1951 Chevrolet Other Pickups

DELUXE Pickup Truck

6 CYLINDER

Manual

JBA503180

Clear

Gasoline

TAKE A TOUR OF OUR RESTORATION SHOP BY CLICKING ON THE VIDEO BELOW 5-WINDOW 1951 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON-SHORTBED ORIGINAL 'JBA' 6 CYLINDER ENGINE MATCHING NUMBERS ! ======================= FRAME OFF RESTORATION EVERY BODY NUT AND BOLT HAS BEEN REMOVED OR REPLACED ! ============================== THE COLOR IS "YUKON YELLOW" THE ORIGINAL COLOR FROM 1951 ! COLOR CHART FROM "AUTOCOLORLIBRARY" FROM THE COLLECTION OF "DOWNTOWN DESOTO" BRAND NEW FURNITURE GRADE WOOD & STAINLESS DIVIDER STRIPS WITH "NEW VUE" THE SMALL CURVED REAR WINDOWS ARE ALSO A HIGHLY DESIRABLE OPTION..THESE WERE CALLED "NEW VUE' BY CHEVROLET. THEY WERE AN EXTRA COST ITEM ($26.50) AND, DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE INSIDE SHEET METAL, THEY COULD NOT BE ADDED ON, POST PRODUCTION. EVEN THE INSIDE OF THE BED IS SHOW QUALITY DELUXE 5 WINDOW CAB MOST COLLECTORS AGREE THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER THE '51 SHORTBED, 1/2 TON, AS THESE LATER MODEL, LIGHT DUTY CHEVYS WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE VENT WING WINDOWS AND THE TUBULAR TYPE SHOCK ABSORBERS. OURS ALSO HAS THE LIGHTEST GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF ANY OF THE 1951 CHEVY TRUCKS AND IS EQUIPPED WITH THE MORE CAR LIKE 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION.. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER AND AS SUCH, LIVED A RATHER PAMPERED LIFE..IN OUR CASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY. THE WEIGHT RATING IS ONLY 4800 POUNDS AND IT HAS A CURB WEIGHT OF 3100 POUNDS.. NOW, IF WE WERE FORCED TO DO THE MATH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PAYLOAD OF ONLY 1700 POUNDS MINUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS.. NOT EXACTLY HEAVY DUTY HAULING, IS IT ? ? OUR TRUCK HAS ALSO BEEN UPGRADED TO THE MORE ADVANCED 'PUSH BUTTON' DOOR HANDLES. NEW CHROME GRILLE-NEW FRONT & REAR CHROME BUMPERS-NEW 'JIM CARTER' HUBCAPS ! ! NEW FLAT GLASS EVERYWHERE ! ! NEW WINDSHIELD, NEW REAR GLASS, NEW RUBBER GASKETS--FRONT, REAR & VENT WINGS NEW STEEL REAR FENDERS FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" .. THE BED--FRONT PANEL-SIDE PANELS-TAILGATE, CROSS BRACING-WOOD & DIVIDER STRIPS ARE-- ALL BRAND NEW ! ORIGINAL "JBA" 6 CYLINDER ENGINE STOVE BOLT POWER !--OUR LITTLE TRUCK IS POWERED BY THE VERY SAME ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE BACK IN 1951.. IT IS A 216 CUBIC INCH 'STOVE BOLT' 6 CYLINDER THAT PRODUCES 92 HORSEPOWER AND HAS A COMPRESSION RATIO OF 6.6 TO 1..THE SERIAL NUMBER DOES HAVE THE 'JBA' PREFIX AND IT IS STAMPED ON THE BLOCK BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTOR.. THIS INDICATES THAT IT WAS BUILT AT THE FLINT ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 1951.. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL CATALOG OF CHEVY TRUCK ID NUMBERS, PUBLISHED BY CARS AND PARTS MAGAZINE, THIS ASSEMBLY IS ORIGINAL AND WAS INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY OVER 60 YEARS AGO. "JBA" ENGINE JUST WHAT IS A STOVEBOLT 6 ? ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, THESE ENGINES DERIVED THE STOVE BOLT NICKNAME WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1929.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS WERE 1/4 INCH BY 20 THREAD...THESE WERE THE VERY SAME BOLTS THAT WERE USED BY MANY WOOD STOVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, THUS; STOVE BOLT SIX.. OUR LITTLE TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, SHIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE.. CORRECT 16 INCH FACTORY WHEELS & TAILGATE, PROFESSIONALLY HAND PIN STRIPED BY 'RICHARD BROOKS' JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS--THESE TIRES ARE THE CORRECT 6:00 x 16 INCH BIAS PLY, WIDE WHITEWALLS THE DUPLICATE TIRE TO THOSE AVAILABLE IN 1951 ! ===================== NEW CHROME GRILLE FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI NEW STAINLESS HOOD BADGE FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" ALL OF THE PAINT WORK WAS DONE IN OUR BODY SHOP BY 'ASE' CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS------OUTSTANDING ! ! IN THE PICTURE ABOVE; TOM BILES AND JACK HUFF FIT THE HOOD CORRECTLY =========================== GENUINE CORRECT FRAM OIL FILTER "THE DIP STICK TELLS THE STORY" ================================ ORIGINAL INTERIOR PAINTED PER 'JIM CARTER' SPECS ! SUPER SOLID CAB SPENT IT'S ENTIRE LIFE IN DRY-DRY KANSAS BRAND NEW SPEEDOMETER FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ALL GAGES WORK CORRECTLY INCLUDING THE GAS GAGE ! BELOW BRAND NEW HORN BUTTON...FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS' OF KANSAS CITY CORRECT STITCHING ON THE REPRODUCTION COVERS ALL GAGES WORK CORRECTLY THIS LITTLE TRUCK WILL PLEASE A CROWD ! BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE '51 WAS PAINTED CORRECTLY BY OUR 'ASE' CERTIFIED TECHS AT THE BODY SHOP.. THE EXTERIOR IS PAINTED AN ORIGINAL "YUKON YELLOW" COLOR AND THE INTERIOR COLOR IS ALSO CORRECT.. