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| | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 112 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 112 | Hi guys, I'm new and this is my first question
Does anybody knows something about somebody build a prototype chevy truck? I mean, if you go to the chevy history, you can find some "advanced design prototypes", specifically the one where the box is an extension of the panel truck, but is a chevy pickup truck.
thanks | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | In the February, 2004 issue of Collectible Automobile, there is a discussion of the development of the AD trucks, along with many photos. There are photos of designs produced in 1940 and 41. One of them shows a pickup in which the bed sides follow the same lines as the cab. I hope that this helps. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I have some pictures of pictures of a clay model of an AD GMC cab over truck.
It was displayed by GMC at the ATHS show in Baltimore last year.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The model you refer to is the Canopy Express. It's essentially a 1 ton panel with the sides cut out. There's roll down covers for the sides when the wheather is bad. The primary users of these were truck farmers. The open sides allow the farmer to sell his produce right off the truck, and keep them protected from the elements better than just being on a table.
There's a local Chevy restorer who had one, his was a '46. I'm not sure if he still has it, but I have seen it in person. They're definetly different from the normal trucks.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 | Welcome Alfonso. Are you thinking about the Canopy Express? Click Here Edit. Longbox55, types faster than me! 
When I go cruisin' in the old truck....women smile, men weep and dogs beg for rides.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Those Canopy trucks were also used by business for delivery. Our local grocery would deliver groceries in one. It was pretty much as easy to retrieve items from the bed of that truck as a standard truck, but your delivery would remain out of the elements.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Alfonso,
Welcome to the bolt, are you looking for a project?
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 112 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 112 | Thanks friends all the responses are my best welcome.
Fred, the article you told me is the reason of my doubt, if you see the prototypes you can think that is not too difficult to make one from one panel and one pickup truck, I mean use both bodies and performance the prototype. Do you know if somebody has made this idea?
For the other guys, thanks a lot. The canopy is great and my country there is no one. | | |
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