1955 Chevy 6400 ... my new toy

[6DoF]

i've had my eye out for a long time now for a tri-5 commercial truck. seeing shows like Counting Cars and Vegas Rat Rods with their old haulers just fueled that more. well on a random search i came across this thing, the wife lit up at the idea of the jeep on the back while towing the airstream, so i snatched it up.

more pics to come in the next day or so once i'm home with it and daylight.

found the truck on CL last week, figured it was a scam, but emailed him anyways. turned out to be this awesome southern dude. 150 miles south wasn't bad, but went after work. i pull up in his driveway, he's in the yard, introductions, and he says "well the truck isn't here right now". at this point i'm instantly annoyed i have to drive somewhere else. he continues to say "my buddy is better at driving it, he'll be here shortly". drive it? sure enough a few minutes later the truck comes rolling down the road and pulls into the driveway. this scruffy old dude gets out to say hi and the truck just sits there purring like a kitten. at this point, i'm all in. a running and driving truck that i can cruise around in for a few years before/while i build it.

trying to not look overly interested (for a guy who just drove that far with a trailer) and he starts telling me more about it. thing was owned by an OCD farmer and used it to haul soy beans around his property until 6 months ago. barn kept most of it's life, and regularly maintained. anything greaseable was WELL greased and looked like it had been it's whole life. lots of new parts including brake lines, entire ignition with spares, great tires, perfect seat, etc. the frame has ZERO rust scale, just some surface texturing. body had some good rust, but less then expected. so time for a test drive (he took me for a ride) and it was just right. transmission and clutch are super smooth, starts right up, only thing we didn't test was the 2-speed rear axle.

i drove away with it for $2400

currently the jeep has no body and the airstream needs the shell removed for a new floor, so waaaayyy to much to do. lots of time to make and change plans for this thing in the years to come.







ideas for what it will become range in the following ... the wife actually liked the 2 rat's the best. UNTIL she decided that this truck was a survivor and needed to stay exactly as is.