Interesting, I wonder if it was an option, or maybe a later year thing,
my panel is a '49.
ggarrison@hagemeyerna.com wrote:
>
> I have a 51 Chev 3800 Panel (1 ton) which was a candy truck and it has the
> original plywood floor.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> To:
> cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> jrdorsey Subject: Re: [oletrucks]
>truck id help needed
> <jrdorsey@strato.net
> >
> Sent by:
> owner-oletrucks@auto
> x.team.net
>
>
> 11/20/2002 01:02 PM
> Please respond to
> jrdorsey
>
>
>
> Brad,
> I wonder if they did the plywood when they made it a school bus? All the
> other panels I've seen have boards and metal strips like the pickups
> (for hauling), but the suburbans have plywood for walking.
>
> You have one rare bird there! Does it still have seats?
>
> Brad Kahler wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > Just the wood bed portion of our 1-ton panel measures 112".
> > It is made up of one full length piece of plywood. That 112"
> > doesn't include the 4 or 6" of sheetmetal floor just inside the
> > rear door and stops short of where the front seat is.
> > Needless to say, playing basketball inside isn't necessarily
> > out of the question....!
> >
> > Brad
> > 1953 1-ton panel (x-school bus)
> >
> > On 19 Nov 2002 at 8:57, Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston) wrote:
> >
> > > I looked up the frame and wheelbase info for 57 GMC trucks in my Master
> > > Parts Book last night and found:
> > >
> > > Model "Ton" Wheelbase Chevy equivalent model
> > > 101 1/2 113" 31xx
> > > 102 1/2 123" 32xx
> > > 152 3/4 123" 36xx
> > > 251 1 113" I'm not sure which
> > > 252 1 123" wheelbases Chevy
> > > 253 1 135" offered in 38xx series
> > >
> > > The frame on the GMC 102 is thicker material than the 101. I suspect
> that
> > > it is the same frame as used on the 152 model, but forgot to look it
> up.
> > > Interesting that the 3/4 ton only came in the 123" wheelbase, but the 1
> > > ton came as short, long and realllllllly long models.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jrdorsey [mailto:jrdorsey@strato.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:16 PM
> > > Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
> > >
> > >
> > > well, yes and no. On the rear no problem, on the front, problem. You
> > > have to find a rim with the right backset to keep from rubbing the tie
> rod
> > > ends. If you have newer tie rod ends it's easier, the originals with
> the
> > > screw in plug in the end stick out just a little bit farther.
> > >
> > > I had a pair off a Ford that fit with a 3/16" spacer. trial and error
> is
> > > about the only way.
> > >
> > > Pat Sackrider wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi all, I've got a 3/4 ton 54. Is there a rim that replaces the 8
> bolt
> > > > split rims, available? thanks Pat Sackrider '54 3600 Saginaw, MI
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Kettunen
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:41 PM
> > > > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
> > > >
> > > > 57 Chevy would have been a 12 Volt negative ground. 3600 indicates
> 3/4
> > > > ton. You should also have 8 bolt wheels. Yes, the 3600 is a 3/4
> ton.
> > > > The extra lever was a parking brake. This may have had the parking
> > > > brake on a separate drum on the tailshaft of the transmission, don't
> > > > remember if this started with 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.
> > > >
> > > > All of these trucks had holes for a dealer installed accessory RADIO
> > > > (stereo FM hadn't been in use yet back then). The holes came from
> the
> > > > factory filled with removable blanks. Very few trucks had radios
> back
> > > > then, but they were starting to become popular.
> > > >
> > > > Bruce K
> > > > 57 3200 (1/2 ton long bed)
> > > > Mt. Iron, MN
> > > >
> > > > At Monday, 18 November 2002, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I got a '57 long bed, the side emblem oval says 3600. It has a
> floor
> > > > >shifter and looks like another lever for an e-brake. Has a hole
> > > > in the dash
> > > > >for a radio with seperate holes for the knobs. Did they have
> "factory"
> > > > >stereo's back then? These holes look to have been stamped out by
> > > > a machine.
> > > > >I'm assuming this is a 6 volt electrical system. Last question,
> > > > does the
> > > > >3600 designation indicate that the truck is a 3/4 ton?
> > > > >
> > > > >thanks,
> > > > >Bill
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> > > John Dorsey
> > > Wauchula FL
> > > http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey
> > > '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> > > '52 640 GMC Firetruck
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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> --
> John Dorsey
> Wauchula FL
> http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey
> '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> '52 640 GMC Firetruck
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
--
John Dorsey
Wauchula FL
http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey
'49 3800 Chevy Panel
'52 640 GMC Firetruck
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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