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WORDS: DAN HODGDON PHOTOS: LUCAS PRIAMO Source: Chevrolet ———— When David Pilgrim isn’t working at his Coastal Crewboats business – or setting land-speed records – he’s an avid vehicle collector. Among his latest additions is a spectacular 1952 Chevrolet Suburban. Over the summer, Pilgrim displayed the vehicle in the Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop booth at … Read more

The 1949 Chevrolet trucks were basically carryover from the all new “Advanced Design” trucks introduced in the summer of 1947. The light-duty trucks ranged in size from the 1/2 ton (3100 Series), the ¾ ton (3600 Series) and the 1 ton (3800 Series). This truck is a 1 ton Canopy Express model. These “Huckster” trucks … Read more

Introduced in 1936, the Chevrolet Suburban was based on a commercial panel truck. But instead of having a huge, windowless cargo area there was a large passenger compartment. Early Suburbans had two doors and three rows of seats that accommodated up to eight passengers. This Suburban was restored by Michigan resident Elmer Langdon and his … Read more

The 1926 Chevrolet Series X one-ton trucks had carryover engines, a disc clutch with floor mounted gearshift, semi-floating rear axle, external contracting rear brakes, wooden spoke wheels and a 120 inch wheelbase. The engines were overhead-valve 4-cylinder with cast-iron block, mechanical valve lifters, force feed and splash oiling, water pump and fan cooling and a … Read more

The 1975 Chevrolet truck line was the best selling truck in the industry, selling nearly 750,000 vehicles. The C10 was available with two different pickup box styles (Fleetside and Stepside), four trim levels and two wheelbase lengths. The Scottsdale trim was the first step-up from the base interior, bringing woodgrain door trim, courtesy lights, color-keyed … Read more

Chevrolet introduced a new ‘Advanced Design’ line of trucks in the summer of 1947. These 1948 Chevrolets represented an all new look for Chevy light duty trucks that continued, relatively unchanged, through the 1954 models. Standard equipment for 1948 included a heater and defroster, a luxury in those days. The cab was enlarged by eight … Read more

hen Chevrolet introduced its 1932 models, they were called “The Great American Value”. Their road worthiness and durability are as impressive today as it was back when the cars were new. Early 1930s Chevrolets used both a descriptive name and alpha-numeric model identification. The 1932 cars were identified as Confederate or Series BA. However, Chevrolet’s … Read more