1953 Chevy 3100 1/2 Ton. Frame Off Restoration. Engine, Trans, Rear, All Rebuilt on 2040-cars
Fairfield, California, United States
Body Type:Pickup Truck
Engine:216
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Other Pickups
Trim: 3100
Cab Type (For Trucks Only): Regular Cab
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 889
Exterior Color: Horizion Blue under India Ivory
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black with Blue Carpet and Light Blue Seat Frame
I am looking for a new home for my 1953 Chevrolet 3100 series 1/2 ton pickup. It has a 1950 216 according to the stamped number on the block using the number cross reference website doing a Google search, although surprisingly at a car show I have seen 2 other 53's with the same numbers. So I am really not sure what is correct. It has a 4 speed on the floor. It has an enclosed drive shaft with newly installed 3:55's in the rear end to keep up with highway speeds. It will do about 65 comfortably. The speedometer adapter is about 5 miles an hour off. It could be replaced easily. I have decided to sell due to medical reasons.
I would like more than anything for it to go to someone that is mechanically inclined and would appreciate what I have started and keep it nice. My goal was to restore it completely back to stock just like it came off the factory line. It is pretty much done although we all know one of these is never really done. I loved the tinkering and will miss that. If you are the same way then you are the type of person I am looking for to purchase it. I have a lot of the old and many new unused parts that were duplicates or I forgot I bought the first time that will go with it if you would like also. I have a NOS oil filter I haven't installed yet that will go with the truck.
The frame was painted using POR15. The Engine had a small crack above the water journal that I repaired myself with stitching pins. The paint was done by Altissimo in Napa Ca. The engine was rebuilt by Vic's Harbor Machine in West Sacramento they replaced the Babbitts and cut in insert bearings in the rods and crank bearings. The transmission was rebuilt by Macy Transmissions in Concord CA. The rear end was rebuilt and 3:55's were installed by Patrick's in Case Grande AZ. The heater core was recored by Cap-A-Radiator in Farmingdale New York. The radio was refurbished by Fred's Radio Repair in Lenexa Kansas. The carburetor was rebuilt by Contra Costa Carburetor in Concord Ca. If it needed replacement the bulk of the parts were ordered mostly from Brother's and Chev's of the 40's. The bed wood was bought from Mar-K. The inside of the truck bed and the inside of the tail gate has been sprayed with bed liner. It was ordered clear and the pigment of the Horizon Blue paint was ordered and mixed into the clear. The inside is not black bed liner instead it looks blue like the truck depending on what type of light you are in. That looks so much nicer than the black bed liner I think. That was done in Napa by Bert Williams & Sons Inc.
There is 900 miles on the truck since the restoration. Everything was replaced or rebuilt I came across except the front end parts. The king pins surprisingly are pretty tight with only minor back and forth play. The front end would be the last component that could be replaced or rebuilt but I have no problem with it and it would be maybe a couple of hundred dollars.
Check out the pictures. They sort of speaks for itself. There is a outward dent in the left front fender in the shape of a 2x4 that I was using to move the fender brace and it slipped I guess and left an imprint. Not noticeable unless it is pointed out, as a matter of fact it was pointed out to me. The right door has a scratch. I have some Horizon Blue main paint color left over. There is some interior lighter blue used on the seat frame, the thresholds, and the seat skirts left over. The India Ivory was all used, but I have the can with the code. I don't have any hardener. Altissimo told me last year he could repair it easily. I just haven't been able to drive it much and didn't get to it. It is a single stage paint so just build it up and sand it down and polish it out if you are body shop literate. The California Black Plates can be transferred if you are a California buyer at the DMV. I have a DMV here in Fairfield about 2 miles from me.
The truck is located about 40 miles east of San Francisco on I80. It has never been driven in the rain. It has never even been out in the rain since the truck was complete. You are welcome and encouraged to inspect and drive the truck before the auction ends. I bought it from a person that recovered it from an orchard in Northern California where I was told it sat for about 25 years. It is 60 Years old now in 2013. I have all the receipts and although I haven't sat down and added them all up I estimate there is about 40K in the restoration give or take. Haggerty Insurance insures it with an agreed value of $35,000. That was when it was 3/4 done. You could probably send in pictures and get the value increased. You would have to contact them to verify this. There is a reasonable reserve on the truck. I am not interested in trades or tire kickers. Please be at least semi serious about buying a restored truck if you contact me asking me a question. The truck is available for inspection and to be taken for a ride as long as I go with you. If there is something I left out or something you would like to know about the truck please let me know. I can only sell to someone in the USA as I don't know how to produce the export papers and the proper bill of sale. As is, Where is, with no warranty expressed or implied. I have updated a few things since the pictures were taken. The proper trumpet type horn was installed as seen in some pics, the old horn I was using is in others. The heater was recored, new fan blade, new 6 volt motor, new defrost hoses, new defrost squirrel cage, new heater switch and new defrost switch installed.
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