Hi Larry-
If the doors on the truck have the turn down exterior handle and vent
windows then it's a 1951. That's the only year they made that
combination of door handle with vent window. In 1952 on up they
switched the exterior handle to the push button style with the vent
window.
The 1950 doors were a one piece window glass with the turn down
exterior handle.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Burnett <laburnett@earthlink.net>
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:49 am
Subject: [oletrucks] Introduction and a question
> Greeting from VA,
> Just joined the list yesterday, and have already grabbed a wealth
> of information from the archives. I recently aquired my very
> first project, a 1950 or 51 AD 5-window, and towed it across
> country when I moved from CA to VA. Overall, the truck's in pretty
> good shape. Brakes are new, engine runs prety nice, only one bad
> spot of rust, and it's small. Unfortunately, before I can drive
> it around out here quite yet, as the king pins are shot, and won't
> pass state inspection.(my plan is to do one piece at a time while
> still driving her, rather than tackle the frame-off right off the bat)
>
> Now, my first (of many) question is this. All the glass is good
> except for one wing vent. I've looked online for this
> replacement, but the only listings for vent glass are for 51-53.
> My truck was sold to me as a 1950, but does the 18950 have wing
> vents? Or is it probably a 51 based on this?
>
> Thanks in advance, and brace yourselves for more:-)
> -Larry
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
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