Vehicle Description
1951 Chevrolet 3100 - Texas Truck - Professionally Restored -
Rebuilt 292ci Inline 6 - Dual Weber Carburetors - Rebuilt TH350
Automatic Transmission - Two Tone Western Brown and Black Paint -
28 Miles Since Restored (Please note: If you happen to be viewing
this 1951 Chevrolet 3100 pickup on a website other than our Garage
Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our
many photographs of the truck due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 140
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.com.) ... the
1948-1953 Chevrolet... pickup models offered a timeless design....
�€" Robert Tate Automotive historian, Robert Tate, tells more of
the Chevy truck story of this era: In 1948, General Motors
introduced a new line of Chevrolet truck designs. Although
Chevrolet automobiles were unchanged until 1949, the trucks were
beginning to set a new design trend in the industry. The 1948 Chevy
truck designs were so popular that they remained unchanged, except
for the front grille styling, through the 1954 model year. GM
called the 1948 Chevrolet truck model line the 'Advance-Design,'
which led the truck industry in post-war improvements. The pickup
truck models offered increased load capacity for the driver. The
tailgate and platform cargo area were very strong when it came to
hauling heavy loads. Offered here is a superbly restored and
respectfully upgraded 1951 Chevrolet 3100 pickup, originally from
Texas. (This is the fifth evolution of the Advanced Design trucks.)
Metallic Western Brown and Black over black custom two-tone tan
interior, a slightly lowered stance, freshened straight-six power,
and painstaking attention to detail altogether makes for a very
handsome take on a truly classic Chevrolet truck. Just 28 miles
have been added since the restoration work was completed. The
exterior paint combination was a terrific choice as it perfectly
highlights the many curved sheet-metal panels that made the Advance
Design of the trucks so timeless. Sadly, curves like these can no
longer be found on current trucks. Professionally applied to a very
high standard, the finish is uniformly glossy and free of
imperfections. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the truck in
the accompanying gallery.) All chrome-including the bespoke five
grille slats, front bumper, headlight bezels, window trim, door
handles, side mirror, and taillights-is in exceptional condition.
Cabin glass-notably the split front windshield-is crystal-clear and
free of cracks or other damage. Lighting lenses are similarly
pristine. Stock badging, in the form of the Chevrolet-with-bowtie
hood-front emblem in its correct colors, Chevrolet hood-side
emblems, and Chevrolet-embossed tailgate, is all properly in place
and in virtually perfect condition. The truck's cargo-bed floor is
beautifully finished in dark-stained wood panels with chrome rub
strips (free of any sign of use or wear). Red-painted, stock steel
wheels with chrome trim rings and chrome Chevrolet-branded (in red)
hubcaps are mounted with wide-whitewall tires. Inside, the truck's
interior appointments have been substantially upgraded and refined
without losing the appeal of the classic design cues. Red-stitched
charcoal leather upholstery with brown, vertically pleated center
inserts is very well-crafted and attractive. The door trim panels
mirror the upholstery design and materials (including the red
stitching). Black carpeting covers the cabin floors. The stock,
3-spoke steering wheel with correct center emblem painted in the
Western Brown exterior color fronts the steel dash painted the same
color. Classic Instruments® chrome-rimmed analog speedometer and
related gauges feature art-deco type on platinum faces. To the
right of the driver, the dashboard wears stock, chrome,
art-deco-design trim exten
