The 1951 Willys Pickup was a rugged, no-nonsense work truck that borrowed its toughness from Willys’ wartime Jeep heritage. With available four-wheel drive and simple, durable mechanicals, it earned a reputation for going places and doing jobs other trucks of the era couldn’t.
The D-Series trucks from International Harvester came out in 1969 and were now square bodied and looked more like Scouts. Equipped with International’s own 304 cu. in. V8 and a floor mounted manual shifter this truck was made for getting work done.
With only a final sanding left on the five window truck cab the color will be put on this week. They style of these Chevrolet Advance Design trucks, which ran from 1947 through 1955, are among the most popular for Chevy enthusiasts and it is great to see another one saved.
