Vehicle Description
The recipe for success is easy: take one handsome 1955 Chevrolet
3100 Big Window pickup, drench it in elegant white paint, give it a
comfortable and sporty interior, and power it with a potent small
block V8. The results on this one speak for themselves, making this
pickup a ready-made piece of full-sized fun.
The white paint on this truck was done not long ago, and it shows
very well today. Sure, it's not a perfect show-stopper finish, but
you'd be hard pressed to find any imperfections and overall it has
a beautiful shine and a comfortable look that suits this higher-end
pickup truck just fine. Totally traditional, white is the perfect
color for the stylish Chevy hauler, which blends a bit of style
with a ruggedness that defined Chevy trucks for a generation. Close
examination will reveal great gaps and smooth body lines, all
evidence that this truck was clean before the work started and that
the guys in charge took their time. Crisp details like the raised
hood edges and the bead along the rocker panels move beyond mere
function, creating a truck that was as beautiful when it was empty
as when it was hauling a heavy load. The slightly forward-canted
cab suggests power and speed, which this truck delivers, and the
stepside bed gives it a muscular stance. All the chrome is in very
good shape, including the substantial bumpers fore and aft, and the
rubber seals around the clean glass is in perfect shape. Beautiful
oak planks with stainless strips and hardware in the bed warm
everything up but if you're planning on hauling anything, bring
something to protect it because it's just too pretty to beat
up.
The black-and gray cloth interior is just as neatly finished as the
bodywork, inside and adds a touch of performance upgrades for the
driver. They ditched the original bench seat and replaced it with
two racing buckets with great bolster support and harness seat
belts, which means bending a corner aggressively no longer means
you'll be sliding down to the other end of the cab. Plush gray
carpets with contrasting black vinyl floor mats help control noise
and heat in the cab and replace the original rubber mat, helping to
further the luxury truck image. The gauges are drop-dead gorgeous
pieces from Auto Meter that fit neatly in the updated triangular
instrument panel and offer a much more comprehensive view of the
engine, and just ahead of them is a slick leather-wrapped LeCarra
4-spoke steering wheel. There's also a Sony AM/FM/CD stereo head
unit that sounds pretty darned good and a Hurst cue-ball shifter
for the 4-speed manual gearbox below, and R134a A/C was added to
keep the entire cabin nice and comfortable. They even added a set
of custom tweed door panels and speakers in the kick panels, making
this a truck you could drive every day if you were so inclined.
The 350 cubic inch V8 under the hood is a very strong motor with
plenty of pop, fed by an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor and
Edelbrock intake manifold for added reliability and performance.
The block wears blue paint, and you can tell they focused on the
details, because the clean inner fenders, chrome valve covers and
matching air cleaner, and big aluminum radiator all suggest a truck
that was built to look as good as it drives. Block-hugging
long-tube headers funnel into a newer dual exhaust system with a
great rumbling idle, and yes, that's an independent tubular A-arm
front suspension with power rack-and-pinon steering and disc brakes
at all four corners. The 4-speed manual is connected to a stout
Ford 9-inch rear end, so it's still able to do some hauling on
weekends if necessary. Stylish 5-spoke chrome wheels are a nice
update and wear fat 225/75/15 Firestone white-letter radials that
fill the big wheel wells perfectly.
Beautifully built and lots of fun to drive, this 3100 is ready to
enjoy and show-off without worries. Call today!