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PAINTED JOHN DEERE GREEN A SALUTE TO; TWO GREAT AMERICAN CLASSICS JOHN DEERE & CHEVROLET 1951 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON-SHORTBED WITH TURN SIGNALS ! ! FROM THE COLLECTION OF "DOWNTOWN DESOTO" BRAND NEW FURNITURE GRADE WOOD & STAINLESS DIVIDER STRIPS MOST COLLECTORS AGREE THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER THE LATER MODELS IN THIS SERIES WITH THE VENT WING WINDOWS, THE LEVER DOOR HANDLES AND THE TUBULAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. OUR LITTLE TRUCK HAS ALL OF THE ABOVE.. IT IS ALSO SO VERY ORIGINAL. ACCORDING TO OUR VIN SERIAL NUMBER TAG THAT IS AFFIXED TO THE LEFT FRONT DOOR JAM, OUR CHEVY WAS BUILT AT THE ST LOUIS, MISSOURI ASSEMBLY PLANT IN MARCH OF 1951..CAB SERIAL NUMBER IS 3JCP12245... NEW CHROME GRILLE-NEW FRONT & REAR CHROME BUMPERS-NEW 'JIM CARTER' HUBCAPS ! ! NEW GLASS ALMOST EVERYWHERE.. NEW WINDSHIELD, NEW REAR GLASS, NEW RUBBER GASKETS--FRONT, REAR & VENT WINGS NEW STEEL REAR FENDERS FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" .. CORRECT 16 INCH FACTORY WHEELS WITH PROFESSIONALLY HAND PAINTED PIN STRIPE JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS--THESE TIRES ARE THE CORRECT 6:00 x 16 INCH BIAS PLY, WIDE WHITEWALLS THE DUPLICATE TIRE TO THOSE AVAILABLE IN 1951 ! ===================== NEW CHROME GRILLE FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI BELOW; REFLECTION ON A FAT MAN... NEW STAINLESS HOOD BADGE ALL OF THE PAINT WORK WAS DONE IN OUR BODY SHOP BY 'ASE' CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS------OUTSTANDING ! ! ! BRAND NEW SPEEDOMETER FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ALL GAGES WORK CORRECTLY INCLUDING THE NEW (12 VOLT) GAS GAGE ! BELOW BRAND NEW HORN BUTTON... CONVERTED TO 12 VOLT ALL GAGES WORK CORRECTLY THIS LITTLE TRUCK WILL PLEASE A CROWD ! BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE '51 WAS PAINTED CORRECTLY BY OUR 'ASE' CERTIFIED TECHS AT THE BODY SHOP.. INTERIOR COLOR IS CORRECT AND WAS PURCHASED AT JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI... FURTHER, OUR CERTIFIED MECHANICS CLEANED THE CARBURETOR AND INSTALLED A BRAND NEW GAS TANK AND GAS TANK SENDING UNIT. THEN, TO MAKE VERY SURE THAT ALL OF THIS CLEAN FUEL REACHED THE ENGINE, WE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW DELCO FUEL PUMP. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH AND FOOT OPERATED STARTER HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND ALL OF THE GAGES WORK CORRECTLY.. OUR TIRED OLD SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO RESTORE, SO WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE.. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS GUARANTEED TO WORK CORRECTLY FOR ONE FULL YEAR.. THE ORIGINAL HORN ALSO WORKS AND RETAINS USE OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON.. ALSO IN THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE JUST INSTALLED A BRAND NEW 12 VOLT BATTERY, A NEW WIRING HARNESS FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS' AND BRAND NEW TAIL-LIGHTS ALONG WITH TURN SIGNALS/BEEPER AND A HIDDEN, UNDER-DASH SWITCH... WE ALSO INSTALLED A BRAND NEW CLUTCH PLATE-PRESSURE PLATE & THROWOUT BEARING ALONG WITH NEW MOTOR MOUNTS BOTH FRONT & REAR.. NEW SHOCKS HELP OUR TRUCK HAVE SUPERIOR RIDE AND HANDLING.. WE ALSO PERFORMED A FRESH TUNE-UP USING GENUINE DELCO PARTS FROM OUR GM PARTS DEPARTMENT. THIS TUNEUP INCLUDED A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS, A NEW SET OF PLUG WIRES AND A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR. A PETRONICS ELECTRONIC IGNITION WAS INSTALLED THUS DOING AWAY WITH THE TROUBLESOME POINTS AND CONDENSOR SYSTEM.. