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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,414 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,414 | Great looking truck. I always did like the 55 thru 57's. Does that still have the vacum operated wipers? If so, how well do they work?
~ J Lucas 2006 GMC Envoy 4.2 I6 2023 Ram 2500/Cumins 6.7 I6 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife’s) 2002 Silverado 2500 Gas 6.0 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton 1942 Chevy 1.5-Ton SWBIn the Gallery My Flicker Photos! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 | Sweeeeeet  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | Congrads to you Cletis. Nice ride. Cecil......... | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 72 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 72 | Cletis,
You must be living life right to get such a great truck. I love the big back window trucks. Take care of it and have fun.
Dan
If you didn’t skin a knuckle while you were working on your truck, you weren’t working hard enough! 53 5window 1/2 ton54 3window 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Thanks for all the comments.
Concerning the wipers, yes, they are vacuum. They work fine idling with no rain. I'll have to get back to you about driving in the rain. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 321 | my dad has a 55 with the big back window. unfortunatley it is over qualified for the irwipi contest. last time i saw it it was under enough lumber to build a house.
nice truck!
(by the way...can totally relate to the vac wiper) | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 122 | Cletis, That is one fine looking truck! Congradulations on such a nice score!  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | It is a very nice truck, met up with cletis at the truck show yesterday, arnstine was there also , saw his truck there but not him, I told cletis I would make an offer on his truck but he would not bite, after he told me what he stole if for I could not believe,we had a great time,,,Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | The truck ran great to Dallas and back but it drives like an old truck. Sure was fun. Had a great time at the show. Fred is always fun to be around. I don't care what you guys think about him.
I'm going to meet up with him again later this month at the Arlington swap meet. Anyone care to join us? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 68 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 68 | Hey Cletis.... sanitary little 56 no spare tire hole straight, and the right color. Nice man proud for ya!!!!!! ....... Ronnie I know this post is alittle late for me just got back from the hospital saw this and wanted to congratulate you. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 332 Big Bolt Shop Curmudgeon | | Big Bolt Shop Curmudgeon Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 332 | Cletis, you should know by now that we don't think about him!
Nice truck. Betcha didn't let Fred even get in it!
Drivin' down a 2 lane country road in a stovebolt.....cowboy, it don't get no better than this!
1946 1-1/2 ton Chevy
"Ol Blue", or "THE BIG 'UN"
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Well I told you wrong. I just thought it has vacuum wipers because it has a cable control. I didn't realize the electric has cable control too. It has electric wipers. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 285 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 285 | Nice truck Cletis--but then I AM kind of partial to the '56  | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 60 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 60 | Awesome Truck! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | "Runs, drives, stops and everything."
Nice truck,but-where's the fun in that?
Speed | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 | Cletis fine lookin truck.That sun visor looks great.
dan-pa
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