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1949 Chevrolet Pickup Truck **original** Patina** Rat Rod** on 2040-cars

Year:1949 Mileage:100000 Color: OF THE BOX SEMI
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1949 3800 SERIES TRUCK WITH HYDRAULIC DUMP BOX.VERY ORIGINAL TRUCK.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO USE THE CAB AND FRONT END ON A NEWER CHASSIS SINCE THE CAB AND SHEET METAL IS THE SAME AS A HALF TON MODEL.I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REBUILT BY A LOCAL TECH SCHOOL CLASS.
AFTER GETTING IT HOME AND REALIZING HOW MUCH MECHANICALLY HAD BEEN DONE TO THIS TRUCK I DECIDED NOT TO PART IT OUT.THE ORIGINAL 216 ENGINE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY GONE THROUGH.REBUILT STARTER,CARB,DISTRIBUTOR AND FUEL PUMP.
NEW HOSES AND FAN BELT,MOTOR MOUNTS AND RADIATOR CLEANED OUT.THE CLUTCH  HOLDS VERY WELL,IT WAS PROBABLY
REPLACED ALSO.REBUILT MASTER CYLINDER.THE TRUCK RUNS AND STOPS VERY WELL!!!
THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE WHEN I BOUGHT IT,PUT IN A BATTERY AND FRESH GAS AND IT FIRED RIGHT UP.
THE CHOKE CABLE WAS STICKING SO I REPLACE THAT.THE PTO ENGAGES THE DUMP BOX WHICH WORKS VERY WELL.I REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC HOSES AND THE ACTUATOR CABLE ON THE HOIST.I INSTALLED NEW FLOOR BOARDS AND SIDE RAILS ON THE BOX.THE FLOOR IS TREATED 2X8 AND THE SIDES ARE TREATED 2X4.I POWERWASHED AND UNDERCOATED REAR FRAME AND UNDERSIDE OF BOX AND PAINTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX SEMI-GLOSS BLACK.BOX IS 7FT WIDE AND 8FT LONG.
AS FAR AS THE BODY,I BUFFED THE PAINT WHICH LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY ORIGINAL,YOU CAN SEE SOME RED AND BLUE SHOWING THROUGH IN THE PICS WHICH ADDS TO THE PATINA! WINDOWS ROLL UP AND DOWN SMOOTHLY,SMALL CRACK IN DRIVERS WINDOW,ALL OTHER GLASS GOOD,HAS MINIMAL RUST AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICS.THE AMP,OIL AND TEMP GAUGE OPERATE.THE FUEL GAUGE GOES WAY PAST FULL,IM ASSUMING A POOR CONNECTION BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY.THE WIRING WILL NEED UPDATED WHICH IS FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE TO DO.I DIDNT DO IT BECAUSE THE NEW OWNER MAY WANT TO STAY WITH 6 VOLT OR UPGRADE TO 12 VOLT.THERE IS A GOOD USED 6VOLT BATTERY INCLUDED IN THE SALE.
I REQUIRE A $500.00 DEPOSIT THROUGH PAYPAL WITHIN 12 HOURS AND REMAINDER IN CASH WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE.
CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE LESS THE 10 FEEDBACK.LOCATED IN STOUT IA 50673
ANY QUESTIONS CALL ME AT 319-239-5238
THANKS,JIM

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Pushing Back: GM expanding Chevrolet into Korea, Daewoo out

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Chevrolet Camaro goes to South Korea - Click above for high-res image
General Motors decided several years ago to begin heavily promoting Chevrolet as its global mainstream brand even in markets where its existing brands like Opel and Daewoo were a dominant force. Today, at the Busan Motor Show in South Korea, GM Daewoo president Mike Arcamone announced that the Camaro would lead the way in GM's efforts to market Chevrolet in South Korea.
For now at least Chevrolet and Daewoo-branded vehicles will coexist in the Korean market. However, while we were in China last week GM officials told us that the Daewoo brand, which has been somewhat tainted by past quality issues, would eventually be phased out in favor of Chevrolet. When the new Aveo launches next year it will likely be badged as a Chevrolet even though GM Daewoo is in charge of engineering the car.

Chevrolet donates 300 vehicles damaged by Sandy to help train first responders

Thu, 28 Feb 2013

Super Storm Sandy took out a lot of automobiles in its path of destruction through the Northeast last October. The number surpassed 250,000 at last count, and a few of those were owned by Chevrolet - cars either sitting on dealership lots or waiting at port to be shipped off. Rendered unsellable by the water damage inflicted by Sandy, these vehicles were facing the crusher. But Chevy didn't send them there.
Instead, Chevy had a better idea: It will be donating 300 of these vehicles damaged by Sandy to help train first responders at Guardian Centers in Perry, GA. Chevy is the official automotive partner of Guardian Centers, which is an 830-acre facility that trains first responders in disaster preparedness. Junked cars are practically a consumable commodity there, where a full-size cityscape simulator gives trainees an entire urban center in which to train for all sorts of rescue operations and disaster scenarios.
Chevy says its particular vehicles will be used "in conjunction with role players for wide area searches, traffic congestion in emergency situations, counter terrorism, public order and mass casualty exercises." While grim scenarios all, we're certainly glad there are people out there preparing for the unexpected. While a zombie apocalypse isn't officially on the list of potential disasters to prepare for, when the virus hits, we'll be hot-footing it to Perry, GA to hang with these guys and gals.

Silverado HD, Touareg V10 TDI face off in diesel tug-of-war

Sun, 30 Dec 2012

A couple weeks ago, we watched a Chevrolet Silverado get dominated by a Dodge Ram Heavy Duty in a fullsize pickup tug-of-war, but in that truck's defense, Chevy's Vortec gas engine was no match for the torquey Cummins turbo diesel. For our next round of vehicular tug-of-war, a Duramax-powered Silverado HD takes on Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI.
Now, on paper, putting the Duramax V8's 365 horsepower and 660 pound-feet of torque up against the V10's 310 hp and 553 lb-ft looks like an easy win for the Bowtie, but unfortunately, this battle has a similar result as the Dodge versus Chevy video, with the Silverado smoking its tires trying to move forward as it gets pulled backwards. Put another way: YouTube 2, Chevy Silverado 0.
It just goes to show, though, that big tires, bolt-on fender flares and goofy smoke stacks don't improve your towing abilities. Besides, what did the Silverado driver expect when the Touareg V10 TDI has towed a Boeing 747 in the past?