Homemade Pickup Truck at S. Austin Car Show
Not licensed or registered but a carpenter’s special.
Not licensed or registered but a carpenter’s special.
1951 Chevy truck body on a modern Chevy S 10 chassis, like many custom trucks seem to be.
Took these pictures for the seller to put on eBay. Don’t know how it went, though.
“MR38 Delahaye Fire Engine – 1911 Type 43A Chassis. 1911 marks the earliest transition to self-propelled fire apparatus, powered by a Delahaye four-cylinder engine. Body and equipment was outfitted by Carrosserie et de Charronnage, Paris,
Met Jalopy Joe at a drug store in far S. Austin. Chatted him up. Now retired, he built hot rods for decades in the SF area. He pointed out a number of subtle details revealing
I see this kind of weird truck on a tall gravel mound when I go to Dallas to see my mom. It was used more recently at a park or pubic attraction.
Powered by a 6 liter gas V8.
Dice hanging from the rear view mirror, candy-apple accents on flat black paint, pinstrips and reversed chrome wheels. Sweet.
Custom with disc brakes. First year for the optional 260 cu. in. V8.