Allis Chalmers Service Trucks....

This truck once belonged to Henderson Implement Co in Columbia MO.  It was last wearing an agco logo and was for sale at the dealer who bought them out. At one time it would have worn the AC logo.

I do not have any pictures of the service vehicles my father used but do I have memories.  Remember, when Pop opened his dealership he did it on less than a shoestring.  In fact, Frank Garber, the Harrisburgh Branch Manager asked Pop if he had enough money for freight.  Then if he sold the tractor would he pay them for it.  Therefore, our vehicles were hand me down used trucks.  Our first vehicle was a used 30 something Chevrolet Truck.  We used that to deliver equipment with.  To make service calls Pop used his '37 Ford .  Mom objected so we bought a used Model A Ford coupe.  That was our service vehicle.  We painted it Persian Orange put a few decals on it and used it.  I remember going to and from service calls with our tools in the trunk.  Driving through the farm fields and blowing the OOGA OOGA horn at our customers.  Later after WWII Pop bought a used 1948 F-1 Ford Pickup.  That was our service truck and my most favorate vehicle.  I remember towing, hauling, dating, vacationing, and doing just about anything on that 1948 Ford F-1 Pickup.  In fact, whenever I go to an antique vehicle show I always look for a 1948 Ford F-1 - there is always one there - and have my picture taken with it.  In my office are two models of F-1 1948 Fords.  My favorate vehicle.

I think it would be fun to have a 1940-46 Chevy 2 ton. Paint it PO1 and cream or maybe Gleaner silver. It could haul seed corn in the spring and a tractor up to Hutchinson in late July. It may even be nice to power it with 427 Chevy truck engine or a 455 Olds with auto trans. But I need to get the tractor and 8 or 10 "Honey Does" done first.

I always thought it would be cool to paint an old Ford like a delivery truck and use it to haul my tractors to shows.

i have an old 1954 chev 1-1/2 ton truck...maybe i should paint it up persion orange and decal it!!

Pat the Plumber CIL wrote: Here is a pic of one Dale has. Not a service truck,but nicely done.

About 5-6 years ago, I was looking at a Chevy Panel Delivery truck around the 36-37 circa that was for sale. The Plan I had for that truck was to paint it PO1 with the AC Diamonds on the doors with our shop name on the panel area. Unfortunately, because it was an East Coast vehicle, at closer examination, it was just to far gone to save. It would've cost me a fortune to redo it. Would've been an excellent canadate for a service/business type truck if it was in a lot better shape. Maybe somethin' else will come along some day. I finally found a Model A Vicky. That only took 30 years.... lol!

I'm no good at posting pictures, but don't forget about the 1941 IH panel truck that come to Hutchinson. PO1 painted with lots of toy AC 's in the back.

Nice pics there Bradley, before long those trucks might be too far gone to save.  They need to be in someones collection.

Edited by ACmowerguy - 25 Jan 2012 at 6:54pm

I hope he'll let you save them. 

Did all AC salesman wear orange pants?....local guy that used to be AC dealer....they call him Andy orange pants....

dave63 wrote: I have Dads 66 F250 that had Orange Cap Service decals on the doors. You can't read the decals now I would love to have a close up picture of that Decal if anyone has one that survived so i can have it reproduced.

Dave of all the years I work for your Dad ,when I first started work for him we would run that old Ford truck up and down the road just for the #$!! of it ,that old truck was geared LOW ,I can still hear Earl Gilbert winding that thing up sounded like she was going to BLOW anytime .I have 1 of the orange cap service hats ,book like posted above  and some of the big and small decals ,you can get some made off of them .