1949 Chevrolet 3100 - V8 Prototype

[A12pilot]

Well, maybe not really. But that's my vision on this little pick'em up truck build I'm doing. I like the AD trucks and always thought it would be neat to build one that would replicate something more along the lines of a factory style conversion version versus a chromed out, slammed, Mustang II'ed, Speedway Motors catalog on wheels type of build. We've all seen the hotrods, but what about a factory look? So, I picked up pen and paper (actually, plasma cutter and 5lb. sledge) and set to work. I started with this 1949 3100 I bought off ebay for a mere $7K. It ran and drove, next to no rust, had an upgraded 235 over the 'bolt 216, and patina that would make any self respecting 50's pin-up model quiver. Down side? It smoked worse than a set of Hoosiers stuffed under a prostreet Chevelle, and I think you could tell exactly what the inside of the lower colon of a cackle (or is a pod...maybe a flock?) of rats smells like right at the moment of decomposition where the food actually turns into a solid again after going through the liquid and gaseous stages of digestion. So, stage one was to drive around the neighborhood with Kelly on the running board and then off to the old shop for a few mods.