is pancaked

here are some more pics


sorry if this is a hijack

[Revoh]

I have a '63, so I don't really belong here. But about 100-years ago, I learned how to drive on an old '47 early series that my dad had:


We spent a lot of time going to swap meets and junkyards and such looking for parts and accessories for that. It was a pretty weak 6-volt, so my dad always tried to park on an incline so I could push start it. It still had all the original cardboard headliner with the guys oil change notes penciled-in from the 40s/50s.

Later, dad had this '57. When he sold it, it had some Chevy truck rally wheels and stuff on it. It had a 327 in it, but it looked absolutely stock under the hood. I always wondered what happened to it. The SS 454 was new, so that kind of gives you a time frame of when it was around.



FWIW.

[sgtusmc]

I was given the go-ahead to bid on this '48 on ebay. I almost won it too. I was only out bid by 39K. It ended with 20 bidders, price tag at $40,100.00 and the reserve was not met.

[slimneverdies]

Not to be mean, but you like that ^^^^. Not my style, even for a custom.

[solidaxel]

Your truck has MUCH more Class!

[weldvair@embarqmail.]

That truck is refreshingly different. It took lots of talent to do the mods......

Don Meyer,Mech Engr.

[slimneverdies]

I could of sworn I said not to be mean? Yes its obvious that it took a lot of mods into the build, so i guess i should like it??? I rarely chime in cause I see that some of you old boys are a little sensitive!! I guess my truck will have just as "Much Class" as yours, but in the end its what I like. Lighten up

Peace

[weldvair@embarqmail.]

Reread my post....I said nothing at all about your post. I just made my own comment about the truck.

Don

[slimneverdies]

Sorry about that. It was directed towards, well he knows!! Lets keep this thing respectful.

[sgtusmc]

Originally Posted by slimneverdies

Not to be mean, but you like that ^^^^. Not my style, even for a custom.

I don't know slim. I didn't like it when I first seen it. But, after looking at all the mods done I kinda do. I'm sure we'll see it on the cover of some mag someday. I'd love to own it, but there's no way in hell I'd pay 40K plus for it. Nor would I ever try to copy it, I can't imagine the thousands & thousands of hours it would take me to even come close to making that thing (not that I have those fab skills). So yeah guys, to each there own. I took no offence to what was said. If I remember the add correctly they stated they changed/cut/stretched, every inch of metal on that truck. The one thing that was not touched was the rear lower cab area. So, I could see where Slim might not like the truck if they raped every inch of it.

Here's the Ebay details of the truck-
I am listing this gorgeous Pick-up for a friend. This is the most amazing Street Rod that I have seen in person ever. It began life as a 1948 Chevy Pickup. There is a small section behind the cab that wasn't customized. Thats it. Every other square inch of this vehicle was cut, streched, redesigned, and/or shortened. There is no other vehicle like it available for sale that I have seen. I know it wasn't his intention to sell it ever. This will be offered once. If it's not sold it will go to Barrett-Jackson in a few months.

The body has been chopped (6 inches) and the side windows raised to remove some of the bubble design of the roof. They have been completely reshaped and filled with power, tinted glass. The original V-Butt windshield has been replaced with a center cut of a curved 1978 Ford Pickup. The doors have been suicided and powered. The hood has months of bodywork to the inside and outside it has six inches out of it. The inside is as smooth as the top. The old headlights have been replaced with Mercedes-Benz lights. The bed was made by hand. Inside the bed is as gorgeous as the interior. There are wood floors in the cab and bed. The interior is all custom designed and all you see thats Yellow is Steel. The truck lays on the ground with the air out of the system. It has specially designed jacks that come with it to get it up if you blow a line. The bumpers have been recessed, this is a rarely seen mod. The pic of the inner fender showing the flames milled in is an example of the level of detail and thought put into this possible high-point show car. It comes with a transferrable NY registration.

It needs a set of wheels to set it off. This is a new build and has no miles on it. It has beed road tested and will need an alignment and some odds and ends.

I'm sure I will be adding more info as the auction progresses. The reserve is private and all bids to buy local will be considered.

[slimneverdies]

Yeah, it looks like a ton of work. I was just suprised that you liked it because its so on the other side of the spectrum from your bad a$$ ride. The details are definately cool and crisp just like one of those Riddler Award cars, but I guess Im just old fashion cause I just love that camouflage GMC. Nevertheless its some crazy work involved to get that custom.