Year: 1956
Make: Divco (Detroit Industrial Vehicle Co.)
Model: Model UM / Model U Snub Nose
Vehicle Type: Multi-Stop Delivery Step Van / Milk Truck
Body Style: Cab-Forward Snub Nose with Sliding Side Doors & Rear Barn Doors
Drivetrain / Parts Included: Transmission, Bellhousing, Radiator, Carburetor, Rebuild Parts
Refrigeration Equipment: Overhead Kold-Hold Cold Plates
Odometer Reading: 52,746 Miles (Indicated on AC Speedometer Gauge)
Ownership History: Acquired from a Gentleman Who Owned it for 30 Years
Theme: Dairy Delivery, Barn Find, Rat Rod, Restomod, Food Truck, Coffee Van
Original/Reproduction: Original Vintage Commercial Vehicle
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
1956 Divco Snub Nose Milk Delivery Truck / Step Van Project – Model UM
Up for sale is an authentic vintage 1956 Divco snub-nose multi-stop delivery step van / milk truck.
This vehicle was acquired from a gentleman who owned it for 30 years. A long time back he pulled the engine out and had it gone through. Life got busy and he never got back to putting it back together. It is being sold as pictured, along with the included components and hardware stored inside.
Vehicle Highlights & Details:
Body & Exterior: Classic 1950s Divco cab-forward snub-nose front end featuring the original oval “DIVCO” hood badge, horizontal slat grille, split front windshield, fender-mounted headlamps, and period Nebraska plate.
Sliding Side & Rear Cargo Doors: Dual through-the-cab sliding entry doors retaining their overhead spring-loaded linkage and handle mechanisms, along with dual swing-out rear barn doors.
Insulated Dairy Box: Factory insulated rear cargo compartment with diamond-plate floor sections and dual ceiling-mounted Kold-Hold eutectic refrigeration cold plates with hard lines.
Included Drivetrain & Rebuild Components: Comes with the removed transmission assembly with floor shifter, bellhousing and flywheel cover, heavy-duty radiator, canister with T-handle clamp, brackets, and a parts box containing a carburetor, Zenith carburetor kit (K2017), piston ring boxes (PR113 H), and associated hardware.
Dashboard: Features an original AC round cluster gauge showing 52,746 indicated miles.
Project Potential: The ultimate platform for a complete vintage dairy restoration, patina rat rod, modern chassis/diesel swap restomod, or promotional business build such as a mobile bar, tap truck, boutique coffee van, or food truck.
Keywords: 1956 Divco milk truck, 1956 Divco Model UM, vintage Divco snub nose step van, antique delivery truck project, Divco rat rod food truck, classic Divco barn find, Detroit Industrial Vehicle Co truck, vintage dairy delivery van, Kold Hold milk truck.
Please review pictures to assess condition and ask any questions you may have.
Price: $12,995
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Location: Cortland, Nebraska, United States
