Matching isn’t just something you do with your socks. Many car enthusiasts do it in their own way, whether it’s buying only Craftsman tools, sticking to a single car brand, or making sure their wheels are the same color as their vehicle. Our Pick of the Day is match-matchy in a different way. You can find this restored and upgraded 1955 Chevrolet 3100 and its color-coordinated custom motorcycle trailer listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Fort Worth, Texas. It comes with photos of the restoration process.
The year 1978 is known as the “Year of the Three Popes” because Pope Paul VI died, his successor John Paul I passed away a little over a month later, and John Paul II became the third person to fill the revered position in a matter of months. Consider 1955 the “Year of the Two Trucks” for Chevrolet. Partway through the model year, Chevrolet switched from its 1955 First Series of “Advance-Design” trucks to the Second Series pickups in the new “Task-Force” lineup. The Second Series had what Chevy called a “‘load-pulling’ look,” which consisted of a forward lean to the headlights, A-pillars, cabs, and bodies.
As part of an extensive restoration/customization process, the truck half of this combo was refinished in the layered combination tan and “root beer,” which looks more like the perfect shade of bronze to me. Keeping with the theme of matching, the wheels are also the same color as the body below the door handles.
Behind the wrap-around rear window is a bed floor lined with bright wood planks and stainless steel strips. Look just a few feet away and you’ll see more of the same — the same root beer paint, wood planks, and even wheels on the matching motorcycle trailer.
If you check certain key areas, you’ll see two major things about this truck that don’t match: its model year and its hardware. Its 350ci V8 wasn’t a thing back in 1955; neither was its TH400 three-speed auto. A newer fuel tank was installed under the bed. Behind those root beer wheels? Power front disc and rear drum brakes.
There are more (welcome) anachronisms in the cabin, such as custom patterned upholstery on the bench seat and door panels, power steering, AutoMeter gauges, air conditioning, and a custom wood console.
By itself, this 1955 Chevrolet 3100 would be an attraction at any vintage car show. With its matching trailer and a cool classic motorcycle on the back? Expect to make lots of new friends whose interests match yours — after you buy this eye-catching combo for $58,995, of course.
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