Saw this today. !

[Propane1]

Went to Montague to see a garden tractor buddy and deliver some potatoes to him, I borrowed a hilling tool from him last year to help grow the potatoes, so the potatoes are sorta a little payment. He is right into pulling garden tractors. Any way saw this in my travels.

Noel

 

[4getgto]

Any idea what it is..?
Chevy.?

 

[JBRamsey]

That’s a late 40s/early 50s GMC. That body style was from 48 to the first series 55.

 

[KennyP]

That’s a late 40s/early 50s GMC. That body style was from 48 to the first series 55.

Yep! First vehicle my Dad let me drive was a '50 GMC truck.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

First one I drove was my granpa's '48 chevy truck. Anybody remember the starter "pedal" on them? And on the 4 speed pull the shifter hard left and pull back for reverse.

 

[KennyP]

The truck I drove was a 2-ton loaded with firewood! I brought it home the last half mile.

 

[JBRamsey]

My dad and uncle had a flat bed ton truck they used around their chicken house. I got to drive it standing up in granny gear. My cousin’s live in sold it for scrap when he was tied up for a few months. I’d love to have one as a knock around truck.

 

[Cat385B]

One ton with the 9’ box is rare around here. Was the long box available on the lighter trucks?

 

[MFDAC]

My knowledge of this era is kind of lacking but I think that GMC is a '48 or '49. Has the bigger crossbar grill with 3 bars. Don't look like it has wing windows, but I can't tell if it has a one piece windshield. Dang some bug just bit the backside of my arm while typing this! Hurts like a wasp sting! This is what it looks like after I whacked it with a fly swatter!


Jeez, still hurting! Sorry about the hijack there Noel, but it happened right when I was trying to answer this! There's a welt on my arm---LOL!
I think those longboxes were one ton and heavier like Cat was saying there. I know in 55.2 GMC's the half ton longbox was 89". That's what mine is. I think that longbox in the picture was 98" or maybe even 102". Can't remember for sure. Looks like this one is on a more modern chassis to me.

DAC

 

[Cvans]

I would hang onto that bug incase you wake up in the morning with some kind of reaction. Emergency room would like to see.

 

[MFDAC]

I would hang onto that bug incase you wake up in the morning with some kind of reaction. Emergency room would like to see.

It’s still laying on the floor where it was in that pic, Chris. The welt went down fast ,but can sure feel something happened there!

DAC

 

[MFDAC]

Didn't have to go to the ER over that stupid bug bite last night! All is good.

DAC

 

[Sawdust]

Nice pic Noel your getting to be our go to guy capturing these classics. I love them old trucks with four wheel drive especially the ones someone built. A guy at our church built a 54 Chevy on a Blazer drive train and was lime green.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

Was it the late 30's-late 40's Fords that had the crank out windshield. I vaguely recall one from my early years.

 

[Lily'sDad]

Is that an Assassin Bug? I think those are some bad juju.

 

[poncho62]

Nice pic Noel your getting to be our go to guy capturing these classics. I love them old trucks with four wheel drive especially the ones someone built. A guy at our church built a 54 Chevy on a Blazer drive train and was lime green.

About 1990 I put a Ford body and shortened bed on a Blazer frame......Was a great plow tuck for driveways.

 

[Propane1]

Quite a mix Harry, looks good.

Noel

 

[MFDAC]

Is that an Assassin Bug? I think those are some bad juju.

I have no clue what it is/was. Still have a bump on the back of my arm from it.
Should have taken a pic before the fly swatter but it got me mad! In this case it was a suicide bug!

DAC

 

[MFDAC]

About 1990 I put a Ford body and shortened bed on a Blazer frame......Was a great plow tuck for driveways.

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Pretty creative build there Harry! Was the Blazer body rusted away?

DAC

 

[MFDAC]

Is that an Assassin Bug? I think those are some bad juju.

I think you nailed it! Sounds like they are a bad bug! This one was bad to me!

assassin bug - Google Search

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DAC