1930 chevrolet chevy canopy express truck depot hack woody project 1929 1931 32

I bought this recently and upon getting it home I realized that i'm not a carpenter so i'm re-offering it. It's a 1930 Chevy universal canopy express / depot hack / open-sided truck / open cab pickup. The story I received upon buying was that it was originally bought new from Chevrolet and you got everything from the doors forward as a running rolling chassis / cab. It was then transported to a coachbuilder (This one in particular is believed to be MARTIN SPARRY of Mass. according to the research done) and built into the canopy express shown here. According to research. these trucks are EXTREMELY RARE and not many at all survived. (I was told by a fairly knowledgeable collector that there were less than 1. 00 built this year originally but I haven't been able to verify this. ) It was originally from Waterloo. IL (the lettering can still be seen on the door) and used to haul 10-gallon steel milk jugs to market. The prior owner had it for 10 years stored inside. and the owner before that had it inside for 25 years. The sheet metal on the body is complete including the original spare tire still attached underneath with the factory hardware. The fenders are rough but are the same as the cars of the same year so they should be easily replaceable (i've heard people using model A ford rear fenders as they're reproduced and a close match. ). All of the steel pieces and original hardware are there. and there is enough usable pieces of the wood left to create patterns for all new wood. including the steering wheel and the top (it's still wearing it's original wayne coating roof. ) . It steers. rolls. and the tires still hold air. The only pieces I could see that are missing are the headlights and shift knob. There is no longer any fabric upholstery and anything that had glass on it are gone or damaged. I was told at the time of purchase that with a crank the engine will turn over and it appears complete as well but i haven't tried to do so. The engine and all drivetrain pieces appear complete and appear to be in usable / restorable shape. This truck would make a great project as there aren't many pieces that need to be tracked down that isn't being reproduced and would make for a truly unique piece once done. It's all there. the chassis is TRULY solid and complete and it actually looks much worse than it is due to the bad wood (but it WILL NEED EVERYTHING). There is some rust in the sheet metal but all are believed to be repairable. The firewall still wears it's original blue paint. the dash was originally black (and fenders as well. ). For that matter. it would make a GREAT piece for yard art. or finished appearance-wise for business advertising. No title but I will supply a bill of sale. AGAIN. NO TITLE. TO BE CLEAR. IT LOOKS MUCH WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. IF YOU KNOW VINTAGE CARS YOU'LL KNOW HOW WHEN THE WOOD ROTS THE BODY STRUCTURE IS COMPROMISED. Feel free to make a reasonable offer. the truck IS offered for sale locally so I do reserve the right to end the auction early. Be prepared to have your own shipping arrangements done prior to bidding. I do not nor will i shop for you. It will need to be covered or transported in an enclosed trailer due to the condition of the wood. I can help with loading at the time of pickup. This truck is sold AS-IS. WHERE-IS. HOW-IS. no warranty expressed or implied. I have done the best of my ability to describe everything i can on the truck. PLEASE email me regarding any other questions as i want the buyer to know what he's buying. There are no returns. once the auction ends. YOU OWN IT. I will follow thru on this end. the sale is a legal binding contract so bid to buy. PLEASE contact me for alternate payment means besides paypal. they are encouraged. and preferred.