Mystery Chevy Truck, 1949 1-1/2 Ton G-506 Pickup?
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- čas přidán 27. 10. 2022
- I bought another vehicle that I don't know much about except its really cool! It looks like a Chevrolet, I was told it was a GMC, and it shouldn't have a pick-up bed on it. I'm going to have to learn more about this truck, but the key thing is that it is meant for dual wheels both front and back! Being a double dually is reason enough to get it up and running.
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The light at 10:48 is a combat driving light. It was hooded to keep the light from being seen from the side & only the driver/operator could see the ground they were driving on.
Cool, thanks Al.
Bucket seats!
My guess is is that it started out Life as a bomb carrier . It got a new cab in it's civilian life whether old one was messed up or this one kept the individuals out of the rain. It was a work truck in a mine, farm, or something of that nature. Home built tanks on the side were to carry gas, diesel, and possibly used oil after being changed out of other equipment. Mount on the front bumper was for a grease barrel. All around just a homemade work truck.
*- "Mount on the front bumper was for a grease barrel." Brilliant. Wonderful that you knew.*
@@RobertFay And now we know, thanks wooly1286!!
My father has one of those g506 bomb trucks he is about to through back together wasn't expecting to hear someone mention one since there aren't many around
@@subzeromjc *- Yes, Exactly.*
@@RobertFay You nailed it, wooly...it's a bomb truck with a period compatible closed-cab swap. The running board and rear fenders are bomb truck through and through. This military style is my all-time favorite. I've had almost every variant except this one, a rare beast worthy of restoring to original nick.
As a kid on the farm, I had a 1941 Chevy ton and a half. Looked the same as yours, same wheelbase but no bed. We put a flat bed on it and I used for running haywagons back and forth to the barn, plowing the snow, hauling firewood and moving silage wagons. I loved that thing, I wish I still had it. As a 12 year old kid I was in heaven!
“I got a rock.” 😂
The round plate on the front bumper was originally for a placard which would have stated the vehicle weight (used when directing convoys over bridges in Europe) or for unit identification. It would originally have stood straight up and down--is it bent over now just because the whole end of the bumper is bent? Like Al Mirria said, the extra headlight was a blackout driving light and would originally have had a cover over it with just a small opening in the upper half. Much like what you identified as the "turn signals" (really just marker lights) but of course bigger. This black out driving light was designed to give you just enough light to make out the rear of the vehicle immediately in front of you when travelling in a convoy, but (hopefully) not enough to be seen by enemy aircraft. I'm guessing that originally it was either a bomb carrier or was a CCKW that has had the rear axle removed (a popular mod in the 1950's). Also, because of the gas and oil tanks, I'm guessing it was an oil field service truck at one time.
Hi James. Great find here with this Chevy G-506. All cabs were made by Chevy and pulled from Civilian parts stock. The chrome trim, ash tray, and single windshield wiper denote 1940-41. It should have a unitized 'civvy' gauge cluster, not standard militarized with 5 separate ones. All W.W. 2 military issued Chevy's didn't have a filler neck hole in the cab for a tank under the seat. Also, passenger door has a lock cylinder and the driver door has the thumb turn knob exposed along with the hand crank on the dash for the windshield. Military issued truck had arms on the "A" pillars to hold the windshield open and parallel to the ground, which tells me early '40 civvy cab. The front brush guard should a 'serpentine grill' like in the 1st. photo in the video. It is a '44 and newer Chevy brush guard, not CCKW, with the Black-out drive light mounted on the fender. To sum up, it probably was a Bomb Service Truck that had a Civilian Cab installed, this military cab ran from 1940 to 1945 only.
Great post from someone who obviously knows his stuff. I’m curious about the motor. Standard Chevy? Any military modifications?
I’m a Ford guy, not a Chevy guy. I have a WW2 Ford Moto-Tug aircraft tug here that I’m eventually going to restore, plus bits and pieces of four more for parts. Fortunately, Ford used the existing and proven 4 cyl tractor motor so parts are no problem. They built 3200 MotoTugs but 250,000 tractors, many still in use.
