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| | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 | Hi everyone, Just wanted to share my experience on how much these old trucks can work. My wife and I just bought our first house and used our 51 3100 to move about 80% of our belongings. Put over 150 miles of back and forth driving between the apartment and the new house about 12 miles round trip--most of it stop and go traffic and temperature was between 80-90 and humid. The old 216 just purred along, never overheated (can't say the same for the driver) and many loads later we are moved into our first house!! Matilda, as we call her, is now resting in her new garage. Here is a picture of her with one of many loads. Photobucket Just wanted to share. Chris | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | Nice picture Chris! I hear you. I used my flatbed last fall to help our movers. We used it to transport all the items from the barn to the truck. The best part was that the deck heights were the same. So we could drive the lawnmowers and wheeled equipment right across!
Kyle | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | That's great! Congrats on the house, too!  What color is Matilda, it's kinda hard to tell in the pic? She's a beaut! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 | Matilda is in flat black primer. Some day she will be treated to a full restoration. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | Good to see her being used the way they were intended.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | Good looking truck but you are preaching to the choir.
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am.1954 3100 Chevy truckIn the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 105 | So true--I certainly won't be afraid to put her to work another time. Good looking truck but you are preaching to the choir. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Neat! Best of Luck with the new digs.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Congrats on your new home,and you got to arrive in style!
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: Jul 2011 Posts: 24 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 24 | Looks great and sounds like a smooth move. Where did you purchase the rims? what siZe etc? I am looking for 16 inch rims that are steel for that orginial look. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | I have always loved these old trucks because they are simple, reliable, and COOL! Speaking of moving, my '59 panel moved us to a new house in FL in'86, and my '49 3100 helped us move to NC in '91. I drove that '49 550 miles (12 hours) to get here, and it never complained. Okay, I was rock concert deaf when we got here, but other than that....Stovebolts RULE! 
1940 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup "KC"
A day without sunshine is like, well, ..... dark!
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