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1958 Chevrolet Task-Force Bowles Econ-O-Packer

1958 Chevrolet Task-Force in Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case, Movie made for TV, 1977

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

1958 Chevrolet Task-Force Bowles Econ-O-Packer

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Author	Message
andrepa ◊ 2016-10-22 02:21
supcoach ◊ 2016-10-22 02:24	Thinking Chevrolet/GMC
eLMeR ◊ 2016-10-22 10:51	It looks indeed a lot like the fender of a 1958-59 Chevrolet Task-Force. Not a GMC sibling (Blue Chip), as the surrounding of the lamp in the grille would have a different shape: On the other hand, impossible to say if it is a medium-duty Viking or a heavy-duty Spartan without a complete view of the grille or of the wheel rims... ⇒ 1958 Chevrolet Task-Force?
andrepa ◊ 2016-10-22 21:46	hm, garbage truck should be heavy Spartan? with the most qualified explanation to be found in www is here /vehicle_385172-Chevrolet-L-80-Spartan-1960.html
eLMeR ◊ 2016-10-23 06:32	The fact is that the linked page shows indeed a refuse truck that is a Spartan, but no one in any comment says that a refuse truck based on a Chevrolet model has to be a heavy-duty Spartan. All the more as the concerned truck is a different model from the next truck line (a 1960 LCF, i.e. a COE truck). So please don't use it as clue for the one of this page. For the record, if a Spartan, it could also be a 100 (70 and 90 were COE models, for the 1958-59 Task-Force models). But as said before, what is visible in the main picture can't help us decide if it is a "small" 40/60 or a heavy 80/100. About the refuse body, it looks indeed the same as the one in the linked page. But it seems to come from a kind of guess, in this previous page, just inspired by a former link showing a slightly different model. It's certainly better to refer directly to an external source to confirm it? -- Last edit: 2016-10-23 07:50:27
andrepa ◊ 2016-10-23 15:07	You are right to complain about making conclusions from internal sources, because it is going round in circles! previous page of external source showing similar truck with 32 cubic inch packer can you tell if it is a specific type, or just Task Force, please eLMer? think the older models had Trilex wheels when heavy? The article says, the chassis all had to be inforced, to handle overhead buckets, so why shouldn't they use the heavier chassis by instant? As they did with International AC180 in your link. The point is: noone says in comments because it is a engineering fact a refusal truck is heavy-duty by nature, the more it is a Toploader 32 cubic inch, the emty structure will squezze the chassis to its limits when loaded overhead, even that of a Spartan!
andrepa ◊ 2016-10-23 20:53	well, as we are done with this, found another source for old Bowels with authentic desriptions showing they almost rebuilt any chassis to strengthen it for fixing hydraulic cylinders etc. http://www.refusetruckphotography.com/keyword/bowles;refuse/
eLMeR ◊ 2016-10-27 07:03	@ andrepa: The Chevrolet truck shown at the end of your first link is the COE model of the Task-Force truck line, known as LCF (Low Cab Forward): About refuse trucks "being heavy-duty by nature": this 1949+ GMC New Design has the a medium-duty cab and wheel rims, like this later (1959) Dodge D-Series. Both pictures comes from your last link...
andrepa ◊ 2016-10-30 18:52	thank you, eLMer for illustrative explanation edit: Low Cab forward = Kurzhauber in Germany with engine partly in cabin like Unimog etc. -- Last edit: 2016-10-31 15:32:51
no-a ◊ 2017-12-09 22:29	-- Last edit: 2017-12-10 13:26:37 (walter)

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