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Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:05 pm
by redturbo
If I had cash to buy this, first thing would be is put a L grill on it. Get rid of the bass mouth R grill.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Int ... 2c6c96ebfe

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:28 pm
by Ralph Goff
Now that is a unique truck. I did not even know such a custom built was ever available. Big money though. I have no problem with the R grille either.

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:32 pm
by bedrockjon
I'm a little skeptical that it is factory, a few things look funny, factory crummys had a longer wheel base and bed wouldn't be shortied

that much, being 3 door keeps with factory design for back then , a customizer might have made it true 4 door

done well though, could be possibly be factory, I'd like to see what's going on behind the headliner, that would be the answer,

in any case lots of bondo under all that cracking paint,

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:49 pm
by dean466
Since it was apparently a state owned truck, it may have been ordered new as a crew cab and modified by a body company such as Orville.

Dean

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:48 pm
by harvester60
very nice.....but not $16500 nice

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:03 pm
by Manfred Range
Very nice, rather high price. Like Ralph, I like the R and the L grills. in fact, like them all, very tastefully designed to stand out among the contemporaries.

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:09 pm
by BruceKoukalaka
It would be interesting (not at that price however) As for the "Bass mouth grill" I kinda like the one on mine ;)

Re: Pretty cool, even thou its a "R"

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:57 pm
by OhioBoy
I have a soft spot for the R's. My first binder was an R and I wish I still had it. (full story in last month's Corbinder Connection ) ;)

Like that big ol' goofy grin- looks like it's sayin' "HI! I'm from Ohio!"