Lots of patina: 1955 Chevrolet 3100 pickup as restomod!

This Chevy 3100 pickup from 1955 says a lot Patina finish there that actually is not uncommon for a 66 year old pickup truck. The many nicks, scratches and surface rust are completely normal at this age if the car has not been in a museum. It is also not unusual for the bonnet to be heavily marked by the sun and the seasons. That what darunter is, however, already. There is namely a for improved reliability and ease of maintenance and more power Small Block 350 V8 (SBC 350) with aluminum radiator Installed. The engine has a polished one Billet belt drive, a Air conditioning compressor and even polished valve cover as well as a shiny one Air filter cover there and is at a 700R4 gearbox coupled. When you close the hood again, the tops of the fenders and the cab show up with plenty of patina and the apron, which was painted white at the front and rear, is essentially rust-brown.

modern conveniences are not lacking

The 3100 is also included Disc brakes all around, one Power Steering and a Mustang II front end fitted. Visually the most modern feature are definitely the big ones Steel rims in ivory color with polished decorative rings and hub caps. And contrary to what the optics suggest, it looks on the loading area of ​​the pickup.

It shows up with a beautiful one Oak floor and with polished Stainless steel elements. And in any case, the loading area still has a few years ahead of it. But despite the large amount of patina, this also applies to the truck. What is important or even load-bearing is in excellent condition. And also in the Cabin everything is fine. The doors here also have an artificial patina that matches the exterior Bench for example it is completely reupholstered with brown leather.

Dolphin ads in the Restomod Chevy

The bench still has a set Cup holder made of brushed stainless steel and it continues with a black lacquered one Custom tilt steering column, a black one Banjo steering wheel with a polished hub and the dashboard is covered in two colors in brown and cream. Incidentally, the driver is looking at you Set of Dolphin Ads with chrome edging and also the Vintage air controls for the air conditioning are built into the dashboard. The Gear levers for the gearbox, on the other hand, it is traditionally installed on the floor. And finally ... can be done! If we get more information about the changes, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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Lots of patina on the 1955 Chevrolet 3100 pickup!
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