wrecker388 Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 First off if this should be in the diecast section feel free to move it. This truck is a replica of the last truck that my grandpa bought brand new. It was a 1972 Chevy Cheyenne. He used the truck when he owned a local Texaco station. He swapped the stock bed for a Reading utility body about 5 years after buying it. He drove it for a millennia, until the frame rusted completely in half with it sitting in the driveway. I vaguely remember the truck, which sat in the driveway until I was about 4. It was then hauled away by a local junkyard. Fast forward about 15 years, I was walking the same junkyard that bought the truck while looking for parts fro my van, when lo and behold I spot a black 67-72 Chevy cab. I thought that there was no way, until I got up close. Everything about the truck matched Pap's description. I knew it had to be his. After taking a few pictures to him he confirmed it most certainly was his. About a year later, I was cleaning my room when I came across an old, beat up Jada diecast of a 1/24 scale 72 Chevy. I decided to redo it into his truck. The utility bed is scratch built from Styrene sheet. The step bumper was 3D printed. The frame had to be extended in order to be a LWB like his truck, rather than the SWB like the diecast was. I've included a few pictures of the remains of the 1:1. It has since left that particular spot from the junkyard, whether it was sold or crushed I do not know. I gave it to pap for his birthday this year, and the look on his face was priceless. Thanks for looking. Any and all comments welcome.
wrecker388 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Posted January 7, 2017 Nice build and nice backstory, thank you!Thanks Mattias.
RodneyBad Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 Great story and a Great looking Build..Great job on the Reading utility body too..
mustang1989 Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 What a cool story and gift. There aren't really words to describe when you give an old timer a model of something that really means something to them like that. I also haven't seen many models (diecast or not) being built with a service bed on them. Great work and tribute Riley.
wrecker388 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Posted January 8, 2017 Great story and a Great looking Build.. Great job on the Reading utility body too.. Thanks Rodney. I stared at pictures online for a millennia to finally get it right. Just kinda eyeballed the dimensions. lol Very nice build... Thanks Carl. What a cool story and gift. There aren't really words to describe when you give an old timer a model of something that really means something to them like that. I also haven't seen many models (diecast or not) being built with a service bed on them. Great work and tribute Riley. Thanks Joe. His response made the last minute effort (literally the night before) to finish the utility bed worth it. I've noticed that myself about very few models having utility beds. My next modern(ish) truck build (after an ongoing camper and a ramp truck I have currently) I think I'm going to build a replacement service truck for my shop diorama. I think a utility bed on the back of an 88-98 Chevy 1 ton would be quite the workhorse. That won't be for quite awhile though. Need to finish some others first. lol
JUNK-MAN Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 Nice build and story! I like to build old work trucks so I'll have to file away the work bed idea.
gatorincebu Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Real nice tribute build ! I like it. Be Well Gator
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