Building my Daily Driver

History of my 1957 Chevy 3100 Pickup Truck


Where it all began…

I once had a ’73 Chevy truck, which for the complete pile it was, was a great truck. While on a walk with my folks up at their house in Mountain Ranch I found a Advanced Design GMC short-bed up near my parent’s retirement property, but when I finally got in touch with the owner, it wasn’t for sale. That’s when I decided I needed a Chevy truck that was worth fixing up.



Click on the ‘Big Ugly Truck’ to read more about it!


10.30.05

I put the word out with some of my friends, looking for a ’49-’53 Chevy or GMC. Barely a week later, a buddy told me one of his friends was thinking about selling his ’57. I couldn’t believe it, and the price was right!

On 10.30.05, I bought it for $500, delivered, with a no-op’d title, and completely disassembled!



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