Sooner, I have NOT seen them in other trucks after 1936. I have a 37 and its "suppose" to be the first year with all metal. No wood in them. Sounds like your truck may be a "hybrid" of some sorts which most of them are after all these years. Say, have you got a picture of your truck you could post?? Or someone put them in there to "sturdy" it up some when doing body work. Picture is worth a thousand words.


1937 Chevy Pickup
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1952 Chevy Panel
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1950 Chevy Coupe
Pictures!

I'd rather walk and carry a Chevy hub cap than ride in a Ferd.
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