I acquired my 1940 Chev 1/2 ton truck in 1990, and it was fitted with a tray (flat top). About 4 years ago I saw a picture of a similar GMC pickup and thought how good it looked. Another year passed with time spent surfing the net, making enquiries, etc. before I ordered the bed from Jim Carter. I was lucky with freight, as a cousin brings in machinery from the states & included my pars in a container, all at no cost! Over the next 3 years I sourced timber, made some small parts, altered the body mounts to suit my Australian built cab as it is different to the US one, etc. I didn't want to put modern lights on the rear, so repro tail/stop lights are used, with small indicators from a motorcycle fitted into the rolls at the top of the sides. LED globes make them extremely bright. The last few bits were fitted at the weekend and I am now turning heads! There are a couple of 50's pickups in my area, but no 40's models, so I feel like a rat with a gold tooth when I venture into town! I live 250 miles east of Adelaide, 350 north of Melbourne & 600 west of Sydney, so it is pretty isolated. If you look on a map of Australia & note where the Murray & Darling Rivers meet, I'm in that area. I'd like to thank the staff at Jim Carters for all of their help & guidance, and the few people on the forum who, through their posts, have made the job easy. Merry Christmas to all. Bob
Great looking truck Bob! And I really like the color.
John, from what I understand from Tim, a tray is a flat bed/utility bed.
Don
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Thanks all for the comments. I got the truck from an older bloke, who was actually a Ford man & it didn't fit his stable. He restored in 1982 and it always looked a bit odd with a 1940 cab & a 1982 tray. It is pretty much standard except for the motor, which is a '54 Blue Flame, and a power brake booster fitted under the bed. I fitted the Coker Classic radial tyres and can't believe how it now steers & rides. I believe that the colour is an International truck red. Bob (Riggles)
Beautiful job Bob! Love the color, the wheel & tires. The result makes the three years of hard work worth it!
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Wow Bob, now that’s an awesome looking truck!!! Terrific job on the bed and the entire truck. You don’t see many that look like yours, so that makes it a real eye catcher. Never heard of “A rat with a gold tooth” before, but that’s what ya got! I like the oil can on the side too. Thanks for sharing the story and pics with us.
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When you say it was fitted with a tray, did you mean a flatbed? 
