For those who attend, you know its an eclectic mix of trucks from 1930 to the present. Trucks that have been lifted to the sky; trucks that have been slammed to the ground- and everything in between. But mixed in there are enough Stovebolt worthy trucks to make for a fun day. Like Art-Deco ‘46 Chevy trucks? There were at least 3 for sale in the swap meet section. Perhaps the most intriguing was a ‘46 2.5 ton dump truck from South Dakota. No rust to be found; decent paint; nice interior. The original 216.5 replaced with a 235 (or was it a 261?). Yes, it has 6 split rims with dry rotted 17.5 inch tires. The seller said he has 2 new tires for the front, and a tire shop brave enough to change them. All of this was yours for $6000. My wife had to drag me away!
The ‘46 chevy pickup at $3500 was a very rusty project, but the seller had a very solid ‘46 cab with doors at $2000. The very nice ‘34 pickup was priced at $25,000 despite its seized motor.
If you like trucks, its an entertaining day in the Carlisle sun.
That 46 dump has the same brush guard as our 46 2-ton.
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
Looking hard at your picture, no ours does not have the rods going thru the grill. I did not notice that before. But the rest of the grill is the same. Give me some time and I'll see if I can post some pictures.
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
Found an old one. This was taken at the 2009 KC Reunion and Mongo asked if he could borrow it all weekend for the Midwest All Trucks Nationals. He used it as the stage for the Friday evening band and the DJ all day Saturday.
Don
Edit: Looking at the picture, it may have those support bars and you talked me into walking up to the barn and get a few pictures.
Last edited by 2-Ton; 08/07/202312:20 AM.
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
Pictures I just took. Yes, it was a barn find when I bought it and it is a barn find again. It’s on my bucket list to dig it out of the barn. That will be after the 54 Plymouth is gone. 54 Pontiac is on the road now with a few tweaks still to make it a daily driver.
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
The guy in South Dakota apparently wasn’t satisfied running the struts down thru the grille and leaving the grille bars hanging, so he welded in two “circles” and tied it all together. It just illustrates how the farming community combines engineering and frugality to get results.
