red58...good info...the registrations I have are from '71 -'76 and '83. I do know that the original engine in this truck has been replaced...I did not live on the farm when this happened, but I remember being told that the replacement engine was a new, better, bigger one...so far I have not had the time to get the numbers off of this one...but will do so soon.
You are correct about it being a '46 style, but it was always referred to as "the 47 Chevy"...and the registrations all reflect that..
Now..tclederman...I have downloaded the document that you referred to, and I'm not positive which series this is. It's not an exact match for the 4409, but darn close. This has a grain bed on it which adds about a foot and a half, my fairly careful measuring of the WB came up with 162"...(I did not have a precise center point, but I did have a full length steel tape measure and tried to be as accurate as possible...and the tires on my truck are 7.50x20's. Maybe these variations were done because of the anticipated farm usage...or the tires could have been upgraded over its lifetime.
The overall length is 23'...the space in the shop where all of the mechanical work is being done is 24'...so, when they work on it, they push the rear end out of the door a few feet to give themselves some working room!
But...these are just minor points...I would appreciate anything you might have that would give me a close figure to the new price. I remember that we also bought a '47 Chevy Fleetline..and I think this was an "Actual '47"..it was 'loaded' then...which meant not much more than a radio and maybe hubcaps....and I think it was in the $1400 range.. I would expect the truck to be several hundred dollars more.. Thanks for the help from both of you...soon I should have all of this pretty much narrowed down...your postings are much appreciated..!
