Vehicle Description
Exceptionally well-restored and looking every bit as good as when
it first rolled off of Chevy's Kansas City, Missouri assembly line,
this 1952 Chevrolet 3600 Tanker Truck is overflowing with nostalgic
curb appeal. It's a smile-inducing reminder of a simpler time - an
era when this sturdy pickup went to work for the Sinclair Oil
Company as its automotive brethren also set about dutifully
servicing the post World War II Industrial boom then enjoyed around
the country.
A very exacting, frame off restoration has left this pickup in
truly impressive shape. Its body panels were media blasted down to
bare metal and any areas that didn't pass muster were replaced . .
. from scratch! You can plainly see the evidence of all that work,
the body panels from front to back are exceptionally well aligned,
giving the truck an aura of capability so vivid that you can easily
picture it making the rounds on dirt roads to top off desolate
service stations with much-needed gasoline. Its Forester Green
shade is a perfect fit for this venerable workhorse and is also in
fine form, producing a great shine from all angles. The Chevy
trucks of this era have some of the greatest front grilles ever to
adorn vintage trucks - veritable stylistic chrome-fests that would
be right at home at a museum exhibit - and you can see that this
grille, the exterior components from bumper to bumper, as well as
all the glass, have been restored to absolute freshness.
The interior has also been meticulously restored very much in the
configuration of the original, but with more opulent brown leather
adorning the bench seat. Some serious logistical work went into
this project, as even the steering wheel features an obviously
stock appearance but shows no signs of wear, The gauges are all new
as well as the switches and sit perfectly within the clean expanse
of steel of the dash area. Sitting front and center on that dash, a
gold badge signifies that this Chevy was indeed an official work
truck in the Sinclair Oil fleet. In back, the Sinclair storage tank
bears an additional gold tag as testimony to its authenticity, and
even the hand painted lettering on the 3 tank inlets (for regular
and ethyl gasoline, as well as Opaline, Sinclair's own proprietary
motor oil) stand out in stark relief from the Forester Green
surrounding them. Just off their sides, a custom wooden shelf and
service box are spotless with a glossy shine. The box contains a
new filler nozzle and rubber hose that easily connects to the
original brass valves at the rear of the tank. How cool is
that?!
Raise the beefy hood on this '52 and you'll see still more evidence
of this stellar restoration - the original 216 cubic inch inline 6
cylinder this Chevy started out with still sits in the very clean
engine bay and was completely rebuilt. No mere novelty, it fires
right up and runs smoothly, too. In fact, by all measures this
truck drives surprisingly well. Sporting a fresh suspension, with
coilovers in the back, it has a comfortable ride and the Bendix
style brakes with larger 3800 or 1 ton rear brakes brings it to a
halt in appropriately short order when called on to do so. This
exceptional vintage truck sits on a set of stock 16" steel rims,
painted to match its exterior and wrapped in a set of Michelin
black walls.
With more work done than we have room to list here, if you are
looking for a truly unique and impressive vintage vehicle that's
been restored to an enviable condition and possesses a one of a
kind nostalgic attraction, you have to check out this 1952
Chevrolet 3600 Tanker Truck. Call today!
