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History The Shampoo Truck

Discussion in 'Traditional Customs' started by Ryan, May 11, 2022.

  1. I remember this car (truck) sitting in a driveway in Hayward CA. At that time it had run it's course and was in black primer. This was in the 70's, or early 80's. I wish I could have bought it, but wasn't in a position to.
     
  2. Unquestionably this is a beautiful vehicle, but the concept "He NEEDS a truck that is as easy to drive and park as a car, but that can haul enough flowers to supply a weekend’s worth of weddings."
    That was invented in Australia when Lew Bandt designed the coupe utility for Ford back in 1934. Decades before the Ranchero, we had the Ute.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)
     
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  3. wandi harry
    Joined: Jul 19, 2008
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    Karmann ghia vibes
     
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  4. It’s not a truck conversion.
    It’s an extended open trunk.
     
  5. manyolcars
    Joined: Mar 30, 2001
    Posts: 9,174

    manyolcars

    I agree, smooth and rounded. Nothing at all like a flat sided shoebox (for shoes) which has square corners.
    Calling a 1950 Ford a shoebox is completely wrong
     
  6. Yes, for those of us who grew up in the '50's just listen to some of the music we thought was cool.:eek:
     
  7. 50Fraud
    Joined: May 6, 2001
    Posts: 10,101

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    Viewed as a car or as a pickup, that's a really good-looking vehicle. They might have done a more imaginative job on the side trim.
     
  8. aircap
    Joined: Mar 10, 2011
    Posts: 1,748

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    That is a great color combo, not to mention a slick low-key kustom.
     
  9. Beanscoot
    Joined: May 14, 2008
    Posts: 3,053

    Beanscoot
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    Okay, enough of this "Sham" poo.
    Let's see some real poo!
     
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  10. denis4x4
    Joined: Apr 23, 2005
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    from Colorado

    Ryan's take on the Shampoo Truck made in to the Hemming's blog this morning
     
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  11. Dangerousdan
    Joined: Apr 12, 2018
    Posts: 333

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    from Arizona

    In the mid eighties Bailon was working on my 50 Merc coupe. (1BAD50) . Joe and his nephew were getting my car ready for paint. The shampoo Ford was there in the yard waiting for the restoration and build It was and still a favorite.
     
  12. gimpyshotrods
    Joined: May 20, 2009
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    I dig the "could have been" nature of this. Yes, it's clearly custom, but to the untrained eye the source material could have been a factory ute.

    Of course I am highly biased, as I just turned my OT family car into a ute.
     
  13. jnaki
    Joined: Jan 1, 2015
    Posts: 9,291

    jnaki

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    Hello,


    Nice story on the “Shampoo Truck.” When I first looked at the color photo, instantly it reminded me of Groucho Marx, the smooth black top as hair, the windshield as glases reflecting, and the shadow in the grille area as the famous moustache.

    It may be funny, but growing up watching that TV show and also custom cars as they rolled off of the pages of the multitude of car magazines, was really something. Maybe it is old age and memories get crossed from those shows or perhaps that is how I see things these days… ha!
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    It is a great story and that was a great build from Joe Bailon.

    Jnaki
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    The tail gate design also looks like a small Ranchero tail gate and light set up. It was/is a nice rear end…
     
  14. I listen to the music from that era, It is cool indeed...
     
  15. When Gordy Brown or Dan Haggerty had their Custom body shop on San Fernando Rd in Sun Valley Ca this truck or one just like it was parked out front for several years. It's a looker for sure, isn't there a build here on the HAMB of a similar shoebox truck?
     
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  16. that's EXACTLY what I thought 53 vette concept truck
     

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