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1953 Chevrolet-5 Window-deluxe--ocean Green on 2040-cars
Year:1953
Mileage:1
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Clinton, Missouri, United States
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from the collection of DOWNTOWN DESOTO 1953 CHEVROLET SHORTBED FIVE WINDOW CAB ! with the "stove bolt" 6 cylinder engine BODY OFF RESTORATION ======================================= MOST COLLECTORS AGREE THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER THE '53 SHORTBED 1/2 TON, AS THESE WERE THE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH VENT WING WINDOWS, TUBULAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND PUSH BUTTON EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. IN ADDITION OURS HAS THE LIGHTEST GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF ANY OF THE 1953 CHEVY TRUCKS.. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER AND LIVED A RATHER PAMPERED LIFE..IN OUR CASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY. THE WEIGHT RATING IS ONLY 4800 POUNDS AND IT HAS A CURB WEIGHT OF ONLY 3100 POUNDS.. NOW, IF WE WERE FORCED TO DO THE MATH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PAYLOAD OF ONLY 1700 POUNDS MINUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS.. NOT EXACTLY HEAVY DUTY HAULING, IS IT ? OUR TRUCK IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE MORE DESIRABLE, LIGHT DUTY 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN.
OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE TOP VALUE RATED
CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF...GO TO ANY OF THE MAJOR BOOKSELLERS, BORDERS, BARNES & NOBLE OR MAYBE YOUR LOCAL NEWSTAND.. PURCHASE A COPY OF THE 'OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE'. THIS PERIODICAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE "THE" PREMIER VALUE PRICE GUIDE BY MOST OLD CAR ENTHUSIASTS... ACCORDING TO THIS PUBLICATION, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953 IS RATED TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE CHEVROLET PICKUP IN THE COLLECTOR VEHICLE MARKETPLACE TODAY !!! THESE TRUCKS ARE RATED EVEN HIGHER THAN THE ULTRA SCARCE PICKUPS OF THE EARLY 1930's AND THEY HAVE A VALUE WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE HEAVY DUTY IRON OF THE MUSCULAR 1960's..IN FACT, AT MECUUM AUCTIONS INDIANA SALE, ONE OF THESE LITTLE TRUCKS JUST BROKE OVER THE $61,000 MARK ! STOVE BOLT 6 CYLINDER OUR LITTLE TRUCK IS POWERED BY AN UPGRADED 235 CUBIC INCH, STOVE BOLT, SIX CYLINDER ENGINE... THIS HAS THE FULL PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM AND HAS A RATING OF 125 HORSEPOWER. ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, THESE ENGINES DERIVED THE STOVE BOLT NICKNAME WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1929.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS WERE 1/4 INCH BY 20 THREAD...THESE WERE THE VERY SAME BOLTS THAT WERE USED BY MANY WOOD STOVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, THUS; STOVE BOLT SIX.. AS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR VIDEO, OUR LITTLE TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, SHIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE.. ======================= HOW IS OUR TRUCK BETTER THAN NEW ? ELECTRICAL PROTECTION . DETAILS BELOW DOES THIS MAKE IT A WOODY ? ? NEW INTERIOR ACCORDING TO "JIM CARTER'S" SPECIFICATIONS ! SPANISH GRAIN MAROON VINYL SEWN AND INSTALLED BY C.B. CARTER NEW HORN BUTTON FROM "CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY" WORKS PER FACTORY SPECS ================ OUR TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ITS ORIGINAL VACUUM WIPERS THEY'RE TOTALLY RESTORED AND WORK WONDERFULLY FOR A SHORT DEMOSTRATION CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW
TOP SIDE OF THE BED BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BED ===CLOSE-UP=== IT HAS BEEN REPAINTED IN THE ORIGINAL COLOR FROM 1953 'OCEAN GREEN'
NOTICE THE TWO TONE COLOR ON THE DASH SPEAKER GRILLE GAGES HAVE BEEN TOTALLY RESTORED AND ALL WORK CORRECTLY BRAND NEW REPRODUCTION SPEEDOMETER FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" NEW HEADLINER AND SUNVISOR CHROME MIRROR, ARM AND GASKET ALL BRAND NEW UNDER THE HOOD--LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE TOP ! ! FOR A SHORT VIDEO WALKAROUND OF OUR '53 CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW
