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1945 1/2 ton Pickup owned by John R Sandoval.
He did this one by himself (good to see those Wrench Heads
out there) and it looks done to me.....
1945 in progress
John Sandoval
1946 Suburban Carryall owned by Cliff Bradley
My truck has been an ongoing project for
over thirty years or should i say that's how long i have owned it . It is a 46 and During the first few years i changed the
front end to a 39-40 ,swapped the frame for a 54 chevy pickup,attempted to install a 248 -gmc motor . This didn't work out
being such a long motor out it came.
There it sat filling up with a lot of junk and
along came a wife and kids .
now on to 2003 .kids on to college and i started to look at the truck ,thinking ,i guess
i am ready to start. This year i have nearly completed all the mechanical details ,installing a 250-6 cyl ,replacing nearly
everything from switches ,to the brake system and lighting.
So now it is awaiting
the extensive body repairs that will bring this truck to the point of turning heads every where i go......
Not that it
doesn't do that already! Cliff Bradley (updated picture)
Cliff Bradley
1941 Suburban in restoration, owned by Jim Rulledge, he is working out the mechanical problems and driving her..
41 in progress
Jim Ruuedge
1946 1 ton panel owned by Mike, he said these are good before shots. He is just getting the engine back in
after new .030 over pistons, rings, bearings and a valve job. He is also putting in a synchronized 4 speed. SM
420, don't know the year.
Mike
Larry Tally owns this nice '45 and she is a war vet truck..
Larry's 45 website
1946 1/2 ton owned by Heikki Nurmi of Vantaa, Finland . He is curently in the restoration stage, he had the truck shipped
from Georgia. He is having some fun trying to find the parts for his restoration. But he is making good progress.Update: well
that orriginal upper and lower grill in my parts went for this 46 curently getting chromed in California, then going
to Finland...
Heikki Nurmi
46 Pictures under restoration, and parts collected
Lou from Cailifornia has so many old and unusual trucks, its hard to list, but this rare beast is not an Art Deco
but is WAY cool, a '37 yellow Canopy Express that is original (paint and engine) and is used as a daily workhorse.
"It was restored over 60 years ago by factory experts!" He got better than 20 MPG when he drove to LA in January.
Lou created the info source '37 Trux webpage, and has more info on the chevys than GM knows they put out...
Lou
The 1937 Chevrolet page(If you never went go now)
John Howards '46 Panel Van John wrote"Brad thought I send you a picture of my 46.. Have you ever thought
of doing a up-dated 46..IFS and all that stuff .My front end is not very good and the old 216
is tired so I'm not sure what to do... rebuild or change it a big decision for me...
I'm sure gonna keep your site under my favorites..."
--He is in the collection and decision making stage of his resto, but what a nice truck to start
with.
John Howard
1941 C.O.E., What a cool hauler, owned by Mark Hernandez, of Long Island N.Y. . It is a 109" wheelbase cab and
chassy. Mark wrote"I'm gonna put a bed on the 41 ,I'm a carpenter , and cant wait to pull up on the job site with it the boys
are gonna freak , life is good .. "
Mark Hernandez
1941 C.O.E. owned by Jeff, he is curently restoring it, and has nice new windows in it, looks good....
Jeff
1946 1/2 ton owned by Tim Barry, Tom wrote---
"My 46 Truck, the last email from me was blank....sorry....
I'm Tim Barry, in Little Rock, Arkansas. I purchased my 46 almost 14 years ago now. For years, I only did
chassis work, a little at a time. It took years for me to gather enough ready cash to make much progress. About
three years ago, I decided I'd collected enough parts and decided to put it all together, to see what I had. After two
years of assembly, I drove my baby last year. My first trip was from Little Rock to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the NSRA
Mid-South Nationals. Then, in August, I drove down to Beaumont, TX, for the Hot August Nights event. I still have
lots that I want to do, like install an A/C, heater and defrost unit. But it has been a lot of fun and a learning experience
to boot. I've had my share of help along the way."
