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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: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 | Hey guys. My name is Blake Stitcher. I am from Washington, Ga. I have been working on my 1953 GMC 100 1/2 ton for the past couple of years. I started out using this website and found out how much information is here! I performed what many would call an S10 swap and used a 1996 Chevy S10 frame and a 4.3L V6 from the truck as well to power my old steel tank. I have not kept a running thread so I will just let the pictures I took tell you the story. I bought this truck when I was 21. I offered the owner $500 when I was 18 and he said no. I went back when I was 21 and offered him $300 and he readily agreed....go figure. The truck was my great grandfather’s truck. He used it back in the 50's and used it for a really long time before he handed it down to my grandfather. He ended up selling it in the 80's to a man that was a family friend and it sat in his field ever since. Thirty years later, i got my hands on it. My grandfather told me I was wasting my time restoring it. I think he was sad to see it redone, but i told him one day I promised he would ride in it again....to that he jokingly said “make it before I die!” So, I did! After I got it into primer i took him and my grandmother both for a ride in it. He smiled the entire time and told me how proud of it he was. For someone who didn’t want me to start the project, he sure was happy I was finished with it! Enjoy the pictures guys! Snapfish Photos
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"If it can't be fixed with a hammer and duct tape, God doesn't want you to have it"
1953 GMC Truck
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Sounds like a great story - would love to see the photos, but with "Snapfish" you have to be a member to see them...  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 | PHOTO BUCKET LINK BELOW
Last edited by 53GMC; 08/23/2011 5:26 PM.
"If it can't be fixed with a hammer and duct tape, God doesn't want you to have it"
1953 GMC Truck
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 | OK GUYS....HERE IS A LINK TO PHOTOBUCKET!! ENJOY!!! 53GMC PHOTO BUCKET
"If it can't be fixed with a hammer and duct tape, God doesn't want you to have it"
1953 GMC Truck
| | | | | 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 | Looking good....because of good work. Thanks for the pics. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 | Thanks Achipmunk for looking! It has been a wonderful two years working on it but now it seems all worth the hard work!
"If it can't be fixed with a hammer and duct tape, God doesn't want you to have it"
1953 GMC Truck
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 | Looking good! Congratulations on preserving a piece of family history! | | |
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