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This page covers from the beginning to 1939
A Brief History on the Pickup Truck
| Pickup trucks as we know them go back to the
early days of the automobile industry.
The first civilian Dodge Brothers' Commercial was the famous Screenside which was a military ambulance converted to the Dodge Brothers famous Commercial Screenside Panel. Dodge Brothers Company entered into an agreement with the Graham Brothers Company in 1921 whereby the Grahams would manufacture one and 1 1/2 ton trucks from mechanical parts supplied by Dodge and with cabs and bodies manufactured in the Graham's plants. Graham Brothers built the 1924 3/4 ton Dodge Brothers' pickup. Also in 1918 Chevrolet brought out it's
model 490 Light Delivery chassis cowl. The chassis cowl consists of the
The first Ford pickups to hit the streets was
in the mid 1920s. Back then they came in one color, one model, and
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I saw a one page calendar that showed all the Ford
pickup trucks from the first one to the present day. I thought , what a nice idea. I thought that I might try something similar with some of the car pictures I have collected. I have been collecting pictures of Studebaker, Packard Nash, Hudson, Jeeps and pickup trucks for some time now and I first wrote a web page on the Studebaker. Then one on Jeeps , Packard and the Hudson and Nash followed. Next came the Kieser and Henry J. Now I with the help of one of my visitors have written on on the Crosley Now I thought I would try a web page on the Pickup Trucks of the 1940's to the 1960's. I also included some panel trucks and early SUV's of this period. They just seemed to fit right in with the pickups. These pictures came for a number
of sources including
I would like to invite any one that
has a favorite Pickup Truck of
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This is probably the most famous
Hood Ornament used on a Pickup truck
but when it comes to old Pickup
trucks not many would disagree that
this is what it's all about.
This Antique Truck has set the
standard for others to follow.
It is a REAL CLASSY Truck
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Saving a 1931 Model A Panel truck on a bet
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| Thirty Five Years and Counting
The story of a very special 1931 Model A Panel Delivery It was September 1973. Al Audette, my long time friend, and I were making our way back to Cincinnati, Ohio after picking up a 1931 Model A Panel Delivery Truck from a field in Cheboygan, Michigan. This would be our last trip to Cheboygan, so we had the prize possession on our trailer. Let me give you some background on this adventure. In 1970, Al, and another friend of mine, Jack DeBrunner, had just purchased a large assortment of Model A parts and vehicles from a man in Cheboygan after Jack had spotted them, in a field, on his many trips to this Michigan City for his work. Jack and Al worked out a plan to travel to Michigan on numerous weekends to load and bring back all of the parts and most of the vehicles. I, of course being their friend, jumped at the chance to help them out and to see all the treasures they bought. We made several trips to pick up drums of parts that were taken off of the vehicles before they were parked in the fields to await decomposition. We also tried to load at least one vehicle on a trailer to bring back each trip. We made several trips in the next few years, the last trip being in September 1973, bringing back the Panel Delivery. We had probably the worst trip ever when we brought
back the Truck. We had transmission trouble in the ex-police station wagon
that we took and had to retreat back to Cincinnati to pick up another station
wagon to continue the trip. Then, we were pulled over because the lights
on the trailer were not working. The cop was nice and I'm sure he thought
we were nuts, but we were able to fix the lights and continued on our way.
When we got to our destination the ground was very soft, and the truck
was nestled fairly far away in a bunch of weeds. I guess that's why it
was the last one to go. It was the hardest to load. At any rate, we got
the truck loaded and started our journey home. During the return trip,
Al and I had a discussion about the truck and the restoration of it. Al
knew that I had my eye on this truck, but he also wanted to restore it.
I made him a little wager that he would never restore the truck. He said
"Sure I will, what's the bet". Well, I came up with an idea. I told Al
that if he restored the Model A within ten years I would buy him an extra
large Pizza with everything on it. He agreed to that, but said, "What happens
if I don't get it restored in ten years". I just looked at him smiling
and said, "Then you owe me $1,000". Al agreed to this silly bet.
I wrote it all down on a napkin that was laying on the seat, signed it,
and had Al sign it.
