Author Topic: OLD SCHOOL chevy possibly 50s  (Read 7950 times)

Offline DustyRusty

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Re: OLD SCHOOL chevy possibly 50s
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2014, 06:22:01 pm »
IIRC, if it's a 3/4 ton it will have a longer frame and a long, step-side bed.  These longer trucks have been put on a K10 long bed frame and made into a 4X4 using the original drivetrain.   IMO they are wicked cool.

We had a '53 long step-side back on the farm.  It was wore out when my dad bought it and it wasn't a pleasant truck to drive but I always liked the look.  Who would have thought that all these years later these vehicles would be cool.  Ours had the 3-window cab and I still prefer those.  You often see them in Alaska in some field or sitting under a tarp in someone's back yard.
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Re: OLD SCHOOL chevy possibly 50s
« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2014, 11:57:39 am »
Quick tells on years are door handles and windshield. 48-51 had handles that twisted to open. 52-early 55 had pushbutton. Keepin mind they could have been changed like mine were on my 51. 54-up had s single peice windshield so that one can be 48-53.
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