chevrolet trucks

This month our feature truck article could be called a “three in one”. We don’t usually put several together but in this case they all are from the same era. Their proud owner is Jim Foltz of Long Beach, California. A true older car and truck enthusiast over many years. He has owned vehicles such as a restored WWII military...

How rare!  Most invoices were discarded soon after the purchase!  This shows the day of the sale of a 1958 Cardinal Red Cameo as first purchased November 16, 1957.  It is now owned by Kevin Rantuccio in Florida in 2021.  The original invoice was included with the sale.

Our feature Truck of the Month Series is well known for the very unusual. So, here we go again! Cameos of the mid-1950’s are now rarely seen, however this example was even quite unusual when you could place an order at the Chevrolet dealer 65 years ago. Not only is it one of the country’s top unrestored Cameos, it has...

Most of us that appreciate seeing older trucks soon learn that the range of condition has several levels. All are great to see on the road as a daily driver as well as one that rarely leaves the garage. Owners usually find their “comfort level” of what they want in their old truck combined with the finances they want to...

Just like GM sent to the dealers

Prior to WWII rubber was not of quality to withstand continual contact with petroleum based lubricants. Because it had never existed, the auto and truck factories used the materials available. An excellent example of this is grease seals used in early vehicle suspension shackles. These seals hold the grease to remain around the horizontal pins after a pressure gun has...

Early GMC’s carried the same texture of interior paint as the Chevrolet trucks. However, to keep the two companies looking different, GMC used a dark gray wrinkle instead of the dark brown used on Chevrolet Trucks. GMC used the wrinkle style paint through 1940 but Chevrolet stopped this type of texture paint at the end of 1938. This unusual texture...

We ask our readers: What is the correct color for the letters and numbers for the 1947-53 Chevrolet truck dash gauges? Were they white? Have they slightly yellowed after 50 years and now have a more cream color? Our company has made the decals both with white and slight yellow hue. We had assumed the originals have slightly yellowed with...