This was 1973. Al and I were both 23 years old and
as everybody knows, priorities change through out the course of life. Jobs
and personal time are so precious when you are 23. Before long, I was married,
Al was married, and the truck was in storage 'for a while'.
One day, many years later, Al and I got together at a Chili Parlor that we used to frequent when we were younger. During reminiscing at the restaurant, the subject of the Model A Panel Delivery came up. I asked Al what happened to it. He said he needed the space, so he sold it. I told Al I really wanted that truck, but now it was gone. I never asked him who he sold it to or anything. I just figured it was a done deal. A few years after that, I was going through my files when I came upon the napkin with the bet on it. I looked at it, smiled, and then threw it away knowing that I would never see that truck again. Fast forward to November 2005. Dave Cradler calls my brother Tom, and says that he has a guy that has a panel delivery and wants to sell it. Apparently, Robbie Sizemore and his father-in-law bought the truck as a father/son project, and tragically, his dad had passed away. He was tired of it and wanted it gone. Tom, who by this time, was very much into Model A's, gave me a call and asked if I was interested in restoring the panel delivery. He said we should go take a look at it, which we did. Talk about your handyman special. I couldn't see much of a truck at all. There were parts everywhere. Wood, both old and new, Panels, Doors, Fenders, you name it and it was there. I did recognize the frame, engine, and the skeleton for the body, but that was about it. I did notice some pieces that looked just like the truck Al and I had brought back from Michigan so many years before. I asked Robbie where he got this truck and he told me he bought it from Al Audette. We left the visitation talking about how much work was involved with the truck, but my brother was extremely optimistic about doing the restoration. I knew Tom didn't want that one to get away, and I also knew it was my destiny to restore "That" truck! We decided to go into a partnership and purchased the truck as a team of two. You could say a brother/brother restoration project. Two days later we went and picked up the entire kit and caboodle. Thirty-Two years had passed since I had my hands on that truck and now it was ours to restore. We got right into it. We did research. Found out which parts we needed, and where to get them. We also found out that any panel truck was very rare. After coming up with five good-looking wheels, we sanded, primed, and finally had Dave Cradler paint them with our pinstripe color of Straw. We knew the truck was going to be painted Rubelite Red. We fabricated a new wood roof for the truck with the help of Bruce Bailey. We were able to use some white oak that was left over from restoring two model AA mail trucks that we finished a couple of years earlier. We went through the entire frame and drive train, and picked the best body parts to put on this diamond in the rough. Believe it or not, we had a very nice looking panel delivery within the next year and a half. Then we ran into a problem we never expected we would have. Nobody wanted to paint this truck... NOBODY!
Assembly started the very next day. We were so excited to have the truck home and all the parts that we had purchased, rebuilt, or made were being installed. Tom & I pretty much gave up doing anything else and focused all our attention on the project at hand. By January 6, 2009 Tom had the truck running. All the wiring, lights, & horn were installed. Our rebuilt seats, with the LeBaron Bonney covers, which we had restored a year earlier, were unwrapped and installed. Along with all the glass, trim, bumpers, and dash. We even went a little crazy and had the wizard of pin stripping, Dan Shaw paint a nice straw pin stripe matching the wheels. The Truck is finished now. It's red, it looks great,
it runs great, and it is snowing. Thirty-Five Years and counting, that
test drive will just have to wait until spring... or will it?
Submitted By:
P.S. This story was written in January 2009. Since then we did get the test drive and a whole lot more. It's a real looker. We took this truck to the M.A.R.C. National Meet in June, had it judged in touring class, and came home with an "Award of Excellence". This was followed by many car shows and tours with our Model "A" Club. We have had a blast with this restored treasure... But wait, there's more! Just this January 2010, I was going through my files, looking for something and I came upon that BET. The one that Al & I made in 1973. Boy, was he surprised when I sprang that on him at our next Model "A" meeting. I didn't think I'd collect, and the look on his face was payment enough, but true to his word, Al brought me a check for $1000.00 on March 29,2010. It just goes to show you that even after thirty-five plus years, a bet is a bet, and a classic can be resurrected from a rust heap. Happy Restoring!
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| These pictures were submitted by Gail Sharpe.
