Classic Chevy truck

Bob77064 · Jun 25, 2012

Saw this good looking truck today.

joemd11 · Jun 25, 2012

Nice! I love old trucks. Thanks for posting.

amigauser · Jun 25, 2012

Very nice. I love the old Chevy's. In this area I see more old Ford's then Chevy's.

Bob77064 · Jun 25, 2012

My best guess is that it's a 1953, what do y'all think?

RoyJackson · Jun 25, 2012

1953, give or take a year...
Very nice restoration!!

herringchoker · Jun 25, 2012

Reminds me of my grandfather's farm truck which was a little older and less colourful - 1948 dark blue 1 ton - but it had the same style cab, even the corner windows. They were tough trucks in their day. Thanks for posting.

RoyJackson · Jun 25, 2012

herringchoker said:
Reminds me of my grandfather's farm truck which was a little older and less colourful - 1948 dark blue 1 ton - but it had the same style cab, even the corner windows. They were tough trucks in their day. Thanks for posting.

Yeah...reminds me of my great uncle's '54 3/4 or 1 ton he used to deliver ice. Like most of the men in my family (father's side), he was a serious drunk.
His truck was dark green...similar to what is called "Forest Green" now.

Bob77064 · Jun 25, 2012

RoyJackson said:
Yeah...reminds me of my great uncle's '54 3/4 or 1 ton he used to deliver ice. Like most of the men in my family (father's side), he was a serious drunk.
His truck was dark green...similar to what is called "Forest Green" now.

What memories we have from our childhoods, I knew one of my uncles for 10 years before I caught him sober.

creekbend · Jun 25, 2012

I had one like that in 1973. It was called a 1953 1/2. If memory serves me correctly, it was called this because of the rear window configuration. Mine was a half ton with a three speed on the column. It had a habit of sticking in gear between second and third gear. I always carried a brass hammer with me and I would crawl underneath from the driver's side and tap the linkage to correct the problem. It was a 1/2 ton. I bought it for $300.00 and sold it two years later for $1200.00

creekbend · Jun 25, 2012

creekbend said:
I had one like that in 1973. It was called a 1953 1/2. If memory serves me correctly, it was called this because of the rear window configuration. Mine was a half ton with a three speed on the column. It had a habit of sticking in gear between second and third gear. I always carried a brass hammer with me and I would crawl underneath from the driver's side and tap the linkage to correct the problem. It was a 1/2 ton. I bought it for $300.00 and sold it two years later for $1200.00

BTW, the starter button was on the floorboard next to the gas pedal.