Vehicle Description
Regular readers already know that a lot of handsome Advance Design
pickups run through our showroom, but very, very few of them are as
nice as this '54 Chevrolet 3100. With incredible black diamond
paint, a peppy small block, and a lot of tricks up its sleeve, this
is the one you've been waiting to own.
We've said it many times before: if you're going to paint it black,
you need to invest the extra time to make it straight. Well, the
guys who built this truck did exactly that, spending nights and
weekends in the body shop sanding the sheetmetal. Then they sprayed
several coats of the blackest paint you've ever seen, and spent
another few late nights wet sanding and buffing it to bring up a
brilliant shine. So you know it's nice. The other thing it is, is
slick. No graphics, no flames, no distractions from the clean shape
that looks flat-out awesome. Some of the trim has been shaved, but
the stuff that remains was restored, polished, or replaced
(including the grille and bumpers), and the final result is so good
that you don't really notice what's missing without another truck
parked right next to it. This one just looks right. The bed is
neatly restored and doesn't have a wooden dance floor, but a steel
floor you can actually use, although it, too, is so nicely done
that you probably won't want to. Finally, it's all topped off with
a bright red pinstripe around the cab, just to add a splash of
color.
It's also comfortable, thanks to a nicely finished and elegantly
simple interior. The original bench is gone, replaced by a pair of
handsome black buckets with subtle red stitching (that matches the
exterior pinstripe very nicely) and with handsome matching door
panels, it's easy to forget this is a classic pickup truck. Black
tie it together in a rather handsome way, and the non-stock tilt
steering column is fitted with a late-model OEM wheel that
continues the factory-built theme. Custom gauges were installed
behind tinted glass that gives them a very trick look and there's a
transplanted OEM console between the seats that adds cup holders
and some storage. There is no radio, which hearkens back to when it
was new, but it does have a neatly installed A/C system that blows
ice cold, making this truck a great choice for long hauls.
As you'd expect, this Chevy still carries Chevy power, a 305 cubic
inch V8 in this case. It's got a vintage performance look with
three 2-barrel carburetors, little air cleaners, and finned valve
covers, but everything else is very up-to-date. The engine bay is
very nicely finished, offering smoothed inner fenders and firewall,
all of which are slathered with more of that deep black pant,
providing a great backdrop for the bright bits on the engine. Power
front disc brakes with a modern master cylinder provide vastly
improved stopping power and a custom dual exhaust system that ends
in tips from a NASCAR stocker give it an authoritative voice. A
sturdy Tremec 5-speed manual transmission (with a kick-@ss tall
shifter) and a 10-bolt rear round out the powertrain, leaving you
with no worries about reliability and transforming it into an easy
high-speed cruiser. Finally, custom steel wheels with painted rims
that look like trim rings and stock hubcaps retain the
commercial-grade look while wearing modern 235/75/16 blackwall
radials.
So yes, we sell a lot of these. But not a lot of them measure up to
the standard set by this one. So if you're looking for a great one,
it's just arrived. Call now!