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For the young blood just entering the old car hobby, let us explain the panel delivery truck is all about. The panel delivery truck (aka “panel delivery” or “panel truck”) has the front-end sheet metal of a truck, and its cab is fully enclosed with two rear barn doors. The panel delivery has an engine in the front and a drive axle between the rear wheels.

The panel delivery truck is often confused with a sedan delivery. The latter was based on a passenger-car chassis and had a passenger car body from the doors forward with only

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