That looks like a 3800 series 1 ton to me. check out the links below, to the '50 model 1 ton I had. That's a 9 ft. 1 ton bed, in the photo you posted. There was never a '47-'54 1 1/2, or 2 ton pickup. However, there was a 1 1/2 ton pickup available through 1946.


Spanky Hardy
Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks & Antique Holmes Wreckers

1948 Chevrolet 5700 COE Holmes HD W35 Wrecker
In the Stovebolt Gallery
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1950 GMC 250 1-Ton
In the Stovebolt Gallery