1961 Brochure

[Clasec]

This came in a parts lot I got and wanted to share some pictures of it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Homelite brochure-6 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                        Homelite brochure-4 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                    Homelite brochure-3 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                           Homelite brochure-3 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                          Homelite brochure-2 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                      Homelite brochure-1 by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                      Homelite brochure by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                   1961 brochure back by Clasec, on Flickr                                                                                                                                                                                            

[stillsawing]

That last photo with the service truck gives me an idea. Suppose we could convince Leon to replicate that same paint scheme with his truck? That old literature shows how strong Homelites' presence was in the saw business and market. Thanks for sharing those pages with the forum. A full vehicle wrap would be the best way!!

[superfarmer6]

That's extremely Kool!!

[jselden78]

Wonder what the value of that actual truck would be if it could be found. That would certainly be an awesome survivor if it was still sitting in a barn someplace.

[jselden78]

You know I’ve thought about this service truck since I first saw it and it was the first thing that stood out to me when I first saw the thread. Has anyone ever seen anything like that? I wonder if that was even real? I’ve never seen a saw shop have a service truck for field repair. Now I understand Homelite had more than saws but they were still small engine for the most part so would a service truck even be needed for that. It would be interesting to know if that was real or if maybe the photo manipulated for the brochure to suggest how far their service goes. I guess some reps may have driven something like that for display and even some training here and there. Would love to hear from someone who may know if anything like that really was around

[ronaldt]

I had the same thought. The box on that truck looks almost too custom. Looks more like a parade or promotional unit. Maybe chainsaw lady might have an idea??

[jselden78]

A friend of mine has a ‘66 Chevy 3/4 with a small service body. It doesn’t look much like that at all especially the rear bumper. That’s a bit odd to say the least...to me anyway.

[jklw77]

everyone has an opinion, painting the truck  would be a way to advertise his site and shop, why paint the classic it is showing everyone its history and character 

[jselden78]

Just for clarity when I mentioned it was odd I was speaking of the way the rear bumper is made on the truck in the brochure. I think it would be awesome to see one done like this. Even more so I’d love to know if there really was one.

[jklw77]

jselden78 wrote ,
A friend of mine has a ‘66 Chevy 3/4 with a small service body. It doesn’t look much like that at all especially the rear bumper. That’s a bit odd to say the least...to me anyway

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jklw77
the neat thing about those era trucks no matter how beat up and ugly or has a shine that you need to open the door with a pair of sunglasses on they were the last solid built trucks , you gentley push the door closed and it SHUTS SHUTS UP TIGHT , no others only by chance may do this in the  newer than that body style chevy/ gmc line. body by fisher then was made to last ,not how cheap can we make them. have had some of all of them ,yes I know this statement will raise hair on a Lot of necks ,but truth doesn't lie 

[sweepleader]

Mar 30, 2020 17:25:38 GMT -5 jselden78 said:

You know I’ve thought about this service truck since I first saw it and it was the first thing that stood out to me when I first saw the thread. Has anyone ever seen anything like that? I wonder if that was even real? I’ve never seen a saw shop have a service truck for field repair.

I guess some reps may have driven something like that for display and even some training here and there. Would love to hear from someone who may know if anything like that really was around

If this truck was real, I am gonna bet it was a rep's truck with display units mounted on it. I does look a little impractical from the long distance travel point of view and a service aspect does not seem to be included. Display units would get wet and dirty in ways they were not designed to handle, there would be a lot of road muck related maintenance required. It would be cute at a big local show and draw a lot of attention.    Perhaps there were compartment spaces big enough to store all the display units in out of the weather. They could be brought out only when the truck got to its destination for viewing.

If you really wonder if chainsaw service trucks were real, check out Mike Acres site: www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/673d78ec01557aea88256b00005457e6/c5b95e2329f8d24188256b0000552a6c?OpenDocument Down the page a ways are several pictures of him with several trucks. Interesting page.

[ronaldt]

How cool would it be to roll up to a chainsaw get together in an old pickup painted in Homelite colors? 😀

[onlyhomelites]

Thank you for sharing Charles, that is a great piece of literature!

If I painted my 65 up in Homelite Red & White, I might draw too much attention...I tend to drive it like I stole it!