Vehicle Description
1936 Chevrolet Pickup
Omar Knedlik invented machines to make frozen beverages in the late
1950s. The idea for a slushed ice drink came when Knedlik's soda
fountain broke down, forcing him to put his sodas in a freezer to
stay cool, which caused them to become slushy. The result was
popular with customers, which gave him the idea to make a machine
to help make a "slushy" from carbonated beverages. When it became
popular, Knedlik hired an artist named Ruth E. Taylor to create a
name and a logo for his invention. She created the Icee name and
designed the original logo, which is still used today. Early
prototypes for the machine made use of an automobile air
conditioning unit.
An ultra-cool consignment here folks in the form of a 1936
Chevrolet pickup hot rod. Lemon Ice PPG yellow adorns the laser
straight steel of this completely buttoned up rodded truck.
Slurp...Ahhhhhhh!
Exterior
An all steel example for this front end original looker, but now
the once chromed vertical ribbed grille and surround for the
radiator are painted yellow. Round bullet casing styled headlights
flank the grille on either side and hang from a bar that runs from
the surround to the fenders. Below is a simple curved chrome
bumper. The curvaceously rounded wonders on front and back are
joined together in the center of the truck with a long running
board. Above is an open cowled hood, straight steel doors, and the
steel bed which on the sides and gate are nearly perfect. The bed
and tail have been shaved and in the lower roll panel bowtie
taillights have been frenched in. For the bed, new oak planks are
seen with shiny chromed strips between each board to fasten it to
the chassis. Drip moldings, rubber window seals, wipers and fender
mounted turn signal lights all work together to form a screaming
yellow zonker of a truck!
Interior
The custom hits just keep on coming with the door panels that are
covered in gray tweed that is fitted tightly to the embossed panels
with a bowtie logo. A wood panel houses the armrest in light gray
tweed, and a billet style actuator is on its end. Window toggles
can be seen at the bottoms of the doors. Inside gray custom
embroidered low back buckets reside. These are nice and tight and
are like new. The embroidery is a bowtie with a lime green '36
stitched within the bowtie. A large tilt column has a billet rally
style wheel atop and sports a wood rim. In front of this column is
the yellow dash with a shiny metal instrument cluster panel. It has
white faced VDO gauges inserted into it. A few additional lights
are here as well, and the remainder of the dash stretch is yellow
painted metal. Gray carpeting floods the floors and more tweed to
cover the vertical surfaces and the headliner. Inserted on the
headliner is a custom upper console sporting a digital
AM/FM/Cassette radio and a courtesy light.
Drivetrain
Under the hood area open to see is a 350ci V8 engine with a Comp
cam installed. It has a single 4-barrel Edelbrock carburetor and a
TH350 3-speed automatic with a shift kit installed. A 10-bolt rear
axle resides in the back under the beautiful bed.
Undercarriage
Mustang II for the front, and leaf springs for the rear with disc
front and drum rear brakes. Turbo mufflers take the handoff from
the engine headers, and snake rearward in their rust-free
condition.
Drive-Ability
Slipping inside this tweed smoking jacket interior I fired it up
and off to the test track I went. I noticed on the way that this is
really a nice build and I love the tweed! Smooth power from the
mill, easy smooth shifting for the tranny, and good handling
considering it's a 1936 pickup. All functions were working well,
and I looked good to passersby doing it! A/C has been installed in
the form of the compressor only.
A fantastic build which took 6-1/2 years to complete. Quality parts
were used and fit and finish are all excellent and show the effort
put into the build. Don't let this one slip out of our hallowed
halls, or you'll be saying life gave you lemons, but you did NOT
make lemonade.
VIN DECODE
12FB0669736
12-Buffalo, NY Assy Plant
FB-1/2 Ton Pickup
06-June Build
69736-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.