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02-05-2011 07:41 AM #1
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pickup anyone..?
Anybody looking to build a pickup out of their coupe...
just thought I would share this, rather unique for the day I guess.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/2187938616.htmlToys
`37 Ford Coupe
`64 Chevy Fleet side
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`68 Dodge Dart
Kids in the back seat may cause accidents, accidents in the back seat may cause kids, so no back seat, no accidents...!
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02-05-2011 01:55 PM #2
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Didn't know any auto manufactures made such an animal. I know during the war a number of car were turned into trucks of sorts, with such an add on bed. I have read that this way they could get more ration stamps, and easier to get tires as those were rationed also. Another reason may have been the fact truck were scarse as all that were manufactured, and held from the market were for the war effort. Might be interesting for a period restoration, with a unique twist.........
Originally Posted by 406Rich
Anybody looking to build a pickup out of their coupe... just thought I would share this, rather unique for the day I guess.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/2187938616.html
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02-05-2011 03:16 PM #3
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Hudson did something similar as a factory option in the late '30s up into the '40s. Called it a utility coupe:http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...rd/3454699307/Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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02-05-2011 03:17 PM #4
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Ah, the beginnings of the El Camino way before 1959..... Originally Posted by 406Rich
Anybody looking to build a pickup out of their coupe... just thought I would share this, rather unique for the day I guess.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/2187938616.html
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02-10-2011 11:29 AM #5
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Speaking of El Caminos, I just got this in an email...
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02-10-2011 03:49 PM #6
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Originally Posted by MikeB
Innovative.....but SCAREY!!!
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02-10-2011 04:36 PM #7
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My Dad built a P.U. out of an old Hudson, Circa 1950. I'll have to see if I can dig up some pics."PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
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02-11-2011 10:35 PM #8
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Here's a picture of my 1956 El Camino I built in the early 70s. Originally Posted by randyr
Ah, the beginnings of the El Camino way before 1959.....
It's setting in a car lot.... I traded it even up for a Model A pickup in a basket.
Notice the 57 Chevy head lights.... they didn't rust out as bad as the 56 did.
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02-10-2011 06:58 PM #9
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I couldn't see the link Rich posted, it said the Craigs List had expired, but I assume you're talking about one of these. I took these pics at a small monthly cruise-in last April. At first I thought it was homebuilt and wondered why someone would do this to such a nice coupe. Later in the year I saw it again at the Tampa NSRA Nats where it won an award. During the award presentation it was announced this was a very rare original that Chevy had built back in the day.
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02-10-2011 11:24 PM #10
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Yes, Mike, the slide-in bed portioin was what was in the craigslist ad. It had been made into a trailer. Thanks for posting the pics of how it's supposed to look but I still think it looks a little weird! LOL! I'm sure it came in handy back in the day..... Originally Posted by Mike52
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02-11-2011 02:37 AM #11
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I've seen some model a's and similar cars outfitted with homemade wood ones too, and the reason I always heard was about the gas rationing during the war. Didn't know there were these well built, obviously by some factory, ones out there too. Very interesting.
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02-11-2011 09:46 AM #12
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When I was a kid my father had a '28 490 Chev that had been converted to a pickup. Nothing fancy, just something he used for going in to his hunting camp before he bought a Jeep. It was actually the first vehicle I drove at age 11 or 12. There seemed to be a lot of similar conversions back then but none that were factory. Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
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02-11-2011 10:13 AM #13
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Bob that Hudson is very cool! Never saw one before." 
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02-11-2011 07:39 AM #14
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Not a new concept really. The early Model T's had a rear "turtle" that could be replaced with a truck bed. Pretty good concept actually.
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What is that above the rear window on the green chevy?
That doesn't look original..
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