JBNeal Posted September 22 Report Posted September 22 VINTAGEPIC: saw this C-1 dump truck sporting some doohickies on the FB Quote
Merle Coggins Posted September 23 Report Posted September 23 Looks like it has a 4WD conversion and a snow plow mount. Quote
JBNeal Posted September 23 Report Posted September 23 VINTAGEPIC: saw this COE tanker parked on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 24 Report Posted September 24 VINTAGEPIC: spotted this Pilot-House on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 25 Report Posted September 25 VINTAGEPIC: I spied a Route Van over on the FB 1 Quote
John-T-53 Posted September 25 Report Posted September 25 Wow, would you look at that....I see three step vans - International Metro in front, followed by what I think is a Ford step van (is that correct?), and then the Dodge bringing up the rear. Lots of 55 - 57 Chevys and Fords. I'm going to guess August 1957. Downtown LA. Quote
bkahler Posted September 25 Report Posted September 25 That is probably the 110 freeway heading north. N Figueroa St is not a very long stretch of road. The 110 heads northeast from there to Pasadena passing the Dodger stadium along the way. 15 years ago I drove that stretch of road many times and I never saw any 55-57 Chevy's or Ford's on the road 😁 1 Quote
JBNeal Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 VINTAGEPIC: spotted this Route Van on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 27 Report Posted September 27 VINTAGEPIC: spotted this C-1 in the parking lot over on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 28 Report Posted September 28 VINTAGEPIC: saw this B-1or2 hauler parked on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 29 Report Posted September 29 VINTAGEPIC: spotted this Pilot-House headed up the street over on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 VINTAGEPIC: saw this tanker with the interesting turn signals on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 VINTAGEPIC: saw this tanker on the tarmac on the FB 1 Quote
JBNeal Posted October 2 Report Posted October 2 VINTAGEPIC: saw this tanker on the tarmac on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 VINTAGEPIC: saw this COE hauler getting eyeballed on the FB 1 Quote
bkahler Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 45 minutes ago, JBNeal said: VINTAGEPIC: saw this COE hauler getting eyeballed on the FB The guy makes the cab look small! Quote
JBNeal Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 Indeed, these "big" trucks are kinda small compared to today's full-size pickups, the operators have gotten bigger as well. The big 1948 Pilot-House brochure has this comparison of small 130-lb and large 220-lb driver, showcasing the new larger cab. Judging from the locations of these two drivers' eyes, shoulders, and knees, the big guy is about 6 ft tall-ish, small guy maybe 5'6"...Andy Taylor and Barney Fife sizes. This reminds me of the time some big ol' boy moseyed up to the house wanting to sit in one of the Pilot-House cabs on the side yard. He wanted to get an old truck to fix up, but made the smart and probably experienced decision to see how he fit in this "great old truck" as he kept rambling on about. So I opened the door to the one that I had driven last, he climbed in, and the look on his face said it all as the steering wheel scraped his belt buckle...he decided that these old great trucks were nice to look at, but not quite his size 1 Quote
JBNeal Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 VINTAGEPIC: saw this C-1 doing a photo shoot on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 VINTAGEPIC: another poser with the C-1 on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 6 Report Posted October 6 VINTAGEPIC: saw this West TX COE Dodge work truck on the FB 2 Quote
JBNeal Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 VINTAGEPIC: spotted this mid-50s Dodge 1-ton service truck on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 8 Report Posted October 8 VINTAGEPIC: saw this cutomized B-1or2 panel on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 VINTAGEPIC: saw these big Dodge tankers posing on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 VINTAGEPIC: saw this Dodge hanging out over on the FB Quote
JBNeal Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 VINTAGEPIC: saw this big B-4 hauling some pop on the FB Quote
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