A visit with a '48 Chevrolet COE

Nov. 9, 2017
Looking over a classic medium-duty truck retooled by the Texas Harley dealership of Bedford, TX.

By chance, American Trucker encountered a retooled 1948 Chevrolet COE truck at the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR race held at the Texas Motor Speedway this month. Modified with the engine relocated under the flatbed, this '48 Chevy COE is owned by the Texas Harley dealership of Bedford, TX, part of the Calculated Risk Motorcycle Group, which serves North, central, and East Texas. Terry Purdom, the "ambassador of fun" for Texas Harley (it says so right on his business card), gave American Trucker an impromptu tour of this one-of-a-kind vehicle. 

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Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

 

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