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richardlw · 02-26-2012, 03:57 PM

It's still in the barn, but it looks like I'll negotiate it out of there. As the title says, it is currently a pickup, and I understand Chrysler didn't make any that year. With help on aaca.org, we have figured out:
-It was manufactured in Nov. 1926 as a 50 series (4 cyl), probably a 4 door touring or 2 door roadster.
-It has rear wheel only mechanical brakes
-The engine has been disassembled in the truck bed for about 41 years.
-The wheels appear to be from a later model
-The pickup bed would have to have been from something else
-Chrysler never put the gas tank in the cowl like this
-The roof seems to be very well constructed as if it was supposed to have been there.

If it was 100% original, I'd definitely be restoring it 100%. But since it isn't, I'm interested in opinions, and this seems to be the place. Nothing too wild, but let the suggestions roll.

olskool34 · 02-26-2012, 04:04 PM

Looks cool!

SamIyam · 02-26-2012, 04:08 PM

I'd make it a hot rod with all Chrysler running gear.

Like a 383 or 440 under the hood... or even a 340.

It would be really cool to leave the fenders and clean up any of the areas that don't look stock and make them look as if Chrysler had actually built it.

Sam

motoandy · 02-26-2012, 04:37 PM

Like to see a side shot of it, Top looks cool

rustyfords · 02-26-2012, 05:08 PM

That's cool.....considering it's modified state, I'd have no problem rodding it.

Anything Mopar would be sweet for a power plant.....hemi, 383, shoot...even a slant six would be cool in a wacky, different sort of way.

metal man · 02-26-2012, 05:21 PM

Does the top come off ? If not,I would make it removable since it has the roadster cowl and posts.

It's a neat looking truck.I'd definitely do an early style hot rod build....maybe a Dodge flat 6 ?

oldolds · 02-26-2012, 05:39 PM

I see you are in South America. Right hand drive. They sure did make some different vehicles there. Some strange things right from the factory and a lot of one off cars. Have fun with it.

studeynut · 02-26-2012, 06:27 PM

Technically its already customized, finish the hotrod transformation.

Dog Dish Deluxe · 02-26-2012, 06:40 PM

Please don't put any Mustang II or any lame crap like that on it. Keep it traditional whatever you do.

Midwest Rodder · 02-26-2012, 06:44 PM

Keep it all Mopar and just clean it up and get it road worthy, have fun with it. Looks real cool.

Cliff Ramsdell · 02-26-2012, 06:47 PM

That's a very cool truck. Here in the states quite a few cars got converted to trucks during the war because of gas rationing, more fuel for work trucks than pleasure cars.

Fix it up as a truck and have some fun.

Cliff Ramsdell

noboD · 02-26-2012, 06:56 PM

There's either a '27 or '28 Chrysler pickup local to me. It was obviously built from a sedan, the roof was cut and rewelded to make the back of the cab. Story/RUMOR goes that the factory DID build some and wanted this one back. Last I saw it it was being streetrodded with IFS and a 440. A HAMBER was doing the work for a customer, hope he sees this and responds.

LowKat · 02-26-2012, 06:58 PM

really neat truck and I really like the top

can't wait to see it out in the open

richardlw · 04-17-2012, 07:34 PM

Looks like we have a deal, just have to figure out how to get it into the country. I'm going to make it as close to original (or period car) as I can. Might be a month or so before I can get it here.

And I guess I'll have to finish up the other two cars before I get much done on this - other than clean it up, inventory parts and start looking for the missing ones.

cartman4gc · 04-17-2012, 07:42 PM

When i was a kid (1950's) there was a truck on my uncle's ranch that began life as a 1928 Chrysler 4 door and had been converted to a flatbed . We had great fun with that ol' hoopty!

noboD · 04-17-2012, 07:49 PM

Good for you Richardlw.

Heo2 · 04-17-2012, 07:52 PM

I have one 4 door touring that was rodified in the 60s
shorted down to 2 doors the rear door higned to the cowl
was put on a shorted nash frame with a 8ba flathead no
pics on this computer
and a 2 door sedan body

fiddy · 04-17-2012, 08:04 PM

That roof is pretty crazy, is it a fixed steel piece or removeable?

55nailhead · 04-17-2012, 08:06 PM

Will be nice to see pics of it in the open. It already looks pretty custom. You can tell it was built to work but the builder tryed to keep a little style to it. Instead of just hacking the back of the car off with and axe or something and throwing a wooden bed on it.

I agree with metal man , put a Flathead dodge 6 in it or a chrysler for that matter

VoodooTwin · 04-17-2012, 08:18 PM

That thing is wicked cool! Put a Chrysler hemi in it for god's sake!

02-26-2012, 03:57 PM	#1
richardlw FNG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tarija, Bolivia Posts: 19	1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind It's still in the barn, but it looks like I'll negotiate it out of there. As the title says, it is currently a pickup, and I understand Chrysler didn't make any that year. With help on aaca.org, we have figured out: -It was manufactured in Nov. 1926 as a 50 series (4 cyl), probably a 4 door touring or 2 door roadster. -It has rear wheel only mechanical brakes -The engine has been disassembled in the truck bed for about 41 years. -The wheels appear to be from a later model -The pickup bed would have to have been from something else -Chrysler never put the gas tank in the cowl like this -The roof seems to be very well constructed as if it was supposed to have been there. If it was 100% original, I'd definitely be restoring it 100%. But since it isn't, I'm interested in opinions, and this seems to be the place. Nothing too wild, but let the suggestions roll. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Richard's Corvair Richard's Mini Pickup project Selection of the Right Motor Oil

02-26-2012, 04:04 PM	#2
olskool34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Waterford, Mich. Posts: 1,524	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Looks cool! __________________ Saving model A Ford's one at a time, ok maybe two at a time.