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM ONE OF THE AUTHORITIES IN OLD CHEVY TRUCK PARTS, JIM CARTER OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI... FURTHER, OUR CERTIFIED MECHANICS CLEANED THE CARBURETOR AND INSTALLED A BRAND NEW GAS TANK AND GAS TANK SENDING UNIT. THEN, TO MAKE VERY SURE THAT ALL OF THIS CLEAN FUEL REACHED THE ENGINE, WE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW DELCO FUEL PUMP. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH AND FOOT OPERATED STARTER HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND ALL OF THE GAGES WORK CORRECTLY.. OUR TIRED OLD SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO RESTORE, SO WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE.. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS GUARANTEED TO WORK CORRECTLY FOR ONE FULL YEAR.. THE ORIGINAL HORN ALSO WORKS AND RETAINS USE OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON.. ALSO IN THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE JUST INSTALLED A BRAND NEW 6 VOLT BATTERY, A NEW WIRING HARNESS FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS' AND BRAND NEW TAIL-LIGHTS,BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT... WE ALSO INSTALLED A BRAND NEW CLUTCH PLATE-PRESSURE PLATE & THROWOUT BEARING ALONG WITH NEW MOTOR MOUNTS BOTH FRONT & REAR.. NEW TUBULAR SHOCKS HELP OUR TRUCK HAVE A SUPERIOR RIDE AND GREAT HANDLING.. WE ALSO PERFORMED A FRESH TUNE-UP USING GENUINE DELCO PARTS FROM OUR GM PARTS DEPARTMENT. THIS TUNEUP INCLUDED A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS, A NEW SET OF PLUG WIRES AND A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR & COIL. THE WHEELS ARE ALSO FACTORY ORIGINALS WITH THE CORRECT HUBCAP CLIPS STILL IN PLACE. WE HAVE SANDBLASTED EACH THOROUGHLY AND PAINTED AND PRIMED THEM CORRECTLY. TO THIS, WE INSTALLED THE CORRECT REPRODUCTION HUBCAPS.. THESE WERE PURCHASED AT JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.. ALSO NEW, ARE THE REPRODUCTION, CHROME FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND THE NEW FRONT HOOD BADGE. ========================================================== NEW CORRECT STEERING WHEEL FROM JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS---NO CRACKS HERE ! ============================================== FRAME OFF RESTORATION ! ============================================ NEW RUBBER EVERYWHERE ! ! DOOR SEALS ! AROUND THE CURVED REAR GLASS NEW CHROME VENT WING FRAMES FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS'= PLUS NEW VENT WING RUBBER SEALS NEW WINDOW GLASS CHANNELS AND WINDOW FRAME "FUZZIES" ABOVE; WE TOOK THIS PICTURE PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE BRAND NEW, CORRECT RUBBER MAT.. OUR ENGINE- THE "STOVE BOLT 6" 'THE ORIGINAL POWER PLANT' HAND PAINTED NOMENCLATURE ON THE VALVE COVER 'BY MARTY LOYD' SWISH---SWISH FICKEN WIPER SERVICE OF BABYLON, NEW YORK, REBUILT OUR VACUUM WIPER MOTOR BACK TO 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION.... PRIOR TO THIS, IT WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS MOVING REALLY, REALLY SLOW ...... NOW, IT IS JUST LIKE NEW, SWISHES REALLY FAST, AND IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE FULL YEARS.. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE, NEW GROMMETS ON THE REMOTE LINKAGE AND ALL NEW ARMS AND BLADES... YOU WILL BE PLEASED ! MATCHING KEY--IGNITION & DOOR LOCK UPGRADED 'PUSH BUTTON' DOORS KEYED TO LOCK CORRECTLY ================================. NEW CORRECT SIDE MIRROR AND HOOD NOMENCLATURE FROM 'JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS' NEW 'JIM CARTER' HEADLINER ! ORIGINAL FOOT OPERATED "KICK" STARTER ! WITH ALL THIS NEW WOOD- DOES THIS MAKE IT A WOODY ? ? NEW WOOD--NEW STAINLESS--PLUS 69 NEW STAINLESS CARRIAGE BOLTS-(BUT WHO'S COUNTING?) 'OFF FRAME' RESTORATION' OUR BED WAS TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRAME SO THAT WE COULD REPLACE THE WOOD CORRECTLY.. EVERY SINGLE PIECE ! ! IT IS CLEAR YELLOW PINE THAT HAS BEEN KILN DRIED AND SLOTTED/ GROOVED AS PER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS.. