As if I needed yet another reason to want to move to Tucson, Arizona, where this beautiful 1956 Chevrolet 3100 pickup is located, this truck puts it over the top. If there’s a more-perfect desert vehicle for cruising around, I don’t know what it would be. The seller has this one listed here on eBay and the current bid price is $18,100, but the reserve isn’t met yet. Thanks to Larry D. for sending in this tip!
This gorgeous truck is wearing a 1977 Chevrolet color, according to the seller, but it works nicely and appears to be well done. They say that they can’t emphasize enough how straight and rust-free this truck is, and other than a cure for cancer and world peace, there may not be better words, at least for me. This truck has never had rust and has never had any bondo. Hagerty is at $22,500 for a #3 good-condition truck.
The Task Force pickups by Chevrolet came out for the 1955 model year and lasted until the end of 1959. In the 1958 model year, they went with a quad-headlight design but I’m a single-headlight guy. I mean, one on each side, not just one in the middle… The trucks were styled to look similar to Chevy’s cars of the era and would have been pretty fancy for a pickup.
The interior is plush and most likely much nicer than this truck’s interior would have originally been. This is a “short-narrow” bed truck, arguably the most-desirable one to have. Short bed pickups tend to be more valuable for collectors. The 3100 series wasn’t as fancy as the Cameo pickups, but it’s hard to argue with a stepside box on a truck from this era. Speaking of that, as expected, inside that box/bed, it looks great – just chipped enough to not be afraid to haul something back there.
The engine (complete with red hoses!) is Chevy’s Thriftmaster, a 235.5-cu.in. inline-six, which would have had 140 horsepower. It’s backed up by a three-speed synchromesh manual transmission with a column shifter. The seller says that it’s a good running truck and it sure looks good. Any thoughts on this one?
Nice!
Nice enough truck, too much money for a boring old stovebolt.
I have seen this truck advertised, it is in my own backyard ! It appears to be a very good truck, but still FOR SALE , maybe photos are nicer, than the truck really is.
This truck isn’t driven on tucson streets. It would be swallowed up by Romero canyons ( potholes).
How can an area with little rain, low population density and no real snow have lots of potholes? Seems like poor road building and maintenance is the cause.
Tucson population is something in excess of 600,000 but there’s only one freeway. As a result, surface streets get a lot more traffic than similar-sized cities with a normal freeway pattern. People down there have repeatedly put a stop to plans for any new freeways and I don’t blame them. The Old Puebo is a lovely town with a slower pace and you’re more likely to get a smile and a wave than you are to get flipped off because somebody doesn’t like how slow you’re driving.
Looks like a 1955 grill?
*Grille. I believe 55 & 56 were the same, 57 they changed.
Late 55 grill. Early 55 grill is a 54