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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 | I have a 1951 half ton Chevy and thought I would join here to learn more about it. I am the third owner and have the original window sticker. As it sits today, it has less than 25,000 original miles on it. It was restored by the second owner, a very good friend of mine, as it spent most of its life sitting in a barn.
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Russ
1951 Chevy 1/2 Ton pickup
1967 4 speed Camaro
1967 rs Camaro
1994 6 speed Z 28
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"So this year, I am upgraging my policy of zero tolerance to one of SUB-zero tolerance, which is MORE than zero." -Principal Jindraike
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | Hey, welcome Russ, with only 25,000 miles, it may be under warranty still? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 | Let's hope I don't have to worry about the warranty. LOL
My brother has a 1950 GMC that is in progress. I suspect the rear bumper brackets on my truck are not correct because the bumper appears too far from the truck to me but as I brouse around and see some pictures I will find out.
Russ
1951 Chevy 1/2 Ton pickup
1967 4 speed Camaro
1967 rs Camaro
1994 6 speed Z 28
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 738 | Welcome. Now the fun begins! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 346 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 346 | Welcome to the Stovebolt, Russ. 
Terry K.
1951 5 window 1/2 ton
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Welcome to the Bolt. Come on in and "set" a spell. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 382 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 382 | Good to have you here, Russ! Welcome! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 47 | Welcome to the bolt Russ, lots of good people here to help you out with your ride. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 104 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 104 | Welcome- now lets see some pictures! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 | I uploaded some pictures to photobucket but haven't got the rest figured out yet.
Russ
1951 Chevy 1/2 Ton pickup
1967 4 speed Camaro
1967 rs Camaro
1994 6 speed Z 28
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 |
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Russ
1951 Chevy 1/2 Ton pickup
1967 4 speed Camaro
1967 rs Camaro
1994 6 speed Z 28
| | | | | 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 | Holy toledo! Nice truck....and the bumper looks fine! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 | Thanks for the compliment. I was concerned about the rear bumper brackets. I am new to these trucks and the bumper seemed to set back a little far. http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss226/rafbody/1951Interior.jpg
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Russ
1951 Chevy 1/2 Ton pickup
1967 4 speed Camaro
1967 rs Camaro
1994 6 speed Z 28
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 104 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 104 | Great truck! If the space between the bed and the bumper bothers you too much, there is some sort of splash apron available from many of the venders-- LMC, Classic parts of America, etc. I dont know if it came on the trucks originally, though. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | It does look like your rear bumper brackets are tweaked to the passenger side, however it does look like a great truck.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Russ.....WOW! She's a beauty! You're a lucky guy,some of us would kill for a truck like that! (Well not literally!)  Re; The bumper,I agree with Scott,something does look a little 'tweaked'. It also looks a little low as well as to the right a bit. Certainly nothing to get too upset about,should be a relatively easy fix. Good luck Jock 
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 56 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 56 | I really like the picture in the back corner. | | |
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