50s Chevy Pick up

[Arlington1]

So, having realised my dream of owning and American car with my 2015 Mustang, the itch of owning an American Classic is now worse, infact unbearable. We are talking tha kind of itch that needs a wire brush to deal with.

My dream has always been a 57 Chevy but I do not have anywhere to put one....at the moment and nor do I have the funds...at the moment.

So What I want right now is a 50s Chevy pick up. Must be a Chevy and ideally one that can just be used and I kinda lave the battered used look.

I want to do loads of research before I take the plunge but struggling to find clubs and forums to get involved in. Any ideas anyone. Ideally I am look to speak to some experts/owners.

[Arlington1]

Cheers guys
I am already on the hot rods one. Will take a look at the others.

[Arlington1]

Cheers, I have a certain amount of know how so will look for the obvious points such as rust etc but I guess you get what you pay for.

[Arlington1]

aeropilot said:

The other thing to think about is many have had front clip swaps and such like, so with the new VHI regs and post May 2018 declaration with mods etc., the more stock it is the potential less hassle it will be.

If you're registered on Rods n Sods forum, the guy you need to read posts from is "v8.jimmy" from Scotland who specialises in trucks and pickups. He seems to be the font of all knowledge on 40s/50s/60s pickups etc.

Okay, thats interesting. I had noticed the front clip thing and is something that I certainly would have looked to either doing myself or buying one with it done, so will bear that in mind. Seen a couple of nice trucks in the states already and on the strength of that, I am going to settle for a 58/59 Apache, even if it means a longer wait.

[Arlington1]

Well, I only went and did it!!

[Arlington1]

Its pretty good. Needs some sorting but nthin major.