Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread - Page 34 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

_Ogre · 06-15-2021, 12:48 PM

no one survived that 1st wreck pic. martin sr hit it, no crumple zones, no seat belts, metal dashes and virtually no built in safety. i wished i had a couple pics of the 58 i rolled back in 75. the A-pillars folded up like they were made of silly putty, lucky for me it was a small window, the B-pillars didn't collapse or the whole roof would have gone flat with 2 of us in it.

MiraclePieCo · 06-17-2021, 12:17 AM

I just checked: hard to believe that a Toyota Prius actually weighs more than a 1955 Chevy pickup, so would push the Chevy truck backward in a crash.

1955 Chevy 1/2-ton truck: 3355 lbs
2021 Toyota Prius: 3378 - 3406 lbs (depending on option package, per Car and Driver magazine)

MiraclePieCo · 08-25-2021, 03:35 AM

Moss Heavy Haul:

_Ogre · 08-25-2021, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Moss Heavy Haul:

that is a cool pic, any idea where it was taken?
i was driving up nort a couple weeks ago, thinking that you rarely see a line of traffic behind a truck, like you see in that pic or used to see in the 60s. i remember road trips in the family wagon where we'd get behind a half mile of cars, going up hill at 20 mph. those old trucks were seriously underpowered compared to today's trucks.

**Palf70Step** · 08-25-2021, 05:47 AM

Seriously cool picture.

mick53 · 08-25-2021, 03:34 PM

On my last job we had 5 tanks 18' diameter 155' long. we closed down US 30 for 3 hours getting them on site. Some people just didn't understand.

MiraclePieCo · 08-25-2021, 05:11 PM

Looks like an AD pickup in the line of vehicles behind too.

MARTINSR · 09-08-2021, 10:42 PM

Oh damn do I love this one!

Brian

vintovka · 09-16-2021, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Oh damn do I love this one!

Brian

I always wondered how they assembled cabs especially the door openings. I needed to replace a door on mine and found many variations in door fit. Had to try like 5 or 6 and finally found one that was close but not perfect. BTW never back up with your door open, especially around trees!!

Keith Seymore · 09-16-2021, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by vintovka

I always wondered how they assembled cabs especially the door openings. I needed to replace a door on mine and found many variations in door fit. Had to try like 5 or 6 and finally found one that was close but not perfect. BTW never back up with your door open, especially around trees!!

The doors should be pretty stable, since they were all stamped in one piece (ie, one die line for the inner; one die line for the outer).

The variation would be in the door opening as a result of piecing it together from all the separate bits. That's why vehicles today the door opening (or entire body side) is stamped from one piece: to minimize that variation.

K

MARTINSR · 09-17-2021, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by vintovka

I always wondered how they assembled cabs especially the door openings. I needed to replace a door on mine and found many variations in door fit. Had to try like 5 or 6 and finally found one that was close but not perfect. BTW never back up with your door open, especially around trees!!

The doors that are on my truck are a quarter inch different in length at the body line! Yep, they can be goofy fit for sure!

Brian

MARTINSR · 09-17-2021, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Oh damn do I love this one!

Brian

I had a 5x7 of this printed out and it's on my garage wall.

Brian

MARTINSR · 08-26-2021, 08:12 AM

Wow!

Russell Ashley · 08-26-2021, 10:43 AM

That locomotive doesn't look like it was strapped down.

daveshilling · 08-26-2021, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

That locomotive doesn't look like it was strapped down.

"we're only going a mile down the road, no big deal"

**G&R's57GMC** · 08-28-2021, 10:01 PM

Headline News ....

Train derails on overpass ... Lands on a line of trucks !

Traffic was spared delays as derailing train on overpass fall onto a line of Flatbed trucks going under in perfect timing to catch all the cars as they fell .

Police and train employees astounded , no injuries reported .

The trucks kept going to a site farther down the rail line so the train could be craned back onto the track . The train continued on with a new crew .

1project2many · 09-07-2021, 02:06 PM

"This may work for one or two trips but I still think we need to figure out how to fix the brakes so the locomotive can pull the train back down the mountain."

"That's the legendary Narrow Gauge of Poughkeepsie, cursed to travel the country in search of the line that never was."

"The engine looks good, sure, but have you checked out that caboose?"

vintovka · 09-08-2021, 10:45 PM

Wow!

MARTINSR · 09-09-2021, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by vintovka

Wow!

Right? I love seeing those seams on the cowl and the A pillar isn't even installed yet. Damn I want to see more of these photos.

Brian

_Ogre · 09-09-2021, 11:19 AM

i'd certainly like to see more of those assembly pics
flip down 2x4 welding helmet... he has to flip it up to reposition the spot welder every time
nothing like todays body shop, conveyor cycles and 50 robotic welders come in at once
it's pretty wild if you've never seen it happen

Keith Seymore · 09-16-2021, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by _Ogre

i'd certainly like to see more of those assembly pics
flip down 2x4 welding helmet... he has to flip it up to reposition the spot welder every time
nothing like todays body shop, conveyor cycles and 50 robotic welders come in at once
it's pretty wild if you've never seen it happen

I'm guessing after he's done it 3 or 4 hundred times he can reposition the spot welder without looking or flipping his helmet up and down.

