When it came to the engine, temptation won out. Instead of the original "babbit-pounder" six, Jerry's pickup is powered by a Ray Crawford-machined and assembled 235cid Stovebolt circa '60. The inline was bored .030 over and fitted with a set of Silvo-Lite aluminum pistons along with a stock GM crank, stock GM cam, and basically stock everything else. The six-cylinder head features heat-treated (hardened) valve seats in order to accept unleaded pump gas, along with later-model GM inline valvetrain hardware (protected by an Offenhauser finned-aluminum rocker cover). Also on board is an Offy intake manifold and dual Rochester carbs with Cal Custom paper-element air cleaners. An ACDelco factory ignition takes care of the spark, and a super-rare Fenton exhaust manifold (not the typical cast-iron headers!) and single Flowmaster muffler handle the exhaust. Backing all this up is a '45 vintage-rebuilt GM four-speed manual transmission.
Painter/bodyman Mark Lewis gets the credit for massaging the antique Chevy's 61-year-old sheetmetal back into shape, followed by the application of DuPont Brewster Green with a complementing mint green beltline. Then local striper Terry "Wizard" McConnell striped the pickup in a contrasting green. Jerry credits Chevs of the 40's and L.D. Duke and Son with their invaluable assistance in finding parts, as well as researching the truck's history.