Tom Barry
1942 Chevy 1.5 ton military panel truck with duallys, and all wheel drive owned by Greg Lampman...SWEET ...
Brad,
I do not know if I sent you a completed picture of my 42 Chevy 1.5 ton
military panel truck yet.
I thought that it would be good to see the
comparison between before and after. It has a fuel injected 350
v8 with
new venture 4500 5 speed with 900-20 tires. All the rest is 1942
vintage.
Oh by the way my wife calls the truck Bertha. Enjoy.
Greg Lampman
Matt Hanson's '41 in restoration, it is a '41 1/2 ton, he has the under side done and is now starting the sheet metal...
Looks like it will be a gem....
Matt Hanson
Travis Escapanel's 1946 panel, Travis wrote" and my stepfather has had it since 1970, I first meet him when I was
11, I am now 35, she needs alot of work, but I know I can do it. talk to you soon"
Travis Escalante
Gregg Bruff's '46 1 1/2 ton Gregg wrote :
"Brad: Nice website! I bought a '46 two ton a couple of years ago and am
slowly working on it.
It had a Woods Hydraulic Dump on it when I bought
it. I don't want the steel dump - know anyone who might?
I have plans to
put a wood bed on it like yours. Did you rebuild the hydraulic brake
booster under the gas tank?
I am reluctant to try and rebuild it. Any
advice or drawings so I can see how it is put together? Drop me
a note if
you get a chance. I'll attach a couple of pics. Thanks for posting all of
those nice brochure
pics for beds, etc. It will help me build mine in the
correct design. I have purchased some old magazine ads.
If you want I can
scan them and you could add them to your site. Best wishes on your
work! I am also looking
for an 8" stop light with the word STOP in black
on the glass lens. Seems as a kid I recall trucks with those added
on
after market. Also looking for glass lens turn signals for the front
fenders. I have a heavy metal
grille guard that looks like it came off a
military truck. Any use for that? Keep up the good work!"
Gregg Bruff
Hi brad,
I also like the 46 chevy trucks
my web page is http://home1gte.net/1jakes/ I haven't up dated it for several years so there are a couple of trucks that aren't in the line up yet. I have done
about 9 trucks and am in the process of redoing my suburban now I hope to drive it this summer if all goes well. Let me know
if you need any thing for your page.
Jake's body & Paint
Jake
1945 1 1/2 ton
Hey Brad, I thought I would drop you a line and send a couple pictures of my gem. I actually
just got it back in January, I drove it home…with no breaks…about 8 miles. I found
it in a local paper and the previous owner bought it at auction 10 years ago then let it sit in his barn since. I hope
to get this baby running by Labor Day so I can put it in the parade here in town. Thanks.
Kevin Bracey
Antioch, IL
Kevin
I like your site!
Here is my late 43 chevy 1 1/2 ton pannel. I put a GMC WW2 5 speed overdrive in it to get a little better road speed.
I would love to find some side pannels to fix the window holes. Do you know of any wasted pannel bodys that somone
might want to sell a little sheet metel out of?
Thanks,
Treven.
Treven
Brad here are some pictures of my 1945 Chevrolet Half Ton. I picked it up at an estate auction.
It was parked inside for over 20 years. It was in primer when I bought it and this winter I hope to go through the body and
fine tune some of the body work. The chrome grill is not to believed to be original to this truck along with the
passenger side fender. I plan on getting the truck back to 90% original condition with some of the modern day perks. I am
also sending you some pictures of the weld marks on the window jam that shows it to be a 1945.
Thanks for all the great information and keep up the good work. Richard Swenson,
Lincoln Nebraska
Richard
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Hi Brad!
Here are a pair of 1946 Chev's. The one with the lettering on the door is a 1 1/2 ton,
the other is a 2 ton. The 1 1/2 ton is completely restored from the ground up.
