1951 Chevrolet Other Pickups

Pickup truck

6 - Cyl.

Manual

8kpj12600

Gasoline

UP FOR AUCTION IS A 1951 CHEV 5 WINDOW, SHORT BED, PICKUP. THE TRUCK IS BEING SOLD FOR A FRIEND, BUT I HAVE THE TRUCK AND CLEAR/ OPEN TITLE. THE TRUCK IS BEING OFFERED WITH A LOW RESERVE, WHICH SHOULD EASILY BE REACHED IN THIS FIRST LISTING ON EBAY. I WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO HELP YOU VALUE THE TRUCK. WHILE I CAN'T BE POSITIVE, THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL.TO THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS PRETTY DARN GOOD! IT DOESN'T HAVE A TON OF POWER, BUT IT DRIVES NICE AND IS RELATIVELY RATTLE FREE. I JUST REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR TRANSMISSIN SEAL AND THE TRUCK IS 97% DRY ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. THE TRUCK WAS LICENSED AND LEGALLY DRIVEN ON THE STREET JUST PRIOR TO THIS LISTING. THE TRUCK STARTS AND RUNS GOOD ENOUGH THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN ON THE STREET RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK AT NORMAL STREET SPEEDS AND IT IS SURPRISINGLY TIGHT FOR A TRUCK OF THIS AGE. THE TRANSMISSION IS A COLUMN SHIFT 3 SPEED AND GENERALLY MOST OF THE GUAGES SEEM TO WORK. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, THE TRUCK'S SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN CHANGED OUT. THE BED OF THE PICKUP IS MISSING THE WOOD AND ASSOCIATED STRINGER AND THE BED HAS BEEN COVERED IN A SINGLE SHEET OF METAL. THE WINDOWS ROLLUP AND DOWN AND THE REST OF THE GLASS IS IN GOOD SHAPE. NOW FOR THE CHALLENGING PART! THE TRUCK HAS VERY LITTLE OUTWARD SIGNS OF BODY RUST, BUT THERE ARE CLEAR SIGNS OF BONDO WORK ON THE TRUCK. I AM UNABLE TO REALLY DETERMINE HOW MUCH OR HOW LITTLE RUST WAS OR IS IN THE BODY. WHILE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE TRUCK OUT TO BE ANY WORSE THAN IT IS, I ALSO DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE THE CONDITION. I DIDN'T TAKE ANY CLOSE UPS OF THE QUARTER PANELS, AS THEY DON'T SHOW ANY CURRENT SURFACE RUST. HOWEVER, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE SIGNS OF BODY FILLER BEING USED. THE PAINT JOB IS ABOUT A 4 OR 5 ON A TEN SCALE, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO INVISION WHAT IS BELOW THE SUB-PAR PAINT JOB. I AM NOT TRYING TO SCARE YOU OFF, BUT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE CONDITION AS I CAN SEE IT OR IN THIS CASE, CAN'T SEE IT!. THE FRAME HAS RUST DAMAGE FRONT AND REAR AND I HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO THAT SHOWS THE REAR PRETTY WELL. PLEASE ASK ME TO TAKE WHATEVER ADDITIONAL PHOTOS THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO HELP YOU DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE TRUCK FROM YOUR VIEWPOINT. I DID ASK A LOCAL STREET ROD RESTORER TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND ITS OVERALL CONDITION. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A GOOD TRUCK TO JUST DRIVE AS IS OR RESTORE IN GREATER DETAIL. HE SPECIALIZES IN FRAME REPAIR AND HIS COMMENTS WERE THAT THE FRAME WAS ROUGH, BUT NOT IN ANY UNUSUAL CONDITION FOR THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK. I HAVE THE TRIM FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD, BUT NOT FOR THE OUTSIDE. I BELIEVE THAT THE MISSING PART IS READILY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET I AM ALSO INCLUDING THE REAR FENDER SKIRTS WITH THE SALE OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS BEING SOLD "AS IS". PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE BIDDING. THE TRUCK IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION JUST OUTSIDE OF OCALA FLORIDA. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING!!