TerryB

I’ve seen the old DB logo on a 1950 B series firewall ID plate I once had so I guess they continued its use for a long time after the logo disappeared on the front of cars and trucks. I really like the job rated slogan they came up with after the 1930s.

Dodge Brothers emblem was last used on 1938 trucks from what I found over the years. I had a 1937 DB MC pickup for many years and the research I did indicated that 1938 was the end of the traditional DB emblem on the radiator emblem.

1950s trucks are very desirable. Vintage Truck magazine is a good place to look along with Hemings Motor News. Don’t be shocked at the price they bring!

Nice car, very sorry to hear the owner did not have a lot of time to enjoy it. It’s one of my favorite cars from my youth. Always wanted to own one but never did. Like Keiser, retirement and for me, physical disability means I can only look.

Some early cars will show up at lower prices because they don’t have much of a following and parts for them a hard to find. Early Fords are your best bet for cars available and ready access to parts. Dodge Brothers seem to have a good following too. Good luck with your search!

Seller says car is in Florida. Not sure why the information was not posted here.

Some had the insignia of the make, others just filled the hole. I think this one just filled the hole.

Location?

Thank you all for your photos!

The dealer nameplate added to show the car dealers name and home town on the cars they sold. Most metal ones have two pins on the back for mounting. They required two small holes to be drilled in the body to attach them. Today decals provide the same info.

Is your regulator the points contact kind? The points might have been a bit dirty or sticking.

Loose fan belt? Good,clean connections from generator to volt regulator. Loose or dirty batter cable, esp ground cable. And of course brushes not making good contact.

Not “pushing” anything on anyone!!! Please understand that! As I said earlier in this thread Hemmings is featuring more 1970s cars as affordable driving old vehicles. If anyone is pushing them it’s Hemmings for featuring it. I just read about a 1977 Ford Thunderbird in the Oct issue. The person who owned it looked hard to find one because his grandfather once owned one. The 1977 Tbird was a car I considered buying in 1977 and instead bought a 1977 Chevy Nova with the Rally Package option. If I was still able to drive I would enjoy having another 1977 Rally Nova today. I watch Hemmings and that car is hard to find. Today a restoration on one would involve, paint, trim, the unusual Rally option items and so on. No different than many other restorations. If it were finished properly I would enjoy showing it at Hershey. Nothing wrong with that I hope. A few issues back there was a two issue write up about a person who totally restored a Dodge Omni. That one surprised me as I never would put that much effort or money into that type of car but that’s how the hobby goes. As long as we enjoy what we are doing, that’s all that should count. Bob, I am thrilled you and your grandson have those plans to restore and enjoy the cars and trucks you mentioned. And I do mean that with full sincerity. My son and I did the hubcaps and license plate route too. Today he has a license plate collection worth quite a few $$$. At 26 his old car interest lies in post 1970 Euro cars, not 1930s Dodges or even Rally Nova cars. His life and his likes! At least he is in the hobby and that makes me quite happy.

Happy Birthday! Nice gift.

That’s what I was asking Auburnseeker. I was a Scout leader for several years and used that to introduce kids to cars. I did the automotive merit badge counselor job. Kids like seeing really old cars but they were just as excited to see many of the newer cars too. My son was raised in my environment of old cars and he has an appreciation for them but has no interest in pre 1970 stuff. Not trying to start a war with Bob, glad he likes what he has and his interests. I like later stuff than Model T. It’s good more parts stash are coming to market from the old guys that kept them forever. The hobby covers a wide rage of interests, I just was trying to gauge the interest in newer stuff as an entry level point. No harm in asking, I hope, about what is going on beyond 1960s cars.

I know what they bring too as I went for more than 30 years myself and I sold MoPar parts for 1930s to early 1950s. Point I was raising is the antique car hobby by the 25 year rule includes up to 1993 model year. The stash of early car parts is dwindling so it can’t go on forever unless 3D printing can make new stuff. Is there any attempt to include 1970s and up into the mix? Hemmings Classic Car has been featuring a lot of 1970s cars the past few months so there does seem to be interest in them. I like 1930s and up to the early 1980s stuff. Others may not and that’s fine! I was curious since I’ve not been to Hershey in six years to see if there is anyone looking to vend parts for the 1970s and up era. Seems like it could be the affordable entry point for young hobbyists who have no connection to prewar or even pre 1970s cars.

Question for those who attended this year’s event. Using the 25 year rule, the newest antique auto is a 1993 model. Do you see cars or parts for post 1975 years? Just wondering what’s going to happen to these cars. My first new car was a 1973 Chevelle SS. Hard to find any survivors of them.

Your refurbishment looks great. The only thing I would question is driving it on the street. Will someone insure you as you operate it? I don’t think I’d ever have the confidence to drive it in traffic given how everyone is in a hurry these days and have no love for slow moving vehicles. We have Amish driving a horse and buggy on our roads who then often make the news when some impatient driver crashes into them. The buggy, horse and operator usually don’t fare well in these encounters. Good luck!

Take it to an independent body or glass shop! Let them look at it and give you their idea of what it needs to be corrected. From there you can do battle with Toyota to get it fixed.

Love your response! They do take great photos however not everyone might own one, like me for example! We just assume everyone is on board with the latest and greatest phone. My cell phone does not even have a camera in it. Yes, I’m a dinosaur ?

Used for opening stubborn jars of Grey Poupon mustard!

Usually 1 1/2 ton trucks have dual rear wheels and the 1 ton have single wheels but over time changes get made for one reason or another. Stake body trucks were very common in that era as delivery vehicles however you could just buy the truck with nothing mounted and make it any configuration you wanted for the job it had to do. Almost anything is correct in the truck world due to the almost limitless options of how the truck might have been se-up and used. Your reference to Fargo trucks is interesting. Fargo was the name used on Dodge trucks for export. For example Dodge trucks in Canada are branded as Fargo trucks as were some of the trucks that found their way to Europe. To go back even farther, Graham Brothers built trucks using engines from Dodge in the early days. Dodge took over the Graham truck production and renamed them Dodge. The wheelbase of your truck would put it in the 1 to 1 1/2 ton category. Two ton and larger would have dual wheels and a longer wheelbase.

It was common practice years ago to use the engine number as the vin on the title. The number that begins with 89 is most likely the truck’s serial number. I don’t have my Dodge truck reference books anymore, if I did they would help identify the engine year. Since your title has this same number it’s very possible your engine is the original. Running and driving is a big plus! As is typical in life I just recently sold my reference books so I’m hitting a dead end on more info. Hope your sale goes well! Terry

The T can be an engine number prefix. If memory serves me, there is a flat space on the front left side of the engine that has the engine number stamped in it. Check that number against your title.

This is a H series Dodge truck. Pickups were model HC, yours i think is a model H-30. Does it run? Do you know if the engine and transmission are original? Often they have been replaced. Interior trim on seats and doors does not seem original but again not a major issue. Finding similar trucks that have sold recently is difficult as not many of there trucks are still around.