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Old 05-26-2013, 08:30 PM   #16
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Re: 67 Chevy mini bread truck

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Originally Posted by 71gmcburb View Post
if my memory is correct it's called a "chassis cowl". you could get them from the factory with everything from the firewall forward on a complete chassis of your choice. Then you had the service body of your choice installed behind it. I think the "good humer"(sp) ice cream trucks were this way as well (with Ford noses). I've seen a few motorhomes like this as well.
Yep, the predecessors To the box van conversions that are everywhere now. They were dropped off at the conversion shops and then shipped to the dealer who had sold them.

I like the idea your friend had for it Midniteblues, a nifty family hauler/camping rig.
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