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dave870 · 10-25-2012, 01:00 AM

Hey guys, just hopping on this forum for some help identifying this thing. It has been on my family's farm for as long as I have been alive, 25 years. It is really the last thing left to get rid of but I have always been curious what exactly it was. I think its a Chevy, and around 1947 - 1959 which is why I picked this forum subsection but I am really not sure.

Any ideas?

dave870 · 10-25-2012, 01:03 AM

additional pics

Johnny49 · 10-25-2012, 05:40 AM

Definitely either Chevy or GMC, 47-54, looks like it may be an old milk truck...

coralhead · 10-25-2012, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny49

Definitely either Chevy or GMC, 47-54, looks like it may be an old milk truck...

Agree...looks like the walls have a bit of insulation in them.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-25-2012, 07:56 AM

Since there's no Chevy doors or windshield it's really hard to come up with a year. But, like others said 47-54 Chev or GMC for sure.
I had never heard of Herman Body. Only Divco for milk trucks. I did a quick search and not much out there about them at all. Here's a 47 International I found with a Herman body.
http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Di...ruck-dec6c.jpg
I'm guessing your truck may be worth a few bucks, just because I know the old Divcos are very collectible.

solidaxel · 10-25-2012, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny49

Definitely either Chevy or GMC, 47-54, looks like it may be an old milk truck...

Welcome from So. Arizona.
Yes i agree on the Milk truck, around here in the 50's our milk was delivered by the Bordens Milk Co.and that looks like one !!

gregw98 · 10-25-2012, 09:17 AM

This is a 1952 Ford Milk Truck. Seems to be whatever preference you chose of make. I have seen some Studebaker milk wagons using the same box.
Hopefully you are going to sell it and not crush it.. An engine build, nice set of wheels and tires, and drive the way it looks. Then it would bring big bucks on a re-sell. Would make a cool mini motorhome/camper. Already insulated too.

Sin7 · 10-25-2012, 09:38 AM

It's a bread truck. We have one that rolls around town...

Sin7 · 10-25-2012, 11:04 AM

the one i posted is a 1946 Herman

_Ogre · 10-25-2012, 12:23 PM

it is very cool
that's what it is

Billett · 10-25-2012, 12:35 PM

that thing is awesome!

dave870 · 10-25-2012, 01:12 PM

Wow thanks for all the feedback. Sadly the hood was recently stolen, despite its years of sitting here.

I don't want to send it to the scrapyard, I would like to find it a new home. I might list it on craigslist or make an ebay auction for it, but I am not sure what a reasonable asking price might be for its current condition.

I looked for VIN numbers but couldn't find anything. Where would I look to find numbers on this thing?

68panelman · 10-25-2012, 01:18 PM

In the first pic, the dash looks like a 54. Pic #8 the nose is a International, you can see the emblem on the rear lower hood.

sweet70beast · 10-25-2012, 07:24 PM

The dash is 47-53, it also has a dipper motor so 47-53 too. As for the vin tag it should be on the panel to the left of the clutch pedal next to the parking brake, at least that's where it was on my 50 Chev school bus. In the picture of the dash it looks like it might still be there.

**arturo7** · 10-26-2012, 12:41 AM

that thing is beyond cool

Sin7 · 10-26-2012, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by arturo7

that thing is beyond cool

Yes it is.

This is Jerry's other rig.

Sin7 · 10-26-2012, 07:34 AM

and boy does he have fun with them

10-25-2012, 01:00 AM	#1
dave870 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 3	Help me ID this thing! Hey guys, just hopping on this forum for some help identifying this thing. It has been on my family's farm for as long as I have been alive, 25 years. It is really the last thing left to get rid of but I have always been curious what exactly it was. I think its a Chevy, and around 1947 - 1959 which is why I picked this forum subsection but I am really not sure. Any ideas? Attached Images

10-25-2012, 01:03 AM	#2
dave870 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 3	Re: Help me ID this thing! additional pics Attached Images

10-25-2012, 05:40 AM	#3
Johnny49 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: . Posts: 106	Re: Help me ID this thing! Definitely either Chevy or GMC, 47-54, looks like it may be an old milk truck...

10-25-2012, 07:56 AM	#5
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Help me ID this thing! Since there's no Chevy doors or windshield it's really hard to come up with a year. But, like others said 47-54 Chev or GMC for sure. I had never heard of Herman Body. Only Divco for milk trucks. I did a quick search and not much out there about them at all. Here's a 47 International I found with a Herman body. http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Di...ruck-dec6c.jpg I'm guessing your truck may be worth a few bucks, just because I know the old Divcos are very collectible. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-25-2012, 09:17 AM	#7
gregw98 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Picayune, Mississippi Posts: 62	Re: Help me ID this thing! This is a 1952 Ford Milk Truck. Seems to be whatever preference you chose of make. I have seen some Studebaker milk wagons using the same box. Hopefully you are going to sell it and not crush it.. An engine build, nice set of wheels and tires, and drive the way it looks. Then it would bring big bucks on a re-sell. Would make a cool mini motorhome/camper. Already insulated too.

10-25-2012, 09:38 AM	#8
Sin7 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wylie TX Posts: 129	Re: Help me ID this thing! It's a bread truck. We have one that rolls around town... __________________ Sin7 = Luis 1959 Apache

10-25-2012, 11:04 AM	#9
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10-25-2012, 01:12 PM	#12
dave870 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 3	Re: Help me ID this thing! Wow thanks for all the feedback. Sadly the hood was recently stolen, despite its years of sitting here. I don't want to send it to the scrapyard, I would like to find it a new home. I might list it on craigslist or make an ebay auction for it, but I am not sure what a reasonable asking price might be for its current condition. I looked for VIN numbers but couldn't find anything. Where would I look to find numbers on this thing?

10-25-2012, 01:18 PM	#13
68panelman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York Posts: 3,458	Re: Help me ID this thing! In the first pic, the dash looks like a 54. Pic #8 the nose is a International, you can see the emblem on the rear lower hood.

10-25-2012, 07:24 PM	#14
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: Help me ID this thing! The dash is 47-53, it also has a dipper motor so 47-53 too. As for the vin tag it should be on the panel to the left of the clutch pedal next to the parking brake, at least that's where it was on my 50 Chev school bus. In the picture of the dash it looks like it might still be there. __________________ 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

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Sin7 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wylie TX Posts: 129	Re: Help me ID this thing! and boy does he have fun with them __________________ Sin7 = Luis 1959 Apache



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