1951 Chevrolet 3100

• The truck wears faded green paint with extensive brown surface rust and patina over the hood, roof, fenders and doors.
• Hand-painted 'Lee Roy's Garage, Houston Texas' lettering shows on both doors.
• The chrome grille and rear bumper are bright against the patina, and the truck sits low on polished wheels.
• The bench seat and door panels are fresh tan-brown leather in strong contrast to the exterior, with seatbelts fitted.
• The black dash carries modern round gauges and looks clean and complete.
• The bed has varnished wood slats with black strips, while the steel bed sides and tailgate stay heavily rust-patinated.
• The engine bay is very clean, with a modern V8, finned covers, scoop intake and aluminium radiator visible.
• Only one lift photo shows the underside, with a clean-looking chassis and dual exhaust, so floors and frame detail can't be judged closely.

Money: At $45,000 this buys the patina look outside with a renewed interior and modern, tidy engine bay underneath — you are paying for the preserved rust finish, so budget nothing to 'fix' it, but whether that surface rust is sound metal throughout can't be judged from the photos and matters at this price.