@@bobjohnston8316 Thanks Bob, very kind of you to say. I bought my 1st. Chevy G-506 in Dec. 1995 and restored it. I have had many other W.W. 2 trucks since then. I'm almost finished with my 2nd. Chevy now and have many other pieces of equipment from W.W. 2 in my little collection that can be seen here; czcams.com/channels/aMKEv2V4_YOYFsQeeBDM3g.htmlvideos.
As for the engine, it is a 235 Splash Oil type 6 cyl., with about 90 H.P. that goes through a T-16 Warner Gear Div. 4 speed trans. and a Rockwell 2 speed Transfer Case. Top speed is a blistering 38 - 43 M.'s P. H., the truck will get about 13 M.P.G. empty and just a few more miles to the gallon fully laden. ** Get on that aircraft tug Bob, record it and put some content up on CZcams**.
Bookmarking this for me
In 1942 for the army corp of engineers there were 35 2.5 ton trucks made into short wheel base 1 rear axle {airfield crash trucks, they didnt have enough 1.5ton trucks available right then} to fill the contract. Check the frame at the back of the cab for alterations. I purchased a book that list by serial numbers every truck from 1940-45
I just checked the frame, and I don't see anything that indicates its been cut. Right now it looks like it was a bomb truck that had a civilian cab added.
@@LowBuckGarageThinking you might have a service truck and the round plate on the front bumper is to mount a 30 gallon grease can which would have grease gun pump lid hooked up to onboard air compressor.
The lever under the dash does indeed operate that hinged door on the hood in front of the windshield. That’s called your air conditioner 😂
man, you gotta get this thing working again. its so cool!!!
Man you find all the good stuff
Cool!!! I had a 1947 GMC 1/2 ton with a lever on the shifter... it was a reverse lockout!
the small light on the drivers side is a blackout driving light without its hood. my M37, and WC12 use something very similar
Amazing channel! No BS, and lots of laughs! Well done!
Thanks!
Looks like that truck will be fun. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
That's a cool truck the duals on all 4 corners makes it awesome find
I've had 3 chevy bomb trucks. I had so much fun with the one I used to drive around! Boy was it cold in the winter with the open cab! I've seen them converted to closed cab many times.
Hipboots1 is correct it is early 1940’s. I think 42 it was part of the airforce defence system trucks. The 506 was a 1.5 ton but the 506e was the 2.5 ton with the bigger frame for carrying the huge sperry ball turret. They were used for servicing planes, repairing airforce landing strips, large vehicle recovery with those huge flatbeds and at a moments notice they would load those sperry anti aircraft turrets that had to have low clearance huge metal beds. They also were able to be quickly modified with the huge towing beds that used huge hydrolic pumps to pick wrecked planes and vehicles. That’s why it had the extra tank under bed to drop lines in for quick access for the feed/return lines. Very fast load,strap or bolt and go multipurpose tow/ turret units.
I was drawing cars with duals in the front as a kid. Nice to see one 😊
AS PER USUAL, WATCHING YOUR CONTENT IS AKIN TO HAVING A NIGHTMARE AND WAKING UP IN HEAVEN WHEN WATCHING YOUR ''STUFF''! PLEASE RESTORE THAT BEAUTY ON FILM!!!!!
You are correct, the small lever on the shift lever is the reverse lockout.
In some states after a "rebuild" you have a choice to title the truck by either the cab or frame vin number and from what it looks like this was a Chevy bomb truck that was rebuilt as an oil field or mining mobile service vehicle and a later 1949 enclosed cab was swapped onto the frame
"I got a rock!" You make The KISS Army General smile! Thanks!
Watching this (again) for Thanksgiving 2023. This truck is one of my favorites!
Reckon this will need the complete half-track tear down method eventually. Should get at least 12 episodes out of this one :)
*- I know it is not worth it...but I wonder if the engine can be brought back to life along with the 'hardervack unite' **24:07** power steering assist.*
What a super neat truck, I love the front dualies
This is the only truck I have ever seen with front dualies. I love it
@@Frank-Thoresen
It was common during WW2 when these had to operate in sand or mud.
Totally agree! The dual front tires made a cool truck into beeing a SUPER cool truck!
