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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 122 | The truck was manufactured at the Lakewood (Atlanta), Georgia Assembly Plant in the spring of 1953. Retail price (excluding options, accessories, tax, dealer prep, tag and title) was $1,306.96 (roughly $11,667 in 2014 dollars). Out-the-door price, all-inclusive, was $1,368.02 ($12,212 in 2014 dollars; less than half the cost of a current, basic, full-size Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck). This vehicle endured many years of hard service in the southeast before its retirement. In 1994, a previous owner and fellow member of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America (VCCA), commenced restoration. The truck was completely dis-assembled, and an extensive program of rust repair was undertaken. After 15 long years, the truck was still only at a stage of partial completion; at that time the previous owner relocated to another state. It was bought by another member of the VCCA, and stayed in storage, still incomplete, for several years. I bought the truck in April, 2014. By the time I got the truck, some of the work on the driveline and undercarriage was complete, the body had been repaired and painted (though some work remained), and substantial work had been done on the interior work as well. The numbers-matching 216 “Stovebolt” inline six-cylinder engine had been rebuilt by a local member of the VCCA, though it had not been installed. I spent the next four months locating remaining parts, and completing assembly of the truck. I completed work during the summer of 2014. My goal was to make this, as much as possible, a complete and correctly restored example of a 1953 Chevrolet Advance-Design truck. How the truck looked in 1991: http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Trucks/1953-Chevrolet-3100-Truck/i-9JQ2Pk7/0/M/1991rear-M.jpg Work underway in May, 2014: http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Trucks/1953-Chevrolet-3100-Truck/i-RvLCbjc/0/M/Truck-M.jpg Engine assembly in June, 2014: http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Trucks/1953-Chevrolet-3100-Truck/i-8q5fPN5/0/M/DSC_1374-M.jpg Done at last: http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Trucks/1953-Chevrolet-3100-Truck/i-qwZDWHp/0/M/DSC_1455-M.jpg http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Trucks/1953-Chevrolet-3100-Truck/i-CrDcXBb/0/M/DSC_1458-M.jpg
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Bruce, its been said but let me say it again. NICE truck. Thanks for sharing your story. If not in the gallery yet I'm sure Peggy and company will get it done.....just be patient! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | Great looking 53.
Lets see some more pics, maybe some interior shots too.
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 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 GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 120 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 120 | Absolutely beautiful!
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 122 |
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,076 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,076 | Hard to believe I am early (for September). ONE truck down so far.
Have Bruce's story done and he's got some neat pictures of some of his former rides. Neat stuff.
Enjoy.
Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | Your nice work on the truck has really inspired me to complete another Korean war era truck in much of the same way.
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 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 GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
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