Registration No: Unregistered
Chassis No: 6JP114122
MOT: Exempt

PLEASE NOTE: This lot has developed a bottom-end engine knock since arriving at the venue

• Built at Chevrolet's Oakland, California plant during 1951
• Fitted with a 3.5-litre 'Stovebolt' straight-six engine allied to three-speed manual transmission
• Lightly customised and an eminently usable example
• In current ownership since 2015

General Motors' Advance Design Series of trucks, represented the company's first post-war reshape and claimed to be ‘bigger, stronger and sleeker’ than the AK model they replaced. The newcomers quickly acquired a loyal following and were produced with only minor amendments from 1947 to 1955, during which period the Chevrolet brand topped the American truck sales charts. The basic intent was to provide more room and comfort for occupants. These pick-ups had a bench seat accommodating three people instead of the old separate seats and for the first time, the seat was adjustable for additional legroom. The cab, described as a ‘Unisteel Battleship’ construction, was larger in every direction. New extra-wide doors swung open on concealed hinges and extended down to cover the sills. The window area grew considerably via a wider windscreen, side windows and backlight, a vast improvement all-round compared to the previous models.

This lightly customised example is finished in a notably eye-catching Pale pastel shade of Turquoise and the interior is trimmed in Beige cloth. Its chassis number - 6JP114122 – designates it as a 3100 model that was built at the Oakland, California plant during September 1951. The Pickup bed features wooden staked sides and a wooden floor with chrome runners, with new front and rear bumpers in chromed steel, as per the original style. The 3100 Chevy rides on Mohawk-shod painted steel rims adorned with large chrome hubcaps and beauty rings. This handsome and practical Pickup is powered by an original specification Stovebolt straight-six 214ci (3500cc), overhead-valve engine allied to the three-speed manual transmission and is being sold complete with brand new spare wheel and tyre. Rating the bodywork and paintwork as 'very good', the vendor considers the engine, gearbox and electrical equipment to be 'good' and the interior trim 'average'. A splendid-looking and apparently very usable truck that would make a welcome addition to any collection of Americana.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452