'50 1 ton available

[Merle Coggins]

Last Thursday I went up to Mickey's Custard's Cruise Night and got to talking with a guy that said that he just aquired a '50 1 ton that he was tinkering with, but was looking to sell. He gave me his phone # and told me where his shop was, just off of Hwy 41 between Milwaukee and Fond du Lac.

Then today I was driving up Hwy 41 to visit a customer up near Fond du Lac and saw the truck sitting along side his shop. So, on the way back I swung in to have a look. It's a little rough but all there. He has replaced the brake lines and claims the brakes work. He's been working on getting the engine running. It looked like new plug wires and maybe a dist cap too. The carb was recently rebuilt but it didn't look like the right one. He even said that it wasn't the right one for the truck but was going to give it a try. The engine is free, but he hasn't got it running yet.

He said that he'd probably ask $1250 for it if the engine runs good, or maybe $900 if for some reason he can't get it running. It has 35,000 miles on the odometer. If anyone is interested I can get more info for you, or call Obermeyer's "41" Auto Body in Allenton, WI (262) 629-5825

Also, while I was there I noticed another flat head 6 engine hanging on a chain fall in the shop. I found out that they recently rebuilt it for a customer. It is an International engine for a 40's era truck (I think that's what they said). They are also just finishing up a restoration on a 55 Buick convertable. They are waiting for the customer to bring in the grill and bumpers to install, then it goes somewhere for the interior work. It looked pretty good. They were nice guys and it looked like they do pretty good work.

Merle