Value: The 1955 semi featured on this page sold for $2030 USD on eBay, January 2006.

Value: The 1953 semi featured on this page was bid to $1026 USD but did not sell, failing to meet the sellers reserve on eBay, mid August 2007.

Value: The 1953 semi featured on this page was relisted and sold for $1199 USD on eBay, late August 2007.

Value: An original, complete, 1953 semi with very good to excellent paint with typical scratches, decals on the trailer all but gone, sold on eBay for $130 USD plus 19% ($25) buyer's premium in early September 2007.

Value: An original 1953 semi with very good to excellent paint with typical scratches, 1/2" wide white stripe added by a previous owner around the beltline of the trailer, trailer dented in front and missing the fifth wheel pin and landing gear, decals on the trailer excellent, sold on eBay for $286 USD in mid September 2007.

Pre 1953 versions of the COE style can be identified by the three equal length horizontal impressions for the grille

Pre 1953 versions of the COE style have a latching mechanism that securely holds the rear doors shut.

1953 was the last year for the COE style cab. The three unequal length
horizontal impressions for the grille was only used in 1953. Also of interest,
in 1953, design of the rear doors changed to eliminate the latching device to
be replaced by a simple handle on each door as seen on the 1955 below. The
above example is an unretouched original.

1955 version of the Marshall Field semi. The truck featured in these photos is an
unretouched original.