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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Great Score, Good look'in COE. Welcome to the COE Club. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6 | Just one word AWSOME man what a find that thing is wild lookin man I wished had a COE,Bet that thing is pretty solid being it used to be a fire vehicle.Thanks for sharing the pixs.
41 1 1/2 TON FLATBED.1970 4X4 BURBAN,1948 CHEVY FLEETLINE
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | The history of it was that the truck actualy started out as a logging truck and then was converted into a fire truck after the war. As you can see, the tank is gone and it is not much of a fire body. Current plans are to take the old fire apparatus off and then put on a 16 ft flatbed. Yes, with the long wheelbase, it can definately handle that. The worst part on the truck is the left fender so far. It will be coming home next Saturday if all goes right.  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | You scored! Id love to have one of these beauts! Im actually looking for one also, but it aint soon enough for me (or the checkbook)!
Congrats though, I hope to get a deal like you did! Jeff | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | longest frame i've seen on a coe of that era | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | What a cool truck!! Congratulations!! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Chevrolet COE's were only offered, in 3 different wheelbases back then. 110in., 134in., & 158in. GMC offered many more, plus you could special order, a chassis to your spec.'s. This one, being a Chevy, was probably stretched at the Fire Apparatus Company, that installed the body. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | Actually, this truck started out as a logging truck when it was new. As far as I can tell, there is no signs that the frame was stretched on this truck. Dad said the 1940 he had as his first big truck was the same length. Most township fire trucks around here were kinda short and the body was built locally just to fit that long wheelbase. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | If the axle to axle length, is more than 158in., It had to have been, a special order chassis. Longest production line Chevrolet COE WB, was 158in. What number, is on the ID(VIN)Plate. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | I'll have to check that once we get it home this weekend. Oddly enough, a guy just emailed me that he has a 1953 GMC 2ton for sale. We had an add up looking for an old truck and now it is being answered after we found one on our own. It never fails... | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 117 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 117 | Very nice COE and I bet you and your dad have great memories of the first time you owned it. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | I was just talking to dad and he said it is a 158 inch wheelbase. He measured that Saturday when we went to buy the truck. The fire body probably makes it look longer than it is. I have a few memories of this truck, but not much since I was only 4 years old at the most when dad sold it.  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16 | Update on the COE. The truck is home and dad has already gotten the junk fire body removed. We have mostly been working on all the 'repairs' someone else had done. The left front fender is rough and someone did a really bad fiberglassing job on it. The outer door skin on the driver's side is like paper and hidden by bondo. It will need some TLC for sure. Got new spark plugs in it already and am going to make new spark plug wires for it next. Dad has pretty much taken the truck over. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | | | |
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