'51 Divco Model 31 Milk Truck on eBay - Laguna Beach, CA

Interesting how many of these are showing up on eBay lately. At first I thought it was one we saw a year or two back, but I'm pretty sure this is a different one. (Different model too. I remember the first one very well. )





http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes...abcdfc2e:g:nDQAAOSwUuFWxhWf&item=131731422254

 

Ever since I first saw milk trucks making rounds in our small town I've wanted one. Looks like this one is ready to haul some nice milk jugs!

 

Denny....

These are certainly neat rigs. There is one decaying in the brush behind an old garage not far from where I live. It's been there for years and as I see them go for big money I figure that one of these days I'll drive by and it will be gone.

 

One of dad's best friends had a local milk route. I went to school with his boys. I remember riding a few blocks in the Divco a few times. Like riding in a tin box. I still wanted one but had no room later.
Coincidently we bought a home not more than 1/2 mile from where the family used to live. House gone, new one built, 4-lane highway took half the front yard. Only fading memories left!

 

I've ridden in one with my dad - standing up.

 

This is probably as good as it gets for Divco trucks still available in Ontario. Canada is not kind to cars/trucks.



http://www.kijiji.ca/v-buy-sell-oth...op/1088846964?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

Actually what's there looks pretty good.

Krash--I've ridden in one with my dad - standing up. From what I remember you had no choice. Even the drivers stood up a lot.

 

The dairy was right down the street from my house, had a cool cow weathervane on the roof. Our milkman stood up driving his Divco, as a kid I seem to remember that he would let up on one pedal to stop? In the summer we would grab ice to gnaw on from the wire cartons sitting by the side door, always the tasty clear chipped block kind. All the houses on my street had milk chutes by the side or back door, most were unused by the late 60's.
I found a pic from my local dairy of a mini Divco circa 1959, thing looks like it runs. It seems like everybody had a Collie back then, thanks to that dog on TV.

 

You're old!
I suppose since we lived on the wrong side of the track I don't remember a milk chute. We had a mail chute and a coal chute along the driveway into the basement.
We only got milk delivered while dad's friend drove for BORDONS with Elsie painted on the sides. I remember a truck that looked like a rooster and the ice cream truck with the bells. We didn't even have a bakery truck come up our street. But we did have the old guy and a wagon pulled by a 100 year old sway back horse with blinders that delievered coal and wood. The horse always left a gift along the road.
Almost forgot, no bakery truck but the old grandpa down the road who lived with his daughter's family drove a 1948 Chevy panel truck and delivered fresh cookies to all the stores. My brother and I would stop to "just visit" often when he got home. We'd get bags of broken or overstocked cookies! PATSY ANN was his dearly departed wife's name and the name on the old black Chevy panel truck with COOKIES added.
I remember this junk and can't tell ya what I ate for supper........... Yes we have supper around here! Dinner is around noon. Lunch is what we carried in a metal box to school.
I have no idea what brunch is!
I also remember Lassie never came home.

And the rest of you thought we just checked this thread to look at a ............. milk truck!

 

Two more Divco trucks for sale in Edmonton, AB. And that's all there is for sale in Canada, folks! Not much choice.



http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...le/1133871948?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

Back to the original Divco truck for sale in Laguna Beach. eBayer asked the seller this question:

Hi --- I'm in Palos Verdes --- is this a good truck for Home Depot runs, light furniture moving, etc? Can it be driven on the freeway? How fast does it go? Can seat belts and a passenger seat be added? thanks

Home Depot runs? Light furniture moving? This guy must be joking, right? I'd be afraid of scuffing the paint by just walking in the rear cargo area with my boots on.



And notice they made the young lady wear her non-scuffing white sneakers for the photo shoot.



Bidding up to $29,094 with five days left to go in the auction.

 

And notice they made the young lady wear her non-scuffing white sneakers for the photo shoot.
Of course I noticed her sneakers!

I got a laugh out of those questions too. I'm actually surprised those trucks don't have a wooden floor and runners like early pick up trucks. Those older wire milk cartons had to be rough on the paint.
I was thinking it would make a good parts hauler for engines, rear ends, and other large greasy parts.
To me this is a museum piece or to be used for advertising.

 

DIVCO trivia.....

Not usually noticed, there were TWO sizes of DIVCO milk trucks.

1. 'Ice box' only - no refrigeration unit, single rear wheels

Also note, this is a 1965 DIVCO, which must be one of the last ones ever made. By 1965, my dad's dairy was switching over to Fords....

2. Somewhat larger box, refrigeration unit, dual rear wheels


And here's a link to a thread I wrote about my dad and his milk truck:
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/threads/my-dad-and-the-divco.27576/

 

More Divco trucks for sale:

One from the Fraser Valley in B.C. Only $CDN 7k. Seller has attitude.



http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/cto/5410209623.html

Another in San Bernardino, CA. $US 5,000. Looks much better than the one for sale in B.C. by that uppity Canadian.



http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/5461394232.html

 

I don't believe I've ever seen the larger milk trucks. I'm sure in our area they were the smaller trucks. Did they use ice to keep the milk and other dairy products cool?


Looks much better than the one for sale in B.C. by that uppity Canadian.------------- I heard a rumor they are all that way!