CHEVROLET GMC

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2025 on Sunday the 24th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN.

The Chevrolet Model 3100 is a half-ton pickup truck, part of the 'Advance Design' series produced by Chevrolet from 1947 to 1955

It was a significant departure from the boxy, utilitarian trucks of the past, introducing a more streamlined and rounded design

Assembled in Kansas City, Missouri in 1953, this vehicle is believed to have spent much of its time in California before being exported to the UK in c.1999/2000

Full professional, body-off, photo-documented, restoration following a minor Cat-D qualifying collision

Purchased from us (then Silverstone Auctions) in 2014 and part of our vendor's Collection since

Subject to substantial investment over recent years including the V8 rebuilt and bored out to 5.1-litres (£10,000), rebuilt 3-speed auto gearbox/column change, new stainless steel exhaust side pipes, new petrol tank and pump and new wheels and tyres

Kept in heated dehumidified storage and serviced (recently) and maintained by our knowledgeable vendor and his mechanic 

Lightly used and kept for shows and special days covering less than 2,000 miles since 2014