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Solved: GTE 118 - 1949-54 Everett McClelland Special (miniature semi)

Started by gte4289, August 24, 2019, 11:53:13 PM

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oko94

#25
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 ?

gte4289

#26
September 21, 2019, 04:33:39 PM
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.

oko94

#27
September 21, 2019, 04:35:22 PM
Was it featured in Car Craft ?

gte4289

#28
September 21, 2019, 04:44:40 PM
Quote from: oko94 on September 21, 2019, 04:35:22 PM
Was it featured in Car Craft ?
That I am aware of, no.

pnegyesi

#29
September 21, 2019, 10:00:59 PM

gte4289

#30
September 21, 2019, 10:28:54 PM

gte4289

#31
September 21, 2019, 10:39:54 PM
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.

pnegyesi

#32
September 22, 2019, 12:34:18 AM
McClelland Special? by Everett McClelland. Some claim 3 were built

gte4289

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September 22, 2019, 01:15:08 AM Last Edit: September 22, 2019, 01:27:18 AM by gte4289
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.

Coley60

#34
May 31, 2021, 09:18:55 PM
That's my Grandpa and one of his little trucks.

Bill d isere

#35
June 01, 2021, 04:02:11 AM
Oh very good !
What happened to his achievements?
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