Looks like a beautiful truck, Harvey. By all means, share more pictures. Is there a brass tag on the dump body somewhere? That would tells us a lot, too.
For pictures, please show us both sides (complete truck -- try not to cut anything off), front and back, interior, close up of dash, both sides of the engine, and a shot of the dumping mechanism would be cool (with the box hoisted). If you could show us the underside of the truck, too.
1936 seems to be a pivotal point in the evolution of the GM truck (hydraulic brakes, one-piece cabs, etc) so studying yours will be fascinating if it is.
A quick look at your VIN discloses that the truck :
Was built in Janesville, WI (The "21")
Is a 1.5-ton, dual rear wheels (the "RB")
Was built in January (the "01") of 1936 -- which is approximately a quarter of the way into the 1936 model run
And was the 5,727th truck off the line (take the 6727 and subtract 1,000 -- the last four digits of the VIN are the production number for that particular plant. Chevy always started that number at 1,001).
Soooooooo..... if this truck was built before they switched to the more modern cab and brakes (is there a lot of woodwork inside the cab? Are the brakes mechanical?), it is the last of the "Early Stovebolts" and very interesting indeed.
Thanks for sharing it with us! I look forward to seeing more pictures.
John
Last edited by John Milliman; 08/25/2023 2:04 AM. Reason: Because I am a moron.
