1946 Chevrolet 1/2-Ton Pickup
The Chevrolet AK Series truck was a light duty truck sold under the Chevrolet brand, with production beginning in 1941 until 1947. It used the GM A platform, shared with the Chevrolet Deluxe. The AK series was also branded and sold at GMC locations, with the primary visual difference being the Chevrolet had vertical bars in the grille, while the GMC had horizontal bars. The 1941-45 GMC models were sold as C-Series and became the E-Series for the 1946 and 1947 model years, (CC-Series / EC-Series for the conventional cab models and CF-Series / EF-Series for the COE ones).
A carry over design from pre-WWII known as the Interim Series, hot rodded with straight steel, a powerful V8, a plush leather interior and AC, all in an eye-catching Ruby Red Metallic This truck is more comfortable taking you to the local shake shack than hauling hay to the barn. But the choice is yours for this 1,130 non verifiable mile example, regardless of your destination you'll look fab when you arrive.
Exterior
With sultry and sexy Ruby Red Metallic bathing the cab, hood and bed sides, flowing fenders, running boards and large headlights, all is looking good with well applied paint showing only minor flaws and inclusions. This truck drips with 1940's design, leading the way by a fascinating ruby painted horizontal and vertical bar integrated grille, Much of the chrome has been shaved off or finished in body color with the exception of the front bumper, headlight rings that frame the sexy teardrop bezels and wonderful Art-Deco door handles. The roof retains its factory height and has been fitted with lightly smoked glass. Meanwhile, 17-inch polished Billet Specialties wheels are on the corners and are shod with staggered width like new radials. A cleanly installed wonderfully stained oak wood bed with Ruby Red divider strips is noted and none of it has a mark on as resides below the canted side topped bed. A smoothed roll pan resides just under the clean tailgate and houses cat's eye style tail lights providing the backdrop for the rear of this hauler.
Interior
Body matching Ruby Red is sprayed on the upper metal door frames, and dash. Surrounded by a billet insert, round antique white face AutoMeter gauges with black numbers face the driver with a thick wood rim 3-spoke banjo style steering wheel in between. A few knobs grace the lower section of the dash for the Vintage AC & heater control along with an AM/FM/CD stereo and controller for the Holley Sniper EFI system. Providing room for 2 are upgraded medium backed parchment and tan leather buckets with overstuffed bolsters and tuck and roll inserts. This leather also wraps the rear of the cab and well as the doors which are peppered with chrome for the window cranks and door actuators. More parchment leather for the headliner and clean black carpet floods the floors with the long arm black knobbed shifter growing from the hump.
Drivetrain
Opening the center hinged hood, we can see a 350ci Chevrolet V8 that is fed air and fossils through a Holley Sniper EFI system and aluminum intake manifold. Ribbed aluminum valve coverings are on along with a ribbed and polished air cleaner lid. A 4-speed automatic 700R4 transmission is attached to the rear of the V8 and a 10 bolt rear axle moves this Interim Series rod down the road.
Undercarriage
Due to the quality of the built, there are absolutely no real faults to remark about underneath, just minor road dirt and some seepage on the oil and transmission pans. The strong black frame provides the backbone for the black painted suspension, which is a leaf spring setup for the rear and an independent coil spring suspension in the front with tubular lower arms. The black continues with solid flooring and we see nearly the same quality of staining work performed on the underside bed boards as seen above. Power disc brakes all around give us the stopping power on all 4 corners and headers with FlowMaster mufflers handle spent fossil removal effectively.
Drive-Ability
A fine and nicely built truck is always a pleasure to drive, as it has a certain charm that cannot be replicated by any new vehicle and that always brings a smile to my face. With a pop of the door I slid into the supple body hugging bucket and this truck did not disappoint on the performance front with smooth acceleration, good easy shifting, and it got me down the road. All functions were in working order and our journey was a pleasant one. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
It's so simple for this consignment, walk in, grab the key, turn it on, drive it, pay for it, then drive it away and enjoy it for years to come. All the blood, sweat, and tears has been put into this Interim rod, with just excellent looks, and performance to beat the band. How's that for blowing its horn!
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