1948 Dodge Other Pickups

B1-COCA COLA Pickup truck

6 - Cyl.

Manual

81246921

Gasoline

FOR A VIDEO TEST DRIVE PLEASE CLICK ON THE GREEN LINK BELOW http://youtu.be/aZOn9tAxMiA 1948 DODGE ==RED EXPRESS== THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFFERED TO YOU LOYAL EBAYERS, AND BY NOW, MOST OF YOU KNOW OF OUR SUCCESS. WE HAVE LISTED OVER 35 OF OUR ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CARS AND TRUCKS ON EBAY AND HAVE SOLD NEARLY EVERY ONE ON THE VERY FIRST LISTING. OUR SUCCESS IS DUE TO OUR LOW REALISTIC RESERVES, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE BARRETT-JACKSON WATCHERS OUT THERE WHO FEEL THAT SELLING THEIR COLLECTOR CAR IS EQUIVALENT TO WINNING A LOTTERY JACKPOT. ONE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS NOT OUR LIVELIHOOD, BUT RATHER, A LIFE LONG PASSION. WE TRULY LOVE OLD CARS!!! BUT WHY SELL A CLASSIC?? DUE TO A SEVERE STORAGE PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD TO RECLASSIFY MANY OF OUR 'KEEPERS' INTO 'MUST SELLS'. FACTORY DUAL REAR WHEELS MATCHING NUMBERS ! ! ACCORDING TO THE SERIAL NUMBER, OUR TRUCK WAS 'BUILD NUMBER' 1901...THAT MEANS ONLY 1900 OTHER TRUCKS WERE PRODUCED BEFORE LIL' RED CAME ROLLING DOWN THE LINE... IT WAS WAS PRODUCED AT THE DETROIT, MICHIGAN PLANT IN THE VERY EARLY MONTHS OF 1948.. AND ACCORDING TO RECORDS, THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD THE PREFIX NUMBERS- T-146 (SEE THE DOCUMENT PICTURE BELOW).. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AS WHEN WE LOOK UNDER THE HOOD TODAY, WE FIND THE VERY SAME T-146 PREFIX NUMBERS... THUS INDICATING, THAT THE ENGINE IS THE VERY SAME ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRUCK OVER 60 YEARS AGO ! ! ! A FULL MATCHING NUMBERS VEHICLE...THIS 6 CYLINDER ENGINE DISPLACES 230 CUBIC INCHES, HAS A HEAD LENGTH OF ONLY 23 INCHES AND HAS A RATING OF 102 HORSEPOWER AT 3600 RPM..FACTORY LIST PRICE WAS ONLY $1465 AND LITTLE RED WEIGHS IN AT 3750 POUNDS.. THE REGULAR CAB WITH THE FACTORY STEEL BED IS KNOWN AS THE EXPRESS MODEL WITH THE FACTORY DUAL REAR WHEELS AND WIDENED RUNNING BOARDS WITH REAR FENDER RUNNING BOARD FLARES.. SO UNIQUE THAT THIS WRITER HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN ONE.. FURTHER REVIEW OF OUR HISTORY ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS TRUCK UNDERWENT A TOTAL RESTORATION IN 1988, THIS DONE, AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.. THE SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTS AND INVOICES ARE NUMEROUS AND QUITE COMPLETE.. PARTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED; A BRAND NEW PAINT JOB, A TOTALLY NEW INTERIOR KIT, AN OVERHAUL GASKET SET, ROD BEARINGS .010, MAIN BEARINGS .010, PISTONS, RINGS, CRANKSHAFT REBUILD, CAM BEARINGS, FRONT AND REAR MAIN OIL SEALS, CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET, CAMSHAFT SPROCKET, TIMING CHAIN, NEW OIL PUMP, NEW HEAT RISER SPRING, NEW FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, CARBUETOR REBUILD, 6 VOLT ALTERNATOR & MORE...AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR EACH OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS.. MANY OF THE PARTS CAME FROM ANDY BERNBAUM IN NEWTON, MASS AND ROBERTS MOTOR PARTS IN WEST NEWBURY, MASS.. TERRIL MACHINE SHOP OF DELEON, TEXAS SUPPLIED THE PISTONS, THE RINGS AND THE KING PIN SET.. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY FARMERS UNION CO-OP OF BEATRICE, NEBRASKA... NEW INTERIOR AND GLASS ROBERTS MOTOR COMPANY SUPPLIED THE BRAND NEW INTERIOR PACKAGE.. THESE INTERIOR PANELS ARE MODELED AFTER THE ORIGINALS AND THEY LOOK AND FIT WONDERFULLY..THIS INCLUDED THE HEAD LINER PACKAGE, THE DOOR PANELS PLUS ALL OF THE ACCESSORY FILLER PANELS..THEY ALSO CAME UP WITH ALL OF THE HARD TO FIND RUBBER PARTS; LIKE FIREWALL PAD, THE NEW WINDSHIELD GASKET, THE NEW BACK GLASS GASKET, GLOVE BOX, BED BOLTS, THE HOOD LACING, THE LACED HOOD CHECK STRAPS, THE DOOR SILL GASKETS, THE FENDER FILLER RUBBER, THE DOOR CHANNELS/SWEEPER & BUMPERS (SEE PHOTO BELOW), THE HOOD BUMPERS, DOOR WEATHERSTRIPPING, FLOOR MAT, THE STARTER PAD, THE GAS PEDAL, CLUTCH PEDAL PAD, BRAKE PEDAL PAD, A WATER PUMP KIT AND THE LIST GOES ON & ON.. A BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO CUT AT THAT TIME ALONG WITH THE BACK GLASS AND THE SIDE GLASS... DRIVING THE BIG RIG WE HAVE JUST STARTED DRIVING OUR TRUCK AGAIN FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR RESPITE AND WERE THRILLED ONCE AGAIN WITH IT'S OVERALL DRIVABILITY... THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT DRIVING THE BIG DODGE..IT COULD BE THE TIGHT 37 DEGREE TURNING DIAMETER, OR THE WAY THE TRUCK CLICKS THROUGH THE GEARS, OR MAYBE, IT'S THE NEAR HORIZONTAL STEERING WHEEL, BUT SOMEHOW, IT JUST GIVES YOU THE FEELING OF DRIVING A MUCH BIGGER RIG..SHOUTS OF ENTHUSIASM HAVE BEEN HEARD AS WE PASS BY THE SCHOOLS AND THE CORRECT RED/BLACK TWO TONE ALWAYS COMMANDS ATTENTION.. LOOK IN THE BACK AND FIND THE SOLID OAK BED BOARDS WHICH WERE STAINED AND