1953 Chevrolet 5 window 1/2 ton pickup

1953 Chevrolet Other Pickups 1314 Description

This is a Canadian truck(model 1314). I dragged it out of a barn after the previous owner purchased it in 1989 and had big dreams of building it but he never followed through. Having been off the road for 30yrs this truck was not exposed to salt so that is why it is not totally rusted out. He took the truck apart and put it on a late model chassis which it didn't properly fit. When I purchased the truck I found a 1951 original chassis and put the truck on it. The chassis was sandblasted and painted black. Solid and straight chassis with complete suspension. The running board brackets and front cab mounts where removed and used on another truck so they are missing along with the running boards. The engine is just sitting in the chassis and is not bolted down(Engine is locked up). The truck has been put together although only a minimal amount of bolts are in to hold it together. I will bolt the bed down for transporting. There is no steering column. The worst of the rust is in the front floor boards/kick plates pictured. Under the seat is solid. Left cab corner is solid. Right cab corner has pin hole rust. The doors on the truck are both solid and straight on the outside. Inside bottom edge of each door is rusted through. One door has a lever style exterior door handle and the other has a push button style exterior door handle. The seat(not bolted down) is not original and appears to be out of a 50's car. Original seat frame is laying in the bed of the truck. The bed wood and metal strips will need to be replaced as well as the front panel on the bed has rust through at the bottom. The rest of the bed is solid and straight. Truck comes with the 3 windows for the rear and a front bumper which needs to be re-chromed. Front drivers side windshield has a crack. The fuel tank is only sitting in the cab. The tires hold air and the truck can be rolled around for loading. I have a clean Manitoba(Canada) title for this truck and it has always been titled as a 1/2 ton. Truck is located approx 2 hrs North of Pembina, North Dakota. I could arrange to transport the truck to the border and meet the buyer there to transfer ownership.