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED THAT WE REPLACE THE COIL AS WELL..THE WHEELS ARE ALSO FACTORY ORIGINALS WITH THE CORRECT HUBCAP CLIPS STILL IN PLACE. WE HAVE SANDBLASTED EACH THOROUGHLY AND PAINTED AND PRIMED THEM CORRECTLY. TO THIS, WE INSTALLED THE CORRECT REPRODUCTION HUBCAPS.. THESE WERE PURCHASED AT JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.. ALSO NEW, ARE THE REPRODUCTION, CHROME FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND THE NEW FRONT HOOD BADGE. HIDDEN TURN SIGNALS ! HIDDEN TURN SIGNALS MAKE FOR A VERY ORIGINAL LOOKING TRUCK YET OFFER THE SAFETY AND SECURITTY OF THE MORE MODERN EQUIPMENT. CAMERON ELECTRIC COMPANY OF CLINTON, MISSOURI PROVIDES US WITH THE LITTLE BLACK BOX WHICH PROVIDES THE INTEGRATED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER, THE REMINDER BEEPER, ALL NECESSARY WIRING AND A SINGLE POLE/DOUBLE THROW SWITCH. THIS IS THEN MOUNTED OUT OF VIEW, HIDDEN UNDER THE DASH..YOU'LL LOVE IT AND THE FOLKS FOLLOWING YOU WILL KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TURN.. NEW STEERING WHEEL & HORN BUTTON NEW CORRECT STEERING WHEEL FROM JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS---NO CRACKS HERE ! THIS REPAIR WAS DONE WITH METAL THAT IS EVEN HEAVIER THAN THE ORIGINAL GAGE STEEL THEN WE HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY WELDED IN PLACE ! WE TOOK THIS PICTURE PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE BRAND NEW, CORRECT RUBBER MAT.. OUR ENGINE- LOOKS ORIGINAL- TURNS OUT 45 MORE HOSEPOWER AND IS STILL A "STOVE BOLT 6" MUCH OF WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT OUR "STOVE BOLT 6" CAME FROM THE TECHNICIANS AT PATRICKS ANTIQUE CARS AND PARTS..AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON THE 216 TO 235 ENGINE SWAP, WE FOUND HIS DIRECTIONS INVALUABLE.. ACCORDINGLY WE TOOK A 1962, 235,6 CYLINDER TRUCK ENGINE AND SWAPPED OUT THE LOW PRESSURE 92 HORSEPOWER ORIGINAL..THIS GAVE US AN ADDITION 43 HORSEPOWER, A FULL PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM WHILE RETAINING THE ORIGINAL ENGINE LOOK AND SOUND OF THE 216 SIX..FURTHER, SINCE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ENGINE MOUNTS INTERCHANGED, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY WITH ANY AFTERMARKET ENGINEERING-- EVERYTHING FITS CORRECTLY AND OUR 216 VALVE COVER STILL FITS AND BOLTS DOWN CORRECTLY FOR THAT ORIGINAL 'THRIFTMASTER' LOOK..OUR ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER READS "F0502J". ACCORDING TO THE CARS & PARTS CATALOG OF CHEVY TRUCK ID NUMBERS, THIS MEANS THAT THE ENGINE IS A 1962 CHEVROLET 235 6 CYLINDER AND THAT IT WAS BUILT AT THE FLINT ASSEMBLY PLANT ON THE 2ND OF MAY OF THAT YEAR. WE ALSO MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COOLING SYSTEM, WITH A "PARADE READY" ELECTRIC FAN FOR COOLER ENGINE TEMPS AT SLOWER SPEEDS.. JUST WHAT IS A STOVEBOLT 6 ? ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, THESE ENGINES DERIVED THE STOVE BOLT NICKNAME WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1929.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS WERE 1/4 INCH BY 20 THREAD...THESE WERE THE VERY SAME BOLTS THAT WERE USED BY MANY WOOD STOVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, THUS; STOVE BOLT SIX.. OUR LITTLE TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, SHIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE.. SWISH---SWISH ! FICKEN WIPER SERVICE OF BABYLON, NEW YORK, REBUILT OUR VACUUM WIPER MOTOR BACK TO 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION.... PRIOR TO THIS, IT WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS MOVING REALLY, REALLY SLOW ...... NOW, IT IS JUST LIKE NEW, SWISHES REALLY FAST, AND IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE FULL YEARS.. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE, NEW GROMMETS ON THE REMOTE LINKAGE AND ALL NEW ARMS AND BLADES... YOU WILL BE PLEASED ! ======================================= FACTORY "FRESH AIR" HEATER THIS TRUCK WILL KEEP YOU WARM ! ! WE STARTED WITH A GENUINE CHEVROLET 'FRESH AIR' HEATER FROM OUR OLD TRUCK PARTS DEPARTMENT, CHECKED OUT THE CORE THOROUGHLY, RESTORED THE EXTERIOR AND INSTALLED A BRAND NEW "12 VOLT" ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SWITCH.. NEW DEFROSTER HOSES WERE ALSO ADDED---TOASTIE WARM... SO SIMPLE BUT WORKS GREAT ! ABOVE NEW 12 VOLT FAN MOTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ================================ ON THE WHEELS AND TAILGATE PROFESSIONALLY HAND PAINTED BY FAMOUS CLINTON, MISSOURI ARTIST RICHARD BROOKS . NEW BED MOUNTING BLOCKS (BELOW). BELOW--NEW METAL REAR FENDERS FROM CLASSIC PARTS ARE PAINTED ON BOTH SIDES NEW 'JIM CARTER' HEADLINER ! REBUILT ORIGINAL FOOT OPERATED "KICK" STARTER ! REBUILT STARTER WITH NEW SWITCH FROM 'JIM CARTER'S' TRUCK PARTS WITH ALL THIS NEW WOOD- DOES THIS MAKE IT A WOODY ? ? NEW WOOD--NEW STAINLESS--PLUS 69 NEW STAINLESS CARRIAGE BOLTS-(BUT WHO'S COUNTING?) 