Up for sale in our Tampa showroom is this stunningly beautiful 1951
Chevrolet 3100 Thriftmaster! This gorgeous truck is a ground up
restoration, to truly reflect the amazing styles created between
the 1940's and 1950's. Packing the original 216 CID Inline 6, with
the standard 3 on the tree manual shifter setup, this truck is
straight out of the past. The attention to detail during this
restoration even kept the original pedal start button on the floor.
The engine is sporting the valve cover, reflecting which style
package this car was, painted in gray with the bright yellow
"Thriftmaster" painted on the sides. The undercarriage is as clean
as the top as well in this beautifully restored truck. The engine
is topped off with dual "Rochester" down draft carburetors,
boasting a stout 85 horsepower. The intake manifold is the original
"Offenhauser" mounted to the top of this engine. The rear end is
done in a solid rear axle, original style to the trucks of this
era, and the front end is built with an I-Beam axle with a full
leaf spring suspension. The brakes are done with 4 wheel drum to
keep with the originality as well. Inside the truck, the seats are
done in a beautiful vinyl finish, to allow the most amount of
comfort as you drive this piece of history to any event. The
steering wheel is a 3-spoke, with a brody knob attached, to ease
the control of the steering wheel. Turn up the radio as you turn it
on, and let the old-fashioned vacuum tube AM style radio bring in
the sound. The paint is done in a beautiful blue finish, with
painted running boards to match. As you follow down the line into
the bed, it has been re-finished in solid Oak panelling, lined in
stainless steel runners. This truck is a multi-function vehicle,
since you can drive this to the car show and win some trophies, and
drive to the grocery store and get your groceries! Options include,
AM Radio, Radial Tires, White Wall Tires, Vinyl Interior, Manual
Transmission, Numbers Matching and a beautiful Oak Cargo Bed. To
see this car in better detail, including over 50 High Definition
pictures, as well as a full length High Definition Video, please go
to WWW.GatewayClassicCars.com. To see this car in person, please
call us at (813) 645-6200, or email us at
[email protected].
