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Do any of you C.O.E owners out there have any parts for sale ,or trade. I need '53-'54 5400 series hood side emblems, carb. kit for carter updraft, '47-'51 chrome cab grab handles, and 2 decent fender pads. I also have misc. COE parts available. Thanks ... Spanky Hardy Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks.........

Perhaps this would be better placed in the "Parts Wanted" section.
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lil' Johnny, I have an antique computer that has me very limited as to what I can do with it. I can not send or recieve email. Actually this is one of only 2 or 3 chat rooms I can participate, in. I may be interested in the nos coe parts you have, if I don't already have what you have. I don't mind at all if you'd like to call me via tel., my No. is (336)222-8080. The COE Tech. advisor you mentioned ( if Dave Dunbar) I've known him for about 10yrs. or so. If you or any of the other COE guys would like a peek at my COE's you can check them out at www.oldgmctrucks.com . The GMC's I own are featured there, you can see my Chevy COE,s in the background. Thanks, Spanky Hardy ...Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks..........

Spanky,
At the top of this page you will see a link to "My Profile" click it

lil' Johnny, I tried sending you a private message, let me know if it worked. Spanky Hardy.......Collector OF Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks.

Spankey give me a email... M.T.

Damn. Sounds like " Little Johnny " is in control of this area !! Spanky, I received the 5400 emblems- a little rough but they should chrome out OK. I gotta line on the COE hinges you need. Get back with me when ya get a chance. Did I break any rules here " Little Johnson " ??

Mothertrucker,
lil'johnny has no control
Mr. Mack is the ref on the Truck section.
Did ya break any rules?
I don't know?
What rules were ya thinkin' about?

I wuz just testing the waters Little Johnson.
Looks like I am in the clear so far.


Spanky, I will update the Webshotz 54 COE pics this week.

I still need a dash clock for the 54 COE
[GM group # 9.772 part # 986633 & 986960 ].
Since you seem to have a firm grasp of the Truck section. You got any of these parts ??
Little Johnson ???

Well, here is the way it works, Pilgram! when you test the water be sure you got your swimin' suit on....We don't allow no skinny dippin' around these Parts,
Come-on-back now Ye' hear?

Mr. Mack you definitely are trying to prove how much of a " big vcca wig " ya are. Well.. I tella " Pilgrim " I am not impressed with your condescending remark.
You piss your ground well & I gotta respect that but, I think I am gonna be a thorn in your side if you dont play nice.

MT I think you protests too much! If I was being pushey I would just have been really nice then whacked you with a wet noodle! I was just making a reply to you "testing the water" ! wouldn't have asked you to come back either! Lets see how this works out. ( I got no more power here than you do ) and that is what this is a discussion forum )
But if you got something against VCCA dudes you could be eatin'at the wrong trough

MT, I almost forgot what I was going to ask after I saw your "the best defense is a good offense" reply. I have went to your website a couple of times and the only pic I have been able to view is yours, How do I view the pics of trucks? (email or send a private message if you want)
Thanks, I am looking forward to viewing the pics.

Mr Mack, click on the highlighted section of my signature, once ya get to the Webshotz page click on Mothertrucker101. So much for the wet noodle scenario. As far as protesting too much..... at least I added some kinda life here & I got you going.... didn't I ??? Wet noodle is in your side of the court now. Thanks for the 2 quick seperate posts. Hey if no one wants to talk old trucks here I guess they gotta listen you you & I argue.

MT I think you protests too much! If I was being pushey I would just have been really nice then whacked you with a wet noodle! I was just making a reply to you "testing the water" ! wouldn't have asked you to come back either! Lets see how this works out. ( I got no more power here than you do ) and that is what this is a discussion forum )
But if you got something against VCCA dudes you could be eatin'at the wrong trough
Mack!!!
How could I have ever anything against The VCCA dudes when I am a member [ # 37127 ] & all I do is original restorations ???

Ok, I guess you done answered that question! It satisfies me anyway, I enjoyed the pics of the ADs, sure was a bunch of them!

Your alright Mack. I believe I could BBQ with ya.

MT, Nice pics of some nice trucks, what is the status of the '54 now? Would like to see it all finished. The '47 must be the one you are parting out. Shame, it was a really nice truck, must have been a tough decision for you, glad you are using her parts to keep other classic COE's on the road. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Gator. You are correct, it was a tough decision between the '47 & the '54 but the '54 was so much farther along than the '47 when I bought it,I had to make a decision. The '47 will be a great donor to keep other COE's on the road & it will supply the parts to complete the '54, not to mention enough spare COE parts to cover me for my lifetime anyway.

MT, does the 54 have a 261 engine, and the granny CI 4 speed like the conventional cabs? There weren't many Chevy COEs in my part of Texas, ocassionally one would come thru from Kansas or the Dakotas with a custom combine harvesting outfit. I do know where a fairly complete AD COE cab is located on I-20 is for sale, It can be seen from I-20 about a couple of hundred feet away.

Mack, both the '47 & the '54 have the mighty 261 engine. Kansas is overloaded with COE's as are most wheat growing states from Oklahoma on up into Canada. Another name for a COE in the mid-west wheat belt is a " grain truck " & the standard color seems to be a green cab & a red bed.

That is the way I remember the COEs I think it may have been due to the length restrictions in some states. We still have many farm trucks sitting around from the fifties and 60s with 17 foot grain beds , some with tall sheet metal sideboards most of them are conventional cab C6500s with 4 speed and two speed axles. I bought a 57 C6500 conventional cab no rust and a couple of dents in the door with a 261 that had been registered two years before. I paid $200 but in some gas, a Walmart battery, bled the brakes, primed it with some WD-40 and drove it 12 miles home. I still have it, it was too good to part out, I thought, so I still have it. I bought it for the engine. Now I decided that I would pull the engine and sell the rest, after I had the seat redone and bought all the materials to redo the windows, door latches, new window and vent windows glass and the door rubber and a new floor mat. I may have to part it out since I don't have anything to haul it with.

Mr Mack,
Don't give up on the 1957 w/261 yet.

lil'johnny, Do you have any pic's of your COE's that you can post on webshots, I'd like to see them. Spanky Hardy..........Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks.

Spanky,
My "Webshots" only allow for about 24 photos and my free account is full. I will try and email you a link to some of my COE pics.