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AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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i have a 1952 chevy 1ton pickup. i took the grille off and there is a hole in the bottom piece. looks like there could have been a crank for motor. is this possible
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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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I think that the 216 and earlier 235 (pre-1953 or 1954) harmonic balancers had the hole and "tangs" for the hand crank.
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does anyone know where i can get one
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I saw a supplier listing them on line, maybe Chevy of the 40's.
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HaroldIs a restoration ever finished?
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Oddly enough I just now saw one on ebay listed under 47 chevy vintage parts and accessories!
Ed
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Wrench Fetcher
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Toyota, who's early Land Cruiser engines look like they had an awful lot of Chevy history in them, actually had an option to hand crank start if the battery was dead.
Cool video here of a '64 being hand cranked to start;
VIDEO