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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 | here's the new creature around the house. rusty, ain't it? i just wish it hadn't died on the way home.... details, huh? pic1 pic2 | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Nice 'bolt you have there sykotec. Big back glass is a "Bonus". How close are you to Hughesville, Maryland. Mike Boteler lives there, & has a wealth of knowledge about '55-'59 Chevy Medium, & Heavy Duty Trucks. He owns several of them, check here, http://www.classiccoe.com/mike_boteler.htm | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 | glad someone other than me likes it. granted, hardly anything works on it, including the 261, but the 20 mile ride til it died was a blast, so i gotta fix it.
i was surprised i lucked out on the window. wrap-around glass front and rear - they sure don't make cool stuff like that anymore.
would've rather found, say, something in better shape, or a wrecker, but for a motorcycle in similar shape in trade, and 40 miles from home, what can i say? if i ever get it back to driveable, it should be the only one of its kind cruising around downtown rockville.
no idea on hughesville, will have to find out. i think i can manage most of the work, but hunting down parts, and finding a shop that knows these motors, no clue locally. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Wrecker !, Did you say wrecker? Just happens that Mike has a, Holmes 525 Wrecker Unit, exactly like the one on his '56 Chevy 8200 Series, For Sale. It is already off of the truck, & ready to go. His email address is, [email protected] | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 18 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 18 | I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice truck. My 56 has that same set-up (stakebody).
Jason Connellee, Maryland | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 53 | another one in MD, huh? i bet yours runs tho. have to see if i can find a machine shop around here who has good clue about these engines.
whereabouts in MD are your anyway? i'm in rockville, just a bit north of DC. has alot of old cars, but this is my first old truck, and certainly the BIGGEST machine i've ever owned. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 18 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 18 | I'm up here in Cecil County. I have a guy down here who knows these 235-261's pretty well. Let me know if you need something. My truck runs, but the charging system is not working properly.
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