The 2 ton is original (and in great shape) apart from some body work and a new paint job. They
are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I bought the 2 ton from the fellow who owns that 1 1/2 ton. We just happened
to show up at a 'cruise night' together so it was good to get these shots of the two trucks. Really nice site you have and of great interest to those of us who love these old stovebolts.
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George
Brad,
That hood you sent me has been painted and installed. Here is a
shot of my '46 with its new hood. Still lots of little things to be done,
but at least I can drive it!
Steve
Steve
My name is Rick of Crescent City CA this is my 1941 AK Truck
It is completly stock except for smoothie wheels and moons.
It took me 2 1/2 years to do a frame off restoration.
This is my first restoration. I did all the work including the
Omaha Orange paint which was the original color of this 41. My
first 2 show brought me 2 First place Trophies. It has a 216ci engine, stock all the 1941 parts that make it a 41, parklights, metal ring in the back window, lock in the handle,etc...
Rick
Dave Collins : This is my 46 chevy 454 automatic 4 inch chop.you can use this in your gallery
I am in centerburg
Ohio
Dave
Here is mine, a 1943 Cargo truck that arrived in Belgium via France where it was donated by the
USA after WWII.
Bart
This truck supposedly was won in a card game by two civilians. It was slated to go over to the war effort
and never made it. It instead spent time as an ambulance. It was sold and bought by a rodder in the 80s and was converted
to a 305 chevy with auto tranny (not a real good job) It has been in storage for 19 years, I got it running and it needs
all the normal stuff done ,plus things like missing parking break, dash bezel missing and rewiring done. I have started on
it and will continue and use it for my home restoration business/furniture and antique restoration, out on Eastern Long Island
NY
Chris Harmon
Chris
Hey there,
I have been looking at the site and links since I picked up my truck. It will be started soon...
slowly until the garage is up in spring.
My brother helped me find the perfect truck and it turned into a two for one price. Mine
is a 46 2 Ton and his is a 46 1 1/2 Ton.
Your links are helpful to our projects. I was wondering if there were any more links for
the bigger trucks. I might need a new grill.
Well here are a few pics for starters...
Thanks Chris
Chris
Brad,
Here is a picture or the 1942 Chevy 1-1/2 panel just
picked up, I had known about it for three years but finally got the nerve to go see it and buy it. It took 6 hour to get to
in Minnesota from Wisconsin and a 8 hour white knuckle trip tow it home on the freeway. I am new to your site and was very
impressed but how about a wanted category or listing ( just a suggestion ) Great site keep up the good work.
Marvin Ribbich
Marvin
Hi Brad,
Very interesting site.
I own a 1946 Chevrolet 1 ton pick-up, which I picked
up four years ago. The
vehicle is currently sitting in my garage while I decide whether to
restore it or not.
The interesting thing about this truck is that it has
a body serial number of 1. I contacted GM of Canada, and they
have
authenticated the vehicle, cross matching the VIN. Unlike Chevrolet in the USA, GM of Canada apparently
did not keep production data on their vehicles produced in 1946. I have attached a photo of the vehicle (in pretty good shape
I think)
Mark
Mark Fuller
My name is Joe Adorjan. Here are some pictures of my 1946 3/4 ton pickup. This truck is
original down to every nut and bolt. The truck only has 34k original miles on it. I would like to thank brad for part of that
for hosting such a great website. I hope you can put these in you viewers gallery.
Thank you,
Joe
Hi Just looking at your site nice suburban I like the red and black.
I am restoring a 40 1/2 ton
Chevrolet suburban . Do you know is the seats
are the same for different years? attached is a photo of the 40. Thanks
for
any information. Bill
Bill
Brad:
Thanks for hosting this site. I'll be back! I found my '46 1/2 ton in Amarillo in 2003 in very good condition, but partly
disassembled. Took me two years to start, but I now have the critter in the shop and the body work 'bout complete.
