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34Pietenpol · 03-03-2019, 10:12 AM

Greeting Gents:

I purchased the 1931 Mail Truck under discussion here a couple of months ago. It is a solidly built "reconstruction/representation" of a 1931 Mail Truck on a standard 103.5" Model A chassis. It is not, to the best of my investigation, one of the original PO trucks. No 3 digit serial numbers stamped on the driver's seat box, the interior cargo door frame or any where else I can find. I managed to trace some of its history, which is of interest to me, perhaps others. It does start readily, runs and drives well and is in well preserved condition. I would say the body is new from around the late 1980's to mid-90's, well built and very solid. When the snow breaks in upstate NY I plan to drive her down to Virginia over a 3-4 day run down 2-lane backroads. This is not a show queen, won't be while I own her. I can promise we'll log as many miles as we can on the backroads of the Shenandoah Valley.

03-03-2019, 10:12 AM	#38
34Pietenpol Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 65	Re: Mail truck question Greeting Gents: I purchased the 1931 Mail Truck under discussion here a couple of months ago. It is a solidly built "reconstruction/representation" of a 1931 Mail Truck on a standard 103.5" Model A chassis. It is not, to the best of my investigation, one of the original PO trucks. No 3 digit serial numbers stamped on the driver's seat box, the interior cargo door frame or any where else I can find. I managed to trace some of its history, which is of interest to me, perhaps others. It does start readily, runs and drives well and is in well preserved condition. I would say the body is new from around the late 1980's to mid-90's, well built and very solid. When the snow breaks in upstate NY I plan to drive her down to Virginia over a 3-4 day run down 2-lane backroads. This is not a show queen, won't be while I own her. I can promise we'll log as many miles as we can on the backroads of the Shenandoah Valley.