Added July 26 2004


New Ride

26 July 2004
Bought a new truck.  Here are the pics and the description

Vehicle Description

 

This auction is for a 1957 Chevy pickup driven primarily to car shows and on vintage car rallies.  The vehicle has automatic transmission on the floor and it's powered by a 1972 Corvette gear drive turbo 350 with a Holly highrise intake manifold and a new Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, and headers with 3-inch exhaust and glass packs.  The truck has a new battery.

The paint is metallic blue, kind of a mountain lake or sky blue color two years old both interior and exterior.  It is nearly flawless with three small exceptions discussed in the "Vehicle Condition" section below.  When not in use the truck is always garaged.

Chrome is extensive on the vehicle including the front and rear bumpers, grill, dead steps flanking each side of the cargo box, door panels, window channels, heater box, fresh air vents, and numerous places in the engine compartment.

The vehicle starts from an ignition switch at the original position on the dash but can easily be made to start from the tilt-wheel column.  There are left and right turn signals installed on the vehicle.

The interior is carpeted throughout in a tasteful gray to match the light gray cloth seats.  All the work was done by professionals.  There's even a lightly carpeted headliner with the Chevy logo.  The seats are soft and comfortable.  There is some storage space behind the tilt forward seats, but not much. 

Doors have new hinges and new door locks for a real tight fit.  There is a radio with cassette and a frenched-in electronic antenna (photo available) that operates from a switch on the dash.

The truck has a Camero front end clip and an 8" Ford rear end with leaf springs and a traction bar.  The truck has power steering, but no power brakes-the brakes work great, and no air conditioning.

Tires are mounted on polished American Racing 5-spoke wheels and the two front tires are new and the rear have half-life tread left.  The new front tires are Falken 205/60R51's and the two rear tires are General XP200 255/60R15's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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