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| These pictures were submitted by Ed Arata,
Sutter Creek, Cal.
This was the first fire truck in Sutter Creek. He had the following to say about this truck. "The Photos of the truck are circa 1927. The men are obviously part of the Sutter Creek Volunteer Fire Department, but there are no names on the back of the original photos. The only person that we know is the man sitting in the truck, his name is Joseph J. Capetanich, he was a local auto mechanic and Fire Chief. His first garage in Sutter Creek is directly behind the person who took the group photo, so we assume that the fire truck was built in his garage. The building behind the group photo was the Mint Saloon on Eureka Street and the building is still there today, as an art gallery. In the photo of the truck only is a building that was a boarding house and it is still there today a restaurant. |
Today in the Fire Service, we have engines called "Fast
Attack" engines, as small first-in engines that can get to the fire fast
and make an initial attack, so I jokingly call this engine the "First Attack
Engine in Sutter Creek" and it must be since they took the door off for
fast entry into the rig. :)
The tank behind the driver is a Nott Chemical Fire Extinguisher. This tank and hose unit on top were originally mounted on cart wheels and pulled to fire by hand. The guys obviously got tired of pulling that sucker around town, so mounted it on this truck. They then added the hose reel with some small diameter cotton hose and we assume that there is some hose in the bed of the pick-up. In the two views of the truck, you can just see the handle and the tip of a large diameter nozzle behind the tool box on the running board. We still have that nozzle. We also have the hose basket for the chemical hose and the hose reel, so now all I need is a 20 or 21 Dodge and I can recreate that rig. Know any one who has a 20 0r 21 Dordge Pick-up for sale? Keep your eye out, I am in the market." |
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| This picture was submitted by by Peter Marsales,
West Flamborough Ontario, Canada |
This picture was submitted by by Peter Marsales,
West Flamborough Ontario, Canada |
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| This truck is owned by Peter Marsales,
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| These pictures were submitted by Sgt. Steve Grismer,
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| These models were posted by Anthony
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| This 1923 Ford Model T, original laundry truck for the
Hotel del Coronado that operated the streets of Tent City and Coronado during the Roaring Twenties. Now owned by the Coronado Museum and driven in local parades. |
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| This picture was submitted by Phil Higgs, Dorridge
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county of Warwickshire, England. The picture was taken in front of the house he bought 2 years ago and the it was found in the local library. |
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| This picture was taken at Glenholme, Nova Scotia,
Can.
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| This 1924 Model T truck was originally a ranch truck
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Colorado, now the company truck for the Coronado Brewing Company and Tent City Restaurant in Coronado, CA. The little green truck still boasts her original engine, and operates daily on the island of Coronado running errands and promoting business. This truck has been nicknamed "Olive Oyl," because she is tall and skinny, spinach green, and her shrill horn sounds like Olive yelling for Popeye. |
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| This picture was submitted by Len Trudel from
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by All Things Mopar AKA Jerry |
by All Things Mopar AKA Jerry |
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| This truck is owned by Jack Robinson, Atascadero,
California. This is an automobile that he found was in restoreable condition, in other words, it was complete. He did a bare frame up restoration with everything powder coated except the body. It is in good running condition and all stock except the 12 volt convertion with alternator. Not included in the pictures are the stock seats, top and flower etched wind wings. |
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| This truck is owned by Fergus King, New Zealand | This Model A is owned by D&B Motors in Great Bend, KS http://dandbmotorsks.com and is ofered for sale |
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| These pictures were submitted by Paul Black, Tampa,
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They were taken at a car show in Lakeland, FL back on Oct. 18th. |
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| This truck is owned by Dale Wilcox of Washington State.
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| Another 1929 Pontiac Pickup Truck.
This one was imported to Europe from Navada. The pictures were submitted by Traudi Gschwandtner, 5505 Mühlbach/HKG |
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He found the truck found it in a warehouse in a nearby town,just driving by and looked, saw a fendersticking out, went in and bought it. |
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| This truck is owned by Barbara Fenderson
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| This truck is owned by Tommy Hahn
He had the following to say about his truck. "It has 1935 wheels with 600x16 tires in front and 700x16 tires in the rear. The rear wheels were widened 1 1/2" for the larger tires. I am presentl installing a 327:1 rear end ratio and have a new inserted motor that's ready to also put in. With the larger tires and lower rear end gear ratio I am able to cruise the highways @ 60mph turning 2160 rpm." |
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This truck is owned by Larry D. Loiselle.
