Just like today, you could order a truck without a bed. Usually those were agricultural applications. My '51 was a farm truck where the owner fashioned a sheep pen as a bed for transporting a handful of ewes. Mine was 7 by 8 1/2 feet.

I have seen a few flatbeds from the factory, but most of those have fenders under a full width stake bed.


Dave Baird
1951 Chevy 3803

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