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Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed? #169114 09/19/2004 6:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 15 Orcutt, CA S stevrolet46 Junior Member
stevrolet46 Junior Member S Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 15 Orcutt, CA	While researching the bed for my '46 Chevy I discovered that Chevy switched from Oak to Yellow Pine in 1940(?) to cut costs. Both the oak and pine beds were painted black, not stained or coated to make them "shine". However, if I were restoring a '46 GMC -- you guessed it -- I would need to install a steel bed! In 1946, this was more expensive, and the GMC was a bit "pricier" GM model with a few more features.

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what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Matt McD	09/19/2004 3:52 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Fred T	09/19/2004 4:33 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	squeeze	09/19/2004 4:44 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Matt McD	09/19/2004 4:51 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	squeeze	09/19/2004 4:55 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Fred T	09/19/2004 5:21 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Joe McNeel	09/19/2004 5:39 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	bigbassmann	09/19/2004 6:17 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	J.H.Proffit	09/19/2004 7:35 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Steamroller	09/19/2004 11:30 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	slomoe	09/19/2004 5:02 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Tony M	09/19/2004 5:07 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Matt McD	09/19/2004 5:16 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	slomoe	09/19/2004 5:41 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/19/2004 5:47 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	stevrolet46	09/19/2004 6:06 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	patrick66	09/19/2004 6:22 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Matt McD	09/19/2004 7:04 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	bznhafdzn	09/19/2004 7:56 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	swampcat	09/21/2004 2:24 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	46 In Progress	09/21/2004 3:19 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Marshall Dillon	09/21/2004 5:44 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	popcorn3023	09/21/2004 6:32 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Tony M	09/21/2004 6:34 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/23/2004 4:44 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/23/2004 4:48 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Matt McD	09/23/2004 8:21 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/23/2004 10:10 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Dusty	09/23/2004 10:13 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/28/2004 7:12 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/28/2004 8:46 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	Jeff_from_KY	09/29/2004 3:21 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	dale937	09/29/2004 9:27 PM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	swampcat	09/30/2004 5:06 AM
Re: what was the pupose of a wood bed?	4ontheFloor	09/30/2004 9:56 PM

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