1918 Chevrolet 1-TON CHASSIS T Utility (125" Wheelbase)
1918 was the first year that Chevrolet entered the medium duty truck market. This offering was a 1 Ton chassis only with a 125 inch wheelbase. After purchase, the customer would either make their own body or take the chassis to a custom body builder to have a body fabricated for it. The 1918 1 Ton truck was known as a Series T and it used the FA passenger car engine and transmission. This series truck was built from 1918-1922.
The 1918-1919 models had 31 x 4 pneumatic front tires and 32 x 4 solid rear tires. The headlamps were unusually mounted up high on the cowl. The frame was four inch channel with a width of 30-1/2" in front and 35-1/4" in rear. The front axle was a drop forged "I" beam, while the rear was semi floating, with worm drive.
Brakes, both service and emergency, were internal expanding on the rear wheels only. Steering gear was of the worm and gear type with a 16" steering wheel. The gas tank was 13 gallons and located under the seat.
Equipment consisted of starter, generator, horn, complete tool equipment and a governor, locked at 25 miles per hour.
* Information from "Early Chevrolet History" by Doug Bell