1954 Chevrolet Truck

The Advance-Design is a light and medium duty truck series by Chevrolet, their first major redesign after WWII. It was bigger, bolder, and featured a horizontal 5 bar grille which is recognized to many as one of the most iconic designs in all of automotive history, Its GMC counterpart was the GMC New Design, It was billed as a larger, stronger, and sleeker design in comparison to the earlier AK Series. First available on Saturday, Jun 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 Advance-Design model.

Restoration Progress

This vehicle came in to do a compression test on the engine. We will be converting the drum brakes to disc brakes. We will also be diagnosing the steering and front end issues.