Equipment
Hub caps, blackwall tires, floor shift, blue steel wheels, 3-speed, 134/61hp six
Condition
Tidy, mostly restored engine bay with some rash on the exhaust manifold. Very good shiny paint. The doors stick out slightly at the bottom. Clean pickup bed. Fully redone underbody. Very good interior, although the original gauge faces are faded and discolored. An honest, cute and basic little truck restored to better standards than most people would expect. Surely one of the best (and only) ones that exists.
Market commentary
Expensive for a basic little four-cylinder prewar pickup but its charm, rarity and condition resonated with bidders. It sold for $33,000 at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas in 2015, so this wasn't exactly a fluke. It is exceptionally cute and would be a exceptional tow vehicle for a '40 Willys drag car, but it is not as cute as the shark-nosed 1938 Willys pickups.