1946 Chevrolet Pickup
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Leading into the 1940's the world was just coming out of the great depression but America was about to wade into WWII. Chevrolet wanted to replace the dated Master design for their Pickup and put pen to paper and drafted up a new design. Using the Deluxe 'A' platform the AK series was born. The Chevrolet AK Series Pickup would run from 1941-1947. Regretfully they are rare because the U. S. Government shutdown civilian automotive construction in February of 1942 after Pearl Harbor and no American civilian cars were made again until 1946. So the AK series of trucks made for the public were only made for 3 model years. Here we have a '46 model Pickup, the first year back from the war, but this truck is far from original. The maroon and black paint is sharp. The black vinyl interior looks comfortable and is in good order and goes well with the exterior. The stance of this truck; she looks so good! The open slate on the side of the hood shows this truck means business. Under the hood is a new GM crate 350ci V8 backed by a New 700R4 overdrive automatic transmission, believed installed around 2 years...