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| | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 | Cool Truck.
I like the color as well.
Bill
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 | Have we seen pictures of your '63 GMC 5000 yet?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 | Neat truck!  That's a Holmes 525 Boom/Winch unit with a 828 Service Body. The truck will weigh in right at 10,000 pounds. Do you have all of the front sheet metal and hood latches (those items are LCF only items)? Engine/trans and brakes are all easy stuff! Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | Thanks for the model info on the wrecker and the service body, I was wondering what they were. The hood and latches are all there along with the bumper, the complete engine is missing along with the heavy duty radiator. Neat truck! That's a Holmes 525 Boom/Winch unit with a 828 Service Body. The truck will weigh in right at 10,000 pounds. Do you have all of the front sheet metal and hood latches (those items are LCF only items)? Engine/trans and brakes are all easy stuff! Mike B | | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 | Not sure, Here's some pic links of the 5000 for ya. I remember it now. Nice truck and it looks very restorable, but you may remember that I was telling you that it is not actually a '63. It is either a '64 or a '65. Most of my books are Chevrolet, but if you post the VIN Number, or the first part of it anyway, I'll try to decipher it for you. I used to drive a truck similar to it. It was a '62 GMC 6500, 478 V-6, 5-Speed Trans, 2-Speed Rear, Spoke Wheels, 10-20 Rubber, Air Brakes and a GVW of 32,000. Bill
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Nice truck. Those Holmes 525 units are good wreckers, I've owned three of them. Did you purchase it directly from Tow Truck Marks? They have a '47-'53 Chevy COE Holmes W35 Wrecker also. Are those holes in the hood ? Saw two of those '55-'57 LCF hoods on ebay recently. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | The shop I bought it from is a custom fab shop in Phoenix ,I'm not sure what the holes are for in the front of the hood? Hoping to get it picked up next week. Nice truck. Those Holmes 525 units are good wreckers, I've owned three of them. Did you purchase it directly from Tow Truck Marks? They have a '47-'53 Chevy COE Holmes W35 Wrecker also. Are those holes in the hood ? Saw two of those '55-'57 LCF hoods on ebay recently. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Those holes are definitely not Factory. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 | Once you get the truck home, look on the passenger side mast for the 525 tag and down on the bottom front corner of the service body on the passenger side for the 828 tag. Both of these tags are brass so be carefull scraping them to see the numbers...I'd remove them and clean them with solvents or paint remover so as not to damage them. Having the hood latches is a big bonus! Are there any towing accessories or tools in the tool box? Mike B | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 | very nice truck, someday i'll find one similar to yours Indy 
1949 Dodge Coronet 1955 2nd Chevy 4400 1.5 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1957 Chevy 5400 LCF 2 ton 1966 Dodge D100 Sweptline 1968 Chevy P20 stepvan 1969 GMC LWB pickup 1972 GMC Sprint 1974 CP30 shorty bus There are three things that I've learned never discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.----Linus Van Pelt Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | Thanks for the heads up on the tags,I'll definitely be looking at preserving what I can.Not sure about the tools maybe some are there,I won't know till it gets to my place. The truck is getting picked up on Jan 7th and will be at my place by the 9th. This is worse than waiting for Christmas when I was a kid,I tell ya! Tim Once you get the truck home, look on the passenger side mast for the 525 tag and down on the bottom front corner of the service body on the passenger side for the 828 tag. Both of these tags are brass so be carefull scraping them to see the numbers...I'd remove them and clean them with solvents or paint remover so as not to damage them. Having the hood latches is a big bonus! Are there any towing accessories or tools in the tool box? Mike B | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | I was going to throw a small block chevy back in the truck, but.... I've been looking at the 'W' series big blocks 348 409 427 motors, more torque and power plus they look great with those scalloped valve covers,it'll make a nice rumble too.Dress it up with some finned aluminium valve covers. like this: http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc/manifolds/images/409_engine.jpg | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | Well the 55 LCF wrecker is now safe and sound at my place, this is a big lump of kit, Mike B ID'd the wrecker body and boom correctly,its a 525 boom and a 828 service body. Here's some more pictures from today when it was delivered.I pushed it with my plow truck 1/2 a mile along the road from where we unloaded it to my house and up the driveway,I chained the 'Brute' to the plow so I could stop it,with my buddy Bruce steering, never a dull moment I guess!! The Brute!Front viewOther sideIt makes the Yukon plow truck look tiny.I'm looking forward to getting it moving under its own power.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | That's going to make a nice looking wrecker. Straight wrecker body, & the rear fenders aren't mangled up like they normally are. Someone sure cranked those booms up high. look to be about 1 1/2 to 2 ft. higher than they need to be. I've owned three Holmes 525 Chariot Body Wreckers. Do you have the service body top rails? I don't see them on the body. I may have an extra Ernest Holmes Wrecker Catalog, if you need one. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | Thanks,If you have an extra catalog I could use it.I'm new to the Holmes wrecker stuff,I'll have to swat up on all the pertinent info. The boom needs new winch cables and the end pullies on the boom are missing along with the tools/crank handle/s. That's going to make a nice looking wrecker. Straight wrecker body, & the rear fenders aren't mangled up like they normally are. Someone sure cranked those booms up high. look to be about 1 1/2 to 2 ft. higher than they need to be. I've owned three Holmes 525 Chariot Body Wreckers. Do you have the service body top rails? I don't see them on the body. I may have an extra Ernest Holmes Wrecker Catalog, if you need one. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | I'll look to see if I have a Catalog close to your year, I know I sold a 1955 catalog a few months ago. I have several correct crank handles also, if you need one, so you can crank those booms down some. I had an extra set of 525 hand rails but sold them back last spring. They are unique to the 525 models. If you don't find any, the round W35, W45, 490, & 515 rails will interchange. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 42 | Thanks for all the great info.How many fun tokens do you need for one of those crank handles? I'll look to see if I have a Catalog close to your year, I know I sold a 1955 catalog a few months ago. I have several correct crank handles also, if you need one, so you can crank those booms down some. I had an extra set of 525 hand rails but sold them back last spring. They are unique to the 525 models. If you don't find any, the round W35, W45, 490, & 515 rails will interchange. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Sent you a private message. | | |
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