Art & Inspiration Talk About A COOL Cabover Cement Truck

Ebay won't let me copy this picture, so I took this with my camera..hence a bit skewed...
But talk about cool !!
Would love to have this thing..
It is only 15' long and ~10' high, so not a monster..
Has a 4 speed with a flathead six in it !!
Wish it were closer...it is in Montana...

 

Wow, that is cool. Only 15' long? Wouldn't be hard to park!

 

Cool, but.....a cement truck is now considered a traditional hotrod?

 

Margarita Mixer. Perfect for the backyard get together.

 

Why didn't you post the pic on the COE thread?

 

I bet you could turn that thing into one heck of a rolling bbq smoker...

 

Doesn't have to end up being a cement truck.. I think a good rebuild with a flat bed on the back or maybe add a sleeper cab behind cab and a tractor/trailer hitch and make it a "cool hauler" out of it

 

You could always scrap the back half (mixer and bed) and use the money for the project or beer!

 

:d ha ha ha ha

 

No one else notice the Edsel in the photos? Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

Or keep it and fill it with beer!

 

I would make a Pig Roaster out of it and use it at Famoso.
Nice inclosed rotisserie

 

That thing is cool. HRP

 

Sure would to me..
Options are unlimited...engine changes, back end changes...
And why is this any different than the several old wreckers we see many times on here...
Also why don't you make that statement to these guys:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=756560&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=809978&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164719&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219018&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=762207&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=731691&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=776276&highlight=cabover
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=607966&highlight=cabover
And the list can go on and on...

 

Do the concrete delivery companies in the country still have trucks of this size? I never see any. I think every company should have one for smaller or tighter jobs. Every time I need concrete a truck the size of the Hindenberg shows up & lays waste to the area. Maybe Ford can fill a niche? If they do, they can use the same styling...worked before..can work again. ~ Is that a true C.O.E.? It looks more like a "Cab Over Transmission."

 

ON EDIT:
It is a 1951 Ford.

 

I bet that is rare -- should be restored and kept as is. The ATCA truck collectors are having a show at the Hudson Mass. Elks on Aug 4, they'd love to see it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item232d330b52&vxp=mtr

 

And it still wouldn't be a hotrod. LOL.

 

HEY,,,maybe it's got dual pipes,,,

 

Hey i was just jerking chains. It's kool. Get it! Build it!

 

Whew, I thought you were being a chapass just for the sake of being a chapass.

That truck looks like it BELONGS in the Disney "Cars" movies!

 

very cool

 

An International Loadstar Waste Management garbage truck used to show up at the Woodward Cruise in Detroit. It was a really short wheelbase and had, I think, a mean sounding big block Chevy. The back was converted to a camper, although I never really got close.

One year the guy was pulling the front wheels, or nearly so, on Woodward.

Haven't been there for a couple years, so I don't know if the guy still comes out to play.

 

gotta have some fun every once in a while.

 

That thing is in, remarkably, nice condition. The door fit is perfect, the bumper and grille aren't all beat up, the chute is still there, etc. Stick a new engine in it, give it a good going over and she'd be ready to go back to work.

 

Pretty much, but they are mobile mix units, I think they can mix up to four yards on the spot. I have used them several times for small jobs and citys' like them for side walks and such..There also was trailers you could haul yourself with mayb a yard or two..As far as being a real COE, I think so..The noses grew some from the early years, not sure of reason....

 

how bout the edsel in the background ?

 

I will bet that somewhere in the Hamb world there at least one traditional rod that started off as a cement truck.

 

Screw the edsel...The concrete truck is cool. But since I am an old retired concrete contractor, why would'nt I like it....If you were to restor it, you would most likey have to spend a few days inside the drum jackhammering out all the concrete stuck to the insides of the drum.