ALL NEW GLASS ALL OF THE FLAT GLASS HAS BEEN REPLACED ON OUR LITTLE TRUCK.. WINDSHIELD, DOOR GLASS, VENT WING GLASS AND BACK GLASS. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FITTED RUBBER GASKETS, THE VENT WING RUBBER, NEW CHROME FRAMES, NEW WINDOW CHANNELS, NEW SWEEPERS AND ON AND ON AND ON-- WE DID NOT REPLACE OUR ORIGINAL CURVED REAR CORNER GLASSES. WE FOUND THEM TO BE IN GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION HOWEVER WE DID REPLACE THE FITTED GASKETS AND LOCK BEAD.. IT IS TRULY DONE RIGHT ! THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE NEW VENT WING HANDLE AND ALL NEW RUBBER SEALS ! ! NEW CHROME GRILLE FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS' AND CHECK OUT THE ACCESSORY BUMPER GUARDS NEW WIRING HARNESS--BEAUTIFUL FIREWALL ! WE THINK THIS ILLUSTRATES OUR ===ATTENTION TO DETAIL=== FACTORY SIDE MOUNT SPARE ! DON'T LOOK FOR THIS CARRIER IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS--ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE FACTORY IN 1953 BELOW; THE FLOORS ARE VERY SOLID ! ! THE BLACK PLUG IN THE FLOOR GIVES ACCESS TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ! ! ==AND CHECK OUT THE HIDE-AWAY TURN SIGNALS==
AS MANY KNOW, THERE WERE NOT ANY FACTORY TURN SIGNALS ON THESE ORIGINAL TRUCKS. FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, WE FELT THAT TURN SIGNALS WERE A MUST HOWEVER WE HATED TO RUIN THE ORIGINALITY WITH AN AFTER-MARKET & OUT OF PLACE COLUMN MOUNTED LEVER. WE SELECTED THE HIDE/AWAY SIGNALS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED RIGHT HERE IN CLINTON, MISSOURI. THEY ARE TOTALLY HIDDEN OUT OF SIGHT AND FEATURE A SMALL SINGLE POLE/DOUBLE THROW SWITCH. PUSH THE SMALL UNDER-DASH SWITCH TO THE LEFT, FLASHES LEFT--PUSH TO THE RIGHT, FLASHES RIGHT AND TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T FORGET YOUR FLASHING IN PUBLIC, WE ALSO HAVE A BUILT IN SAFETY REMINDER BEEPER...TO GO ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS, WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED TWO NEW CHROME PLATED TAIL-LIGHTS, TWO NEW PARK-LIGHTS, ALL WITH THE DOUBLE FILAMENT BULBS.. WORKS GREAT AND IS TOTALLY OUT OF SIGHT ! DON'T FLASH IN PUBLIC ================================== A TRUE DELUXE ! WITH THE STAINLESS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CHROME VENT WINGS =BECKY AND BUDDY= NEW STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES BRAKE PARTS GREAT PAINT ! !
THE FOLLOWING VIDEO SHOWS HOW EXTENSIVE OUR RESTORATION TRULY IS THIS ONE PERFORMED ON OL' YELLER CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW
SWISH---SWISH ! FICKEN WIPER SERVICE OF BABYLON, NEW YORK, REBUILT OUR VACUUM WIPER MOTOR BACK TO 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION.... PRIOR TO THIS, IT WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS MOVING REALLY, REALLY S - L - O - W ......NOW, IT IS JUST LIKE NEW, SWISHES REALLY FAST, AND IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE FULL YEARS.. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE, NEW GROMMETS ON THE REMOTE LINKAGE AND ALL NEW ARMS AND BLADES... YOU WILL BE PLEASED ! OUR ORIGINAL FRESH AIR HEATER RECEIVED AN UPGRADED 12 VOLT MOTOR ALSO BRAND NEW DEFROSTER HOSES ============== IS IT HARD TO TELL WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ? ? IT'S THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD OUR BED FEATURES; TWO NEW BED SIDES, A NEW FRONT PANEL AND A NEW TAILGATE, RUBBERS & CHAINS PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER
ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER.. IN THE LATE 1940s AND EARLY 1950s, MANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SEIRAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE, RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE EASILY REMOVED DOOR PLATE. THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED. IT WAS SENT OUT IN THE SCRAP... NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH----ANYTHING.... PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING.. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND SERIAL NUMBER TAG MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM.. VIN TAG AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE DOOR JAM
THE TITLE MATCHES THIS NUMBER PERFECTLY
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Autoblog Podcast #327
Tue, 02 Apr 2013New York Auto Show, Jim Farley interview, 2014 Chevrolet Silverado fuel economy, Ford fuel economy app challenge
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Autoblog Podcast #327:
Next-generation Chevrolet Colorado breaks cover in new spy photos
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