OT old panel truck

[Young Ed]

My best friend works for a place here in the cities called Beisswenger's hardware. This spring I found an old panel truck in a local junkyard. My buddy just called me to say they bought it! I might be spending some time working on it. I'm going to stop over there on my way home and see it again in person but I think it was a mid 30s ford. Anyone confirm that?

[Plymouthy Adams]

Boy..talk about an afterthought on the gas fill tube...sorry boys..forgot all about that in the design..lets just stick it here...

[Young Ed]

My dodge just has one sticking out behind the drivers door. Maybe thats a hint to its identity. The mopar trucks fill on the other side.

[greg g]

Ok so was this the first Mega Mart???? Hardware, Meat and groceries.... Ok lemme have a half pound of ground beef, 2 split fryers, 2 onions, 5 # of potatoes, 2#'s of NAVY Beans, a tin of lard, 2#'s of flour, some flux core solder, 1# of roofing nails, 2 rolls of friction tape, 1 30# roll of roofing paper, some chicken wire, and oh yea 1 pound of sugar and dozen eggs. And could you deliver it?

[Young Ed]

Greg you're too funny. Wasn't it a general store back then??

[greg g]

Nah inna general strore you coulda got a pair of dungaries, some calico for the missus, couple spools of thread, and a small bottle of eau de toilet.

[BobT-47P15]

I think-a itsa Chebby. What do the dash look like????

[thedahmer]

I agree- the door locks look like that of General Motors decent--

[Young Ed]

That looks pretty close. I was thinking that dent in the cowl might be the appropriate size for a chev 6. I would think a ford would have a wider indent for the v8. I'll take a look at the dash and for serial #s etc when I stop to look at it after work.

[PatS....]

I think you're right about it being a Chevy. Look at the molding lines in the top of the door. Pretty unusual and the same on both trucks.

They didn't know the old panel was in the junkyard?

Neat find.

[Young Ed]

Nope it was somewhat far away even though basically in the same town. When I found it this spring I didn't have my camera with or they may have bought it sooner. I knew it was the same last name but I didn't know it was actually the same company. Time to leave work so I can go look at it now

[jamesadams]

6 hole wheels. I'm betting chevy.

[BobT-47P15]

Hello James Adams. Good to have an Arkansawyer on the forum. I can't remember just were your town is, but I'm in Joplin, MO.

[Young Ed]

Ok just got back home from checking this thing out. Yes it does have 6 bolt wheels. The serial # tag is missing from the right side of the cowl. Gauges are missing too. It had a crank out windshield with the wipers above. The headlights happen to be on the front seat which is I think a big clue. They look very similar to the 2 panels pictured on here. However instead of a parking light on top there is just a chrome fin. I'm thinking this means its a 39 truck and originaly it had parking lights and headlights together in the one fixture. Currently it does have sealed beams in the housings but I know lots of the late 30s vehicles got converted in the 40s. I did find an engine head in the back for a flathead 6. Wouldnt both the chevy and GMC trucks have an OHV 6? Of course being in the junkyard so long both the headlights or the engine head could have wandered in from some other vehicle.

Ed

[Dodgefran]

I think this is a 39 -40 truck. I have a 1938 and it is humpbacked. The humpback was stopped and the new design was brought in in '39.

Fran

[Young Ed]

Are you familiar enough with them to know if my theory on the headlights is correct?

[BobT-47P15]

A 1939 Chevy pickup.....does not have the parking lites on headlites.....nor does the 1940 model.

1940 Chevy pickup.

And a 1941 Chevy

[Young Ed]

This is weird. The headlights are for sure like the orange truck. But there is no parking light on top of the bucket. Just a chrome strip.

[BobT-47P15]

Ed, in looking thru several articles to get those pictures, I did see a truck or two with just the chrome strips on the headlights. Around 39, 40, or 41 models. Don't know if their use was influened by the size, price or type of truck. You might Google those models if interested.

[Charlie Olson]

Those aren't Ford door handles.

[bmt47p-15]

The 39 Chevy truck has 2 small round guages with a large round guage in the middle. The 40-46 chevy truck has a rectangular guage cluster. Hope this helps you out! THANKS!!!