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1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Truck
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Build Watch: 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Project

April 7, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Halfass Kustoms revisits a 1949 GMC Roadster pickup truck build project started some 7+ years ago: “I think it needs some more love yet.” [More…]
1949 Chevy 3100 Truck Full Build ~ Straight Six and Patina Paint
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1949 Chevy 3100 Truck Full Build ~ Straight Six and Patina Paint

February 24, 2021 Roadkill Customs
This retro Chevy 3100 is not only going to end up with a great new look, but its power plant will also be Chevy’s vintage straight six. [More…]
Nobody Else's Auto Recycling, Great Bend, Kansas
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Classic Project Cars, Trucks, and Part Donors For Sale in Great Bend, KS

August 8, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Nobody Else’s Auto Recycling in Great Bend, Kansas has 100s of project, build and part donor quality cars and trucks for sale. [More…]
1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Chevy SSR Chassis Swap
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1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Stretch / Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

July 6, 2020 Roadkill Customs
1947-54 Chevy / GMC Advance Design 3100 truck body is cut down the middle and widened 5 full inches to facilitate a Chevy SSR chassis swap. [More…]
1953 Chevrolet 3100 Custom by Classic Car Studio
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1953 Chevy 3100 Becomes Custom Restyled Road Tripper

May 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Classic Car Studio gave a 1953 Chevy 3100 truck a top-to-bottom custom restyling to build a couple’s road trip dream truck. [More…]
1952 GMC 3100 Restoration
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Turnin’ A Lost Dream Into A Reality ~ 1952 GMC 3100 Restoration

February 18, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Lance & Wyatt bring a new project into the shop, but not just any project, this ol’ ’52 GMC 3100 is getting a makeover… [More…]
Abandoned 1952 Chevy 3100 Rescued After 40 Years In The Woods
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Abandoned 1952 Chevy 3100 Rescued After 40 Years In The Woods

October 9, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Lance and Wyatt get a lead on some old property that is rumored to have several classics that have been sitting for over 40 years. [More…]
1950 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Pickup Truck
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1950 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Pickup Truck Build

September 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Austin Beutner’s 1950 Chevrolet 3100 5-window pickup truck built by Roy Brizio Street Rods out of South San Francisco, CA. [More…]
1949 Chevy 3100 Pickup
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1949 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Reborn

August 28, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This truck has been in the family for more than 60 years and restored to its original state, just as when the family purchased it in 1955. [More…]
1953 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Truck
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1953 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Chassis/Engine Swap Project

August 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This ’53 Chevy 3100 gets turned into a RestoMod, complete with a 1985 Chevy S-10 chassis and a 5.7 liter TPI engine from a 1987 IROC-Z. [More…]

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