Brothers Rebuilt 1918 Hawkeye Truck

Brothers Rebuilt 1918 Hawkeye Truck TRACTORS Antiques Hawkeye trucks were first manufactured in 1916 in Sioux City Iowa Sam Schram of South Sioux City Neb purchased a 1918 Hawkeye Model K from an auction in Council Bluffs Iowa in 2000 for around $350     Together with his brother Charles he dismantled the truck sandblasted the frame and painted the body The pair owned a truck salvage business so they wanted it to end up with the look of a tow truck     They rebuilt the original Buda 4-cyl engine by grinding the valves and completing some head work Since they couldn’t find rings to fit the originals were reused     Transmission bearings and rear-end parts were also overhauled     “It winds pretty good when you drive it ” says Charles Schram “The top speed is 15 mph It even says in the warranty that it will be void if you drive the truck faster ”     The brothers sandblasted the original steel rims and ordered pneumatic tires from Coker tires For the wheel centers they contracted a Pennsylvanian Amish colony to fashion new pressured oak spokes     For the cab they hired an old woodworker to build a wooden enclosure from scratch similar to how the original model cabs were hand built to match a buyer’s wishes     Charles explains the brothers took on the project because the Hawkeye trucks were originally built in their hometown of Sioux City Iowa and they’re very rare     “Their value is in their hometown roots My brother Sam passed in 2006 but I continue to parade it about once a year There’s no power steering and it’s not easy to crank so you can get kicked if you don’t have the spark right ”     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Charles Schram C & H Truck Parts 567 Old Highway 20 S Sioux City Neb 68776 ph 712-203-0591; charleswschram@gmail com

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