Kenny Loc: Oregon

I came across this photo of Earth, Texas, nearby the farm that I grew up on. I am trying to judge the year it was taken. About half way down the sidewalk there is a sidewalk sign that appears the be an US Army recruiting sign. so it was probably taken sometime during the war years. Note that there are telephone poles in the background, so it must be sometime after rural electrification.

There is the frontend of a car, most likely a pickup truck, since this is farm country, shown in the lower right corner. I am hoping that someone here can help me identify its make and approximate year. It looks to be in good shape, so I am thinking it was relatively new at the time.

Model and year of unknown truck?

BillHenry

It looks like about a 1943 Chevrolet Pickup; compare to:

http://www.google.ca/search?as_q=%22Earth%2C+Texas%22&as_epq=Center+Market&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=#hl=en&lr=&tbo=d&as_qdr=all&q=1943+chevrolet+pickup&oq=1943+chevrolet+pickups&gs_l=tablet-gws.1.0.0i22.42583.46773.5.51292.2.2.0.0.0.0.180.284.0j2.2.0.les%3B..0.0...1ac.1.ILUdMu3WI4s&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=ba99d74d4ee30141&bpcl=39314241&biw=1024&bih=644&biv=i|2;d|Hh2ViS1UrWsKqM:

The only thing that makes me wonder is the fact that, in your picture, the grill appears to be painted, a feature that was most common beginning in 1946; however, painted accessories would have been common during WWII.

Add Loc: S.W.Florida

It is a 49 to 52 Chevrolet,probably a pick up.Same grille on all,49 and 50 had no vent windows,51 and 52 had vent windows.All had same 216 CID 6 cyl power.Retired Chevrolet dealer.