1946 Chevrolet Pickup Owned by Harold Aldridge

This 1946 Chevy Pickup is owned by Harold Aldridge

Modifications

The truck has a full-boxed frame, Mustang II front with power steering, 10-bolt posi with parallel leaf springs, 700R4 trans, 4-wheel power disk brakes, A/C, tilt, cruise, AM/FM/CD, security system, steering column is out of a Trans Am, hidden trailer hitch behind the roll pan. Bumpers have been moved 4” closer to the body, gas tank moved from inside the cab to under the floor of the bed, new oak floor with stainless strips, bucket seats from a ’89 Dodge Daytona, engine has shorty headers, Edelbrock intake and carb.

History

I purchased the truck in November, 1995, from a man in Aurora who had bought it from a farmer in Greely. I had to winch it onto the trailer to haul it home and then it wouldn’t roll of the trailer because the brake cylinders leaked and seized the drums. I had to winch it off the trailer. I did all of the work except for: upholstery was stitched by Dave Schilling of Upholstery Plus and installed by me, Flowmaster exhaust system was installed by Ken’s Classic Muffler, Pin stripes by Mart Ford. Truck was first shown at the ColoRODans Twin Peaks Mall car show in 2001.

Awards

Platinum Award for Best Pre ’48 Pickup at the 2001 Rocky Mountain Rod & Custom Show. Also have several awards from regional shows for best truck.

Misc Info

We have had the truck to numerous shows in Colorado, Nebraska and Utah -with Moab, Utah being our longest. We had a great time in Moab but had to drive home in the rain-- make that snow over Vail Pass and the Eisenhower tunnel.
The Truck had been problem free until May of ’07. We went to Grand Junction with the Club and participated in the Gateway Canyons Car Show. What a great place to go!! On the way home on Sunday, the old Chevy truck decided to get rid of its Ford parts. We lost the right front wheel bearing on Vail Pass. Of course when you lose a wheel bearing you lose your brakes. It’s a good thing we were going up hill and the emergency brake worked, stopping the truck 18” from the concrete barrier. Thanks to all the fellow rodders who stopped to help. We managed to have enough tools to chisel the old bearing off the spindle. Fellow club member Joe Lopez stopped in Frisco at the local NAPA store and bought bearing sand seals and brought them back up to me on Vail Pass. Thanks Joe. We installed the new parts and drove on home with without further incident. Oh yes—it rained on Vail pass and we got wet.

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