Beer truck?!

I found this one on eBay a few years ago.  It was incorrectly labeled Budweiser, which is why I bought it, but clearly it is not.

I guess with Ford you might mean that '37 model from Ertl.  There was a maker making all kinds of beer trucks in S scale, but he is gone...not all Fords. I can't think of more modern ones in O.

colorado hirailer posted:

I guess with Ford you might mean that '37 model from Ertl.  There was a maker making all kinds of beer trucks in S scale, but he is gone...not all Fords. I can't think of more modern ones in O.

I thought it was older then that, my mistake, my knowledge (and care for that matter of Fords)

Looking for like a cabover style truck.

Do not know if this will be of any help.  Since you did not specify an era or years here  what is in my inventory.

two 1938 chevy van deliveries "Budweiser" by Ertl.

two 1948 GMC COE vans "Budweiser" by MatchBox.

A 1955 chevy pickup "Budweeiser" by MatchBox.

A 1941 ford tractor/trailer "Budweiser" by Ertl.

A 1948 Diamond T tractor/trailer "Budweiser" by MatchBox.

A 40/50's Diamond T 620 box van "Schiltz" by Corgi.

A 50's Mack tractor/trailer flat bed with a large "Budweiser" sign on it by Corgi.

And nor beer but whiskey 1948 GMC COE van "jim Beam" by MatchBox.

Unfortunately all Die Cast is packed.  But here is a picture of the Corgi Schiltz box.  Look blue box high left stack.

Looking for something late 60s to the 70s if possible 

I have a few   Corgi made a Ballantine Mack B in Ballantine   We had a special run of Rheingold trailers   DeHanes made some Rheingold White 3000's

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

Since I love trains, and I love beer...

Where does one find a beer truck in O scale (1:43, 1:48, 1:50) All I seen to find is either really new (current model peterbilt, or really old 1920's ford)

Anyone have anything else? What do you part at your breweries?

Try Diecast Direct. (http://www.diecastdirect.com)

They have a pretty good variety of O Scale-compatible vehicles.

I worked for a small-town beer distributor in Western Maryland from 1979-84 (Anheuser-Busch and Rolling Rock products). By 1970, most beer delivery trucks had evolved from the open and box bodied trucks to enclosed bodies with roll-up doors, such as that Peterbilt/ Pabst Blue Ribbon truck.
The change was for 2 main reasons, security, as theft had become widespread on the streets off the older trucks, and the change in product, as the returnable glass bottles delivered to bars gave way to products in steel and later aluminum cans, delivered to all types of retail outlets. The newer trucks could also be loaded more efficiently by forklift, speeding up delivery times. A pallet load of Budweiser 12oz. cans consisted of 96 cases of 24 cans each, at least 1-2 of these would be unloaded from my truck each day.

A reasonable 1970 beer truck could be made by combining the body from that Peterbilt to a typical 1970 truck chassis. That standard truck body has been made for 50 years by Hackney and several other builders.
In 1979, my employer had 1 1969 Chevy C-60/Hackney and 2 1970 Ford Louisville/Hackney trucks still in use. They were powered by gas engines, had hydraulic brakes, and were hot in summer and cold in winter. The Chevy could really run, while the 2 Fords were turtles.

The 69 Chevy was painted for the Rolling Rock brand, and the 2 Fords had the standard BUDWEISER logo.
A delivery truck, with details such as hand trucks and cases of products, along with a driver and helper, would be an interesting street scene.
In 1979, about 3 tractor-trailer loads a week would come in from the nearest A-B brewery in Williamsburg,VA.; about once monthly RR would come direct from the Latrobe,PA. brewery. We distributed in 2 counties with 3 trucks and about 6-8 employees.
In an ironic twist, the beer distributor building is now the main station of the local fire dept.

Corgi made a 1:50 Scale Iron City Beer 1953 Diamond T Dropside Flat Bed truck with barrels about 20 years ago.  I bought mine at York in 1998 but they show up on eBay quite often.  Here's the id of an eBay auction for one which ended recently:  322542816430.

Bill

Chris - when I was looking for a 60's-70's garbage truck - I found a modern one at Toys R Us, and grafted it onto an Athearn Ford C. It looks just like the one I remember seeing back those days.

You can essentially take an old K-Line beer truck and graft it onto this truck chassis - just get rid of the extra rear axel

Earlier today someone posted one for sale on this forum.

Got a couple customer painted trucks.

DAVEP - 

Where did you find the Dodge D950 model?

D500 needs a D950...

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

 

Got a couple customer painted trucks.

Cool! Demented Brewery. Good place.

D500 posted:

DAVEP - 

Where did you find the Dodge D950 model?

D500 needs a D950...

Diecast Direct - It's a 1974 Dodge D950 Dump Truck by White Box - goes for around $35