'OFF FRAME' BED RESTORATION' OUR BED WAS TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRAME SO THAT WE COULD REPLACE THE WOOD CORRECTLY.. EVERY SINGLE PIECE ! ! IT IS CLEAR YELLOW PINE THAT HAS BEEN KILN DRIED AND SLOTTED/ GROOVED AS PER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS.. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT CLASSIC-PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND IT FITS WONDERFULLY..AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO INSTALLED A COMPLETE SET OF STAINLESS DIVIDER STRIPS AND THE STAINLESS BOLTS AS WELL..THIS ALSO REQUIRED THAT WE REPLACE THE WOODEN BED MOUNTING BLOCKS AS WELL.... THE WOOD BED FLOOR IS STAINED AND TREATED WITH A POLYURETHANE PROTECTOR WHICH GIVES THE LOOK SIMILAR TO A FINE PIECE OF FURNITURE. 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 1950s, 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, RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE EASILY REMOVED DOOR PLATE. THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED. IT WAS SENT OUT IN THE SCRAP... NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH----ANYTHING....ANYWHERE ! ! PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING.. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND SERIAL NUMBER TAG MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM.. PROFESSIONALLY HAND PAINTED LETTERS & PINSTRIPE OVERALL IMPRESSIONS AS ONE BEGINS HIS QUEST FOR AN ORIGINAL 1947 THROUGH 1953 'ADVANCED DESIGN' TRUCK, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT AFFORDABILITY MAY BECOME AN ISSUE. THE AVID EBAY WATCHER CAN ATEST THAT MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ARE NOW BEING SOLD AT PRICES WELL OVER $35,000 AND ONE CROSSED THE BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION BLOCK LAST JANUARY AT OVER $54,000.. WE OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE.. OUR LITTLE '51 RUNS EXCELLENT AND DRAWS A CROWD IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. ALL PAINT WORK WAS DONE PROFESSIONALLY IN OUR OWN BODY SHOP AND THE SHINE AND COLOR SEEM TO PLEASE EVERYONE WHO SEE IT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RESTORED BUT ONLY TO WHAT WE CALL "DRIVER QUALITY" . IT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ATTENTION SHOULD SOMEONE DESIRE A SHOW TRUCK. HOW IS OUR TRUCK 'BETTER' THAN NEW ? ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ! IT IS TRUE, THAT CHEVROLET ENGINEERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROTECTION IN THE ALL NEW 'ADVANCED DESIGN' TRUCKS.. PARTIAL ELECTRICAL PROTECTION.. THE STANDARD GLASS FUSES OF THE DAY WERE PLACED IN LINE ONLY AFTER THE WIRING WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AMMETER & LIGHT SWITCH.. THUS THE PROTECTION WAS FOR ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.. THE MANY FEET OF WIRE THAT RAN FROM THE BATTERY CONNECTOR TO THESE FUSES WAS AT RISK AND COULD BE SUBJECT TO SHORT-OUTS AND FIRES..THIS WAS A SCARY THOUGHT WITH THE STANDARD 6 VOLT SYSTEM BUT TODAY IT COULD BE DEVASTATING WITH THE DOUBLE VOLTAGE, 12 VOLT POWER IN PLACE ! ! ! ALL OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AT THE STARTER WITH A MODERN 40 AMP FUSE THAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE. IT IS MADE WITH A HEAVY 10 GAGE WIRE AND COMPLETELY PROTECTS THE AFOREMENTION ITEMS.. THIS IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW TO ALL BUT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED OBSERVERS AND IS VERY EASY TO GET TO IN CASE OF A PROBLEM.. WE THINK THE FIRE SIRENS SHOULD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARADE..EMERGENCY EXTRA FUSES WILL BE PROVIDED.. 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.. OFFERED BY JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER & JIM RAYSIK GMC ! ABOUT JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER & JIM RAYSIK GMC JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-RAM JEEP & GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 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... INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL 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, PLEASE 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 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS.. AND NOW FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF "DOWNTOWN DESOTO"