How rare are the crew cab flat beds?

[Davidmichael]

And I mean the ones with with the flat bed with dovetail. I have looked around, and have found mainly only standard cabs. If you don't know what I am talking about here is an example:




I am trying to see a ball park where you live and buy one in the next year or so. It needs to be a crew cab for me to haul my friends and family, when we go wheeling. And the low profile would be great since I will be hauling a lifted suburban.

[old Rusty C10]

ive seen three or four of them over the years up here in the nyc nj area but they are kinda rare..

[69C20CUSTOM]

There are a few std caps for sale around me in KCMO but Ive only seen one crewcab one.

There was a custom 1990's 3500HD crewcab one, last year but he wanted BIG MONEY

[andrewmp6]

They all was custom built by a company or 2 back then now they are hard to find.You could just buy a crew cab truck and have it turned in to one it won't be cheap tho.

[nekkidhillbilly]

for some reason i see more of them than i do regular crews

[bikes&bowties]

If you can do the work building would be your best bet. Either out of a regular crewcab or a single cab hauler... I assume it would need a boxed frame for strength.
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[lanconcj]

There is one on Houston Tx craigslist. It posted today for 12,700

[Davidmichael]

That's the one thing I want to try and avoid is a huge price tag. If I built one, the bed alone would be 5k+ then we have a donor truck, new frame welded in, and then a winch and all the other stuff I would need. But at least I am seeing just how rare and expensive they can run.

[Mr. 250r]

ive seen a two go for way cheaper than that but as per any square body it wasn't in great condition

[Blake_H]

There's one on eBay right now for sale with a buy it now $3250.00. I see them on there a couple times a year.



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[str8axle55]

Originally Posted by Blake_H

There's one on eBay right now for sale with a buy it now $3250.00. I see them on there a couple times a year.



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That one doesn`t look to bad for the $$. Too bad insurance is like 3K a year around here, plus it would prob be overloaded and a target for getting pulled over by Cops and the DOT.

[special-K]

We call those car haulers,dovetails,or even Hodges bodies after the company that builds them. They are commonly found as Crewcabs,even more than standard from what I've seen. They are located in KY and are pretty commonly seen in the S/E being used by used car dealers and race teams.
www.hodgescustomhaulers.com
There are other shops that build these and maybe some that have been around even longer,as well as those in other parts of the country. But,here in the East Hodges is the name most known.

[motornut]

CC just don't see them ,older square haulers very rare here ,and then not even crews
seen these this summer

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by special-K

We call those car haulers,dovetails,or even Hodges bodies after the company that builds them. They are commonly found as Crewcabs,even more than standard from what I've seen. They are located in KY and are pretty commonly seen in the S/E being used by used car dealers and race teams.
www.hodgescustomhaulers.com
There are other shops that build these and maybe some that have been around even longer,as well as those in other parts of the country. But,here in the East Hodges is the name most known.

Agree - Hodges is the company we used to convert our GM company owned cab chassis's into car haulers (mostly because the fleet coordinator was a big fan of them).

Incidently, the one we built to haul the race truck was a crew cab.

K

[jitteryguy]

A lot of weld'n shop's build em, there real popular with dirt track guy's.
You can find several on racingjunk.com most of the time. I bought last summer that I found on CraigsList for $2500 , it needs rocker's and a front seat, but my girl freind drove about 80 miles , load'd her impala on it and drove the truck home. she it runs and drives great.
Just gotta keep your eye out and you'll find a reasonably price'd one.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by special-K

We call those car haulers,dovetails,or even Hodges bodies after the company that builds them. They are commonly found as Crewcabs,even more than standard from what I've seen. They are located in KY and are pretty commonly seen in the S/E being used by used car dealers and race teams.
www.hodgescustomhaulers.com
There are other shops that build these and maybe some that have been around even longer,as well as those in other parts of the country. But,here in the East Hodges is the name most known.

guess that y i see them all the time

[arrover]

Saw a crew cab "'88 GMC. Car Hauler, 454, 400 trans, a/c, nice inside, 10k winch car lift on back, good tires. $6500. 334-374-8271. Red Level, AL"

This is not my truck! I don't live in AL but I thought of this thread when I saw the ad. You might be able to see it online. auto-roundup.com . It was in Truck Round-Up Magazine Febuary 2012 edition page 26.

[arrover]

I saw this one on craigslist today. It's not mine.
http://springfield.craigslist.org/cto/2895138655.html

[Davidmichael]

I have seen some like the one on ebay but that thing is rusted out. All you are buying is the bed and drive train. Hodges is the company I researched and came up with the best recommendations. But I am even going to narrow my search more cause I want a 19 or 20 foot bed. lol

[Littletony]

Here is one in NC, not mine.

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/2846366006.html

[Eyegore]

There is one in cl here in Phoenix