A few months back I posted a 37 business coupe that we were building for a customer. It was a bit out of place I guess for a truck forum but a lot of you had fond memories of old stovebolts like it. We're now starting on a transporter for it. It is a 37 big bolt, probably a 1 1/2 ton (guess) that is very good starting material. Dash and firewall not butchered, zero rust through, and all around pretty good metal. Grill is only major cosmetic task and this is unusual on big trucks because they sit high enough that the grill is usually good. Either going with an aluminum roll back bed or having a friend that can computer design create some images of it with widened front so a Toronado or Eldorado front drive can be used. The front drive along with torsion axles like those on the 6 wheel enclosed trailers and the frame stepped down behind the cab will keep the coupe down low behind the cab and out of the airstream, bugs, road trash, etc. Should be neat having a 37 hauling a 37 and anything beats dragging a trailer.
Oh man, I can't wait to see this one finished! This is going to be awesome! BTW, how about some more pics of the coupe?
Holy Cow, you get to do this for a living? My 15 restore effort has me wondering about doing it for a living. Glad you can do it, get paid for it, and enjoy it.
I'm Of Two Minds....... Because you all know how much I love them stock and don't mind driving to suit the 216 (slow) ... I had a '37 pickup once , a project but a nice truck , I sold it to my buddy back when I was working a '46 3100 for a daily driver shop truck.... Then there was my buddy who bought a '37 2T dump truck with maybe 30,000 original miles from a barn ($400.00 IIRC), let it sit & rust out then sold it recently , didn't tell me until the deal was done so all I could do was sit in it and say goodbye... I know you Evan and this old tired beauty will soon have a new lease on life and look better than it did in 1937 ! I also know how little value Big 'Bolts have , nonetheless...... Good luck with it , I can't wait to see the finished pix .