I want it to be a daily driver, good for long trips across Texas, so I'm going back on a '66 Chevy 1/2 ton frame,
putting in a .307 bored .30 over, and likely a 3.73 rearend. My neighbor and his ex-father-in-law are doing this
(yep THEY get along fine....), so I can peek in regularly and get excited at the progress. Hope to have it on the road
by New Year's -- we'll see! I welcome any suggestions and cautions!
Reynolds Cushman
Hempstead, Texas
Reynolds
Greg And Tinas extended Art Deco..
Hi Folks, Thought I'd share my latest project. Her name is Barbra after my mom.
Here's the truck we haven't cleaned it up yet
and still have to get the fuel gauge working and horn so it looks like it is a driver real soon maybe Friday.
Jakes
We have just purchased this little truck. It has been modified some and we would like to unmodify and go back as much as poss. to original. But we can't determine the exact year. It was sold to us as a 1941, but according to some of your pictures online, it may be a 1942.
We can't find any identifing numbers on the truck at all. We supposed that was all destroyed during modifications. From what we have read, so much of the design was unchanged between the two years. Do you know of anymore changes or ways that might determine what we really have? We would really appreciate your input?
Thanks, Troyce and Lisa Henderson
Troyce and Lisa Henderson
I'm needing 2 items for this truck:
1: Lower splash apron. It's the pan that goes inside - between the bottom of the grille
& the bottom of the radiator. I assume it directs air upward into the radiator.
2: A complete locking mechanism for the passenger door. My handle is good, but not the
lock or shaft ( ? )
Do you have these items? By the way, this truck is for sale @ $ 39500.
Dave Cain
1946 2 TON
I had always wanted an Art Deco Chevrolet. I grew up with these old workhorses and always
admired them. I finally found a Nebraska grain truck that I knew could be restored to become the truck I had
in my mind's eye. Many hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars later I have my truck. I replaced
the solid grain body sides with stake body sideboards. The truck is mainly original. A local body shop did a great
job knocking out the dents and painting the cab. A set of new 750-20 tires completed the project. I enjoy driving
it around and introducing an old classic to a new generation.
George Berry
Hi Brad
Just thought i would let you know i visit your site often and it has been very helpful to me during the rebuilding of
my 46 hot rod.
Regards STEVE in ENGLAND
Steve
Brad: Getting back to you, here is the truck where I retrieved it from its last resting place. Last inspection
sticker is dated 1973. I have sent away for a lot of catalogs, restoration book by Brownell, GM restoration package,
etc. I must have discarded the old spare wheel by mistake; it was probably too rusted anyway. I have been searching
for a spare wheel but no can find. Does not appear in any of the catalogs. It's a 42 - 3/4 Ton, 6 lug; tires are
7.00 X 17.00, 6 ply. Truck has the black out grill and trim. Color scheme has been hacked and, according to one
of the daughters of the deceased owner, it was painted with a brush. Don't want to be a pain. Any help would be appreciated.
Art Cripps Jr.
Art
Found this for a pretty good price in an elderly couples farm barn where it
had been sitting for 10 years, because
the owner had passed away. It has all
original parts & it runs, but needs some minor repairs.
Do you know what
color the motor should be on a 3/4 ton 1946 Chevy pickup?
Thanks!!
Roy Houdyshell
Roy
Well the reason I am writing you again is that I bought two trucks here recently. One is a 1946
Chevrolet 1Ton flat bed/ stake. You see that is my question. I don't know the difference between the flatbed and the stake.
I know where the wood bed is but I couldn't tell you if it came with stakes on it. Would you be able to tell me the difference
between the flatbed and stake trucks? I see it is a low production number truck but it could be even lower depending on which
truck it is.
