Good! Thank You :)

Amen my New Friend!

What a beauty!

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same 😀

Cool 😎

Wow! Beautiful!

Awesome find can't wait to see what you have in store for it 😀

What a great adventure, going to check out a '46 Chevy truck. this is your new blank canvas, Maestro. Exciting stuff...Love it. Thanks for taking us along!

My Grandparents lived in Willomore in 1980. I still remember te old town Nice truck!

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

TIny little Karoo dorpie...

Congratulations

Looking forward to a complete build series. I'm surprised it isn't a dually.

Look lol like you had fun, that little tractor done good job

Nice, Cummins BT6 and flat bed with stacks will look super nice..

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Will see where it goes... been thinking about BT6, I hear it is quite expensive...

I'm shocked to see how well this truck has lasted over that much time.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Quite amazing yes. It spent its whole life in a desert area with little rust

You are one lucky man. Can’t wait to see what you do to it.

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am blessed indeed! I collect them faster than I can build them... gonna be a while...😂

Nice truck! What a find!!! If you start working on it, that Hudson is going to feel neglected!

Nice find ... Build On

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Gonna be awhile before I can get my teeth into this one...

Hey Div, thanks for sharing these awesome dreams and workings with us!

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!

That truck is older than me ⚡️

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

Hey Div. That's a cool old truck. My 1940 Buick has the same rear shocks. They are some kind of hydraulic. I haven't done anything with mine yet. I will be working on mine this winter. Your truck will be a fun build. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Good luck with your build!

Man I love that truck, I really hope you leave it on the stock chassis because it's a workhorse icon of days gone by, but at least your saving it from certain doom, sweet find, chock one up for your wife,,,

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's saved, even parked indoors now.

I recently bought the same year and style truck and can’t wait to see what you do with it!

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna be quite some time before I get to this one. But love it!

Great Kanaal!!!! So bly ek het op julle afgekom. Love dit.

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Dankie Retro Rustics. En welkom! 😀

@retrorusticsRSA

2 жыл бұрын

@@ratrodsafrica Baie dankie

What a beauty ! Your truck is definitely a 46 or 47 . I don't believe any non-military trucks were produced during the WW2 years , and the Chevy truck body style changed in 48. I would guess your truck is what we call in the states a 2 ton. The inline 6 is probably a 216 Babbitt rod engine. If you don't know what that is I would have you look it up for a better explanation than I can provide. I had a 49 Chevy 1/2 ton when I was a kid. It had a 216 and was not worth overhauling so I dropped in a 235 inline 6 with actual rod bearings from a 62 truck. What a great score you made !!!!!!! And Dude , your wife is on board with it !!!!!!!!!!!!

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! According to the little info I could find on Google thus far, this body style was produced 41 - 47 and the next body style 47 - 55. So in 1947 you got both designs! I thought it safer to call it a 46 to avoid confusion. When I first Googled 1947 Chevy, the pictures all looked different to what I have. I find it quite amazing that a RHD version was built back then. Ja, I was astounded when the wife showed me the ad! At other times she moans that I collect too much junk...😆

Hay man how's it going , me again from Missouri. I saw her in an other vido and now I find out that she is a twin to mine. So what you have is an early 1947, 1 1/2 ton . Normal production was resumed 1946 but was a new body in '47 so the left over parts were used up in early '47. So she is one of the very last production truck to have-- crank out windshield, split hood and the external headlights. You have a good find there and just think with air bags, power steering and new drivetrain you could handle that road of yours. well I will get off my soap box and let you get back to work , that's what I'm late for. Thank god I am the boss ..Have a great day.

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane! Great info, thanks. I love that truck man! For now she's just safely parked inside my shop, but will get going on it one day...

Should'a made sure it was running before you brought it home , did you get the extra warranty? 😆 Lolol Great looking unit! 😎

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

The 75 year warranty expired just a few months ago... and the extension was too expensive...🤣🤣🤣

l.indo., Eu compraria tambem faria um hot com chassis em Z e uma four link maravilhosa

“Potential “ killed more men than rattlesnakes!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Not sure exactly what you mean but cool!

@thenotsojollyrancher-akate9516

Жыл бұрын

I mean every time I see potential, I add another piece of crap to my pile and my wife hits me over the head with a frying pan!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

@@thenotsojollyrancher-akate9516 🤣better hide that pan!