Biscuitbuilder Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 How about a 1920 Oldsmobile 1-ton truck? (yes, Oldsmobile built trucks up through the early 1920's!) This one was started (frame built) in 1987, got back on it in January of this year. Biscuitbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaroman Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Cool buil, Art. What was your starting point or inspiration for this build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S10man Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Its nice to see some more progress on this Art. Is this superceding the Huomobile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Art Sweet! I presume everything is scratchbuilt here. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuitbuilder Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Cool buil, Art. What was your starting point or inspiration for this build? In early 1987, a model railroading magazine, "Mainline Modeler" published a set of excellent scale drawings of a 1920 Oldsmobile 1-ton truck that the artist, the late Al Armitage spotted at the Hays Truck Museum near his home, in Woodland, CA. Mainline Modeler magazine printed those drawings in exact 1:25 scale, which made them really easy to use. The truck itself is a complete vehicle, an astoundingly solid "barn find" from a ranch in Montana. The whole thing is actually based off the Beverly Hillbillie's car, which is a 20-21 Oldsmobile touring car, having the rear of the body lopped off, and a crude flat bed built on it. The front 2.5" of the frame, fenders, running boards, radiator, firewall, engine/tranny, front axle, rear axle and wheels are all pretty much straight from the BhB car. All the rest is coming from my stash of Evergreen. The cab will be as the actual truck, done in 1/32" birch plywood and basswood strip framing. The bed is going to be an ice delivery body, though. Biscuitbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuitbuilder Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Here's a view of the chassis from above. Biscuitbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southgate Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 This will be an interesting build to follow. And an Ice truck is a nice alternative too. no pun intended. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflame Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Whatever happened to this one Art? I remember seeing this way-back when... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_nigrelli Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 didn't this evolve to the stick-built 'telephone booth' cab with working doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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