There are some elements of this 1957 Chevy COE truck that really spin our crank but some that don’t do it for us. The widened 1957 Chevy car bumper is pretty sweet, the stance of the thing is god and the long bed actually works for us. Often we find the stretched beds on trucks like this to be weird. Honestly the cab/bed relationship is normally not that great either but this is a package that works all around for us. The things we;re not that into? For starters the primer-ish color selection isn’t a favorite, the wheels are no bueno, the fact that it is on a later model frame is kind of a turnoff and that’s about it. Don’t get us wrong, there’s nothing to be ashamed about with the truck as it sits, we’re just picking nits and thinking about how we would fix ‘er up if it say in our driveway. Some 20″ Budd wheels with tall and skinny tires would get the rubber and wheel situation handled and we’d paint the sucker black and rechrome the bumpers to really make them stand out.
The drivetrain seems pretty solid with a “performance built” 454 backed with a turbo 400 transmission. The interior has some swell looking leather seats to keep the driver and passenger swaddled in comfort. The old school tape wrapped wheel is boss and should never leave the confines of the cab. That thing probably has some stories to tell from the gazillion miles that this rig wracked up while a working truck and now as a hot rod. This is definitely a professionally built truck or at least a super sanitary home build that was done to a professional level. Like we said above, we’re picking nits here because we’re sure most of the world would be happy to roll the truck just as it sits, but hey, making stuff fit your personal tastes is what hot rodding is all about, right?
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It looks like the ‘Buddy L’ trucks we “drove” back in the late 50’s and early 60’s
I too dig it. If I had the skills and money I’d add about 6″-8″ of height to the bed sides (about even with the cab body line). I’d love to add the old school “school bus” split wheels. I don’t know why but I really want to see a built 409 or clean 305 V6 under the hood. Loose the cab lights. Mint green and white two tone finishes it off. That being said I’d still drive it as it sits in a heartbeat.
This is neat. Hot rodding? YES!
There were some 9 foot beds out there, not so keen on the wheels either or the raised bed floor.
I’d drive it.
Kind of needs the bed floor dropped back down to make it usable.
My answer to anything big-block is “needs Chevy 8.1 / Allison” but I could stand to leave this truck exactly as is, just get some usable bed space out of it and haul parts, ass & plywood around town.
looks like the start of an awesome ramp truck-car hauler to me
I’m not one of them, but the COE dorks would like you to know that is not a COE, but rather an LCF. Low Cab Forward. It was done as a way to keep the trucks short’ish but help with aero a little.
GMC Dash?