I use my 53 3100 as a truck. Sometimes it makes me slightly sad or nervous when I put something in the bed that I know will at least blemish it slightly, or maybe worse. But that feeling is offset by people telling me how cool it is that I'm still using it. All in all it's just fun. Mine is definately not a show truck. I never set out to create a show truck. I only wanted a reliable driver that was "respectable". So far it seems like that's what ive got. I did every bit of the work myself, so I figure that I saved a good bit of money along the way. I doubt that I'll ever sell it anyway. Maybe I'll just use it for a casket.LOL
Mike Burns 1940 Chev 1/2 ton 1953 Chev 1/2 ton 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe 1947 Indian Chief 1943 Indian 741