Some vehicles in this world need no badge or large words across their fronts or rears to be recognized. And we’re not talking here only about the new ones, but about nameplates that have stopped being made a long, long time ago.
Chevrolet’s Advance-Design series of trucks, in production more than a century ago, is part of that list. Together with the New Design GMC counterpart, these trucks are so appreciated today on the pre-owned market that it’s impossible to do anything to hide their lineage.
Before us sits a 3100 5-window of the said truck family, boasting no emblems and none of the original trim. Yet, thanks to the fame it presently enjoys, the truck's rounded lines, the signature grille at the front and the shape of the bed at the rear are instantly recognizable.
The truck's current shape is owed to a Chevy specialist called Denny's Bowtie Restorations, a garage describing itself as the maker of some of the “cleanest examples of yesterdays [sic] muscle cars with a touch of modern upgrades.” From time to time, it seems, this shop’s attention falls on pickup trucks as well, and we’re not at all sorry that is so.
While keeping all of the truck’s original panels, the builder set out to create a smooth body wrapped in gray, with matching safety glass and a one-piece windshield. The build was gifted with wider running boards (by 2 inches/51 mm) and propped on top U.S. Mags Bandit wheels sized 17-inches front and rear.
The rims get moving under the power of a 383ci (6.3-liter) stroker engine running a Holley carburetor. No performance specs for it are provided.
This Chevy truck is an older build of the said garage, one that got lost in a sea of similar machines after it was completed. We wouldn’t mind getting it back in the open tough, as this is certainly one that could turn some heads and empty bank accounts.
Before us sits a 3100 5-window of the said truck family, boasting no emblems and none of the original trim. Yet, thanks to the fame it presently enjoys, the truck's rounded lines, the signature grille at the front and the shape of the bed at the rear are instantly recognizable.
The truck's current shape is owed to a Chevy specialist called Denny's Bowtie Restorations, a garage describing itself as the maker of some of the “cleanest examples of yesterdays [sic] muscle cars with a touch of modern upgrades.” From time to time, it seems, this shop’s attention falls on pickup trucks as well, and we’re not at all sorry that is so.
While keeping all of the truck’s original panels, the builder set out to create a smooth body wrapped in gray, with matching safety glass and a one-piece windshield. The build was gifted with wider running boards (by 2 inches/51 mm) and propped on top U.S. Mags Bandit wheels sized 17-inches front and rear.
The rims get moving under the power of a 383ci (6.3-liter) stroker engine running a Holley carburetor. No performance specs for it are provided.
This Chevy truck is an older build of the said garage, one that got lost in a sea of similar machines after it was completed. We wouldn’t mind getting it back in the open tough, as this is certainly one that could turn some heads and empty bank accounts.