I agree, it is always a good idea to make an informed decision before the cutting and fabrication begins, especially on trucks that have weathered the test of time and still managed to keep intact after 60 years. When I started looking for my 47-55 I wanted to do a hot rod truck, because I found and bought what I did (an old original farm truck) it changed the entire course and direction on my project. It will now stay the way it was in 1953.


1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration