Video: RK Motors Charlotte, ’55 Chevy 3100 Is All “Home Grown”

For Flo and Gary Garman, the passion for building awesome project cars has been a shared one for years. It looks like when they decided to start on Project “Home Grown,” the fun hit a fever pitch. Now for sale through RK Motors Charlotte, the pickup truck seen here is a badass cocktail of presence and power.

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Photos Courtesy Of: RK Motors Charlotte

As husband and wife, Flo and Gary decided beforehand that they wanted to make their third project vehicle a ’55 Chevy truck and to have a little more fun with the design. Each set out their stipulations for coloring–Flo wanted a green exterior and Gary wanted a red exterior. Mulling over ideas on how to properly reconcile this color scheme, the perfect option dawned on the couple: watermelons.

1955-Chevrolet-3100-Pickup-Truck_1058774545 long weeks lay ahead of the duo. Flo looked for suitable parts while Gary and a friend went to work patching and welding the truck. In time, everything came together. The truck’s cab was sent to Chess Sprenkle Body & Paint in York Haven, Pennsylvania to be redone while Flo went about wet-sanding parts for Gary to lay PPG-mixed paint on.

What resulted at the end of those eleven-or-so months was an award-winning masterpiece of creativity and style. Chrome-trimmed headlights, body-matching emblems, a genuine oak bed, and chrome bumpers are just a few of the shimmering highlights of the build.

Underneath the hood sits a 355ci V8 tuned to a T by the folks at American Speed. The watermelon theme continues with the air cleaner, feeding down into a Holley Street Avenger carb that’s connected to an Edelbrock manifold. Add to this potent motor a superb Tremec TKO600 5-speed manual tranny and you’re looking at a truck that drives just as fine as it looks.

Inside, Gary’s handiwork is in full force with the lustrous red interior striking a definite wow factor. A sculpted seat, chrome-detailed dashboard, Vintage Air A/C, and Pioneer sound system are just a few of the great features. Certainly, every driver can appreciate the touches of old-fashioned style afforded by the excellent Classic Instruments gauge cluster resting behind the steering wheel.

Check out more photos and information by visiting the company’s website. With hundreds upon hundreds of cars in their inventory that’s constantly updated, there’s something to gawk at and drool over every day!1955-Chevrolet-3100-Pickup-Truck_6741914

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David Chick

David Chick comes to us ready for adventure. With passions that span clean and fast Corvettes all the way to down and dirty off-road vehicles (just ask him about his dream Jurassic Park Explorer), David's eclectic tastes lend well to his multiple automotive writing passions.
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