The following is a description of his truck. " Rebuilt 1973 Chevy 350 V8 bored .030 over Rebuilt TH350 automatic transmission Mallory Unilite Distributor with Mallory Active Power Filter Summit Racing high powered coil (60,000 volts) and ballast resistor Summit Racing ignition wires High flow Summit Racing water pump Mr. Gasket fuel pump Edelbrock Performer Intake Manifold with extra 1" spacer Edelbrock Performer Plus Street/Strip cam Demon 650 carburetor with K&N filter setup It's A Snap wiring harness Hugger headers with Thrush Cherry Bomb mufflers and 2 1/4" exhaust pipes Fully boxed frame with engineer designed k-member- frame extended in the rear |
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Chassis Engineering motor mounts and fabricated transmission
mount
Front and Rear bumpers BF Goodrich radials all the way around 4" dropped Speedway tubular front axle 1" dropped Speedway front cross member Vega steering box with cross steering 1990 Chevy S10 steering column and Grant wooden steering wheel MP Power Brake Booster with Corvette Master Cylinder Power disk brakes (Speedway) in front and power disk brakes (Ford) in rear Tubular shocks in front and coil over shocks in rear Genie floor shifter and emergency brake 8" Ford rear end (2.79 to 1 ratio) with 1978 Granada Third Member (extra ribbed case). TCI Triangulated four bars in rear and Speedway hairpins in the front Walker Cobra AC radiator (with condenser) Electric fan with Vintage Air Trinary switch and adjustable fan temp switch in radiator Vintage Air heating and air conditioning Lincoln mag wheels '32 style gas tank under bed Gas flip up door in bed from 1985 Dodge Omni All steel and all original except side aprons. Original type black top and black rubber on the running boards. Original oak bed (Varnished) Original headlight buckets with modern sealed beam bulbs (hi/low) Front and rear turn signals Original headlight bar and horn (6 volt with reducer) Wooden ammunition box in bed for battery, tools, and etc. Model A seat done in red plush Two storage drawers under seat Wood Floor (Varnished) Wood Door and Kick Panels (Varnished) Overhead console: Blaupunct AM/FM/CD, two 5-inch speakers, overhead lights, and switch panel Electric windshield wiper on drivers side Rear View Mirror from 1976 Pontiac Sunbird Classic Instruments gauges using the original Model A dash and bezel There is probably more, but you get the idea. Looks original except wheels, but with 2500 pounds of weight and 300 horsepower, it will be a nice cruiser. This last picture show the truck entered in it's first car show, at the Watermellon Festival at McDade, Texas (east of Austin, Tx). |
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from Norway. This truck was used in the family business up until it was replaced in 1949 by a 1950 Chevrolet 3100 panel van. The factory was and still is a knitting mill. It was started in 1927 by Marnus's grandfather. At that time it was called Ola Tveiten Trikotasjefabrikk but today the name is "Norlender Knitwear" which manufactures cardigans and pullowers sweaters. |
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It's current owner is not known. This truck was bought new at Beech Motors on Catherine St in Ottawa Ont. Norman was the 3rd owner. He bought it in 1963 and drove it constantly back in the 60's and sold it mid 70's. This picture was taken at the Winchester Car sales place a few years ago. |
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| This truck is owned by Alan DalMaso, Redwood City, CA. | |
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| This truck is owned by Fergus King, New Zealand
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| This picture was submitted by
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Fred and Debbie Bryant of Dixmont Maine, USA |
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Halifax Nova Scotia Canada |
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| This truck is owned by Dan Cook, Overland Park Kansas.
Dan found this truck in a barn in Central MO. There still are lots of this finds around. We just have to be lucky, very lucky. |
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| These pictures were submitted by Brad Hudson | These pictures were submitted by Brad Hudson |
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| This truck is owned by Riverview Tire. Riverview, New Brunswick | |
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