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1949 Chevrolet Truck 3100 Standard Cab Pickup 2-door Barn Find on 2040-cars

Year:1949 Mileage:265
Location:

Dalzell, South Carolina, United States

Dalzell, South Carolina, United States
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 I found this truck when I was giving an estimate for a garage addition, the owner of it owned a car parts store. He opened the door and I about fell out! I have another 49 truck that I was working on for years and bought parts from him and he never said a word about it to me. Anyway, they decided to retire and his wife died the next day after retiring. He had built this truck for her as he took her out on dates with it before they were married. Since her passing, he did not want the truck anymore.

He took the truck completly apart 23 years ago, complety stripped it and built it from the ground up. Every nut and bolt came off of it. All parts were brand new. He took a camaro engine, the 2.8 v-6 and beefed it up, headers too, 4 barrel carb, better heads and so on. I don't quite know all the details. He put the overdrive tranny in it too, with a controller in the cab. Put new gauges in it, new seats, new column, radio, speakers and new handles. Brand new tires on rally rims. Has upgraded suspension under, not sure what but I think it was off the camaro. Had a good paint job on it. And then he drove it for only 18 miles!! Since then it was parked in his garage for the last 23 years!

I bought the truck from him, probably paid too much, but since his wife just died I didn't attempt to talk him down. I drained all the fluids from it, put new fluids in, changed the battery and plugs, checked the brakes and all the other good stuff. It cranked within seconds!! So off down the road I went! It ran perfect but flooded when I returned, he had failed to put a fuel pressure regulator on it. Put that on, and now it was good to go. The steering pulled like hell to the right, he said he never took it to get an alignment done, I took it and now it drives straight. Has good power for the V-6 in it. Trucks down the road like a new one. Cranks right up every time.

The only issue with the truck is the air conditioning, it sucks! Probably because it doesn't have one! The heater works great especially in the South Carolina summers! But is does have the nice cowl vents that push a lot of air in the cab. The other issue is that when it sits for a while the battery seems to go dead. I tried to see what was drawing the power but couldn't find anything, so I just unhook the battery when I park it. It also does not have the tailgate. This truck is just how I purchased it other than the wheels and a good cleaning. Has a few scuffs on the paint but not bad for 23 years old, I did have it buffed out too.

I did put different wheels on it since I bought it. The tires are wide, but will need replacing soon. I will give you choice on the rally wheels with new tires that are not dry rotted or the ones on the picture. I like the ones on the picture myself.

I really don't want to sell but I have my other 49, plus a 67 camaro that I need to finish and just don't have the room to store them like I want to. Plus my wife is on me about getting rid of some of them. Hate to see it go but someone would enjoy it more than I can.

The truck is currently stored inside. Can store up to 30 days with no storage fees, but must be paid for first.

It now has 265 miles on it and I feel confident it will make a long trip with no problems. No leaks either. Very good restoration 23 years ago.


On Jun-16-14 at 06:16:14 PDT, seller added the following information:

 There is NO RUST on this truck, very good condition.

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