What difference two tires made, incredible!
I would like this truck as my daily driver, it's almost impossible to be cooler than that I believe?
Great video. I can't understand why you only have 17K subscribers... The dry humor alone is worth more!
*- AGREED ! ! !*
I believe he is just gaining traction and gonna get rollin, his video just popped up for me a month ago and I watch a lot of youtube for a few years now.
I had that g506 chassis with a 69 Chevy suburban body on it. What a beast especially with the front duels on.
Driver light is for blackout drive, and is correct to only have the driver side installed. Before NVG's night driving was very tricky using those lights. Great find on this truck!
Definitely looking forward to this one, that truck looks awesome!
That truck is really nice. I love the stuff you bring home.
Thanks!
My first look at your channel was this edition ... subscribed!
I really dig your style with vehicles. No bs pageantry. Thanks for sharing
I recently found your channel, and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, glad you enjoy it!
I just noticed you 55 gallon drum windmill. That my friend was genius.
This big yellow truck has some real potential 👍👍
I saw him reply to a comment about the windmill and he said he was trying to compress air with it, needs to tweak it a bit i believe he said.
This is the same cab as 41-46 Chevy pickups, not sure how different the gmc’s were. WW2 inspired some odd smashups of parts. BTW, knobs over the wind shield are the controls to the vacuum wipers. They suck. And that is supposed to be a reverse lockout, it may have issues. The windshield crank looks to be missing but the cowl vent is a lifesaver in anything over 90*. Cool project truck!
That circle dish on the front looks like a bridge plate that was used in ww2 Europe with the weight of the vehicle.
Great channel, can't wait for each new video
Keep up the great work 👍
Most likely is.
The round lid shaped metal on the front passenger side.. it is to hold construction cones, orange cones. I've seen it before on old garbage trucks.
Should be able to find another straight 6 . I know they used them in old milk trucks . They run forever .tons of low rpm torque . I ran a Chevy 292 for a while,loved it.
Cool old truck! Looking forward to more vids.
I love how you analyze what you got in the bed of the truck.. Nice!
The disk on the front would have ben yellow with the weight of the truck in black. For loading on ships and driving over bridges and such,
Awesome truck. I look forward to seeing it work.
That truck, with the dual front wheels, will teach a person to keep the thumbs on the outside of the wheel. A great project, and I can't wait to see how it turns out.
I am so jealous ! Very cool truck mate.. this is something i would daily drive . Cant wait to see what next for this beast .
Great looking truck , looking forward to seeing it sorted 👍
Thanks 👍
as a military vehicle this truck started out it's career without a title , then was sold to a civilian who had to title and plate it for use on public roads . It was titled as the year (1949 ) that the transaction took place , a common occurrence back in the old days . This is why you still find '32 Ford's for sale that are actually Model As , they were first sold sometime in 1932 and not the year they were built .
You beat me to saying that. I've seen it more than once with ex military jeeps. Also, the valve cover on that engine is from a mid '50s chevy, the 1940s covers were different.
That fuel cap is from a Farmall or McCormick Deering tractor
Another kool project! And I learned something new.... Those front lug nuts are unique!
They're quite common.
That bumper plate is originally supposed to be straight the bumper is dented in and twisted it should be straight across if it were straight that plate would be vertical and while in used depending on the weight tonnage it was carrying they would have a yellow number plate to put on to indicate its current weight including load
Used to drive a late 40's Chevrolet "Loadmaster" it had a reverse lock out like your truck has also the front vent cowl and the starter pedal. To start the truck you would pump the gas with the ball of your right foot while keeping the starter engaged with the heel of your right foot, kind of like rubbing your stomach and petting your head at the same time.😄
I've seen tanks like that with lower drain valves to fill other containers on job sites. Definitely an interesting old truck.
Man, what a cool machine! Looking forward to how this project goes. This channel is so boss!
Worked on it's twin last month. Chevy 3800 had the same exhaust stack too. Didn't have the duallys but was the heavy duty. Was a Union Pacific Railroad special build. I'd post a picture if I could. Was in better shape than yours.
I wouldn't cut anything off that truck, get it driving as is. That is a work of art!
