Today's car of the day is Zylmex's 1954 Chevrolet Panel Truck.
General Motors' first major redesign post-World War II, the Advance Design series was billed as a bigger, stronger, and sleeker design. First available on Saturday June 28, 1947, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years until March 25, 1955, when the Task Force Series trucks replaced the aging Advance Design model.
From 1947 until 1955, Chevrolet trucks were number one in sales in the United States.
While GMC used this front end, and to a slightly lesser extent the cab, on all of its trucks except for the Cab Overs, there are three main sizes of this truck. The half-, three-quarter-, and full ton capacities in short and long wheelbase.
For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Chevrolet Panel Van
This one was recently acquired from Pegers (thanks Dan!). Bunkerjim posted his M*A*S*H set a few months back and I really liked it, and this was the piece I liked best out of the set.
1954 - Only year for significant design changes. Windshield now curved one-piece glass without center vertical dividing strip. Revised steering wheel. Revised dashboard. Cargo bed rails, previously angled, now horizontal. Tail lights round instead of rectangular. Grille changed from five horizontal slats to crossbar design commonly referred to as a "bull nose" grille, similar to modern Dodge truck grille. Engine now 235 in² straight-6. Serial number codes unchanged from 1953. Hydramatic automatic transmission is available for the first time as a paid for option.
Chevrolet trucks & panels of the 1950s are popular. Johnny Lightning also did the 1954 Chevy panel, but the Zylmex here is superior in almost every way.
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