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| | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 | Hi Folks, Reading both the sales brochures and the GM heritage truck pdf info file for 1959 Chevy trucks and all you find as the most HD truck is the Spartan 100 – but while surfing around I find this Spartan 120. I don’t think they made that emblem them self. Hence the question is what is this Spartan 120? Here is the pic: Spartan 120 Cheers Dyna | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | If I had to venture a guess I would say that 100 is the series and any variation there of i.e. 120, 130 and so on would have to do with the wheel base or trucks length. That is just a guess but I am betting on it to be the case. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | Very nice looking truck by the way! Is it yours or do you know the owner? I like that color very close to the stock green with just a little more kick. My 56 is that stock green and I have thought about repainting it the same then shooting it with clear and a little pearl or maybe add a touch of candy green to the clear coat. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | That truck is owned by Carter Trucking Co.,of Ninety Six, South Carolina (864)543-4554. I've seen this truck in person several times at the ATHS Antique Truck Show in Spencer, N.C. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy dyn_ares, according to the parts book the highest number on a "moulding-plate, series designation" for a 1959 Chevrolet truck is 100, I also looked at a picture I have of that truck from the 1997 Greensboro N.C. A.T.H.S. convention, and at that time the plates showed 100, so I guess he must have had them made up. Hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 | Great info Spanky :), so did you look at the emblem? 3B is right with the parts info. I just find it hard that they would make it up. Casting that in potmetal can't be a cheap operation. Can it be a special thing Chevy did, and they just came over the emblems?
Cheers Dyna | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Dyna, You can call them to verify, but the last time I saw this truck, those were "100" series designation emblems. I believe it's the camera angle, that's making it look like a "120" emblem, instead of a "100" emblem. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 90 | Ah it might be, and then it's just be being stupid  .. Cheers Dyna | | |
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