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We went to pick up the truck that I had bought last weekend and I thought some of you might enjoy pictures of it out in the daylight being loaded onto the trailer! I thought it was a 1927, but it turned out to be a 1928 and the title calls it a 1/2 ton truck. It looks to me like there was a place for rear fenders to be attached and that this was probably a 1/2 ton pickup that someone put a grain box on? It has 6 by 20 single tires and maybe that was a big truck back then? Anyone know?
Whatever it is, its in great shape with only 1 flat and the motor turns over fine. I'm going to try and get it running as soon as possible! Enjoy the pics!!!

That's a sweet truck! It'll look good with a pump or two in the back. Great find.

Love it! I'm sure it will run like a watch.
Joe

That is one sweet ride. I can almost picture such a truck delivering items to local Cities Service stations in the late 20s up to end of WWII.

That's cool. Doesn't look like it even needs any real restoration. Probably be better without it.

She's a sweet ride!

A Great looking Chevy Truck!

I bought and Restored a 29 Chevy, that Looked very similar to your bueaty.

i am going to go and get a shotgun and shoot my computer!!

NICE CATCH KEVIN! ENJOY THE RIDE!

Love that truck! Hard to find clean 1920's trucks like that!

Man that is a nice truck for sure. I would love to have one like that too

That is a Cool Truck Kevin, But too bad it is that "Off Brand". Great Truck & Great Find!! Get it running and leave as is.

I'm not a chebby fan either, but I wouldn't mind having that one.

Very cool. Now you can start a truck garden and start hauling produce to town.

An old truck is an old truck, no matter what brand.

That's a beauty and a 1/2 ton to boot. It's probably rare anyway because of the year, but a 1/2 ton could be even more rare. Not a lot of these trucks survived, because they were used until fell apart and then either left to rot or hauled off for scrap.

If I were you, I'd leave it as is. Just get the truck running and tuned. You'll turn heads anywhere with it.

I had a similar situation when I found a 1937 Chrysler Airflow sitting in a garage for 10 years. It was about 10 miles from me.

Four years ago when found.



A few months ago.

Looks like a survivor. I wouldnt touch the body

I can hear the theme song to "The Walton's". Body looks great, good luck on getting it to go "put put".
Mike

That truck is in perfect condition, looks great as is.
What a nice find........

hey kevin...don`t do anything but wash it,fix the tire and get it running,,that is one awesome truck,,,i`m a huge fan of early ford and chevy trucks!!! i like it leave them original,,i can see it hauling some hit and miss engines or pulling a early tractor... or maybe some orange and black lettering on the box for you know what_______!!!!! what a great find....txs for aharing alan

Kevin that is a good looking truck. I have a idea, get a bunch of 30 or 55 gallon drums label them with your favorite gas company stick them in the back. Have T-way make you a magnetic sign for the doors and go to the shows. Mitch PS I just used your method of repairing a wide body globe with epoxy that had one bolt hole broken out and it worked great.

Very cool.

Nice old trucks are the best, I've got 3 of them. I did a car and then did the car show thing for years and found a lot of snobs and dipsticks but truck guys are a different breed. Trucks rule.

RIGHT ONE TERRY!!! BIG TRUCKS RULE!!!! ALAN

I like that truck!...Use to ride in the back of one many summers a go. My buddy's brother had one. We use to go berry picking and haul our cane poles for some creek fishing....nice truck Kevin.

KEVIN YOU SCORED A NICE TRUCK AND CERTAINLY A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR CHEVY TRUCKS!1927 WAS THE LAST YEAR CHEVY USED THAT LIGHT DELIVERY CHASSIS ON 1/2 TON'S AND WENT ON TO BE SUPERIOR'S I THINK....BUT 27'S ALMOST ALL THAT I'VE SEEN HAD DIFFERENT BED'S ,CHEVY USED A CAB, PANEL BODY OR STAKE BODY/ONLY AVAILABLE IN 1927'ONLY,IT WAS REALLY COMMON TO SEE A AFTER MARKET BODY ON THIS YEAR,THE CAB RETURNED FOR 1928 BUT THE BODIES DIDN'T !ALSO THAT 4CYL ENGINE CHEVY USED IN THERE CARS AND TRUCK WAS DONE,,,,NO MORE ,,,,THE RUN WAS OVER IN 1928,THEN CAME THE 6 BANGER!BACK THEN ALMOST EVERY CHEVY PART HAD THERE LOGO ON IT,"KINDA NEAT" TOP SPEED 45MPH ...YOU GOT A GOOD ONE!AND THE COOLEST PART IS THE WAY THEY SOUND FIRED UP! IF YOU EVER HAVE TIME PHOTOGRAPH THE LOCATION WHERE THEY MOUNTED THE BED "THE UNDERSIDE"I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS IF YOU EVER GET AROUND TO IT! HEY HAVE FUN WITH IT ,& GOOD LUCK ON ANY PARTS YOU MIGHT NEED,THAT'S GONNA BE FUN!LOL.....TAKE CARE KEVIN!

Kevin,That is a great find.Very nice!Congratulations.Mark

i like it i can picture it with a weaver hand crank wrecker unit on back ?

or a 3 compartment fuel delivery tank...... or a rocking chair for Granny

How about a 3 compartment bulk tank made by Butler that came off of a 1928 truck? I hate to remove the box though! Its in such great shape and if I take it off, I'm sure it will rot away!
I really like the idea of a bulk delivery truck tho??????

PS--Just got the gas tank back from being repaired--all boiled out and sealed!

ya i say a tanker or wrecker would be best

Those beds are fairly common, we are just a little more fond of fuel deliveries.

my 33 Chevy

I have the compartment just no tank. This is one I picked up earlier this year on a pick

HERE'S A 26 AT A LITTLE AIRPORT IN FREDERICKSBURG,TX

Would love to see photos of the bulk tank....

TimTheToolMan@MindSpring.Com

The truck was sold to matthegasman from this site and he met me in Milwaukee to pick it up. I'm not sure how far he's gotten with it in the last 2 years but maybe we can get him to let us know about what he's done with it. Heres a couple pictures taken in Milwaukee on delivery day!

Whoa! If that ain't a motley lookin crew! Lol. Was cold out.cant understand these guys who wear hats that don't keep their ears warm!