Going by the inflated price of a Chevy 1/2-ton truck today, that
$1,500 50's truck would be about $30,000, using the same ratio
that $75 radio would be $1500 today. No wonder those truck
radios weren't all that common.
Charlie would have a lot more knowledge about the differences
between the Chevy and GMC but from what little I know of them
besides the obvious stronger engines, there were many other
areas where they were beefed up. Pete has finished a complete
restoration of a '52 Chevy 3104 and a '53 3/4-ton GMC and could
also attest to some of the variation between the two.
I guess I look at the GMC as a Heavy Duty versions of the
Chevy truck.
And although I have been having trouble staying logged in all
morning and have typed this three times only to be thrown out
and have to start over,,,, I gotta thank Brad again. Or maybe I
shouldn't, cus ya hooked me into you site for a couple more
hours this morning with those pictures you posted last week.
And of course I couldn't just look at the new stuff, had to
peruse the older pictures for a while also. I still
say, you have to have a 100x50 warehouse out back to
keep all that stuff in.
You and Tim are gonna be running head to head as far as the most
watched sites on the Stovebolt. And I want to thank both of you
guys for the generous contribution you've made to the accurate
documentation of these early truck and for sharing it with us.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Last edited by Denny Graham; 03/15/2014 4:42 PM.
