47-59 Trucks at Bozo's

[8man]

Took a road trip and went through Santa Rosa NM. Got into town early enough to stop by Bozo's to see some vehicles. Saw these 3 trucks.

IMG_E0784 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
IMG_E0786 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Right in the door and this 54was right there, and for sale. I liked the chrome letters on the tailgate.

Then I looked at this one,
IMG_E0785 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
IMG_E0787 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
I asked Laura if this was the side boards she wanted, and she explained that she didn't like them. I asked why and she said she didn't like the wood. I said that's Trex, you will have oak. So she said ok.

Then I saw this beast.
IMG_E0783 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
IMG_E0788 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

There was no one to let me open the door or ask questions, but it looked like they added a dash section under the original dash to house the AC vents and controls. The inside of the cab was extremely cramped, I'm not sure I could have gotten in and driven it. But it was well done. I couldn't find the lines where they put stuff together.

[MiraclePieCo]

That blue '54 makes me wonder if these trucks were that nice when they were brand new!

[8man]

It was mostly original from what I could tell, except for the chrome lettering on the tailgate.

I don't think they were that nice, but for an almost original, $28,000 didn't seem too bad.

[mr48chev]

Remembering the 54 5 window with hydromatic that we had when I was in my early teens they were pretty decent but not that nice. I polished and waxed that truck more than once just for something to do and it would shine up pretty good. Fit and finish on 54 trucks may be a bit better than on 47/53 though. Since they made new dies for the 51 they may have fixed a few of the hiccups that were on the earlier trucks that we contend with daily.