I said that I bought two 46's the other is a 1/2 ton flatbed/stake. This one did come with stakes
on the truck. I assume the truck came without a bed and then an aftermarket flatbed was put on? I
will send a picture of each truck if that would help. The VIN # on the 1 Ton is 5DR J 1698. I am sure you will already know
this but the 1 ton truck is the one without the bed. Any info you can give me would be tons
of help, and if I could help you out on anything like parts or anything please let me know. I come across these kinds of trucks
pretty often. Thanks Again Richard
Richard
Hello,
I am from Alberta Canada and I have been collecting 1939 to 1946 trucks for sometime now and I have obtained quite
a collection over the pass years. This is just one of my un-restored projects I will be working on, its a 1946 Chevrolet School Bus. Although the last owners converted it into a motor home which
had a bunk bed, stove, fridge, and toilet, put in back in the early 1970's. The yellow school bus paint is under
a flaky bleached out red, and the make of bus is Superior Coach Corporation, which also had a very nice back bumper
saying Superior, that is until I backed it off the trailer and it caught and broke in half. After sitting in a scrap
yard for many years I was able to purchase it and take it home, and when I get the time to work on it I would like
to bring it back to it’s original form as a school bus.
Wayne
Wayne
This is my new adventure. I found it in a used car lot, alot of things have been done to
it already. Like shaved door handles and a 4" drop job (whitch I'm trying to recover from). I need a set of ball joint extentions
that will fit a 1975 camaro front end. this is a hot rod, but hope you will use it on your sight. Tom Key
Tom
Brad,
Thanks for a great web site, lots of great
information and love the pictures as well as the parts for sale section. Bought my '46 last October thinking it was a '41
but after some VIN decoding found it to be a '46.. Just started working on mine, got the front end converted to Mustang II
with a sbc 350 bored .30 over with a performance cam and heads. Still much work to be done.. Thanks. Robert
Robert
Brad,
Thought you'd be interested in my 41.
It's one of 3 modified for use in the horror film "Jeepers Creepers".
It
still has the original 6 cylinder engine and runs great.
I tracked it down through several owners, after the film was released
in
2001 and it's finally mine.
No plans to restore this piece of movie history.
Tim
Tim
Jeepers Creepers pictures....
"I have been driving my !/2 ton since 74 in the last ten years I went alittle nuts.
I now have 20+ including 2burbs,gas truck,school bus,2 COE,s,3/4 panel1/2 panel and lots of collectibles. my name is Jeff
and I am obsessed but thanks to you I know that I am not alone!!!!! I am looking for more pics of my collection
i will forward them soon.( from Jeff)"....:::...Well it is nice to know I am not the only Stovebolt NUT out there...We
are not alone---Brad
Jeff
Hey Brad,
Big fan of your website, I’m
currently in the teardown process on my truck, here’s a pic of how things are going.
Robert A. Estrella
Glendale , Ariz
Robert
From New Berlin Wi. The truck is a 1941 bought 2 years as you see it. Mostly the work I've been doing is Mechanical.
The current project is the transmission. I hope to soon replace the box and get the right rear fenders.
That's my grandson in the go-cart which I believe to be late 50's or early 60's. I use the truck to haul the go-cart
to a local lot so my grandson and his friends can race around. The cart is my wife's when she was younger and I have
restored it except for the engine.
Jim
Hey Brad, thanks for the effort wrt your site! Really great to view all the "rigs". -Here is
mine, a '46 Kansas 1 1/2 T, short wheelbase -- Anybody out there have any pics of original-type BOX beds for one of these
1.5 tons? -I use my truck to turn heads & start conversations... I am a sign contractor, also do old-time hand lettering
(35 years exp.) and this truck is wonderful advertising...but I want a covered bed, like maybe an old moving company
or delivery outfit might have had..??
-John "Ton" (yes that is my real name!) -Reno Nevada
John Ton
Hi Brad,
What a great web site I hope you keep
it up. I have done about 9 or ten of these trucks. I have a body shop and these are my favorites. I have sold all but the
Burb. I still have a Flatbed with a brownie trans and a pickup, that I have all the parts acid dipped and ready for
bodywork. I don't think I have the energy to do two more but their ready to do if I get bored. I hope you can use some
of the photos in the Gallery. There are already two of my trucks in the line up. The Suburban and the Panel truck from
Indiana.
Thanks for a great job
JJ
Grabow
Jake
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