Vintage Dump Truck

 


@mozarts_ride spotted this 1940's International Harvester dump truck in Silverton, Colorado.  He took a photo that inspired this sketch.  You can see it here.

I Couldn't Resist

 

I couldn't resist getting out the metallic paints for this vintage Dodge.  Once again, I was inspired by @mozarts_ride, who had this to say about his photo:

1930 Dodge ....The Dodge is an American brand of automobile manufactured by FCA US LLC, and is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Founded originally as the Dodge Brothers Company machine shop in the early 1900s. The original factory was located in Hamtramck, Michigan from 1910 - 1980. Today Dodge cars are built in Canada, Mexico, Detroit, Illinois, and Ohio.

Miss Georgia

 

I love the patina on this vintage chevy.  Check out the photo by @mozarts_ride on Instagram here.  

Here is Miss Georgia's biography:

1949-50 Custom Chevy Panel Truck... This is another of the wonderful beauties that can be found in Nelson, Nevada... I spotted "Miss Georgia," while visiting Nelson Ghost Town.. She's had a little bit of custom work done in the past, but she now rests in a nice place enjoying her time left on this earth. I'm sure she has traveled a many miles and could tell so many wonderful stories, if only she were able... Just use your imagination, and think of all the wonderful travels she has been on... 😎
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."The third generation Panel Truck (1948-55) was made on the Advanced Design Suburban rolling chassis and was the last to offer canopy express models. The Chevrolet Advance Design panel truck was and still is the most popular vintage van vehicle, with its unique rounded design responsible for that, which lead to the development of the Chevrolet HHR Panel (built 2006-2011)

Bonjour, Madame

 

I drew this for a Vancouver Urban Sketchers challenge, "A Memorable Urban Street Scene".  The reference photo was taken in Beaugency, France, in 2005. 

#drawtobyscar

 

@tobyurbansketch challenged me with his drawing challenge #drawtobyscar.  He went for a run with a friend and was "utterly fascinated with this burnt out car".

Miss Susie

 

I'm not quite as old as this truck but she might be in better shape. LOL  Photographer @mozarts_ride has this to say about my namesake:

1949-50 Chevy 3100 Pickup... I spotted "Miss Susie" while driving through Nelson, Nevada. She's in pretty good shape and if someone had the time and money, she just might roll down the road again.. 😎 This style of Chevy truck was known as the Advance Design.... "The Advance-Design is a light and medium duty truck series by Chevrolet, their first major redesign after WWII. Its GMC counterpart was the GMC New Design. It was billed as a larger, stronger, and sleeker design in comparison to the earlier AK Series. First available on Saturday, June 28, 1947, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years until March 25, 1955, when the Task Force Series trucks replaced the Advance-Design model.".... (Wikipedia, "Chevrolet Advance Design").... Now you know the rest of the story...

Half Finished

 

I was drawing my office/studio when the heat became too much for me, so this was left half finished.

One Truck, Two Takes

 

Who would think that these two drawings came from the same photograph?  I did the drawings and I can hardly believe it myself LOL.  I wonder what the photographer @mozarts_ride will think when he sees them?

Here is what @mozarts_ride has to say about his photograph:

I spotted this nice old 1951 Ford F-1 Pickup truck, while driving the back roads of west Texas. "Miss Anne" was resting proudly in her owners front yard, and I was happy to squeeze off a few shots of her. She looks like she could still one day roll down the road again.... 😎,,, Did you know... "The first-generation F-Series was marketed in eight different chassis (based on their GVWR), giving them their model names; the F-1 was the lightest-capacity version with the F-8 as the highest. F-1 through F-3 pickup trucks were offered (forming the basis for panel trucks) and the bare F-3 chassis served as the basis for a parcel delivery truck. The heavier-duty F-4 chassis was produced as a light-duty commercial truck. The F-5 and F-6 were produced as medium-duty trucks in three configurations, a conventional, a COE/cab-over (as the C-Series), and a school bus chassis (as the B-Series, no bodywork rear of the firewall). The F-7 and F-8 were heavy-duty commercial trucks, marketed under the "Big Job" brand name from 1951." (Wikipedia, "Ford F-Series (first generation")... Now you know the rest of the story... 

Miss Lois - a Great Gangster Car

 

On Instagram, photographer @mozarts_ride says that this would have made a great gangster car.  

Here's his entire description for those who want the whole story:

1928-31 Ford Model A... I spotted "Miss Lois" while driving the back roads in Nevada. She's located at nice place for all to enjoy and photograph. Her days on the road are longer over, but she's got some great patina and is looking nice.... She would have made a great Gangster Car, back in the day... 😎.... "One of the most popularly recognized cars used by famous gangsters of the 1920s, as well as, the 1930s, was the 1932 Ford Model 18 V8. This favored vehicle, or what was known as a Ford Automobile at the time, was famously driven by John Dillinger and Bonnie & Clyde. (Google) ...

Miss Violet

 

Once again, this was sketched from a photo taken by @mozarts_ride.  On Instagram he says:

1941 Dodge Military Jeep/truck... I spotted "Miss Violet" while visiting Nevada.. She's in fair shape, but rests in an amazing location. You could tell she had been driven hard and put up wet. While she may not travel the roads again, she rest in a nice location for all to enjoy.... 😎 "The Dodge WC series, sometimes nicknamed 'Beeps' were a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge / Fargo during World War II...Together with the 1⁄4-ton jeeps produced by Willys and Ford, the Dodge 1⁄2‑tons and 3⁄4‑tons made up nearly all of the light 4WD trucks supplied to the U.S. military in WWII – with Dodge contributing some 337,500 4WD units over half as many as the jeep.... (Wikipedia, Dodge WC Series)...  

Colour First, then the Drawing

 

This was another fun challenge courtesy of the Vancouver Urban Sketchers Group.  I used a natural sponge to clean out my palette, then headed out to Cambie Street to see what I could find.  This scooter was parked right by a bench in the shade - I couldn't ask for anything better!

Local Truck

 

A friend saw this truck parked near Commercial drive and took a picture for me.  Thanks, Mimi!

Miss Marguerite

 

Miss Marguerite is a 1936 Chevy Pickup.  Here's what @mozarts_ride has to say about his photo on instagram:

1936 Chevy Pickup.. I spotted "Miss Marguerite" on the morning I was heading out of Prescott to go camping for 5 weeks in the Rocky Mountains. I spoke to the owner and it's his daily ride. How cool that is to have a 1936 Chevy truck for your daily ride... Love how he is letting the exterior age... 😎 "The truck was a half-ton and had a 112-inch wheelbase... "It was extra long and wide, and provided you wilth extraordinary load capacity for its time. Its low appearance is trim and handsome, and provides ample road clearance. It's fast and exceptionally easy to handle, with the lowest operating and upkeep cost found in any truck of this type." (GM Heritage Center, Original 1936 Cheverolet Advertisement brochure).. Now you know the rest of the story.. 👊🏻😎