BUSY BOLTERS Are you one?  The Shop Area
continues to pull in the most views on the Stovebolt. In August alone there were over 22,000 views in those 13 forums.
| | Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics126,777 Posts1,039,272 Members48,100 | | Most Online2,175
Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | I've been on the lookout for a 3804 for some time and my Dad finally found me one in a barn in NC. Photos here.It's a '49, but the cab has been replaced with a '52 or '53. The Body tag is gone, so I can't pin down the year exactly. The 216 is a replacement or some type of reman. The pad behind the distributor is blank and the engine has blue paint with no signs of original gray paint. The head checks out as a 1950 216. All in all, its a solid truck with no rust through anywhere. Now I've got something to drive while I finish my '52 3600 frame off re-build! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Looks like a winner to me. Great find. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 131 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 131 | WOW - This is AWSOME  Check out the forum for 1 ton owners.
1952 Chevy 3804My 1952 in the Gallery The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 | Holy smokes! That one looks like it's had lots of TLC in it's lifetime. Great find!  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 | Well, that is some kind of fancy-smancy unit, right there!
1951 3800 Be the change you want to see. -hotshoe
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | What's this thing on the side of the steering column?
Bruce | | | | | | ZooKeeper Unregistered | | ZooKeeper Unregistered | What's this thing on the side of the steering column?
Bruce The caption under the picture says it's a "Trailer Brake Controller"...Joe | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 | I have never actually seen a set of the original option road flares they are mentioned on price lists and some of my brochures that is something after 60 years! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Nice looking truck Ghostrider.....BTW did the Weimaraner 'security system' come with it? 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 546 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 546 | Really nice looking truck. Good trailer hitch, great dog!
"Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me alone, you're starting to freak me out."
1957 GMC 150
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 44 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 44 | I'm looking at the pictures now....WOW. I am incredibly jealous. We never find stuff like that up here, it gets all rusted or beat up. I just bought a '49 myself, only a GMC. your's is a 'beaut though. I love the long beds, and the ride height. same colour i plan to do on my truck.
Congratulations! It's a keeper! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | What a great find...congratulations! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | Thanks for the comments...it was a lucky find. I've got my old man to thank for that.
Bruce- like Joe said, it's an electric brake controller. I'm thinking maybe it's a manual deal by pulling the lever down to engage the brakes, but I've never seen one that old before.
Brad- I didn't know what those road flares were at first, but I gigured it out. They are pretty neat...they still have kerosene in them.
Jock- Already had the security system. He'll gladly look after the truck along with the house though. Once he jumped in that truck he didn't want to get out! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 886 | Nice find Steve! The trailer brake,flares and extinguisher are nice finds. Your filter cleaned up and painted nice! Have fun and good luck neighbor
Dan | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 181 | Love the aftermarket horns. I've got a set on my truck that look alot like those, although I've only gottem one to work so far. Who manufactured yours? Mine were made by Heintz or something like that. I've done some research to try and find som info about them, but no luck as of yet.
Awesome find!
Bryan
1954 3104 235 "AD" L-6 3-on-the tree
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | What's this thing on the side of the steering column?
Bruce The caption under the picture says it's a "Trailer Brake Controller"...Joe 
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Jock- Already had the security system. He'll gladly look after the truck along with the house though. Once he jumped in that truck he didn't want to get out! You 'trained' him well...he's got impeccable taste in transport!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,877 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,877 |
Wow, a long bed... sweet!
-W
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 59 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 59 | Wow, great find. Always liked those one tons for some reason. 
"One thing about trains, it doesn't matter where the're going, what matters is, deciding to get on." - Polar Express
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 54 | Nice find, I have a 1 ton 1950 GMC and although some parts are hard to locate, look forward to getting her finished. My security system is a blood hound named "Bones".
Let me know if you need any info on the 1 ton.
Eric | | |
|
|
