This would make a nice beginning for someone: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chevrolet/3600/1567641.html?refer=news
Project Truck What Russ said . The reason being , although it looks decent , rust never sleeps and experiance has shown that trucks like this tend to be rusted paper thin and often have the frame rotted away beyond repair . Especially when backed into a hillside like this , on the ground . So , this nice old rig should be looked at as a PARTS TRUCK , maybe you'll get lucky and be able to restore it . Frames are cheap anyway .
The absolute worst thing that can happen to a car or truck is to be parked under a tree. Be it leaves or needles both will hold moisture and dirt leading to way more corrosion than first meets the eye. Needles especially get down into cracks and crevices that causes rust through that you won't find until chemically dipped or media blasted. It says all number matching and also a 235. I know big trucks had babbit rod 235's but didn't know a 3600 did. I think family sentiment is clouding their concept of it's true value.
Can any of you gents identify the hood ornament on this pick-up? I only have one photograph to go off of for cloning my grandpa's service station truck... and it seems to me that this hood ornament may be a match for the one in the picture of my grandpa's truck. I know Chevrolet offered dealer-installed hood ornaments (this isn't the common truck hood ornament that is reproduced today), but I thought maybe other after-market companies maybe produced such things as well. Is that true, or just a bad theory? I'm a long ways from needing a hood ornament, I'm just trying to have that bit of a mystery solved for when I do reach that point. Thanks, gents! Damon
Damon, it looks like a early 50s car hood ornament, if your talking about the one pictured in this truck thread.
