1948 CHEVROLET-5 WINDOW DELUXE--99% RUST FREE--70 YEARS RUST FREE-SHOW 12,613 MI

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70 YEAR OLD COLLECTOR MUST SELL TOYS

AS A 20 YEAR AVID COLLECTOR, WE HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR THE FINEST, RUST FREE, ADVANCED DESIGN CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THESE WERE PRODUCED FROM LATE 1947 THROUGH 1953. IN OUR SEARCH, WE PREFERRED THE ONES WITH THE 5 WINDOW CAB. NOW, WITH OUR AGE ADVANCING, WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELL OFF SOME OF OUR FINEST EXAMPLES. THE ONE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A DANDY.. READ CAREFULLY THE DESCRIPTION BELOW. WE THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST SOLID, 'UNRESTORED'TRUCKS IN THE ENTIRE MIDWEST. PLEASE NOTICE THE PICTURE OF THE 70 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL, GM DOOR KEY.. SUCH A PIECE OF HISTORY !

100% COMPLETE

IF YOU FIND ANY PARTMISSING, WE WILL PROVIDE IF FREE AND SHIP IT FREE (LOWER 48 ONLY)

WE ARE LOCATED IN CLINTON, MISSOURI BUT SELL THESE TRUCKS WORLDWIDE

HALF-TON SHORT WHEELBASE

ORIGINAL !

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THE SHORTEST WHEELBASE AVAILABLE IN

1948

THE BED IS ONLY 79 1/2 INCHES

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THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ASSEMBLY PLANT IN APRIL, 1948 !

(BELOW) IS THIS THE ORIGINAL PINSTRIPE--WE LEAVE THAT QUESTION UP TO YOU

ODOMETER SHOWS ONLY

12613 MILES

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS CORRECT BUT IT SURE MAKES FOR A GOOD STORY !

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70 YEAR OLD BED WOOD ! ! !

FANTASTIC ORIGINAL CONDITION

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1948

CHEVROLET

DELUXE

5 WINDOW

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Original keymade bythe Kansas City assembly plant in April of 1948

with the original knock out slug !

THEY CALLED IT A 'SLUG'... THIS WAS THE LITTLE KNOCK OUT SECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE KEY

CODE NUMBERS WERE STAMPED ON THIS SECTION AND WITH THESE NUMBERS YOU COULD REPRODUCE THE KEY EXACTLY

THIS 'SLUG' WAS STAMPED IN 1948 AND WAS NEVER PUNCHED OUT

SUCH A PIECE OF HISTORY

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JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER AND JIM RAYSIK GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN SMALL TOWN CLINTON, MISSOURI.. AS A 20 YEAR AVID COLLECTOR, WE HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE FOR THE FINEST, RUST FREE, ADVANCED DESIGN CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THESE WERE PRODUCED FROM LATE 1947 THROUGH 1953. IN OUR SEARCH, WE PREFERRED THE ONES WITH THE DELUXE 5 WINDOW CAB. ... WITH OUR AGE ADVANCING, WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELL OFF SOME OF OUR FINEST EXAMPLES. THE ONE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A DANDY.. READ CAREFULLY THE DESCRIPTION BELOW. WE THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST SOLID, 'UNRESTORED' VEHICLES IN THE ENTIRE MIDWEST... MECHANICALLY, THE UPGRADED 110 HORSEPOWER STOVEBOLT 6 CYLINDER ENGINE ENCOMPASSES 235 CUBIC INCHES, DEVELOPS 100 HORSEPOWER AND RUNS GREAT. PLEASE NOTICE THE PICTURE OF THE 70 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL, GM DOOR KEY.. SUCH A PIECE OF HISTORY !

==WITH THE STOVEBOLT 6 CYLINDER ENGINE==

ORIGINAL RADIO ! !

PLEASE NOTICE;

STAINLESS TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE GLASS

DELUXE 5 WINDOW CAB

THE FANCIEST THEY MADE IN '48

NEW CHROME BUMPERS FRONT AND REAR

ALONG WITH A NEW FILLER PANEL AND BRAND NEW HUBCAPS ON THE ORIGINAL WHEELS.

THE ONLY KNOWN RUST IS IN THE FRONT PANEL OF THE CARGO BED. THIS PERFORATION IS ACTUALLY OUT OF SIGHT AS IT IS BELOW THE WOOD FLOOR..

WE HAVE A FACTORY REPLACEMENT PANEL AND IT WILL BEINCLUDED AT NO CHARGE ! !

NO CHARGE !

ABOVE;

ORIGINAL (NOT A REPRINT) OWNERS MANUAL, BREAK-IN INFORMATION AND BATTERY SERVICE POLICY.