VARNISHED DURING THE RESTORATION PROCESS. THE BRAKES WORK GREAT, INCLUDING BOTH THE 4 WHEEL SERVICE BRAKES AND THE HAND CONTROLLED EMERGENCY BRAKE... THAT BEING SAID, WE ALWAYS CAUTION OUR OLD TRUCK BUYERS TO HAVE ALL OF THE SAFETY RELATED ITEMS CHECKED OVER THOROUGHLY FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL AT ITS NEW HOME... WE MUST ALL REMEMBER THAT THESE UNITS ARE QUITE OLD AND NEED TO BE MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN CONCLUSION WE CAN EVEN HELP WITH THAT, AS WE WILL ALSO SUPPLY THE FACTORY SHOP MANUAL ! ! PLEASE MAKE ME A STAR NO, I REALIZE I'LL NEVER BE A STAR, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS MENTIONED ABOVE.. IT IS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LONG AND IT ANSWERS SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY ASKED .. IF YOU HAVE REGULAR SLOW SPEED INTERNET, IT MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR IT TO TOTALLY LOAD BUT PLEASE WATCH IT. I KEEP MY FACE HIDDEN AND THE INFORMATION IS INVALUABLE... CLICK ON THE GREEN LINE AT THE TOP OF THIS AD..... RUST FREE OR IS THERE SUCH A THING? OVERALL IMPRESSIONS LIL' RED IS ONE OF THE MOST RUST FREE UNITS THAT WE HAVE EVER EVER OWNED.. PULL BACK THE FLOOR MAT AND YOU'LL SEE A SCENE THAT IS REMINISCENT OF THE VIEW FROM THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY LINE OVER 60 YEARS AGO. BRIGHT RED PAINT, SOLID METAL AND NO RUST ! IN THE YEARS THAT WE RETAINED OWNERSHIP, OUR TRUCK NEVER SPENT A NIGHT OUTSIDE AND IN VIEWING ITS OVERALL CONDITION, ONE WOULD HAVE TO FEEL THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WERE LIKEWISE DILIGENT TO THE VEHICLE'S PRESERVATION..---THAT BEING SAID---WE HAVE NOT INSPECTED OUR TRUCK IN EVERY CRACK AND CREVICE AND DO NOT PROCLAIM IT TO BE TOTALLY (100%) RUST FREE..I'M QUITE CERTAIN THAT SOMEONE COULD FIND SOME RUST SOMEWHERE.. PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER... IN THE LATE 40s AND EARLY 50s, MANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SERIAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE.. THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED.. NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH ANYTHING... PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING, AS WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE VIN PLATE MATCH PERFECTLY... MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM ! ! ! ONLY IN YOUR MIND THE MIND IS A WONDERFUL THING-- PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY..THEN, MAKE SURE YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE TRUCK THAT WE HAVE PLACED BEFORE YOU AND NOT THE PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT RESIDES ONLY IN YOUR MIND.. WE DO NOT WANT ANY BUYER TO BE DISAPPOINTED, EXPECTING THE PERFECT TRUCK. AS AN EXAMPLE; THE PAINT ON OUR TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, BUT PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE VERY CLOSE UP PICTURES.. THEY SHOW THAT THE PAINT IS DRYER THAN THE NEW CAR STANDARDS OF TODAY AND THESE PICTURES ALSO SHOW THAT THE PAINT HAS CONSIDERABLY MORE 'ORANGE PEEL'. FURTHER, WHEN WE CRAWLED UP INTO THE BED FOR ONE OF OUR PICTURES, WE FOUND A DEEP SCRATCH ON THE ROOF---ALMOST TOTALLY OUT OF SIGHT ! REPAIRS MENTIONED IN THE BODY OF THIS AD WERE DONE PRIOR TO OUR ACQUISITION AND WERE SUBSTANTIATED BY THE ENCLOSED INVOICES. WE HAVE NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED, BUT CAN ASSURE THE BIDDER THAT THE ENGINE DOES INDEED RUN EXCELLENT. BUY THIS TRUCK AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE' THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER, 2007.. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS RUN BY THE CITY OF CLINTON AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON.. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION.. SINCE THAT DATE, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN, HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT. THE DRAB, GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER. SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY, HAPPY, (SPAYED AND NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES).. TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP, CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472.. ABOUT US JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER/GMC HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 23 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES CALL JIM AT 1-800-748-7712. ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK, USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 35 OF THE NEARLY 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS. METHOD OF PAYMENT; $1000 DEPOSIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF END OF SALE, WITH THE REMAINING PORTION DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS, CERTIFIED FUNDS ONLY. FREE INDOOR STORAGE FOR UP TO 30 DAYS, HOWEVER, ALL MONIES MUST BE PAID WITHIN THE 7 DAY WINDOW.