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I stand corrected. Upon closer inspection I see this truck has the proper front for a 54. The owner says it was sold new in 54 and titled as such when sold. The bed is anybody's guess.

OK, so, most likely what I'm seeing is trucks that have a mix match of parts, or at least the front panels swapped. I personally dig the 48-50. I like the flat face with no grill bars. I also think some of the sellers have no idea what it is and guess. Several I've looked at, (on line) have no title. One truck I've been looking at is titled as a 54 but has the early face and round front and rear fenders. pic attached.

I'm getting confused. I'm finding 3 front ends on these trucks. The 54 up has a trapezoid shaped grill opening with 2 grill bars. The opening has a raised edge. Now is where I get lost. I'm finding two other front end styles but they seem to be unaffected by model year. Both have a rectangle shaped opening with 3 bars. One has raised edges and open. The other is flat and has cross bars built in from side to side, which would be hidden by the 3 grill bars. I first thought one style was early, the other a later style, but I find both on anything pre 54. Somebody school me please. I attached a pic of a 55, a 49, and a 51 (advertised as such buy seller) Thanks

I think that unless something unbelievable comes along, I'm going to cool my heals a bit. I plan to hang out here, read the posts, ask a few noob questions, and wait for spring.

I'm in WV.

Well, that's where I'm the greenest, value. I've learned over the years that it costs the same to restore a Coronet 440 as it does a Super Bee or R/T (more or less) I know these trucks don't command big bucks. That's partly where I'm falling on my face. While I'm trying to see if there's good value in a truck, I miss it. I won't jump in WO at least some schooling. As far as the $3800 for the truck, it will depend on what's there and how apart it is. I was wanting something drivable. The old adage, "err in haste, repent in lesure" comes to mind. (been there, done that, don't want to do it again.)

I lost the 54 I wanted, the owner of the 53 won't budge on price and I just can't spend more untill I sell my 64 2dr project. Now, I know it's not a pilot-house but, I found a 47 3/4 ton, partly restored. L6 motor has been rebuilt, frame has been sand blasted and painted, body in primer, no bed. No pics but he's getting me some. It's close to where my youngest daughter lives so I'm thinking a look is in order. Can you guys school me on what to look for? It has lots of new parts and a clear title. I know it's basically a basket case by virtue of being disassembled. Still, at His asking price of $3800 or BO, I have to consider it.

Great links. These should be stickies at the top.

I'm 53 and hadn't noticed she was even wearing shoes till you pointed it out. I've been keeping up with this at work as I pass by a computer. They filter so much stuff, I hadn't seen this pic or some of the other pics.

I agree, I like the front and rear fenders to match. 53 is an odd year for that. Dig the truck over all though.

Agreed. I want to look at it, drive it, craw around under it, the whole 9 yrds. That's why I backed away from this one when the 54 popped up. Shoot, looking is the fun part.

Well, la'poop. The guy sold it yesterday. I was working 16s in the plant due to the weather and couldn't get free. I called this morning and it was gone. I guess I'm still looking. This has, however, been a lot of good info. The other truck I was looking at has a Nova sub frame. If I end up with something like that, respecting the truck is kinda moot. Might be better in the long run, always thought a Pilothouse with a C4 Vette suspension under it could bee a hoot. I can't hurt something that's already cut up.

Cool beans! I figured it had to do with disc brakes.

I've seen others mention the Cherokee rear axle on other sites. What's to be gained from that? This truck has a late 60s "B" 8 3/4 rear. It also had a 340 and 3.55 gears. The owner was running high 13s with it. He thought it had more in it but he was afraid of the drum brakes. He swapped out the 340 for the teen and 2.92s for the 3.55s to make it more street friendly. A great starting point for what I'm looking for. The Jeep rear interests me though.

Were good. I've always liked low and wide on everything but my wife.