Friday, June 27, 2014

Chevrolet Trucks at the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum

IMG_2618 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse on August 3, 2008

The chassis of this 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse was purchased new and shipped to Madrid, Spain where the hand-carved olive wood hearse body, built around 1905 and initially horse drawn, was added.

IMG_2620 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse on August 3, 2008

The hearse is powered by a 4-cylinder engine and has a four-speed transmission.

IMG_8704 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 1, 2009
1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse on August 1, 2009

Guy Carr, owner of Carr Chevrolet in Beaverton, Oregon, found this hearse in Spain in the early 1970s and had it shipped back to Beaverton for restoration and later donated it to the museum.

IMG_5122 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse on July 31, 2010

The Series M truck is somewhat rare; only a few were built in 1925 before it was replaced by the larger Series R.

IMG_5124 1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1925 Chevrolet Series M 1-Ton Hearse on July 31, 2010

IMG_2518 1927 Chevrolet Series LM 1-Ton Flatbed Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1927 Chevrolet Series LM 1-Ton Flatbed Truck on August 3, 2008

This 1927 Chevrolet Series LM 1-Ton Flatbed Truck was found on a ranch in Montana where it was used to haul wheat and other farm products. Chevrolet contracted with third-party vendors like Martin-Perry or Hercules to build cargo bodies for their trucks; this recreation of a Martin-Perry body is made of Douglas Fir and is authentic even to the color of the paint. The truck was donated by Warren Wedekind.

IMG_2550 1941-1945 Chevrolet Fire Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
1941-1945 Chevrolet Fire Truck on August 3, 2008

This 1941-1945 Chevrolet Fire Truck from Multnomah County Rural Fire Protection District #14 is on a 1-1/2-ton military chassis. It is quite possibly a former military fire truck from World War II.

IMG_5048 1941-1945 Chevrolet Fire Truck at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
1941-1945 Chevrolet Fire Truck on July 31, 2010

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