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Sun Jan 02 2011 05:22 AM
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Hey everybody my name is Will. I'm 22 years old, newly married, and enjoy hanging out with my wife and family, the outdoors, camping, fishing and classic cars. I have a 1952 Chevy pickup that was my grandfathers. It has been in my family since the late 50's and was handed down to my father and has been handed down to me. The truck is from Idaho so it has very little rust from the climate and was parked a lot of its life in a barn. It has been just sitting around in storage for many years and is showing its 50 year age and needing restored. I want to get it fixed up and have already started the disassembly. It’s nice to be here with you all and thanks for having me. [IMG] http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/picture_wch/01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG] http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/picture_wch/IMG_1340.jpg[/IMG]
Last edited by Grnchev52; Sun Jan 02 2011 06:32 AM.
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Welcome Will. Youve come to the right place for advice,answers,parts,and friends.
We're ready for pics. of your truck anytime...............
Marty
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Welcome to the Bolt Will. We look forward to helping any way we can. Say hi to the wife and family. They can be a BIG help to!!
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Welcome! OK that truck does NOT look like it's showing it's age at all, nor does it look like you need to tear it apart lol Looks like it could be a good runner just like that  Lucky you!!!
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Hi Will, I want your truck  What a great project and history too!! We will be here for ya, hopefully with all the answers you'll need. Are you thinking about restoring her stock? or custom? With the history I would tend to lean to completely original. Have fun and welcome aboard!!
glos55
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Hi Will, firstly congrats on your recent marriage.
Sounds like you'll fit right in here.
It's always good to see a young 'un continuing the Stovebolt faith.
It also great your truck has 'history'.
The Idaho weather has been kind to the old truck,so hopefully it won't be too much of a challenge.
Whatever you do,I'm sure your grandad will be proud.
Keep us posted of your progress.
Jock.
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. 1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr .
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Welcopme to the Bolt, and congratulations on the family heirloom. Keep us posted on your progress.
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welcome Will. I hope you have as much ambition a year from now as you do now. Looks like its it very good shape for not being restored. Good luck.
Leo
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good to see another younger guy such as myself undertaking such a project. I have a 53 I am just about 3 weeks into. Got the front fenders and body panels off back to the firewall and have started sand blasting the panels. lets keep in touch.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
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Welcome to both of the new guys. That is a real nice looking truck Will.
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Hello,
I am new to the forum. I would like to meet up with owners of 52 Chevy pickups. I have a 3800 that I am restoring to original and I would appreciate someone to bounce questions off of now and then.
Thanks.
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2mantoyz, welcome to the bolt also. There are several guys around up in your area (Illinois) that are around pretty regular. The key here is to post your questions in the best forum. (This is the Welcome Forum) You will find a lot of similarities in 47-53/54 so you will get plenty of responses.
Pete,Denny, where are you Illionois Guru's?
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This morning I found this cool picture of the truck at a family get together back in Filer Idaho in the mid 90's. You can see the green truck sitting in the driveway at my grandpa's house at a family BBQ. This is the only picture I have of it. [IMG] http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/picture_wch/1-3-201173508AM.jpg[/IMG]
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BBQ and old trucks....just can't get any better.
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Achipmunk,
Thanks for the welcome! I still have a lot to learn about navigating this site. Nice panel truck.
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Welcome, fellers! Nice truck, Will! Take care of that baby and maybe one day you'll be passing it down to your son (or daughter). In that it's in such great shape already, you have a leg up on many of us. You'll get a lot of good help here. Oh... LOVED the horn! The sucker's almost as big as the motor! GET OUTA THE WAY, I SAID!!!  ha Jerry
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Will, I checked out your pictures, a familiar scene it has to be said. Those rust areas are particularly common in ADs,don't ask how I know... Don't be phased by it, panels are available. The beauty of your truck from what I can see in your pics,looks very complete. Oh.... and 2manytoys, welcome also! 
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. 1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr .
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I have seen the word AD and I have been thinking it’s the generation of truck but what exactly does it mean? I was talking with my uncle who is 65 and he told me a few stories about his experiences with my grandfather and this truck. It made me smile because it was the first time I heard it and amazes me, and him, that the truck is still in good shape. One story was that he had the truck overloaded with wood from the mountains way past the capacity of the truck and stacked clear past the cattle rails he had on the bed rails. He couldn’t stop in coming down the mountain so he had to hit a stump on the side of the road and that’s why the passenger running board is all dented in. Also I guess he was adjusting the valves on the 216 motor and adjusted them too tight and bent 3 out of 6 push rods. So he pulled them out and bent them strait with a hammer and put them back in. My uncle couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw him do that instead of buy new push rods. The truck has been running ever since like that. Who knows maybe he replaced them since that time but I won’t know until I pull the engine. Just goes to show the quality of these old Chevy’s when you hear horror stories like that and they still drive down the road.
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AD or A-D is the abbreviation for Chevrolet's official name for the 1947 through 1955-1st series of trucks, Advance-Design trucks.
Chevrolet starting selling this series in mid 1947 but it was officially THE 1947 truck (1946 trucks sold in 1947 were stilled called 1946 trucks). Chevrolet stopped selling the Advance-Design series of trucks in mid 1955; and, in 1955, Chevrolet referred the 1955-1st series as Advance-Design trucks and 1955-2nd series as the Task Force trucks (the official name for the next series of Chevrolet trucks).
The 1947-1955 GMC series of truck was officially called New Design trucks.
The term Art Deco trucks is a non-official but commonly-used term for the pre-Advance-Design series of Chevrolet trucks.
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Advance Design Era 1947-1955
Chevrolet introduced its all new post war "advance Design" trucks in the middle of the 1947 calendar year. In fact, Both the earlier and newer style trucks were built simultaneously for a short two month period as these trucks were being introduced. The overlapping production occurred because with the extreme demand for new trucks, GM didn't want any lag in production. The Advance Design series represented the first completely restyled post war car or truck offering from any of the Big Three (GM, Ford and Chrysler).....To the public, Chevrolet's Advance Design models, Particularly those built between 1947 and 1953, are coming to represent the classic old truck. Chevrolet's Advance Design series have become among the most sought after collector trucks. (How to Restore your Cherolet Pickup- Tom Brownell Pg 10-11)
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
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Will, spot the 'typo'! OOOPS! 'scuse the 'sun-roof too.' I never realised I was so bald 'til I saw this pic.....  It's a fact that some folks say 'Advanced' rather than the correct 'Advance'. It's a common mistake. That's MY excuse anyway......
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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. 1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr .
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That truck looks real good to me. I love the green color and guys would give their right arm to have it just right like that. Get that motor compartment all renewed and a little metal work in side and you got yourself a perfect truck. 
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Hey Grnchev52 are you selling your dog dish hubcaps?
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
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thats ok...got a number in mind?
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
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that is if you want to sell them.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
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Silverado_9c3,
Sent you a PM.
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