{"id":55454,"date":"2017-03-29T06:59:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=55454"},"modified":"2017-03-29T06:59:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:59:33","slug":"cars-we-remember-readers-seek-info-on-cuban-classic-vehicles-and-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2017\/03\/29\/cars-we-remember-readers-seek-info-on-cuban-classic-vehicles-and-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars We Remember – Readers seek info on Cuban classic vehicles and trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here\u2019s an advertisement for the Anthony Dump Truck box from back in the early 1920s. (Compliments Anthony Company).<\/p><\/div>\n

Q: Greg how do they keep all those great cars and trucks from the 1940s and 1950s looking and running so good in Cuba?<\/p>\n

Also, on a second note, I\u2019m wondering how I can find information on my old Anthony Dump Truck box? I think it is an original from a 1931 Ford Truck.   <\/p>\n

Thanks and I hope one day you write a book on your columns. Is there any chance you will ever put them in a book for sale because there\u2019s really lots of good information that is being lost. Yours truly, John H. Larson, Metaline Falls, Washington.<\/p>\n

A: John thanks much for your comments about a book. Believe it or not, I\u2019m currently getting some work together that will appear in a book that will probably be available sometime in late 2018, before Christmas, God willing. So stay tuned as I\u2019ve had several requests like this and I appreciate your vote of confidence.<\/p>\n

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The Choo-Choo Customs Company was one of the premier truck customizing companies for Chevy pickups and vans back in the 1990 decade. Their customized trucks to this day still show well at area shows. (Ad compliments former Choo-Choo Customs)<\/p><\/div>\n

To get to your questions, I agree those Cuban vehicles are indeed amazing. I\u2019ll point you quickly to an excellent show available free on YouTube called \u201cStuck in Time \u2013 Autoline 1530.\u201d This 26-minute production will answer your questions as to how the ingenious Cubans keep these classics running. You find some parts just aren\u2019t available anymore or too expensive to have shipped in, so they use mechanical ingenuity to keep them running.<\/p>\n

There are also many TV programs available, one of them Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cCuban Chrome,\u201d which you can watch right now on your smart TV or computer! \u201cCuban Chrome\u201d is a series that covers everything one wants to know about Cuba\u2019s love of the classic cars and trucks. Many books and DVD\u2019s on the Cuban vehicles subject are also available, so dive in and enjoy many hours of learning about Cuba\u2019s most prized vehicle possessions.<\/p>\n

As for that 1931 Anthony Dump Box that came on the 1931 Ford dump trucks, I found that the Anthony Company was founded in 1917 by William C. Anthony from Peoria, Illinois, primarily for the purpose of building truck bodies, dumps and hoists for trucks.  <\/p>\n

As the years went on, the company specialized in the expanding farm equipment business and truck lift gates.  The company to this day still exists and is still located in its original city of Streator, Illinois. See www.anthonyliftgates.com<\/a> and then click under history for complete information. Their lift hoists for trucks, grain trailers, wagons and boxes are still regarded as some of the best in the business.<\/p>\n

Thanks again for your letter.  <\/p>\n

\u2018Choo-Choo\u2019 truck fan seeks aftermarket parts<\/b><\/p>\n

Q: Hi Greg and I see your articles on the Internet and in area newspapers here in Pennsylvania. I have a 1993 Chevy Stepside \u201cChoo-Choo Customs\u201d that I have owned for the last eight years. It has 79,000 miles on it and had 65,550 when I bought it. I\u2019ve won several car and truck show trophies since 2009 and live about 70 miles from Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

I wrote to the state of Tennessee (business bureau) where the conversion was done, only to be told that the company went out of business.<\/p>\n

I am wondering that if I need fender flairs or other parts that the company offered where I could locate these things? Luckily, some of the parts can be ordered from my area General Motors dealership while other things I just cannot find.<\/p>\n

Any help you can give me I will be grateful for and thank you for reading my letter. George D. Robinson, Carroltown, Pa. 15722.<\/p>\n

A: George, I\u2019ve got some good news for you when it comes to the parts you seek for your really good looking 1993 Chevy Silverado \u201cChoo-Choo Customs\u201d Silverado. Because of the popularity pickup trucks have experienced, especially since the 1990 decade, there are literally hundreds of aftermarket companies out there that offer special parts to make your pickup truck look better. Most of these companies display their wares at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, so if you ever get a chance to attend, it will be an eye opening experience. If you can\u2019t make the trip, catalogs from Jeg\u2019s and Summit, both multi-million dollar aftermarket companies always have pickup truck accessories and many catalogs devoted solely to the truck market.<\/p>\n

Although you may not get an identical fender flare that the former Choo-Choo Customs Company offered, I\u2019ll bet that not only will you find similar fender flares when needed, along with other custom kits, they\u2019ll probably be of the same or better quality that was available back when your Chevy Silverado received the special Choo-Choo Customs treatment. As an example, several companies offer four piece riveted fender flare kit for your Silverado for $131.99 to $199.99. Jegs and Summit both offer riveted and non-riveted flares, rocker panels and much more. If you do not have access to a computer, go to a friend and check out all of the companies that offer exactly what you seek and also free catalogs.<\/p>\n

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader input on collector cars, auto nostalgia and old time racing at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pa. 18840 or email at greg@gregzyla.com<\/a>). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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