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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!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
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For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
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“Old Blue” 1953 Chevrolet 3100
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Last edited by diablos; 12/23/2012 2:34 AM.
1950 Chevy 1 ton
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 211 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 211 | Wow!, These are really great, We're almost at 1942!, maybe I'll see my 1.5 truck in there. Thanks Brad! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Headed out to the Caribbean for a week so posted up a new set of pictures. Actually five new films I think since my last update, enjoy! Peg has been working on a direct link from the site but have not heard much as of late so will update here when I can. http://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/sets/ | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 341 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 341 | Thanks Brad...these are fantastic!
Allan
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1951 GMC 1/2-ton
Two 1953 Chevy 3100 5-window
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | More to come, I will post a couple more towards the weekend. Glad people find them useful and interesting. Still working with the site and Tim to post them all permanently somewhere for everyone to enjoy and so they don't get lost if there is another Webshots type meltdown. This last posting took my personal Flikr account over 4000+ pictures. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Posted a couple of new Chevrolet filmstrips, not truck but still cool. Chevrolet Films | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Hey Brad, great stuff. In fact to great, I've spent hours and
hours of precious time studying the film strips instead of
working on my projects.
But really, it's like being back in the classroom again for me.
I just looked thru "The most comfortable" and picked up on
several details. I think I walk away a little wiser from
everyone that I've watched.
After supper I went thru "Behind the Finish" and was surprised
at how much hand work was still being used even as late as 1949
to finish the bodys.
Hope we've always got those to look at Brad. I asked for years
when I was a member of the VCCA for stuff like that but not
once did I ever see any thing. I know there are guys there that
have documents like that in their private collections but I
guess they save them for a special few.
So thanks once again for all your work scanning and posting
those films for all of us, I really enjoy them. And thanks also
to the staff here at the Stovebolt for providing us with the
venue to share them.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Glad you are enjoying them Denny I still have over 100 strips to transfer when I get some time. I also have more ready to post so I will keep adding them.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | A couple more, engines and radios. Engines and Radios | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | So what do ya see in a picture???
Been running thru Brad’s latest gift to us, “The Best Engine” and as usual I was picking
up little details that we’ve debated in these forums from time to time.
For someone restoring the interior of a ’41 sedan, great views of the upholstery.
Type of air cleaner used on the passenger cars and original AC sticker. I’ve seen these air
cleaners at swap meets and often wondered just exactly what they were for. The rocker
arm shaft connector and it’s clip for the pre-war engines. 1941 vintage gas pumps. Some
nice cross sections of the block and head. Clear view of the correct fuel pump, distributor
position (grease cup), correct type of breather and oil fill cap for pre-war engines. Clear
view of fuel and vacuum line routing and correct plug wires. Correct embossed oil
dipstick. Greasing the springs that were wrapped on the cars. A clear schematic for the oil
circuit. Interesting point made about the snug fit of a “Cast Iron piston in a Cast Iron
cylinder,” and the loose fit using dissimilar metals for pistons based on the expansion
coefficients I’m sure. Might make you re-examine that warm up you’ve been ignoring
lately if you have aluminum pistons.
Just some of the things that I’m noticing in the films Brad, tks.
Now, if only you had some color films that showed the correct shade of gray for the
engines. But…..they probably wouldn’t be of any use because they would be faded or
taken at the wrong factory, right Tim?
Didn’t see that one on ‘radios’ Brad, have to look for that one later since I’ve spent the
whole day looking at youtube and film strips..
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | “More Power to You”, hadn’t seen that one yet Tim. That’s right up my alley since my
first love is my ’50, 3604.
Hope ya know I’m just pullin’ yer jeber about the engine color. I’m sure you are partly
correct in that it did vary over the years. The darker gray just fits my personal taste and I
think it looks the best under the hood next to the satin black skirts frame and core
support.
Well been lookin’ thru that film strip, slow process for me, it takes one to two minutes to
open any graphic with this dang DSL internet that I’m cursed with here in the country. So
sifting thru any one of these films is a morning or afternoon project.
Denny G
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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Those engine slides are especially interesting. It is interesting to again see that GM called the low-pressure lubrication system a "full pressure" system (the full pressure for the low-pressure system).
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Thanks again, Brad
I don't remember seeing the advertising album - is that new? I'll check that out over the weekend.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | I have been updating it with labels (years) for some of my collection. I proposed to Peg about creating an advertising section on the forum (I even offered to moderate) because that stuff always goes to the spoon. | | | | | 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 | Thanks,Brad. That was trip down memory lane. We had a 54 Dk. Blue with a White top. I got my license in it when I was 14 years old...thus it was the first car I ever spun the tires on  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Five new sets for your use, rainy day so was able to catch-up a bit. Some truck, some car all with some good details.The first five in line are the new ones. http://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/sets/ | | |
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