Vehicle Description
1950 Chevrolet 3100 ?-ton Canopy Express ?No expense spared
resto-mod restoration (documented by restoration book and receipts)
?Genuine Chevy Canopy Express Light-Duty Truck, body code 3107
?Only two Kentucky owners since 1983! ?383 CID V-8 stroker engine
with Edelbrock carburetor and dual exhausts ?Turbo Hydramatic 400
three-speed automatic transmission with Lokar Shifter ?Red exterior
and tan leather interior with nice fitting tan canvas roll-up
curtains on the sides and rear ?Rear axle from a 87 Buick Regal;
front end is Heidt?s Ford Mustang II and Borgeson u-joints ?Vintage
air-conditioning, Dolphin 5? gauges ?Power brakes with discs in
front and cross-drilled and slotted rotors, power seats ?Flaming
River Tilt Column and Tuff Stuff alternator ?17? Torque Thrust
wheels ?116-inch wheelbase and a 4,600-pound GVWR This is a rare
treat with an actual purpose! ? a pickup truck with a carpeted
cargo bed with roll-up canvas side and rear canopies that fit very
nicely. It?s a perfect ride for commercial or personal vending with
total style and unlike anybody else! This genuine 3100 ?-ton Canopy
Express (VIN code P and Canopy Express body code 3107) was
originally made in General Motors? Norwood, Ohio factory (VIN code
9) in April 1950 (VIN code D). It was fully restored and modified
professionally before the previous owner bought the truck in 2012.
In 2008 started a no expense spared, resto-mod restoration which is
fully documented by a detailed restoration book and receipts
totaling over $25,700+! The restored styling cues include a rear
lower tailgate, a chrome front bumper, dual sideview mirrors, a
roof visor, rear taillights from a 1950 Pontiac and dual exhaust
outlets. In back, the cargo bed is lined with tan carpeting and
features a partition with a window. This Express rolls on
Mastercraft Courser HTR radials, size 235/65R17 in front and
265/70R17 in back. Each tire is mounted on a chrome Torque Thrust
wheel. The wheels and tires are all in very good shape. Under the
hood is a 350 CID V-8 that has been modified to a stroker 383 CID
with a Holley air cleaner, a Tuff Stuff alternator, an Edelbrock
carburetor and valve covers. The motor breathes via custom dual
exhaust. Backing this motor is a Turbo Hydramatic 400 three-speed
automatic transmission and a rear axle from a 87 Buick Regal. The
front end is Heidt?s Ford Mustang II and Borgeson u-joints on the
drive shaft. Driver convenience features include vintage
air-conditioning with r134a refrigerant and a Flaming River Tilt
Column. Inside, the cabin offers tan, power-adjustable bucket seats
upholstered in leather with matching door panels and carpeting.
There?s a Flaming River steering column with a four-spoke,
leather-wrapped LeCarra steering wheel and a Lokar floor shifter.
The body-colored steel dashboard houses a full array of Dolphin
gauges, a chrome-and-silver slotted panel with aftermarket speakers
and a pull-out ashtray above climate controls and a JVC AM/FM
stereo with CD. If you?ve toyed with the notion of buying a unique
classic truck or want a vintage work truck that can actually be
used for marketing purposes with a huge impact, you owe it to
yourself to check out this Canopy Express at MotoeXotica Classic
Cars. VIN: 9HPD7596 This truck is currently located at our facility
in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 2,874
miles since restoration. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and
clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see
full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase
of any said vehicle, thank you.
