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Hi Folks........
Desperately need one piece of info that will decide whether my
long desired early 1950's Chevy 3100 AD pickup project will fit onto our drive......

What is the length from the grill to the back of the truck with
both front and rear chrome fenders and the front gravel guard unbolted ?

Just a few inches eitherway spells success or not. We can widen our drive, but due to the design of the house (Victorian, 1895 )
we only have a max of 14 1/2 feet, maybe 15 with a bit of the truck's nose poking over the sidewalk.

Helppppp !

Thanks........Phil in a very wet Tring, England

From the "Old Chevy Manuals" online:

http://chevy.tocmp.com/chevyresto/5061.htm

I think that with the bumpers it would be just over 16 feet. Without both bumpers you may be just under 15. Hopefully some one will give you an actual measurement. Good luck. I built an eight foot bed on my truck instead of a nine foot so that the garage door would close!

Phil,

It would be about 16.4 feet from bumper to bumper (about 197 inches). By fenders, do you mean bumpers or wings?

Without the bumpers, it would be about one foot less in length.

Would that sidewalk be a pavement or a footpath?

Tim

Thanks....

I mean bumpers.....and in England pavement, which is the walkway between the road and buildings.

Pavement in front of my house is about 6 feet, and as a public right of way if I have too much truck poking out from my property someone could complain....especially as a Chevy stepside is a rare sight in our part of the world and is sure going to stand out !

Have measured a 1957 2nd series at 15 foot de-bumpered but have yet to find a real life Advanced Design, so can't compare. Have looked at every single one in the Galleries over the last few months, and wow...I love this truck so much I could cry.

Immediate neighbours are all classic car crazy and are waiting to see what my next project is....one has offered me his drive...but the same length limit applies....oh for an extra few inches...( ahem )....

Best wishes ....Phil

Phil, forget the bumper, both it and the bumper bracket making up the bumper assembly is 24 inches. That times two is 4 feet. Take your bumpers etc. off and you will have room.
Now get to work...

4-feet from the frame is a little different from 4-feet saved. After removing bumpers and brackets, you still have a grill and a rear bed (both of which overhang the frame).

Phil,

look at this and do your own estimating.

Other factory drawings show that 5" are saved by not having a rear bumper nor rear bumper-brackets (191 5/16 with a front bumper and no rear bumper).

Tim

Well, I've always been accused of being too short...

Hi folks......

Wow ! Thanks everyone......enough info to keep me busy awhile.

One last thing only.....can anyone provide the one measurement that will give me the final verdict, in case I mess up on the calculations ? .....the length from the grille to the back of the box if debumpered.

Once the truck is roadworthy, bumpers can be re-attached and it can park on the road, and length is no longer a problem.

Best wishes.......Phil

is this a wild goose chase ??

Sorry to discourage you,

The garage bay I park my '50 3100 in is exactly 17 feet deep inside, and my bumpers only clear by 1" on either end. I could gain about 6" by removing the bumpers or shortening the brackets, but I don't think you could fit the truck in a 16 foot space.

Phil, I don't know what your drive etc. looks like but be aware you can use wheel dollies to move the truck around as needed. I don't know if that would help in your situation.
Also you could take the bed off and let it sit sideways on the rear frame, then go ahead and take the grill off and store it in the bed, you will probably be wanting to do that anyway by the time you get through.