Now that I think about it: my guys didn't even wear a helmet or goggles, or coveralls. Just street clothes.

I had a sweater that had a bunch of holes burned in it, because they could control the direction the sparks would shoot and they would aim them at me (just for fun).

Flint Line 2 (Blazer and Suburban) cab shop shown. Line 2 was an old school manual process. Flint Line 1 (pickups) was highly automated; you fed panels in one end and a pickup cab popped out the other.

_Ogre · 09-11-2021, 10:26 AM

hardly a vintage picture, as it was taken this week...
this was sent to me by my bro-in-law from great basin national park

**HO455** · 09-16-2021, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by _Ogre

hardly a vintage picture, as it was taken this week...
this was sent to me by my bro-in-law from great basin national park

Everytime I see one of those Task Force 4x4 Suburbans I kick myself for not buying the one I came across back in 88. Even though at the time it was the right decision I still regret passing it up.

dsraven · 09-11-2021, 10:39 AM

Now THAT is a set of mirrors and side pipes too!

MiraclePieCo · 09-11-2021, 06:55 PM

Getting there is half the fun!

06-15-2021, 12:48 PM	#1
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread no one survived that 1st wreck pic. martin sr hit it, no crumple zones, no seat belts, metal dashes and virtually no built in safety. i wished i had a couple pics of the 58 i rolled back in 75. the A-pillars folded up like they were made of silly putty, lucky for me it was a small window, the B-pillars didn't collapse or the whole roof would have gone flat with 2 of us in it. __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

06-17-2021, 12:17 AM	#2
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread I just checked: hard to believe that a Toyota Prius actually weighs more than a 1955 Chevy pickup, so would push the Chevy truck backward in a crash. 1955 Chevy 1/2-ton truck: 3355 lbs 2021 Toyota Prius: 3378 - 3406 lbs (depending on option package, per Car and Driver magazine) __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

08-25-2021, 03:35 AM	#3
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Moss Heavy Haul: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

08-25-2021, 05:47 AM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,754	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Seriously cool picture. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

08-25-2021, 03:34 PM	#6
mick53 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Warsaw IN Posts: 887	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread On my last job we had 5 tanks 18' diameter 155' long. we closed down US 30 for 3 hours getting them on site. Some people just didn't understand.

08-25-2021, 05:11 PM	#7
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Looks like an AD pickup in the line of vehicles behind too. Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

09-08-2021, 10:42 PM	#8
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Oh damn do I love this one! Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-26-2021, 08:12 AM	#13
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Wow! __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-26-2021, 10:43 AM	#14
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,640	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread That locomotive doesn't look like it was strapped down.

08-28-2021, 10:01 PM	#16
G&R's57GMC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Shasta Lake, CA. Posts: 1,619	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Headline News .... Train derails on overpass ... Lands on a line of trucks ! Traffic was spared delays as derailing train on overpass fall onto a line of Flatbed trucks going under in perfect timing to catch all the cars as they fell . Police and train employees astounded , no injuries reported . The trucks kept going to a site farther down the rail line so the train could be craned back onto the track . The train continued on with a new crew . __________________ Glen & Jane's Rides ‘57 GMC NAPCO Long Bed V8 4 speed Bought 2008 7 other cars & trucks , 5 trailers '56 Chevy Long Bed I6, 4 speed Bought 1990 Sold 8.22.2020 ’56 GMC Suburban Pickup V8, 4 speed Hydramatic Bought 1996 Sold 10.11.2020 My Other Tinkerings http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...75#post8967275 Last edited by G&R's57GMC; 08-28-2021 at 10:08 PM.

09-07-2021, 02:06 PM	#17
1project2many Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lakes Region NH Posts: 3,166	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread "This may work for one or two trips but I still think we need to figure out how to fix the brakes so the locomotive can pull the train back down the mountain." "That's the legendary Narrow Gauge of Poughkeepsie, cursed to travel the country in search of the line that never was." "The engine looks good, sure, but have you checked out that caboose?"

09-08-2021, 10:45 PM	#18
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09-09-2021, 11:19 AM	#20
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread i'd certainly like to see more of those assembly pics flip down 2x4 welding helmet... he has to flip it up to reposition the spot welder every time nothing like todays body shop, conveyor cycles and 50 robotic welders come in at once it's pretty wild if you've never seen it happen __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

09-11-2021, 10:26 AM	#22
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread hardly a vintage picture, as it was taken this week... this was sent to me by my bro-in-law from great basin national park Attached Images __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

09-11-2021, 10:39 AM	#24
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,918	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Now THAT is a set of mirrors and side pipes too!



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09-11-2021, 06:55 PM	#25
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread Getting there is half the fun! __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

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