1955 Powell Pickup The Powell Manufacturing Company was based in the
Welcome to Powell Sport Wagon Registry. Early 1955 pickup doors opened all the way back against the front fender. Through mid 1956 all pickups had the rear bed panel and tailgate fashioned from diamond plate. Henry-J steering wheels replaced the Plymouth units in mid 1956. Station wagons were produced in late 1956.
The 1955 Powell Sport Wagon came equipped with fishing pole storage! )
Almost a thousand were sold over its three years (1955-1957). Prices started at just $1095, quite a bit less than a new car of the times. They were cheap to build, and the chassis could be bought in junkyards for $45 or so. Powell was supposedly profitable, but the business was wound down in 1957.
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1955-1957 About 1200 Utility Vehicles The Powell Sport Wagon While most vehicles end their lives in a junkyard, every one of the thousand or so Powell Sport Wagons built from 1955 to 1957 started out there.
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Between 1955 and 1957, approximately 1,000 pickups were produced, but fewer than 100 Sport Wagons were built. The unique pull-out fishing rod holders and bait box were among the special Sport Wagon features. Production ended in 1957 due to a shortage of 1941 Plymouth donor cars.
1955 Powell Sport Wagon ½ Ton Pickup 5 Photohraphed at the… Flickr
PMC-2083 Powell Sport Wagon, semi-original, semi-rat rod, driving example. New Breaking Information ! Made 1954-1957. I just bought a '54 - It has different.
1955 Powell Sport Wagon ½ Ton Pickup 7 a photo on Flickriver
Powell's Pickup Truck & SUV manufacturing only lasted from (started Production of the 1955 models in 1954) 1955 until early 1957. The company returned to building Scooters and mini-bikes in 1960. The reason the Powell Pickups and Sport Wagons make it into the MoparWiki, is it's Mopar Drivetrains .
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Sport Wagon: Rare 1955 Powell Pickup Just to get it out of the way first, Powell referred to both their pickup and station wagon as "Sport Wagon". They are about as unique and rare as it gets and they seldom come onto the market, at… more» Mar 23, 2019 • For Sale • 20 Comments Ahead Of Its Time: 1957 Powell Pickup
1 of 1,200 1956 Powell Deluxe Sport Wagon
Powell 1955. USA . Powell factory. The Powell Sport Wagon is built in Compton, California. The chassis and engines come from used prewar Plymouths and are rebuilt by the Powell brothers. Powell's brochure refer to this pickup as "one of the most beautiful on the market." The lists the price as $998.87 at the factory, with a standard new car.
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Over three years (1955-57), the Powell's built more than 1,000 pickups and 150 station wagons (like the seller's). As parts started to get scarce, they shut down operations and moved on to other things. This Sport Wagon is one of 130 of both body styles thought to still be around. It was previously restored and seems to be in good condition today.
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1955 Powell Sport Wagon Ultra-rare California made vehicle. This is one of 1,020 made in Compton California in 1955/1956. This is one of the very early ones, erial # PMC2083. Only seven older ones are known to exist. For more information on the Powell, lease visit the registry at http://clubs.hemmings.com/powellregistry/registry.html
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Sport Wagon: Rare 1955 Powell Pickup Scotty Gilbertson Just to get it out of the way first, Powell referred to both their pickup and station wagon as " Sport Wagon ". They are about as unique and rare as it gets and they seldom come onto the market, at least in usable condition.
1955 Powell Sport Wagon ½ Ton Pickup 2 Photohraphed at the… Flickr
Powell looked similarly to Plymouth for their Sport Wagon's engine. Plymouth 6 engines ranging in vintage from 1940 to 1950 were selected to provide the pickup's power. As Channing Powell would point out to Motor Trend, the company's concern "wasn't in the age of the engines but in their condition; they have strict limits on allowable bore wear, etc."
1956 Powell Sport Wagon at the Concours d'Elegance of America
The only 1955 options offered were turn signals and hubcaps. 1956 options on the "Deluxe" pickup model included diamond-plate rear bumper and tailgate and two-tone upholstered seats. Powell trucks and wagons will also be remembered for the fishing pole storage tube that slid out of the rear of the vehicle from between the inner and outer fender.
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Motor Life magazine, in its October 1955 issue (with a photo of the Powell Sport Wagon on the cover), called it "an obvious choice as one of the most interesting and unique automobiles in the U.S."
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Their first Powell Sports Wagon was completed in 1954, weighing around 2700 pounds with a steel body (except the fiberglass front grille, varnished oak bumpers, and oak tailgate). The Powell stood 68" high with an overall length of 168". The Powells bought Plymouth chassis, without the bodies, from local wrecking yards for $45 and up, shipped.
1955 Powell Sport Wagon ½ Ton Pickup Info Photohraphed at … Flickr
A 10 ton coal wagon - number 18 - was built at Bristol Road in February 1903 measuring 15' 6" x 6' 11" x 3' 1" and a 5-16-2 tare while December 1903 saw delivery of a 10 ton coke wagon. Numbered 45, this had the same body dimensions with the addition of coke rails 1' 10" high on top. Tare was slightly increased to 6-1-2.