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Published: 2012-05-18 02:21:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1382; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 87
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This is a 1941 (possibly '42 or '46, but not '43-45) Chevy flatbed, found on the side of route 7 in mid-state Vermont. It looked like it was still being used.Edited to fix dates
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I love rusty old trucks, like this. They have such character. Fantastic shot! It would be amazing if this really is still being used!
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A few years ago I almost bought a '46 Ford from a local farmer, he was still using it weekly to get firewood at the back of his property. It needed a lot of work to be roadworthy though and thankfully my friend talked me out of it or we probably still wouldn't have a road legal truck. Instead my wife found Kermit: [link]
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It can't be made from 1942-45. All of those trucks were built under wartime restrictions and therefore had no chrome (Like my 1945 1.5 ton [link] ) this truck clearly has chrome.
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The US didn't get involved in the War until 1942, so those restrictions wouldn't have come in until some units would have shipped; the chrome is why I know it's not a '43. The US entry into WWII was December 7th, 1941 when the Japanese Imperial Air Force bombed Pearl Harbor.
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Alright it could be a 42, my bad; what I was trying to say was it might also be a 46 or early 47 too (they changed to the design partway through the model year.)
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No prob, we all make mistakes. I didn't know that the '46 or '47 had the same styling for instance. I also didn't know until today that they had a "crank" hole in the grill after '41, for some reason I thought it had been removed from '42 on.
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They only kept the same styling for the very begining of 47, finding a 1947 Art Deco Chevy truck is unlikely but they do exist.
Yeah, the crank hole usually has a little stainless cover that just snaps onto the grille, 95% of the time they're missing when you buy an old 41-46 Chevy, I got lucky and mine still had it. My dad's 51 Ford even still had a crank hole in the grille.
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Cool. My knowledge of pre-50ies cars is lacking somewhat; I knew the "Wurlitzer" Chevy lasted until 1945, pretty much unchanged from '41 minus the chrome, and that they were replaced by the "Advanced Design" models with the full front, but for some reason I thought the transition happened in '46. I think someone had one of the later and told me it was a '46 at some point. That or I'm getting old and forgetful.
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Eh, nobody knows everything, but we all know something. I know a lot about "Wurlitzer" or 'Art Deco' trucks mainly because I'm fortunate enough to own one.
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"Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Could be anywhere from 1941 to 1946. Almost impossible to tell the difference between the years without close inspection.
I suggest you go back, buy it, bring it home, and let us know.
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I assumed because of the chrome that it was pre-43, but I didn't know that the '46 used the same grill, so I suppose it could be a '46. As far as taking it home, well, I'd have to get rid of Kermit [link] and I'm not quite ready to do that.
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They kept building these through the war with almost no changes. Here's a fellow who has a 1945: [link]
"Kermit" could fit on the back!
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Yup, I saw another pic of the '45. I knew they were unchanged (minus chrome of course) until 1945, but most car companies introduced new styling for 1946. Kermit is an F-250 with an 8' box, I doubt the bed would be long enough
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I don't know if it was for sale, but it's by the side of the road on Route 7 just North of Vergennes.
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