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Here’s an eye catching find! This ’54 Chevy is covered in a thick layer of dust and almost looks staged. It’s emerging from a building that looks about twice as old as the truck and the oil lantern and thermometer hanging outside are nice touches. The seller mentions that it’s been sitting in the barn for many years, but doesn’t divulge much else. It’s located in North Georgia and is listed here on craigslist for $4,800. That asking price seems very optimistic to me, but they do mention that it come with a bunch of parts. Take a look and let us know what you think. Thanks goes to Olaf E for the tip!
Definitely a fake barn find. The two blocks in front of the tires really make it look fake. No way no how.
Why would the blocks make it look fake? I’m guessing they pushed it out of the building and used those to keep it from rolling the rest of the way out.
To Stage, or Not to Stage…? Shakespeare’s Hamlet aside, the photos are mostly just annoying. I agree with Jesse, the 2 concrete blocks are there simply to stop the truck from rolling out of the barn any further. No mystery there. That isn’t the problem here either. What I find amusing after reading all of the Comments is that such a listing is even being discussed. Here we have a classic CL ad. OK, you’re selling your 1954-1955 first series pickup. Got it. You roll it out of the 19th century barn (that has nothing whatsoever to do with the truck) It’s been sitting in there (or in some other place) for the past 5-30+ years collecting dust. But instead of pulling it completely out into the open so you can shoot proper photos showing the entire truck all around, you roll it only 25% out, thereby cutting off any clear view of the truck, especially the rear half. What I see here is a 5 window mid-1950s Chevy pickup. A relatively common and popular body type. I see a restoration project that was begun many years ago, then the owner quit about 1% into the job and walked away, storing the truck and pile of parts in a barn. A very common scenario. Where’s the mystery? Is this a “BF”? I guess so. But so what? I agree with others, this is a $3K truck. Needs a total ground up restoration. Where is the romance in the dust? Don’t understand what the fuss is all about. Take a couple of hrs to power wash and go through it, then get started on the restoration. End of story.
I don’t think it looks fake, they probably pushed it partway out of the barn and it’s on a slight slope so they put the blocks in front of the tires.
There’s no way it was sitting out like that for too long. Those cinder blocks look brand new
Hasn’t rained on the dust since it was pushed out this far. I’m going to guess it was pushed back in after the photos?
Jesse, now do you see why you have to bring back the thumbs down?
His craigslist title states year as 54 but his description states 56??? I’m all for saving old pickups no matter the make but his price is way to high and no mention of the bed or pics of it. $1500 tops IMHO.
Early cab one piece windshield’s were built from mid 53 to mid 55 when the new body came out. Obviously not a 56, someone just got his fingers on the wrong number.
Probably no title or the seller would know the correct year. Vastly overpriced for a truck with no title and no bed.
85 or older in state of Georgia, vehicle only requires a bill of sale to title /tag.
Amazing… ..lifelong this would have been a 250.00 buck pile of parts…..
It looks like a 54 grille and hood, 55 first series is slightly different, +emblem on the hood.
-1956 is a different truck all together.
Looks like the truck was taken apart, why? For a restoration, or for parts?
No title is a big concern.
It looks like a legitimate barn find to me. I believe ’54 was the first year to have a one piece windshield. The first design ’55 looks pretty close to this but, it’s definitely not a ’56.
And…. if we’re voting, thumbs down was a good aspect of this forum.
My late 53 GMC had a one piece windshield.
Definitely a ’54 Chevy, first year of the one piece windshield and also first year they did the flat top bed sides, not tapered inward toward the bed. I restored a ’54 GMC many years back and it was one fine pick em up! I ran a Chevy 235 six with original 4 spd box, Wish I still had that one today, The GMC had the better looking dash and grille over the Chevy IMO. Nice find!
Bring back thumbs down. From what I understand people here supposedly wear big boy pants which means you should be able to take a bit of criticism without having a meltdown. And a rating system with no counterpoint isn’t a rating system at all. Fire retardant suit on.
The 1954 and 1955 first series 5 Window trucks are very popular right now so the seller should get at least $3k.
How did they manage to move it without disturbing any of the dust, other than the bit on the back of the seat?
Don’t know about the truck but I’d sure be into salvaging the wood from that barn!!
The barn looks far more interesting than the truck.
Those ’54/early ’55 models were in a class all their own. My dad had one for a very short time. It was kind of a robin’s egg blue and those white hubcaps with the huge black-outlined bow ties. He was driving across the old one-lane bridge outside of the home town when a drunk lady decided NOT to wait her turn. She drove onto the bridge then realized that there was no room. She bounced from one side to the other and then head-on into Dad. The truck got fixed but it was never the same again. Dad sold it and bought a ’56 Binder.
Interesting log cabin/barn.
hood mounted on truck is a GMC (note the notch in the front)