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My uncle sent me a pic of this truck off the internet. He says it is identical to my grandpa's, color as well, except his didn't have the lights on top of the fenders and it was a low side bed. My Aunt says she remembers it saying "job rated" on the front grill. Amazing that my grandpa had his truck for so many years (which he always said was his favorite) and no one ever got a good picture of it! He died in 73, about 18 months after the photo of us kids in the bed was taken. The truck was then sold at auction along with all his other tools, machines, and tractors, that he had on the farm. Grandma stayed on the farm for the next 30 years until she moved into town. Thanks to all who posted. Now on to find a 52 to restore! I'm sure I'll be posting for lots of help along the way.

Thanks for all the posts with regards to the pic. The ONLY reason I'm going with a 52 is the lack of evidence to prove different! It really doesn't matter much to me whether it's a 50-53. My aunt says it was a 52 Dodge and no one has given me a reason to think it's not. My Uncle called today and said that he remembers it had a column shifter and that the gears were very smooth. He also said that he found a picture of one on the internet that looked identical to the one my grandfather owned. I will post the pic as soon as i get it. My Aunt remembers that you could start out driving in second gear with no problem. The best guess on the year of the photo was Thanksgiving of 1971.

Here's a pic I found of the back cab of a 52. This is a recent photo and notice how the crease in the cab virtually disappears because of the angle and light. Now I'm convinced my grandfather's was a 52 and because of the poor quality photo and/or angle and light, the crease isn't visible...still looking for original pics.

Trying to locate more photos, but no luck yet. My aunt says she remembers that it was a B series and had fluid drive. Still have one more cousin with an old box of photos to go through. Also, grandmother's b-day is in two weeks (she's turning 97), and my sister will try to jog her memory!!

Thanks Jeff...Calabassas isn't that far...never thought to look on C/L for vehicles. I'll check them out today...thanks for the tip.

All three of you are correct! The pic was taken around 72 or 73. Probably with an old camera...maybe even a polaroid. I, too, am convinced it's a pilot house. If I can't come up with any other pictures of the truck, I'm calling it a 52 and starting my search for one to restore. Sister back in Kansas just found a huge bin of old pics of my grandmother's. Keeping my fingers crossed there are some of the truck! Thanks again for the interest and posts...you guys are the best.

The back of the Segrave looks correct for my pic, but I'm told my grandfather only bought Dodge's. Also, the fire truck pic doesn't have wing windows which I can clearly see in my photograph. Very interesting though...I'm going to research the possibility of Segrave making a pickup. And yes, I agree that the old photo could be playing tricks on the eyes. I know the truck was grey in color, and in the right light and angle, maybe the back of the cab would look flat. That being said, I've also looked at about 1000 pics of PH cabs on the web in all different colors, to include lots of different shades of grey, and couldn't find one that I didn't see a distinct crease across the back. The green 50 truck posted earlier is the closest I've seen to the pic...thanks for that one. I know a lot of people think the low bed doesn't look proportional with the PH cabs, but I prefer the low over the high, because to me it looks sleeker and racier, and the high bed looks more utilitarian. Still making lots of calls back home to get more info. I asked my sister (the oldest in the photo) what she remembered most about the truck, and she said the long running boards. Thanks again to all who chimed in with comments.

Thanks, everyone for all the great advice. I originally thought it was a 54, and the vertical split you see through the back window was the opening in the garage door, but my aunt swears it was a 52 Dodge. She is searching old photographs for some different angles and maybe a pic of the front grill. My grandfather worked at the Co-op and also raised pigs (some as big as 700 lbs), so maybe some of the livestock flattened the crease out, but I doubt it. I've squinted until my eyes bled looking at the photo, trying to see a crease in the cab, and just can't. My grandfather died when I was about 7, and now since I'm turning 50 this year, I wanted to find the same make and model pickup and have it restored. Mayber even recreate the photo with my siblings and cousins...(that's me in the middle of the photo). He used to give us rides on the sideboards from the street to the garage...it's one of my fondest memories of him. My grandmother is still alive at 96, but her memory is slipping. My sister is sharing photos with her daily in hopes of triggering some memories and more info on the truck. I'll post more photos as soon as I can get them...if any exist. Thanks to everyone who took time to look and tried to help.

My grandfather's 1952 Dodge...on farm outside Dodge City, KS.

New member and first post! Trying to determine the year and make of my grandfather's truck in the photo. Believe it's a 1952 Dodge, but i don't see the distinctive crease below the back window that molded into the doors on the Dodge's. Any help would be nice.