I found a old pickup bed trailer minus the tailgate a couple of days ago. Sure looks like an R series Studebaker. Did any other manufacturers use the same style of rear fender and bed? Any way to confirm?
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StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Thanks. Back for a closer look tomorrow. It was full of junk so I couldn't see the bed, but it had the smooth outer bedside with the horizontal seam. stake pockets, fender shape, and the double wall. Then to try and talk them out of it. They also have an early 50's IH travelall. Very rough, but special none the less.1949 2r5 28196
170ci 6cyl
4spd
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It's definitely worth saving -- by East Coast standards, that's a rust-free bed, and the bed floor looks dent-free. It's from a 2R, 3R, or E-series 3/4-ton, or a 3R or E-series one-ton truck. The 8' bed was available on them all. The 2R-series one-ton trucks had 5-lug hubs. The six ribs in the tail gate say it's 49-55.Skip Lackie
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Skip - photos above are from 52-Fan. It looks like a Rolls compared to the trailer I've found. Waiting on the owner(doesn't live local) to contact me and get permission to empty all the junk out of it so I can see the bed. Dented both sides front of the fenders, fenders rusted lower rear, tailgate missing, J hooks mounted low along both sides.1949 2r5 28196
170ci 6cyl
4spd
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