Hey y'all; thanks for adding me. Scheduled to receive tomorrow my new-to-me '34 Chevy Truck. It claims to be all original, and a driver (with a new battery and gas).
I'm excited, as this truck has some sentimental value to us.
Attached Photo #1 is my father-in-law (the tall guy). This was circa '44, and was just before he shipped off to fight the Nazi's, eventually getting his purple heart at the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo #2 is my Grandfather, circa '40, with his first delivery truck for his furniture business.
So of course we needed one.
Photo #3 is the truck on it's way to me as I type this.
I'm excited. Plans for it are not restoration, nor hot-rod. We want a useable farm-truck. We moved in June to a small agriculture town. Sold my Ferrari and bought a 1910 Victorian Farmhouse with enough room for a few animals, etc. This truck will hopefully be our "run to tractor supply for some hay" truck. Maybe drive it in the hometown parade, etc etc.
I've never owned anything quite this old. (In the '80's I owned a '41 Ford p-up, which was on it's way to a street-rod, when I sold it.) On my list of things I need to investigate, and which I'd appreciate the group's knowledge on: - Brakes. If working correctly, are these brakes okay and up-to-the-task? If no, then what's the common solution? - 6v vs 12v. It's still 6v right now. Should I change to 12v? Considerations? - Climate controls - is the heater / defroster (if working correctly) up to the requirements of a cold Northern-Utah winter?
Thank you all, in advance, for your shared enthusiasm and assistance! New Adventures are the BEST! haha.
Welcome! Great story on the truck. I think the first thing I would do while you are waiting for your truck is order all of the factory owners and service manuals for your truck. I got mine at The Filling Station and Ebay. If it is running with fresh gas you are a step ahead but if the oil pan has not been removed and cleaned in many decades I would pull that to clean it and the screen before doing much running around.
I always stick as close to original as possible so I don't have to re engineer what the excellent Chevrolet engineers developed years ago. Six volt works fine when the connections are clean and the cable is the proper size.
There should be lots of threads on similar subjects so you can search past posts but everyone here is very helpful answering your questions.
Excellent! Now edit your profile to display the club logo under your name. That way everyone knows you support the club. I hope to see you and your truck on future tours.