Dear Sam
I got my '51 chevy 1300 in January .I've been freezing my but off since getting her road worthy.I asked and got lotsa help from this site and from a few friends and my wife just finished the upolstry. I took out a one day insurance testing permit 2 days ago ,couldn't sleep, got up at 5:30 am and fired her up and drove to the Shell for gas.I didn't know what to expect from the 216 and the 4 speed.I sure got the looks ,
the smiles ,and the biggest reward was the fact that this baby is mine and I'm driving it!
My body work has a way to go but the mechanics are the most important things for me.This is going to be a TRUCK! Don't dispair it's well worth it.If you are worried about gas prices
try living in Canada - we are really getting hosed.
Good luck and be happy
