See This 1951 Chevy 3100 Two Tone Beauty / All Model Details

Featured is a great looking restored 1951 Chevrolet 3100 Half Ton. Part of the new Advance Design Chevrolet’s which debuted in 1947. Advance Design light trucks used numeral identifiers. The 3100’s were half tons, 3/4-tons were designated 3600, and one ton trucks 3800.

1951 chevy 3100 specifications — 1951 Chevy 3100

The Advance Design which spanned the 1947 through 1955 model years ushered in many major changes and upgrades to Chevy light trucks.

Advance Design Chevrolet trucks were produced with comfort and style in mind. They added much more comfort for driver and rider than previous designs and were built to be rugged and durable which is why so many have lasted all these years. It’s said that these new Chevy light trucks represented the beginning of designs that would put the same amount of effort into styling as was put into cargo carrying.

The new Advance Design cab was wider and offered more head and leg room.Regarding the popularity of Chevy’s Advance Design, the Chevy Division was the number one truck manufacturer during all of the Advanced Design years. That says a lot.

1951 Chevy 3100 Styling

The 1951 Chevy Half Ton included all of these Advance Design changes…The letters on the tailgate were not painted but rather they were the same color as the tailgate…..The bed planks/boards were southern yellow-pine, painted black, and were not varnished. It was said that the boards were “stained” with coal tar oil and then finished with linseed oil…Half ton pickups prior to 1955 used 16″ wheels…In dash radios were an option…Chrome grille and bumpers were an option. .The deluxe cab had optional Nu-Vue windows which had chrome trim…Vent windows in the cabs.The vent windows were not seen in the 1947-1950 models.Trucks built in 1951 and later did have them. The 1951 Chevy 3100 was also the last model built with an 80 MPH speedometer.

In regards to windows and better visibility, Chevrolet offered a wider windshield area along with, as an option, larger corner panel windows which helped to help reduce blind spots. If you had a Chevy 3100 Deluxe those corner windows were standard. As a side note, the Chevrolet Advance Design trucks had a split windshield from 1947 through the 1953 model years. Beginning with the 1954ard has-pos windshi100 wault sinpiecrille sevy lly curvnislot.

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