pflaming Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Found this: it's called a 'depression pickup'. It's a 38 Plymouth car, originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1952B3b23 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Wow thats really neat, where did you find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted February 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Where I found my vert. That '38 might make a nice rat rod, keep the 'cab' and the fenders and put stuff in and on. The cab has some wood in its framing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinsailor Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 They might call it a depression pickup, but they were still doing this in the late 50's. Neighbor had a 52 Ford sedan, nobody wanted it. He patched a pickup cab back on it, added a wood floor and got good money for it. First time I saw black magic used. Filled some pretty big holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 This is/was in the junkyard by the cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Someone near me did that with a 49-51 Mercury sedan. I need to see if it is still sitting in the boneyard and bring it home if it is. Would love to finish it, the bodywork was almost done and the guy lost interest. Almost looked factory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55dodgec3 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 That plymouth NEEDS to be saved...It has project written all over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBF Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think its a 36 but can't tell w/o seeing the dash. The 37-38's had the headlight mounted on the radiator shell. Whatever it is it needs to be saved. Out here in the apple country the farmer's used to make flatbed out of late 30's cars to carry bushel crates of picked fruit to the packing house. I remember my uncle had a 39 Chevy, and I just found another one in a local junkyard that was going to be crushed. They were cut off at the cowl, windshield frame left intact and a wooden flatbed built on the chassis. Lots of good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I think it is a 38 truck. The axle looks strait accross, the cars had curved axle... 36 cars had square windshiels at the bottom corners, not sure on trucks. 37 Plymouth cars had tilt out windshield, 38s were solid,,,,trucks may be different.. My memory not very good anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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