So good to see many new commenters finding your channel. I think without trying you'll naturally be getting more people joining the fun with every video.
....now, If you weren't so serious all the time, maybe get someone to write a joke for you every now and again.
I should, but my writer budget is even smaller than my vehicle budget!
@@LowBuckGarage Ahhh, Well as the bumper sticker says..." something something...and then carry on" (I forgot)
Great channel.....don't change a thing!
She need's a 453 "Screamin Jimmy" Detroit
Dear LBG guy.
👍👌👏 That's a nice worn but sturdy old truck. Obviously converted to a workhorse (like wooly comments). The extremely sturdy flatbed is definitely a piece of torch cutting art. Congrats for purchasing this military truck. Maybe even the engine could be freed up again. The internet is full of revived 6cyl inline engines.
Best regards luck and health.
I've got the engine soaking in oil now, I'll give it a shot in a week or so.
was thinking if it wasn't such a cool truck put the cab on the half-track chassis. seeing your getting a second truck put that on the half-track chassis
That truck is badass!! Love to see another one of this sucker progressing!!
Lever under the dash is to operate the cowl vent. Lever on the gear shift is for reverse. I'll bet the trans is fine, as that old stuff was pretty much bullet proof with such a low power engine. I would either just find another Chevy six direct bolt in, or a 3 or 4 53 or 71 Detroit diesel.....now that would be beyond cool!
I vote for Detroit diesel!👍
Yes the little lever in the stick shifter is a reverse lockout. Which means you have a 4 speed tranny. Your putting the door knob in the door lock holes. The inside door knob goes on the center hole on the inside of the door. Furthest forward hole was window crank then door knob. Yes the outside door lever was actually the hole you tried on the inside as well.
Good luck, fun looking project!
Looking forward to this project starting, I have a work in progress of this model (M2) in my garage, best of luck.
Awesome new acquisition sir, you certainly have great taste in these things. I can't wait to see what you do with her.
I have a four way lug wrench I’ve used it twice when I had to take the tire off of my tractor. Pro tip sometimes you can put a jack handle in one of the ends to get more leverage. But then I’m a smaller guy I’m 18 and 130 pounds so sometimes I have to get creative.
Nice find! The lever under the dash is indeed to the air vent up front to bring air flow in the cab on a hot day. I couldnt tell if the rear diff had a cable running to it but the little lever on the stick shift should be high/low gearing selection for the rear end.
The truck is not set up for two speed rear end it’s already low geared
My 1951 Ford F-350 had a reverse lock out going into the top of the transmission next to the stick shift older trucks had a two speed rod that levered on the side of transmission
@@megamannn8527 I wasnt so sure about the high/low on the rear especially with something that had 4 wheel drive. Thanks for the clear up! I was basing it off the old 1950 dodge truck we had similar in size that was setup like that on the shifter. That thing was so finicky to get into its range.
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I bet that was a welder rig at some point. Probably the government sold it to their railroad or some municipal service. Catapillar equipment used a fuel filler cap saying "buy clean fuel keep it clean" like that.
Suggestion: drain the oil, pull the plugs and throw some Marvel Mystery Oil down both the plug holes and the intake manifold. Might as well marinate while you wait. 😎
I agree, will definitely do that.
New subscriber here. This is one interesting truck indeed! However I believe your cracking it's code subtlety. Blessings and respect to the grind and hustle!
Thanks for the interesting videos! Been binging on them. Great variety and good no-BS advice. Cheers and gidday from New Zealand
Thanks, glad you like them!
The round plate on the front bumper was for an Igloo Cooler for drinking water or Gatorade, straiten that bumper out and bungee a cooler right on that bad boy
Oh hell yeah another video. I'm really glad that I found your channel recently instantly enjoyed watching you your projects your sense of humor generally have a good time feel good Chuckles learn a couple things. I like to thank you for the time you put in the videos it is very much appreciated. Now onto the show!!
Awesome, thank you!
I am digging this truck. Can’t wait for the next episode on this truck. The stack definitely made the vehicle look like a truck. Too bad you didn’t have another for dual stacks
..never knew a truck could cross a ditch on just two beams.. interesting stuff!
