Work Trucks - Utility / Service / Company / Fire / County

[LostMy65]

Compliments of 66Gilbert:

[LostMy65]

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

[63burban]

The old girl had her hands full with this one, man are Buicks heavy, to much for the old 250/6

[1955 mancave]

thats a great picture and they match !

[63burban]

1955 mancave,
Thanks, the Buick is actually for sale, I probably should have pulled it from the rear. I have a 327 to put in the wrecker but need the time.
People wanted to know what I wanted a wrecker for. B>}
So far I pulled a huge hot water heater out of a basement, large safe up a 12ft wall, unloaded a dozen different things off my car trailer and of course hauled a few cars and trucks.

[1955 mancave]

Originally Posted by 63burban

1955 mancave,
Thanks, the Buick is actually for sale, I probably should have pulled it from the rear. I have a 327 to put in the wrecker but need the time.
People wanted to know what I wanted a wrecker for. B>}
So far I pulled a huge hot water heater out of a basement, large safe up a 12ft wall, unloaded a dozen different things off my car trailer and of course hauled a few cars and trucks.

i was asked the same thing when i got a forklift, just for around the shop. like you you find so many things that one can use it for, and then those friends seem to find things that need to be done also, hmmm maybe i should have let them get one, just wished i did not have to sell it when i moved, so now i have a crane truck.

[LostMy65]

[LostMy65]

[LostMy65]

[bonehead]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

WOW, this truck is soooo sweet.

Something like this C-30 will be my next project.

[1955 mancave]

one of the nicer trucks i have seen that still looks like it is being used as a truck !

[jdl71]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

This is probably my favorite truck on this site. Everything about it looks so right. Just awesome.

[LostMy65]

[1955 mancave]

i should load some updated pictures.

[piratexpress1369a]

how much weight can you lift with that boom?

[1955 mancave]

5 k. i still need to finish the outriggers, before i lift to much, i have to date had around 1000 lbs on it.

[LostMy65]

Yep, it's a winner.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550130

[boomy3555]

This is my first post to the threads, but I'm not new to chevy trucks. In fact my Dad taught me how to drive in a 1964 C30 flatbed he converted into his plumbing truck. When we moved to the Oregon coast in 2001, we did so using our '62 c-30 flatbed. 292 straight 6 and four on the floor. Max spped was 65 (Well not safely. the motor was whining at 65) Let just call it 50 mph cruising. Let's face it, Granny doesn't get much use. I was luck enough to find this easy fixer 65 C-20 Stepside converted to a utility bed. She was born at the Freemont assembly plant in the San Francisco Bay area and grew up as a work truck for a man and then his son. I purchased her off Craig's list from the third owner which makes me owner # 4. The original 327 was replaced in 2006 with a used 350 from a 79 k2500. The three on the Tree, is taking a little getting used to, but I'm managing. The mosy luck part is that someone tried to paint her with standard spray paint and although it sucks, It save her from alot of rust. She still has a couple of small holes in the fender and door bottoms, but the sills an floor pan are almost rust free. they may have painted it wrong but at least they painted her.





As far as I have researched, ULITCO aka Utility body of Oakland no longer exists, or may have been bought up. The corporate liscense is inactive and no answer from the Googled phone number.Apparently, the boxes were attached to the existing bed after removal of the fenders. i don't know if the headache rack was added then or later. i just got her the other day and the rain has prevented me from pulling the plywood from the bed to see what's left of the original wood bed.

[Captainfab]

Welcome to the forum

That does look to be in real good condition. Especially considering it was a work truck. I wonder if those boxes were installed when the truck was brand new?

[1955 mancave]

nice looking work truck,

[rs74]

I will add a few of my old 63 K20 brush truck. I have better ones but can't find them right now.

[boomy3555]

I like how they added these to the existing box by just removing the fenders and bolting these on. I suppose there was some other support added as well.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Great pictures guys. Factory Photos and all.

Bill

[C10 - C90 Bill]

60-66, nice '64 C-30. I had one just like it, although mine didn't dump. One of the best trucks I ever had.

Bill