02-26-2012, 04:08 PM	#3
SamIyam Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 45 Minutes East of Frisco Posts: 6,284	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind I'd make it a hot rod with all Chrysler running gear. Like a 383 or 440 under the hood... or even a 340. It would be really cool to leave the fenders and clean up any of the areas that don't look stock and make them look as if Chrysler had actually built it. Sam __________________ SBC's rule... all others drool.

02-26-2012, 04:37 PM	#4
motoandy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,624	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Like to see a side shot of it, Top looks cool __________________ Life ain't easy when your fat and greasy

02-26-2012, 05:08 PM	#5
rustyfords BANNED Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Location Posts: 1,137	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind That's cool.....considering it's modified state, I'd have no problem rodding it. Anything Mopar would be sweet for a power plant.....hemi, 383, shoot...even a slant six would be cool in a wacky, different sort of way.

02-26-2012, 05:21 PM	#6
metal man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sunbury,Ohio Posts: 2,127	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Does the top come off ? If not,I would make it removable since it has the roadster cowl and posts. It's a neat looking truck.I'd definitely do an early style hot rod build....maybe a Dodge flat 6 ? __________________ P.m. me for boxed rails and complete frames for '32-'40 Fords,custom rails welcomed

02-26-2012, 05:39 PM	#7
oldolds Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: strauss valley pa Posts: 601	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind I see you are in South America. Right hand drive. They sure did make some different vehicles there. Some strange things right from the factory and a lot of one off cars. Have fun with it.

02-26-2012, 06:27 PM	#8
studeynut Grenade Inspector Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Posts: 208	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Technically its already customized, finish the hotrod transformation.

02-26-2012, 06:40 PM	#9
Dog Dish Deluxe BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MO. Posts: 976	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Please don't put any Mustang II or any lame crap like that on it. Keep it traditional whatever you do.

02-26-2012, 06:44 PM	#10
Midwest Rodder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Plains, MO Posts: 1,776	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Keep it all Mopar and just clean it up and get it road worthy, have fun with it. Looks real cool. __________________ FAKE TITTIES TASTE FUNNY

02-26-2012, 06:47 PM	#11
Cliff Ramsdell Grenade Inspector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windsor Locks, CT. Posts: 291	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind That's a very cool truck. Here in the states quite a few cars got converted to trucks during the war because of gas rationing, more fuel for work trucks than pleasure cars. Fix it up as a truck and have some fun. Cliff Ramsdell __________________ My Model A Build here on the HAMB http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=458418

02-26-2012, 06:56 PM	#12
noboD Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: central Pa. Posts: 5,106	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind There's either a '27 or '28 Chrysler pickup local to me. It was obviously built from a sedan, the roof was cut and rewelded to make the back of the cab. Story/RUMOR goes that the factory DID build some and wanted this one back. Last I saw it it was being streetrodded with IFS and a 440. A HAMBER was doing the work for a customer, hope he sees this and responds. __________________ Hot snot, NOW we're back in business!! Doc Hudson

02-26-2012, 06:58 PM	#13
LowKat Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Beavercreek, Oreegone Posts: 8,901	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind really neat truck and I really like the top can't wait to see it out in the open __________________ . ~Mark My 1948 F1 & a canned ham: The Rattle Can Rebuild

04-17-2012, 07:34 PM	#14
richardlw FNG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tarija, Bolivia Posts: 19	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Looks like we have a deal, just have to figure out how to get it into the country. I'm going to make it as close to original (or period car) as I can. Might be a month or so before I can get it here. And I guess I'll have to finish up the other two cars before I get much done on this - other than clean it up, inventory parts and start looking for the missing ones. __________________ Richard's Corvair Richard's Mini Pickup project Selection of the Right Motor Oil

04-17-2012, 07:42 PM	#15
cartman4gc Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Woodburn, Orygun Posts: 50	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind When i was a kid (1950's) there was a truck on my uncle's ranch that began life as a 1928 Chrysler 4 door and had been converted to a flatbed . We had great fun with that ol' hoopty!

04-17-2012, 07:49 PM	#16
noboD Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: central Pa. Posts: 5,106	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Good for you Richardlw. __________________ Hot snot, NOW we're back in business!! Doc Hudson

04-17-2012, 07:52 PM	#17
Heo2 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern sweden Posts: 612	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind I have one 4 door touring that was rodified in the 60s shorted down to 2 doors the rear door higned to the cowl was put on a shorted nash frame with a 8ba flathead no pics on this computer and a 2 door sedan body

04-17-2012, 08:04 PM	#18
fiddy Grenade Inspector Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: W. Kentucky Posts: 177	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind That roof is pretty crazy, is it a fixed steel piece or removeable?

04-17-2012, 08:06 PM	#19
55nailhead Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: N.S. Canada Posts: 62	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind Will be nice to see pics of it in the open. It already looks pretty custom. You can tell it was built to work but the builder tryed to keep a little style to it. Instead of just hacking the back of the car off with and axe or something and throwing a wooden bed on it. I agree with metal man , put a Flathead dodge 6 in it or a chrysler for that matter

04-17-2012, 08:18 PM	#20
VoodooTwin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Noo Yawk Posts: 2,261	Re: 1927 Chrysler pickup - barnfind That thing is wicked cool! Put a Chrysler hemi in it for god's sake!

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