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chevykid65 · 01-16-2011, 10:19 AM

so i have 2 65s. a lwb and a swb. i had a kid stop by and ask me if id be interested in a 53 chevy. it turns out its a 1 or 2 ton dually truck. its got the original running gear. he found it in a field about 50 miles from here. a lil gas and a battery and it fired right up and he drove it 50 miles back here and his parents told him to get rid of it. hes asking $500. is this something i should jump on? i know the cabs on the early trucks as the halftons. but wouldnt i need a new set of fenders and hood to put it on a 1/2ton frame? i absolutely love this style of truck but i dont want to get in over my head.

sweet70beast · 01-16-2011, 07:27 PM

If it's a 1 ton the fenders and hood are the same, if it's bigger then no the fenders are different.
Depending on condition 500 is worth it.

**mr48chev** · 01-16-2011, 07:37 PM

The 1-1/2 ton trucks have the big openings in the fenderwells as Sweet70beast mentioned.

This is the 1-1/2 ton I have and it has 10.00 20 tires on it. I'm not sure what my plans are but it may end up as a car hauler with later 1 ton running gear. The frames on the 1-1/2 tons are massive and heavy.
One more thing is that the 1 tons usually have the regular pickup bumpers on them rather then the big truck bumper like this one has.

chevykid65 · 01-17-2011, 09:54 AM

ill have to get over there and check it out one day after work or have the kid send me some pics. he said the cab corners are a bit rusty and the passenger door has rust. with any luck it will be a 3/4 or 1 ton. id love to have one of these trucks. my uncle owned one right out of the navy and had it parked at his place. i spent many hours playing in it as a little kid

01-16-2011, 10:19 AM	#1
chevykid65 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Gooding, I.D. Posts: 225	53 chevy dually so i have 2 65s. a lwb and a swb. i had a kid stop by and ask me if id be interested in a 53 chevy. it turns out its a 1 or 2 ton dually truck. its got the original running gear. he found it in a field about 50 miles from here. a lil gas and a battery and it fired right up and he drove it 50 miles back here and his parents told him to get rid of it. hes asking $500. is this something i should jump on? i know the cabs on the early trucks as the halftons. but wouldnt i need a new set of fenders and hood to put it on a 1/2ton frame? i absolutely love this style of truck but i dont want to get in over my head.

01-16-2011, 07:27 PM	#2
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: 53 chevy dually If it's a 1 ton the fenders and hood are the same, if it's bigger then no the fenders are different. Depending on condition 500 is worth it. __________________ 1970 Nova 327/T5 (my 1st car) 1971 K-20 350/350/205 (winter DD) 1953 GMC Suburban 1968 Chevy Bel Air 1976 Chev C-10 1972 Skylark (suncoupe) 1 of 3943 made

01-16-2011, 07:37 PM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,572	Re: 53 chevy dually The 1-1/2 ton trucks have the big openings in the fenderwells as Sweet70beast mentioned. This is the 1-1/2 ton I have and it has 10.00 20 tires on it. I'm not sure what my plans are but it may end up as a car hauler with later 1 ton running gear. The frames on the 1-1/2 tons are massive and heavy. One more thing is that the 1 tons usually have the regular pickup bumpers on them rather then the big truck bumper like this one has.

01-17-2011, 09:54 AM	#4
chevykid65 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Gooding, I.D. Posts: 225	Re: 53 chevy dually ill have to get over there and check it out one day after work or have the kid send me some pics. he said the cab corners are a bit rusty and the passenger door has rust. with any luck it will be a 3/4 or 1 ton. id love to have one of these trucks. my uncle owned one right out of the navy and had it parked at his place. i spent many hours playing in it as a little kid



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