The early trucks of 1947-55 were known as the Advance Design series. The war was over and GM felt the need to redesign the truck models into a bolder, stronger, up-to-date look with bigger platforms compared to the previous AK Series trucks. Postwar demand fueled the changes to keep up with businesses that were booming and wanted more room with a bigger payload capability.
Fast-forward to 2023 and to Tom Taxon’s beautiful ’50 Chevrolet 3100 series pickup. No stranger to building his own cars, as he owns a cool ’56 Olds Rocket 88, a ’32 Ford roadster, and ’40 Ford coupe. By trade he is a fabricator/tool and die maker and loves building and working on his own rides. Tom did almost
