Chuck Most Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 And it's really a Chevy with a GMC grille and tailgate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 RIGHT ON brutha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 That is what they all look like around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Nicely weathered. That would be a good way to build the Revell kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm amazed it's still so solid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Nice find there Chuck! That truck is so typical of that era, bent hood and rusty cab mounts. That plow is actually a Meyers plow and the one in the Revell kit is a copy of the Western brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Thanks Chuck...great find. That bent truck hood is funny as heck..what were the manufactures thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Jim, they made the hood weak in the middle so the dang things would fold in a front end collision . Problem was , NO ONE greased the hood hinges ! So....................., what happens , the hoods folded anyway ! Then folks like me started manufacturing Chevrolet Hood stiffners to folks around Houston . OH Man, I couldn't keep em around back in da day . Gee, I wish it were 1976 again an I was still in Houston makin all da mo mo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That bent truck hood is funny as heck..what were the manufactures thinking. Typical GM of that era. My father's 71 BelAir had hook kinks right at the front of the hinge mount from the same issue. GM pickups of that era were notorious rust buckets. Someone said that they didn't even paint the inside of the body panels. Looking at this truck, it seems every panel on that body was replaced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Typical GM of that era. My father's 71 BelAir had hook kinks right at the front of the hinge mount from the same issue. GM pickups of that era were notorious rust buckets. Someone said that they didn't even paint the inside of the body panels. Looking at this truck, it seems every panel on that body was replaced! Tom most of the guys I know that used Chevy's to plow with used assembled (from parts) trucks. Parts are cheaper than a new truck. Just fix what was broke or rusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 All vehicles get a elpo dip, which seals the metal, then they are dipped into an electro static bath that fuses the paint to the metal. There are NO bare metal surfaces FROM the FACTORY. Replacement parts are only shot with a temporary moistureproof type of coating. They WILL rust if not primed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Here are some shots of the hydraulic pump and lines for the plow- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I like the dirty engine bay with the brand new carb on top of it all. I've tried to duplicate those things in models and have been criticized because I didn't weather that part. Some things don't translate well to models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 I like the dirty engine bay with the brand new carb on top of it all. I've tried to duplicate those things in models and have been criticized because I didn't weather that part. Some things don't translate well to models. Next time that happens, pull up this picture and let 'em have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Cool find Chuck, does it run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Cool find Chuck, does it run? I believe so- the salvage yard it's at is planning on using it to clear the paths during winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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