Son making progress. Old truck

white halftrack · Oct 18, 2019

This is my sons 1954 3100 Chevrolet. It has a long way to go but he put the new tires on it and cleaned out the interior. I did any dusty vac work with a mask. He has been accumulating parts for it. We have the title from new with even the engine number matching the title. It was bought new in kennibec sd and my dad, son and I are going pheasant hunting there this next week.

Fun to see him excited about it.

white halftrack · Oct 18, 2019

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formerly ny bill · Oct 18, 2019

pretty solid looking truck. good potential there!

flying belgian · Oct 18, 2019

Nice, nice. A rubber mallet and a back up block of wood should take those fender dents out.

Rich'sToys · Oct 18, 2019

If he hasn't already done so, tell him to check out the forums at www.stovebolt.com He will find out anything he needs to know about that truck.
Looks like a nice one!

Olliejunkie · Oct 19, 2019

I like it just like it is. All it's missing is few bullet holes. Sweet patina and character!

Philip d · Oct 19, 2019

Anything he can do that sharpens his mind and gives him real practical experience will serve him very well in his lifetime. Awesome job!

johnlobb · Oct 19, 2019

My Dad had one that looked like that but did not have that spare mounted on the side. I always thought it was a '53, but that type grille did not come out till '54. Ours was dark green, and I made it my first vehicle. Drove it everywhere.

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Oct 19, 2019

The early series 55's had that style/look also. Model year used to be the first 2 numbers on the plate on the firewall under the dash of an older Chevrolet.

r.w.b. · Oct 19, 2019

Not bad looking for age. Great first project for him too

Steve@Advance · Oct 19, 2019

My dad had a green 53 and a black 55 when I was about that age.

The 55 was the first vehicle I drove. I figured out how to start it by the time I was about 6. I would open the hood, start it up, and just stand there watching it run. I was moving it around in the drive way when I was probably 8 or so.

He sold the 53 to my uncle, don't know what he did with it, never saw it again.

He later sold the 55.

To him they were just old clunker trucks. Sure wish I had them now!

jddrawbar · Oct 19, 2019

Knocking out dents reminded me of the lady that had a fender bender and didn't want her husband to find out. She stopped at a body shop and asked the foreman if he could help her. He said sure, it would be $100. She said, oh that's great when can you do it. He said right now, and got his mallet and crawled under the fender and took one whack and the dent popped right out. Upon seeing this she said, you mean I'm being charged $100 for one hit with the hammer....he said, NO, the hit with the hammer was $5, knowing the exact spot to hit it, was $95!

37chief · Oct 19, 2019

That's is good to see your son is interested in the old Chevy. I have the dad of that truck series, mine is a 1954 6400 series. Stan

SweetFeet · Oct 19, 2019

Olliejunkie,

I like it just like it is too.

Nothing as cool as a smooth running ol' rust bucket cruising around.

jwmfarms · Oct 20, 2019

Local dairyman, and a real good friend, was married to our substitute mail carrier. When she first started the route she used her everyday car, a Chevrolet Caprice station wagon. They had just traded for a new one when I happened upon her one day, in the ditch! She had taken a turn too short, and the rear axle slipped off the edge, into the ditch. The right rear door barely made contact with the bank, leaving the slightest of dents, which I didn't see until after I pulled her out. She jokingly "begged" me not to tell him. I told her I wouldn't but told her he'd know when he saw the dent. She was about to lose it, worrying about what he would say. On a whim, I opened the door, and slammed it as hard as I could. The dent popped out! If there was any crinkling in the sheet metal, the wood grain covered it up! She bought a postal jeep soon after, and her sons put it on CJ 4X4 chassis. She died last year, and as far as I know, her husband never knew about the dent!

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