Hood, wiper location, grille, make this truck between 1951-53.....the round fenders was last used in 1952. The front bumper is not correct, but kinda cool. There are normally two lateral bumper guards and a flat area in the center for the license plate. Some 48-53's will have the three bumper guards with the center guard taller than the rest, thou that original set-up is only for 48-50. The tape could be from the dealer as the tape was invented in 1943 and nicked name "duck tape" by soliders who used it for ammo boxes, vehicle trim repair, etc.....it was renamed duct tape, when it hit the public market. lol, true story, but probably form the more recent activity. Great Truck!!
I rode in trucks like that when I was a child. My grandparents had several. I distinctly recall the clutch pop. I did not realize it was fluid. Family pulled house trailers of that era. It probably had electric trailer brakes. My uncle and dad would use a big trailer to get Lennox furnaces from Dayton. My dad was not in the business, but he liked to play truck. Cheers
Nice truck. Would be nice if the driver's action with the gears and the clutch is filmed in the video. I am curious about how the fluid drive works. Is it the same as say that of a Chrysler New Yorker or an S11 DeSoto.
Surprised you didn’t mention or demonstrate the Fluid Drive. If you’re driving around town, you basically never need to get out of second gear. You don’t use the clutch when you stop at lights or stop signs, you just stop with the brake and then take off. Or is that not the original transmission? It was shifting way too smoothly for the original non-sync tranny. Were you double clutching?
The question I ask is What is the fluid drive. Is it Just a torque converter between the flywheel and the clutch plate. Is the transmission hydraulically operated by a change down solenoid as is done in the same way as say a Chrysler New Yorker, D24 Fluid Drive Dodge or an S11 DeSoto?
