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Bryce Frazier

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Well, since the A-Z thing wore out, perhaps we need a new topic? I think that perhaps it should be the Craigs List Find Of The Day!

Thought it might be kind of neat, and I am sure that nearly every one of us looks on CL at least once a day and sees something that just makes no sense!

I think it should be either,

An Actual Good Find
Or Something That Is Just BS

If you guys are interested, then lets do it, if not, then don't! I'll go first:


Last night I was scrolling through the car/truck section, and I found a 1948 Chevy 1 ton, with a factory hoist and 12 foot flat bed. Says it runs and drives and looked to be in VERY nice shape! had some rust problems in the cab, but other than that didn't look to bad!

I called the guy and talked to him about it a little, and I think I am going to buy it and restore it, I have always wanted an old truck like this! Here are a few pictures.

Mom wanted to know if the ladder was included... :)

Bryce
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Here are my old trucks
'50 GMC with warmed up 270 inline 6 & 3 on tree
'51 Chevy ratrod - tinker toy when I have spare change.
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I'm not seein the rat rod, but that is a nice GMC! The neighbor had one just like that, dark blue, I think ( not sure ) that it had the 216 in it and 3 in the tree, but like I said I am not sure! Bryce
 
I think it's a cool truck, you think it is a cool truck . But as far as collector value it's not really a collector truck. For 450 you kinda can't go wrong as it has rat rod value. Someone will split it down the middle, narrow the cab, lower and put an early hemi in it. That I have seen before but sinking alot into a restoration is because it is something you like but not to make any money back from. It is almost always cheaper to get a vehicle with a good body that someone else has sunk all their money into.
 
Yes, that's probably true, but this is the same situation as with all of my tractors. I have a lot more in them than they are actually worth, but I did it because I love them so much, and will never sell them any way, so what does it matter! With a 12 foot deck, I could easily get a tractor on there, and I could probably even get my Ferguson TO-30 and two bottom plow on there if I wanted to.... I think that would just be so cool to be able to take it to the fair, or plow day, or what ever.... Bryce
 
Depends on what area you live in too. Years ago I turned down a free International truck that was former fire dept. with red lights on roof. pump system removed. I'm still kicking myself for that one. I also live in a yuppie area and have some junk that nobody has complained about so far. I am probably violating some ordinance but the good thing in my town is thay pass laws but forget to tell the cops to enforce them. When I moved here the town council was farmers ,then lawyers [the worst years] ,then bankers [ not that bad]. I must have my junk fix. One side is a Mcmansion one side is a swamp. Swamps never complain and make good neighbors.
But anyway if you can use the truck then it is of alot more value to you. Do the mechanicals and haul stuff then your not throwing away cash. I don't agree with it but cruddy paint is in style .They call it patina.
 
Oh no, if it's coming home, then it is going to get a new paint job that is the original color!

I personally don't care for the restoration projects that restore everything but the paint, but thats just me. I do all of my own body work and painting. Dad and I do all of our own mechanical work, the only thing we can't do is welding, neither one of us have ever touched one...

HOWEVER I am planning on taking a welding class through the local high school next year, and then I will be able to do all of my own work on everything, so that should help to keep the costs down!

Bryce
 
check out the web site stovebolt.com. dedicated to early model chevys and gmc. those model years are what gm called "advanced design". here's a photo of my 52 chevy 1/2 ton.
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Pete, the truck I drove in high school was exactly the same as yours, even down to the paint color and condition. Got rid of it and bought a '36 Chev pickup, which was even cooler. Except a little slow on the road- the valves floated at 38 MPH!
 
I just sold a 1 1/4 ton 4100 with a 3 speed brownie in it for $850.00. No bed, no rust. I bought it at a farm sale for $35.00 and found $65.00 in the ash tray. Sat in a shed since 1968, when they moved to western Oregon. I got it running. It came from eastern Oregon and was used to haul cattle to the Dalles livestock sale. 26 miles 1 way. It had 32,000 miles....James
 
i suspect also that it is a later model flat bed; 70's or 80's. still, nice truck though; however 1 tons are are pricey fixes; transmission, rear end and brakes. brakes particularly if carrying a tractor, then there is always the issue of loading said tractor on bed that high off the ground. all said though: i was young once.
 
Funny,the guy I bought it from had it in a barn for 18 years.It belonged to a funeral parlor/grocery store in southern ohio.
 
My grandpa had a Chevy like that, light blue color. Fond memories of dad and I going to town to get a tire fixed, lumber or parts. Was it 1953 that they started with the windows in the corners of the cabs? Nice looking pickup.
 
not to be a smart axx, however I never understood the 5 window thing seems the truck has 1 rear window 2 curved windows 4 side windows (vents were windows also) 2 piece windshield. That's nine as I count. It's not real important just my way of looking at things.
 
Bryce, how much weight do you think you should put on a 1 ton truck?
Especially one that is 66 years old?
You'd probably be better off hauling your tractor on a trailer
behind it, if you can find a trailer brake controller for it.
Love the truck though, I'd sure like to find one that cheap!
 
Bryce, that is NOT a 1 ton but a 3/4 ton. The 3/4 ton had 17" single wheels and a wheelbase only long enough for an 8' bed. The 1 ton only was avaible with 18" dual wheels and was avaible as a longer wheelbase.
 
(quoted from post at 16:04:55 04/14/14) not to be a smart axx, however I never understood the 5 window thing seems the truck has 1 rear window 2 curved windows 4 side windows (vents were windows also) 2 piece windshield. That's nine as I count. It's not real important just my way of looking at things.
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Wilson, the side windows with the vent wing were counted together as one window. The vent wing was called just that, not a window.

On another note I saw an ad a few years ago in the Fargo Forum paper for a super rare 1951 Chevy 3/4 ton long bed 7 window. It was close so I called the guy. When I looked at it he had lied about the overall condition. It was a little belter than he had said but the price was steep. When I made an offer he started to get mad. So I ask him where this rare 7 window was at. He said that's why I'm asking so much. He told me he has head of 5 windows but that his has 7 windows. I ask him how he figured that. He was counting the 2 piece windshield as 2 windows. When I told him that it was indeed a 5 window, that the windshield was just that I thought for a minute we were going to fight. He must of sold it cause it was gone about 2 weeks later.

Rick
 
Chevrolet made a 1 ton with single rear wheels and a 10 ft. steel step-side bed. Saw a photo of one in Hemmings Motor News. So, I assume that they also made a flat bed 1 ton one with single rear wheels like yours.
 
Can't be positive about a 48 but the 49 owners manual that I have covers all models built and there is nothing like that in it to have been built in 49. If a one ton then likely rear end and tires switched to get that.
 
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