I'm having fun I just found your channel. Thanks for sharing your story.
This truck is a total badass.
Awesome rig!!!
The lever on the shifter is a lock out but I believe reverse is to the left and forward.
You are correct, that lever under the dash operates the cowl vent. I would guess the switch on the shifter is a high/low range for the rear end
Just love this dual dually
Do some dodiligence on this one and make a runner out of it because this has curb appeal 😎❤️🇺🇸
ur right, its vacumm wipers in the top, reverse lockout and lever for cowl vent, cab is a mid 40s with military gauges, early cabs have civi gauges an about mid to late 40s grill
When I was a teenager with my 41 Power Wagon one of the guys I was running around with that also had a military truck had a restored 1.5 chevy with the short 6x6 style bed. I think his was a 41 but could be about any year till 45 and be almost identical. Definitely ww2 vintage and at least one comment says it's definitely a 41 you have. Probably the bomb truck like you found. The Dodge version had a similar smaller bomb truck body too. Cool truck and you can probably find the vin on the frame somewhere and maybe the data plates on the glove box or dash if your lucky and it will say exactly what it is. That's what's left of a blackout light for driving at night so nobody can see the light from above. The blackout cover over the small light is gone but you might be able to find a cover or whole light eventually if you care. I found a newer 24 volt one that bolted right onto the similar BO light cover and grill on my truck. Jeeps used them too but are almost always gone by now.
Craftsman put that beast together . Hats off to them !… sorta !
Just found this channel, love it. Awesome project 👍👍👍
Thank you!
lots of toys for you , I really enve you . have fun working on this truck , I will enjoy watching you .
I would wager those "drains" on the tanks were for filling gas and oil cans while working as a service truck.
A very interesting truck. I look forward to more on this and all your other videos. Has always I liked and shared. All my best.
Glad I found this channel ! Super cool project. The small lever on the shifter looks like a high/low selector meaning a 5 speed technically would be a 10 speed. You'll find out once it's powered up .
Double Dually look is awesome….
The knob on the shifter I think is for a two speed gear range for the trani,or rear. The other knob is for the vent.
Just a fan from Saskatchewan Canada watching all your videos (informative and very entertaining). I think the flat pan on the front was for jumper cables (home built). Seen similar on some CAA tow trucks, where it is connected directly to the trucks battery with the ground just clamped and of course the positive cable has a disconnect switch or safety. Love the videos. If I ever ride my motorcycle to Bisbee, I’ll let you know beforehand and stop in Tuscon just to say hello in person. All the best.
Nice project, would make a good all round driver with a later Chev 292 engine with all later 4x4 stuff from a C20, might be enough room to run a T400 into the transfer case to make it more driveable?
Love the WW2 light trucks with this type of grill on the Dodge, Chev and Studebaker trucks.
Nothing like this comes up in Australia, we had the Canada Blitz 1 to 2 ton cab over trucks, still a few around on farms
You sure do run across some awesome stuff James! 😁 I like the new truck! Even cooler that it comes with a twin for parts. The *"Double-Dually"* aspect is the cherry on top! Can't wait to see what you do with it! Keep at it, be safe and happy wrenching 🔧🔩 Edit: I think the round mount up front was added later to hold a water jug. We've got mounts like that on the rear bumpers of our newer pickup trucks at work. Just a thought.
I'm a bit older than you, and I used to have the same philosophy with bringing older vehicles back to usefulness (yeah couple big words, tg for autocorrect). Yeah edit again. Never turn down Xtra parts. Keep it up, love the videos. They are good enough, lol
I'd dump a gallon of drain oil down the carb, pull the plugs and fill with atf. Then let it sit till you are ready to work on it. Let the oil have some time to work on freeing things up.
Low-r-Buck Garage ~ I ALWAYS HAVE A BLAST WHEN I COME OVER TO YOUR PLACE...THANKS !!!
Nice work! Going to be an interesting project...
You get the coolest toys!
Awesome snag! Super cool!
The olive drab paint makes me think it was a state side air base truck, that would explain the yellow over od green. its yom is more likely 44' or earlier.