THIS TRUCK GREW UP IN;

DRY

NEWMAN GROVE, NEBRASKA--POPULATION 721

AVERAGE RAINFALL 28 INCHES PER YEAR

COUNTRY LIVIN' AND NO SALT

the finest unpatched original floorboard we've seen

and

cab corners still intact with the factory drain holes

THE FLOOR, THE CAB CORNERS AND THE 'DOG-LEGS' ARECONSIDEREDTHE

Achilles' heel

OF THE '47 THROUGH '53 GM TRUCKS

ACCORDING TO NOTED AUTHORITY 'JERRY RIVERS' OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI--THESE ARE RUSTED THROUGH ON 97.7 % OF THE TRUCKS

THIS ONE IS ORIGINAL AND SOLID ! !

many people have said to me; 'I JUST WANT A TRUCK THAT I CAN DRIVE TO TOWN.. A GOOD OL' TRUCK TO TAKE THE KIDS OUT TO GET ICE CREAM'... THE TRUCK BEFORE COULD CERTAINLY END ONES SEARCH. NO, IT IS NOT 100% ROAD READY BUT IT IS A STARTING, STOPPING, SUPER SOLID PIECE OF HISTORY. 70 YEAR OLD WOOD IS PICTURED BELOW AND IT HAILS FROM THE DRY AND SALT FREE AREA OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. IT WAS BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CHEVROLET FACTORY IN APRIL OF 1948. THE ODOMETER SHOWS ONLY 12,610 MILES...WE REALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT IS CORRECT BUT IT SURE MAKES A HECK OF A STORY. IT HAS THE CORRECT FACTORY WHEELS WITH BRAND NEW 'JIM CARTER' HUBCAPS AND A 'TRUE' (NON-WORKING) CHEVROLET AM RADIO. THE ENTIRE TRUCK DESERVES A FULL RESTORATION BUT THAT IS UP TO THE NEW OWNER. IT IS SOLD WITH THE GUARANTEE THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE. ANY PART THAT IS MISSING WILL BE PROVIDED AND SHIPPED FREE ANYWHERE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.. BELOW, YOU WILL ALSO SEE A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL (70 YEAR OLD) GM KEY....

THE MOST SOLID ORIGINAL FLOOR OF ANY TRUCK WE'VE EVER OWNED

AND WE'VE OWNED A BUNCH ! !

1948===EMERGENCY FLARES

STOVEBOLT 6 CYLINDER RUNS GREAT !

WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE ORIGINALWOOD THAT WAS INSTALLEDONTHE KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY LINE IN 1948

IT IS SOMEWHAT FRAIL BUT WE HATED TO DISTURB "ORIGINAL MATERIALS"..

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ORIGINAL KEY

WITH THE

ORIGINAL 'GM' NUMBERS STILL VISIBLE ON THE KNOCKOUT SLUG.

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OUR TRUCK GREW TO MATURITY INNEWMAN GROVE, NEBRASKA

ANNUAL RAINFALL---28 INCHES PER YEAR

BUTIN 2006,SHE MOVED TO CLINTON, MISSOURAND OUR DRY, DRY MOUSE FREE STORAGE FACILITY

MOST COLLECTORS AGREE

EXAMPLE BELOW IS ON DISPLAY AT 'DOWNTOWN DESOTO'

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NOW

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS REALLY MEAN ? ?

VIN #----5FPD5047

#1------5 STANDS FOR THE KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT

F--------STANDS FOR THE MODEL YEAR 1948

P------STANDS FOR THE SERIES 3100 or half ton

D--------STANDS FOR THE MONTH OF PRODUCTION APRIL

5047 IS THE SEQUENCIAL NUMBER AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT

THUS; THIS 1948 HALF TON CHEVROLET WAS PRODUCED IN APRIL OF 1948 AND IT WAS THE 5047 TRUCK PRODUCED THATYEAR...

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THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER THE '48 SHORTBED, 1/2 TON, AS THESE WERE THE ONLY LIGHT DUTY CHEVYS WITH THE GAS TANK MOUNTED SAFELY, OUTSIDEOF THE CAB. OURS ALSO HAS THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE 5 WINDOW CAB WITH THE DELUXE CHROME TRIM.. THESE CURVED GLASS WINDOWSWERE A STAND ALONE, $26.50 OPTION. THEY WERE CALLED 'NEW VUE' BY CHEVROLET AND DUE TO THE DOUBLE PANEL INSIDE CAB CONSTRUCTION, THEY CANNOT BE ADDED AS A POST PRODUCTION OPTION. OURS ALSO HAS THE LIGHTEST GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF ANY OF THE 1948 CHEVY TRUCKS.. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER AND AS SUCH, LIVED A RATHER PAMPERED LIFE..IN OUR CASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY. THE WEIGHT RATING IS ONLY 4600 POUNDS AND IT HAS A CURB WEIGHT OF ONLY 3100 POUNDS.. NOW, IF WE WERE FORCED TO DO THE MATH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PAYLOAD OF ONLY 1500 POUNDS MINUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS OR ABOUT 1050 POUNDS...NOT EXACTLY HEAVY DUTY HAULING, IS IT ? ? ACCORDING TO THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER THAT IS FOUND IN THE FRONT LEFT DOOR JAM, OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT AT THEKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ASSEMBLY PLANT IN APRIL OF 1948.

ORIGINAL WOOD FLOOR IN STILL INTACT AND USABLE

SOOOOOOO WHAT THE HECK IS A

STOVEBOLT 6 CYLINDER ? ?

