Old pickup trucks from Chevrolet, International, Ford and others!
These three photographs came in batch that I bought from the USA. They date to 1940/1941 and show the Pea Harvest taking place at LaCrosse in Washington State. The first photograph shows a couple of farmers sat on the running boards of their newish Chevy Pickup truck, a 1939 1/2 ton model by the look of it:
1939 Chevrolet pickup
As mentioned, I think this is a '39 going off the style of the grille. This one looks well loaded, as do all the trucks shown in these photographs!
The next picture shows a line-up of old trucks in a field, again fully loaded up to an amazing height! Nearest the camera is another Chevy truck of similar age, but judging by the wheel a heavier-rated truck than the one shown above. Further along is a slightly later style Chevy pickup (perhaps a '41, although the main photograph showing all the trucks, is dated 1940 on the back, which I don't quite understand?), and next to that an International.
Full line-up of 6 American trucks
Like I said this photo is dated on the back as 1940, yet the 2nd truck looks like a '41 style Chevrolet, with the 'art deco' grille, as it was known. Can anyone confirm when this style first came out? Below are two close-ups of this image, showing each vehicle more clearly. The vehicle on the far right looks like a Ford to me, and those on the left a Chevy, Chevy, and an Inter. The other two I'm not sure about, so would welcome an identification on them.
I'm always interested in finding more photos old 30s pickups and vans, so if you can help with this search, please get in touch. Old Chevies have a huge following, with plenty of information, such as chevytrucks.org, containing lots of info on these trucks, plus examples of classic trucks for sale.
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