Really Good Humor Ice Cream Truck- everybody needs 1 like it

[CACWBY]

OK - Long Story - went to the Volo Auto Museum - George Barris Hot Rod & Custom Show in Volo IL today - mainly because I wanted to meet George Barris and get him to autograph my glove box door (which he did!!!!) - not just because he's a legend which of course he is, but I found out last year that he & I went to the same High School, San Juan High in Citrus Heights Calif. One of Northern Californias oldest. Except he graduated in 1943 and I barely squeaked through in 1964.

So any way - what's the first thing I notice after we park, this Kool 1967 F100 Ice Cream Truck. Guy named Carl having a ball and earning some money with his 67 F100 Good Humor Ice Cream truck, I even bought a couple bars and gave him a Fordification.com card.

[GT-Racer]

Interesting body lines...Cool though.

[flyboy2610]

That is most definetly a shortbed truck!

[morganater]

OMG AWESOME!

[BigRedTruck]

one of those was on ebay a bit back but it was a 69

[Heavenlyfire]

ICE CREAM ICE CREAM ICE CREAM

[69F110]

That is way cool. I like that...even the custom doors and roof.

[FORDification]

That IS pretty sharp! I'd definitely have spent some time checking out how that was put together. Thanks for sharing, CACWBY.

[CACWBY]

That IS pretty sharp! I'd definitely have spent some time checking out how that was put together. Thanks for sharing, CACWBY.

Carl the owner says its pure 67 from dash & windshield forward, and a 67 frame and rear end, but all body mods from windshield back were done by a company in Chicago area (sorry I didn't write it down). He says it was based on a Camper Special - but is that right? No trim on windshield and he says that the grille and headlight trim was originally painted steel - and I thought that a Camper Special had a higher level of trim, but I could be wrong.

Here's the guy's website - I just realized it was his card - www.goodhumortrucks.com

[WindowsBreakerG4]

That's really cool!

[Joe Kriston]

I saw a rusty old '65 a couple of years ago that some old-timer was still using every day---not too far from Volo...I'd be curious as to whether they had reefers or were just well insulated and used dry ice...I would imagine Ford or Good Humor contracted with a jobber to fabricate the conversion when they were new...They were similar looking to the old phone company trucks until they started using vans...

[spartman]

I like it.

I would buy ice cream from that guy just to see the truck.

[The Good Humor Man]

I am glad you like my Good Humor Truck.
The trucks were sent to Hackney Body company, from Ford, I think the were in Texas. They were built for one thing, and one thing only to sell ice cream. Hackney put everything from the dash back , Alum. dimond plate floor in the drivers area, the freezer runs on 220, plug it in for about 6 hours a night, and it get down to -20, and stays cold by thick cold plates on the side walls, and roof. There are only 2 doors in the frezer, one on the pas. side, and one on the rear. There are florecent light on the 2 sides, and front and rear, run by inverter balaces.
The motor is a 300 6 cyl. with the c4 auto trans.
I think I will enjoy your site, and will check back often.
The Good Humor Man

[Joe Kriston]

Good of you to drop by...As long as you're in the neighborhood,I'd like two dilly-bars and a fudgesickle....

[FORDification]

Hey Joe...thanks for popping in! That really is a neat truck. I don't suppose you have any of the factory paperwork on that, would you? That would be interesting reading, I think. So the cab floorpans are diamond-plate? I'd be interested in seeing pics of that. What are the cold plates made out of?