1947-53 factory extended cabs

[1948GMC]

Hey guys just thought I should make this to clear up frustrations of reasurch I have had and maybe can help others. I am not positive but I am confident in saying they are real because I have encountered one and the owner told me there were in the low 100s made and I am deciding if I should peruse it or not. It is a 3800 with a short bed originally.

[torchlight]

They are definitely real but I'm not sure 'factory' is the exactly correct term to use. I don't believe any trucks ever came from GM this way. Rather, there were one or more coach builder type of shops that took trucks and parts direct from GM and made these extended cab models to sell new. Much like limousine builders today.

[mr48chev]

Torchlight got it right. Those were done by shops that the factory drop shipped the trucks to for modification for certain customers.

Done quite similar to today's van conversion shops that put the raised roofs and custom interiors in vans or rig them for wheel chairs or as he said the coach builders who do limousines.

Most of them you see went to the Forest Service, railroads or other outfits that needed rigs that would carry several crew members before there were factory crew cabs. International came out with the first factory built crew cabs that I know of in 1957, Toyota had one in 1960 and Dodge in 1960. Before that and up though the early 70's they were built at the custom conversion shops,

[1948GMC]

What would the truck in the picture be worth do you think?

[mr48chev]

That's a 1-1/2 or 2 ton chassis so the chassis probably isn't worth much more than scrap price unless you wanted to restore the truck to the condition that it was in the first day it rolled out on the job.

One has to consider that aspect, a big bolt with that cab all restored and done up just as it was the first day it went to work after being delivered to the customer would be quite a conversation piece at truck shows.

On the other hand it would make a great pickup to cruise the family in or could be great with an updated chassis and a car hauler bed on it.

Condition of the cab it's self and how well the conversion work held up would have a lot to do with the price as it sits. Also as we see on here time and time again location has a huge amount to do with the price. Prices seem to go nuts the further you go up into the NE rust belt.

[67GMCkid]

That truck was discussed here before.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=613640

[OrrieG]

look at the thread below

[1948GMC]

Yup saw the thread