Please identify this vehicle for a point.
[note: badge, logo and/or other identifying markings digitally removed]
Americain ?
Base Chrysler ?
Quote from: Bill d isere on August 25, 2019, 08:59:36 AM
Americain ?
Base Chrysler ?
American, but not Chrysler-based.
Up
Crosley?
Quote from: Skut on September 03, 2019, 05:33:06 AM
Crosley?
As far as I know, no Crosley parts other than the wheels.
was it based from a well-known brand of truck?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 03, 2019, 09:39:02 AM
was it based from a well-known brand of truck?
According to the information that I have, it was built from scratch using parts from multiple brands.
Pros?
From Popular Mechanics?
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 18, 2019, 11:25:27 AM
From Popular Mechanics?
I found articles about this truck in two different magazines, but Popular Mechanics was not one of them.
1950's
before 1955?
From Mechanix Illustrated ?
From Popular Science ?
From a car magazine ?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 19, 2019, 07:26:48 AM
before 1955?
Yes, built sometime between 1949-54. I am unable to narrow it down any more than that.
Custom car magazine?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 20, 2019, 04:36:17 AM
Custom car magazine?
Custom Car magazine, no. Magazines about custom cars, yes.
Was it featured in Rod&Custom?
Quote from: gte4289 on September 19, 2019, 05:44:50 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 19, 2019, 07:26:48 AM
before 1955?
Yes, built sometime between 1949-54. I am unable to narrow it down any more than that.
Was the magazine published only between 1949 and 1954 ?
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2019, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 19, 2019, 05:44:50 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 19, 2019, 07:26:48 AM
before 1955?
Yes, built sometime between 1949-54. I am unable to narrow it down any more than that.
Was the magazine published only between 1949 and 1954 ?
The earliest of the two magazine articles I found was published in 1955.
Was it featured in Car Craft ?
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2019, 04:35:22 PM
Was it featured in Car Craft ?
That I am aware of, no.
By the way, don't bother trying to pin down the name of this particular truck; the name of the builder will suffice. While the magazines each assign their own nickname, the only official name (as far as I am aware) is that of the builder, which appears on a badge affixed to the truck's nose. There were similar vehicles by this same builder and each wore the same badge.
McClelland Special? by Everett McClelland. Some claim 3 were built
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 22, 2019, 12:34:18 AM
McClelland Special? by Everett McClelland. Some claim 3 were built
That's it!
The articles appeared in
Hot Rod Magazine (Jan 1955) and
Rod & Custom (Nov 1956). It could not have been built prior to 1949 because it contains 1949 components ('49 Chevy alternator). Likewise, it couldn't have been built after 1944 because the
Hot Rod article appeared in the January 1955 issue, which would have been published in December 1954 and photographed/written/edited/etc a month or more prior.
The children in the image below are Everett McClelland's son and daughter. His son posted comments and photos to a custom car website a while back. Based on his son's posts and the other information I could pull together, I believe the three trucks shown in these photos are all that McClelland built.
That's my Grandpa and one of his little trucks.
Oh very good !
What happened to his achievements?