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'.... AS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR VIDEO, OUR TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, SHIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE.

70 YEAR OLD CHAINS WITH NEW RUBBER SILENCERS

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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 SEIRAL 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.... 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..

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS

AS ONE BEGINS TO LOOK FOR THE PERFECT 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, TOTALLY RESTORED, ARE NOW BEING SOLD AT PRICES WELL OVER $35,000 AND TWO CROSSED THE BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION BLOCK LAST JANUARY AT OVER $45,000.. WE OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE.. OUR LITTLE '48 RUNS EXCELLENT AND DRAWS A CROWD IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.. SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO RESTORE OUR TRUCK, YOU WOULD HAVE AN EXCELLENT START--OR-- YOU MAY WANT TO COMPLETE A TOTAL RESTORATION LIKE JOHNNY CASH BUILT HIS CAR---ONE PIECE AT A TIME.. BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE ARE SELLING THIS TRUCK AS A RESTORATION PROJECT... IT IS NOT A PERFECT TRUCK... IT IS NOT A RESTORED TRUCK..

RUST FREE

HISTORY INDICATES THAT THIS TRUCK SPENT ITS ENTIRE LIFE IN DRY CENTRAL NEBRASKA-----DRY -DRY- CENTRAL NEBRASKA... WE HAVE INCLUDED SEVERAL PICTURES TO ILLUSTRATE JUST HOW SOLID OUR TRUCK TRULY IS... DURING OUR QUICK INSPECTION WE DID FIND THAT HIDDEN BELOW THE WOOD, THE FRONT BED PANEL HAS RUST PERFORATIONS HOWEVER IT IS NEARLY INSIGNIFICANT AND OUT OF SIGHT.SUCH A SOLID OLD TRUCK.. MOST TRUCK ENTHUSIASTS WILL TELL YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CAB CORNERS, THE FRONT DOG LESAND THE LOWER DOOR AREAS.. THESE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE "ACHILLES' HEEL OF THE '47 THROUGH '53 MODELS.. WE HAVE CAREFULLY INSPECTED OUR TRUCK AND HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE ABSOLUTELY RUST FREE.

100% COMPLETE

OUR '48 IS COMPLETE...100% COMPLETE... IF YOU FIND ANYTHING MISSING ON THIS TRUCK, WE WILL REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AND PRE-PAY THE FREIGHT DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR (USA RESIDENTS ONLY).. IT WILL BE PROCURED FROM ONE OF THE UNITS IN OUR EXTENSIVE "OLD TRUCK" SALVAGE YARD.. WHEN WE LIST A TRUCK, WE THINK WE SHOULD REALLY SELL THE WHOLE TRUCK..

OKAY---IT'S NOT 'THE' BARN BUT 'LIKE' THE BARN INNEWMAN GROVE, NEBRASKA !

WHERE OUR TRUCK WAS STORED FOR OVER 50 YEARS

NOW IN CLINTON, MISSOURI

WHICH HAS

EASY ACCES TO EITHER COAST OR THE PORT OF HOUSTON---WE SELL WORLDWIDE ! !

NOW, JUST RELAX

AND
CHECK OUT THE TRUCK..

WE SAY "RELAX", BECAUSE MANY TIMES, AS CAUTIOUS ADULTS, WE FIND OURSELVES WORRYING MORE ABOUT THE SELLER THAN THE PRODUCT.. IS THE SELLER REALLY JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES AWAY... OR FIVE HUNDRED MILES AWAY OR ARE THEY IN PAKISTAN, ETHOPIAOR INDIA ? ? ? THE JIM RAYSIK AUTO GROUP IS IN SMALL TOWN CLINTON, MISSOURI AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER 30 YEARS.. POPULATION 9000.. SMALL ENOUGH THAT IF YOU WOULD CALL THE LOCAL POLICE STATION, YOU'D GET A REFERENCE, A GOOD ONE. SMALL ENOUGH THAT IF YOU WERE TO CALL THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, YOU'D GET A REFERENCE, A GOOD ONE.. AND IF YOU'RE STILL WORRIED ABOUT TRICKERY, LOOK US UP ON THE NET, CALL THE NUMBER THAT'S LISTED.. WE'RE HERE/WE'RE REAL, SOOOOOOO.. PLEASE RELAX..

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HAVE QUESTIONS CALL 1-660-885-3355

ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE TRUCK OFFERED TODAY, WE THINK IT ILLUSTATES HOW

"KIDS LOVE TRUCKS"

WE LOVE OLD CARS AND TRUCKS--WE'VE GOT 100 !

==OUR OLD TRUCK SALVAGE POOL==

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==THE JIM RAYSIK AUTO GROUP==

IN BUSINESS OVER 30 YEARS

IN SMALL TOWN CLINTON, MISSOURI

DAY JOB #1

THE CHRYSLER STORE (SINCE 1988)

PHONE 660-885-3355

DAY JOB #2

THE GENERAL MOTORS STORE (SINCE 1989)

JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP & GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 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, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712.

DOWNTOWN DESOTO

FUN JOB #3

DOWNTOWN DESOTO (SINCE 2000)

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..

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