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Jan. 10, 2012 7:55 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
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Jan. 10, 2012 7:59 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
Now that is cool!
I don't know what it is either.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:01 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
It appears to be from the advance design chevy era, but it's not the 1/2, 3/4 or full ton... unless it's been severely chopped up. WHAT IS IT?
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:02 p.m. Donebrokeit Reader
I will give you a dollar for it
, nice very nice.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:03 p.m. DeadSkunk Dork
Early 50s Chevy COE cab mounted on a more modern pickup chassis would be my guess. Just Google "1954 Chevy COE" and a bunch of images will come up.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:09 p.m. Ranger50 Dork
Might be clipped with a nova/camaro/volare subframe CabOverEngine pickup. Very much like the old Roadway snubnose Fords.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:11 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
That is awesome.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:21 p.m. ditchdigger Dork
You want it because it is amazing. The proportions while unusual are perfect. It has all the utility of a full size pickup but is a few feet shorter.
It is probably my favorite pickup of all time and I look at these pics at least once a day.
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Jan. 10, 2012 8:27 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
How the heck does one go about finding one as a restoration project? I want one for a summer rat rod
All the ones online are $3500+ in project condition (quick look)
ditchdigger: drooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:08 p.m. ditchdigger Dork
COE's are my major weakness.
This one is already started http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2788421998.html
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:09 p.m. ditchdigger Dork
Remember that any bed will have to be custom. They never left the factory with these cool shorty beds on them. the frames are LOOOONG
They mostly looked like this
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:25 p.m. Sultan Reader
Ok I know I am a bit ahead of the game but.....
Dear Santa, Even though I am 50 and this must be a bit akward, please bring me this truck.
I promise I will be mostly good this year.
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:26 p.m. novaderrik Dork
i don't get the love affair some people have with these things.
but Different Strokes and what not..
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:27 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
Are the frames exotic in any way to handle the COE cab? Or can this be slapped on just about any frame (typical frame swap rules applying of course)
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:32 p.m. Gearheadotaku SuperDork
You know the drill, measure, cut, weld and hope you got it right....
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:35 p.m. ditchdigger Dork
Taiden wrote:
Are the frames exotic in any way to handle the COE cab? Or can this be slapped on just about any frame (typical frame swap rules applying of course)
They are forward control so your easiest starting point would be with a van of some type. However most of the really low and short ones that were around in the early 90's were based on MonteCarlo frames
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Jan. 10, 2012 9:40 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
I'm pretty much imagining the above truck with the simplest efi 5.3 vortec setup and 4 speed with a column shifter. I'd like the frame to be able to tow a decent amount though. 5000 lbs or so
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Jan. 10, 2012 10:24 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
OMG, they're so cuuuuute!
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Jan. 10, 2012 10:32 p.m. Luke SuperDork
I know, right. They're like a cartoon caricature of a truck.
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Jan. 10, 2012 10:39 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
The Chevy COE with the stock pickup bed looks like they were made for each other.
I need another project like I need a hole in my head.
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Jan. 11, 2012 7:53 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Seen locally.
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Jan. 11, 2012 8:10 a.m. Taiden SuperDork
I knew it was tall, but that's REALLY tall!
How would grm do one on budget? Buy a cab and a modern half ton and just stick them together? Piece together a retro bed?
