Yes! The Rumor is True! Jim Carter Truck Parts is beginning our 46th Year!

Few if any have reached this milestone.

Jim Carter here, we are just as active in GM trucks as ever!

Click on a year below. See what a near 1/2 century can do for you!

THIS IS US! JIM CARTER TRUCK PARTS AT 45 YEARS

Thank you, thank you, for so many great customers like you that have helped our company reach our 45th Anniversary. We are so proud to have reached this milestone.
This is Jim Carter, I am still very active as when I started restoring my first pickup, a 1950 Chevy 1/2 ton and needed parts! It now sits in our Lobby!

Just a Few Extras:

running board

  1. Safety Treads

      Without the rubber covering over the metal running boards like GM cars, trucks immediately show scratches from the driver's shoes. This is frustrating to the restorer who has placed so much effort in repairing and painting these boards to pristine condition. Fortunately, a solution exists! The original running board safety treads have been reproduced. These treads were a GM...
  2. 1947-1955 Running Boards

      During the 1947-1955 Advance Design years three different stock running boards on pickups and panel trucks were produced. Features such as width, number of ribs, thickness of metal, and length of under-braces are the same. When placed together, a difference in length is obvious. The longest unit was used on the 1 ton pickup and panel trucks with 134...
  3. 1947-1955 Optional Wide Running Boards

      One of the most unusual and rare options for the 1947-1955 1/2 tons are 'wide running boards'. The adjacent picture is from the 1949 Chevrolet Salesman's Data Book. The photos below are of used original boards recently found at an Oklahoma swap meet. They consist of 'short' running boards as used on all flatbed ¾ and 1 ton trucks...

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