Chris Lance Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) Long story sort of short.....I recently purchased this truck from a local friend here in Athens, OH. 1940 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup. He purchased it from a bank in Logan, Ohio that had seized it about 8 years ago along with a '37 Ford Phaeton convertible.... perhaps a loan on a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio that went bad???... It was owned by a gentleman from North East, MD . Apparently his wife purchased it for him as a birthday gift. She enlisted the help of a friend of theirs from Wilmington, DE. who was affiliated with Merrill Lynch. I can only guess that this man was also a car guy. I've spoken with the guy from MD, who now lives in Florida......he tells me that the guy that helped his wife find the truck is now deceased, and he doesn't know any history of the truck prior to his ownership. He seemed to think that the truck was a "one-family" truck, and the 56,000 miles shown on the odometer may very well be accurate. I'm certain that someone somewhere knows this truck and hopefully some of it's history......it's too nice and too unique to be a ghost. It has a dark royal blue body with black fenders, and appears that it was frame off restored and some point during the last 10-15 years (just my guess based on it's condition). It has what I believe to be it's original driveline, an inline six with a 4-speed manual transmission. If anyone recognizes it, or any part of the story, I'd really appreciate hearing from you. Fwiw, my interest is solely for the purpose of learning the history of this really cool truck.....we are going to use it in our business as an "ambassador of good will". Thanks much in advance....... Chris Lance. Athens, Ohio Edited March 1, 2017 by Chris Lance Added pic and spelling (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The trouble with the low mile one owner stuff is that they are hidden and very few people know about them. At least you have some place to start. Cool little pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I'm not sure if this photo showed up or not, but I have this picture of a blue Chevy that looks pretty close to it that was shown at Hershey in 2003. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 After seeing both trucks on the same post I see it's not the same truck. Disregard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, ex98thdrill said: After seeing both trucks on the same post I see it's not the same truck. Disregard... Yep. That second photo is of a 1937. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I saw the color of the body, the fenders and pinstripes but until after I got it posted I realized it wasn't the same truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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