Anyone know the year on this old Chevy

cbottger · March 11, 2007, 5:26pm

Age Please I know horses not trucks???

dedwards · March 11, 2007, 5:45pm

could be a 47-53. They did not change the body style much at all those years. In 54 they changed that grill but it stayed almost identical for several years. Google it and there are many sites with photos. If it has been stored inside all those years it is probably in good condition body wise. Remember, back then cars were made of metal.
I dont’ know jack about horses except they are big and they bite so we’re even.

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 6:03pm

1951

1951 Chevy pick-up truck for sale

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cbottger · March 11, 2007, 6:17pm

Thanks I was wanting to guess 48 but did not know for sure.

jwilliams4 · March 11, 2007, 6:46pm

I was going to suggest about '46 to '48—but I’m not going to now…

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 7:00pm

Jae;

Wasn’t that when you were a teenager??? ha. ha.

Man that was a long time ago.
That is when the metal was all metal and solid.

Marcel

jwilliams4 · March 11, 2007, 7:21pm

Marcel, I can’t remember being a teenager…whatever that is.

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 7:31pm

Come on now, Jae you remember that.

That is when you would get up to help your Father in the garage or basement before school.

That is when you had to go fill the kerosene 3 gallon glog, glog, container for your mother’s stove.

That is when you had to pick up the eggs before school.

That is when you had to do all those other chores for your Father before school.

That is when you had to walk to school, thank God I didn’t it was 13 miles.

That is when you went to school and work till nine o’clock to help with the chores.

That is when we had to stock up the basement with firewood.

That is when we worked for the next door neighbor after school to earn money to buy pencils.

You know what Jae;

By the time all these things were done I was eighteen years old.

Wow, I guess I was not a teenager also. ha. ha.

Marcel
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jwilliams4 · March 11, 2007, 7:50pm

mcyr:

Come on now, Jae you remember that.

That is when you would get up to help your Father in the garage or basement before school.

Never knew my father–no garage–no basement.

That is when you had to go fill the kerosene 3 gallon glog, glog, container for your mother’s stove.

No, I chopped wood for the old Majestic wood cooking stove.

That is when you had to pick up the eggs before school.

We didn’t keep chickens–my uncle did.

That is when you had to do all those other chores for your Father before school.

That is when you had to walk to school, thank God I didn’t it was 13 miles.

Only 9 miles, but it really was “uphill both ways”…

That is when you went to school and work till nine o’clock to help with the chores.

That’s so true.

That is when we had to stock up the basement with firewood.

No basement–kept the wood outside near the back porch.

That is when we worked for the next door neighbor after school to earn money to buy pencils.

Self-employed in the towns’ yards since I was about 9 or 10.

You know what Jae;

By the time all these things were done I was eighteen years old.

Problem with living in small farming town–these chores were never finished…

Wow, I guess I was not a teenager also. ha. ha.

Marcel
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But I wouldn’t trade my youth for the world–it beats the heck out of the way kids are growing up today.

:roll: :roll:

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 8:03pm

How true isn’t it.??

Marcel

gbeaumont · March 11, 2007, 8:12pm

Hi Charley,

that truck has door window vents so must be 1951 model, if the door handles are push-button type then it is a 1952 or 1953, the 1954 model year went to a one piece windscreen and a different grille style.

Taken from:

http://www.chevytrucks.org/resources/history_of_chevy_trucks.htm

Regards

Gerry

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 8:21pm

Sorry Gerry, I can not remember the interior like you do. ha. ha. I was to young.

Marcel

gbeaumont · March 11, 2007, 8:28pm

Too funny, I wasn’t even born back then, I am just enough of an old car nut to have gone and researched the answer :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Regards

Gerry

mcyr · March 11, 2007, 8:44pm

I didn’t think you were after meeting you in Portland, Maine, but your hair told me that you might of been around in those times. ha. ha. After the Course you instructed on Manufactured Housing, which was great and excellent.

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1951 Chicago Trailer

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TheAnother short-lived early 1950’s manufacturer was the Chicago Trailer Co. This is a short article that appeared in the 1951 Trailer Dealer’s magazine describing the new model.

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Marcel

kswift · March 11, 2007, 11:24pm

I was going to guess 1949, but I’m glad someone starting talking about cars, so I can show off my 55.

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jwilliams4 · March 11, 2007, 11:26pm

That’s a dandy, Keith. One of the more classic of the classics.

prussell · March 12, 2007, 12:28am

About time a Ford man showed up here, now that’s class!!!

mkyriacou · March 12, 2007, 12:33am

Very nice Keith!!

kswift · March 12, 2007, 1:13am

I’m actually an E-type Jag man, and this is just a temporary pressure bandage to stop the bleeding. Long story, but an interesting one. I sold my 1960 XK 150 Jaguar to finance my books, and within a few weeks stumbled on this during an inspection; a true “barn find” that hadn’t been driven in years. It has a hard top, soft top, buffed up beautifully, runs like a dream (three-speed manual transmission with manual overdrive), and I damn near stole it. The seller was happy, even though I told him that it was worth more than he was asking, and now I’m happy, but looking to sell this an get a Jaguar E-type roadster.

mcyr · March 12, 2007, 1:26am

Why did you hit me like a Jag Man.

You da Man Jag.

Go get it, you deserve it. ha. ha.

Marcel