This 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Offers Style, Comfort and Utility in the Same Package

Task Force Trucks

Task Force trucks are rather conventional vehicles, with a separate cab and body each mounted on a steel ladder frame. The suspension is via an I-beam axle up front and a solid rear axle, with both ends suspended via leaf springs. The base powerplant was a version of Chevrolet’s venerable OHV straight-six that had been in production in one form or another since the late 1920s.

Though improved from previous generations in terms of comfort and refinement, the interior was still somewhat utilitarian, with a bench seat and a rubber floor mat in lieu of carpeting. A single V-shaped gauge housed not only the speedometer, but also smaller, integrated gauges for temperature, amps, oil pressure and fuel level.

Restoration

The selling dealer has shared images of the car’s restoration that included fully removing the cab, bed and fenders from the frame. That restoration, which is noted as having been completed in 2008, appears to have been quite thorough. Certainly, the body, the interior, the engine bay and even the undercarriage all look to remain in nearly just-restored condition. Given that this truck was made at the height of the chrome era, the plethora of brightwork was also restored and shines well in the photos.

The body mounted spare, just aft of the driver’s door, has likely never been down. The raised white letter Goodyear Wrangler ST radials are one area where the seller has deviated from stock, but the body color wheels with chrome trim rings and dog dish hubcaps still look the part of a simple, honest truck that you wont get with alloy wheels.

Straight-Six Engine

Under the that high, curvaceous hood sits a 235-cu.in. OHV straight-six, Chevrolet’s standard powerplant for its light-duty, half-ton trucks. It carried a rating of 140 horsepower and 210 lb-ft of torque when new. The engine here was rebuilt in 2008, according to the seller, and now features a body-color engine block and chrome-plated rocker cover. Like the rest of the truck, the engine bay looks nearly spotless in the photos, though the seller indicates a “very minor leak from the oil pan” in the comments.

Head on over to Hemmings Auctions to take a look at this Yukon Yellow 1957 Chevrolet 3100 half-ton pickup. It may not be restored to its as-delivered specification, but it still has an authentic vibe and will surely turn heads at any cars and coffee it arrives at.