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT CLASSIC-PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND IT FITS WONDERFULLY..AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO INSTALLED A COMPLETE SET OF STAINLESS DIVIDER STRIPS AND THE STAINLESS BOLTS AS WELL..THIS ALSO REQUIRED THAT WE REPLACE THE WOODEN BED MOUNTING BLOCKS AS WELL.... THE WOOD BED FLOOR IS STAINED AND TREATED WITH A POLYURETHANE PROTECTOR WHICH GIVES THE LOOK SIMILAR TO A FINE PIECE OF FURNITURE. PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER.. IN THE LATE 40s AND EARLY 1950s, MANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SERIAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE, RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE EASILY REMOVED DOOR PLATE. THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED. IT WAS SENT OUT IN THE SCRAP... NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH----ANYTHING....ANYWHERE ! ! PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING.. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND SERIAL NUMBER TAG MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM.. PROFESSIONALLY HAND PAINTED LETTERS & PINSTRIPE NEW BOLTS/NUTS & WASHERS ON EVERY BODY PANEL ! OVERALL IMPRESSIONS AS ONE BEGINS HIS QUEST FOR AN ORIGINAL 1947 THROUGH 1953 'ADVANCED DESIGN' TRUCK, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT AFFORDABILITY MAY BECOME AN ISSUE. THE AVID EBAY WATCHER CAN ATEST THAT MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ARE NOW BEING SOLD AT PRICES THAT HAVE SURPASSED MANY OF THE SO CALLED "MUSCLE CARS".. IN FACT, THE KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA SALE REPORTED THAT A '52 VERSION CROSSED THE BLOCK AT $61,000 PLUS BUY FEE.. OUR LITTLE '51 RUNS EXCELLENT AND DRAWS A CROWD IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. ALL PAINT WORK WAS DONE PROFESSIONALLY IN OUR OWN BODY SHOP BY OUR ASE CERTIFIED PAINT SPECIALIST AND THE SHINE AND COLOR ARE JUDGED TO BE SUPERIOR. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RESTORED AND SHOULD PLEASE THE MOST DISCRIMINATING OF BUYERS . 2013 ===AUCTION RESULTS=== HOW IS OUR TRUCK 'BETTER' THAN NEW ? ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ! IT IS TRUE, THAT CHEVROLET ENGINEERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROTECTION IN THE ALL NEW 'ADVANCED DESIGN' TRUCKS.. PARTIAL ELECTRICAL PROTECTION.. THE STANDARD GLASS FUSES OF THE DAY WERE PLACED IN LINE ONLY AFTER THE WIRING WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AMMETER & LIGHT SWITCH.. THUS THE PROTECTION WAS FOR ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.. THE MANY FEET OF WIRE THAT RAN FROM THE BATTERY CONNECTOR TO THESE FUSES WAS AT RISK AND COULD BE SUBJECT TO SHORT-OUTS AND FIRES..THIS WAS A SCARY THOUGHT EVEN WITH THE STANDARD 6 VOLT SYSTEM ... ALL OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AT THE STARTER WITH A MODERN 40 AMP FUSE THAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE. IT IS MADE WITH A HEAVY 10 GAGE WIRE AND COMPLETELY PROTECTS THE AFOREMENTION ITEMS.. THIS IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW TO ALL BUT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED OBSERVERS AND IS VERY EASY TO GET TO IN CASE OF A PROBLEM.. WE THINK THE FIRE SIRENS SHOULD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARADE..EMERGENCY EXTRA FUSES WILL BE PROVIDED.. BUY THIS TRUCK AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE' THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER, 2007.. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS RUN BY THE CITY OF CLINTON AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON.. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION.. SINCE THAT DATE, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN, HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT. THE DRAB, GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER. SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY, HAPPY, (SPAYED AND NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES).. TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP, CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472.. OFFERED BY JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER & JIM RAYSIK GMC ! ABOUT JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER & JIM RAYSIK GMC JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-RAM JEEP & GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712. ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS.. THIS YEAR'S 4TH CELEBRATION WILL BE SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2013 NEW RUNNING BOARDS & SEALS FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 2013 ===AUCTION RESULTS=== THIS PICTURE PROVES IT---KIDS LOVE TRUCKS !