1953 Chevrolet Canopy Express Truck

[ppaquet]

Hope some of you can help with information on same. A member of our club recently purchased one and is the 3rd owner. It has very few miles and is in remarkably good condition. He has found a small amount of info but not as much as he, or we, would like. I've tried to get to the Chevrolet Library/Archvies but have been unsuccessful. Our American Standard catelog is 1942 and earlier so it's no help. Anything you can give would be appreciated.

Patt

[Aanderson44]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hope some of you can help with information on same. A member of our club recently purchased one and is the 3rd owner. It has very few miles and is in remarkably good condition. He has found a small amount of info but not as much as he, or we, would like. I've tried to get to the Chevrolet Library/Archvies but have been unsuccessful. Our American Standard catelog is 1942 and earlier so it's no help. Anything you can give would be appreciated.

Patt </div></div>

What sort of information are you looking for? Consider that the Canopy Express was little more than a variant of the Panel Delivery, having a pickup style bed and flare-sides installed, with large openings in the upper rear sides of the body, often with rollup canvas screening for protection in inclement weather.

Art

[Bob Kinker]

Contact the AACA Library. They can, possibly, give you info on the truck.

[Aanderson44]

I also forgot to mention that the Chevrolet truck sales brochures from '48 to at least 1952 (same body as your Canopy Express!) have a couple of pages for each type truck, including the Canopy Express, with a Chevy factory drawing, side and rear view, of each truck type.

Art

[Guest De Soto Frank]

They're not too common...essentially a cross between a pick-up and a panel-delivery.

They were offered in 1/2, 3/4, and 1-ton at least through '54, both in Chevy & GMC.

Were also known as "hucksters" and "peddler's trucks".