dimitris Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hello!I have this old truck in my warehouse and need to identify it in order to start the restoration. If someone can help me, I'd be oblidged!Thanks! [color:"green"] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 There should be a manufacturers ID plate on the firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitris Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'm pretty sure there isn't one, at least not a readable one, but I'll check again. Thanks for the tip anyway! I was thinking that it looks a bit like a 1928 1.5-ton Chevrolet, but the cabin is definitely wider... Here's another photo that might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 check the motor. generator or starter for number, sometimes they are a good clue as to the year, and make as well. maybe a pic of the motor will tell too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 This looks like a '29-'31 vintage truck, probably a Dodge Brothers/Graham Bros, or an International.Chevy did not use six-spoke cast-steel wheels with demountable rims; also, the hood looks a little long for a four-cylinder ( which a '28 Chevy would have been)Take a look under the hood: is the engine a flat-head ( spark plugs and head bolts right on top) or Overhead-valve ( top of motor covered with a domed sheet-metal cover) ?If it is a flat-head, look for a series of diamonds cast into the head or the block: this would ID it as an International...If you can post a picture or two of the engine and of the dash board, that might help the ID.Are the rest of the wheels laying in the vicinity? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitris Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 It is a flat-head engine and here is a picture of it! I hope it helps cause it's the only one I can get at the time. Unfortunately the rear wheels are missing. So, do you think it's an International? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dimitris Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Sertainly looks like one! My only concern is that mine has a cap on the right side which I can not trace on International Harvesters. Can anybody more experienced than me add an opinion on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonengle Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Sure an old international grain truck to me!We got two in the field here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitris Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thank you very much for the confirmation. May I ask some more questions? Well, I am from Greece, where few people are involved in antique cars and even fewer know how to restore an old American truck... Could you please give me some advice on how to start. I'm 23 and I've never done something like that. For example, where could I get a manual or some technical instructions on such a truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Considering the location, this is most likely not an American truck. The Swan intake manifold may indicate an American engine. It may not. Could be a European-built version of an American truck. On a trip I took to Portugal I remember seeing a bunch of trucks in a junkyard, I think they were called Bufords or Binfords. They were obviously a GM offspring as some were rebadged Chevrolets but others were more modern Isuzus and some I had never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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