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1949 Chevrolet 3100 Patina Resto Mod (Paid $35, 000) Built by VintageU-Pick Company (Miami) Link to website below. (Please email for link to website of builder) With patina being all the rage today, taking something that looks old and filling it with fresh mechanicals is an awesome way to have your cake and eat it, too. The bodywork on this 1949 Chevy 3100 pickup looks like it's been working the back 40 for decades, but the slammed stance, small block V8, and gorgeous interior all suggest that it's been working out in its spare time.

 The bodywork is original, which is to say, it hasn't been treated to a shiny coat of paint. The combination of silver paint, chips and scratches, and bare steel gives it a look of great age, and if this one was out in a field with the weeds growing around it, it wouldn't look out of place. But to keep it looking this way almost indefinitely, it's been treated to a shot of satin clear that preserves the look but makes it durable and easy to maintain. Looking closely, you'll see that the paint hides nothing, but the panel gaps are quite good, meaning someone spent some time intentionally making it look this way, and nothing has been shaved, trimmed, or altered. Instead, you get a look that will draw a crowd better than any restoration and a no worries attitude that means this truck can go anywhere, any time without a second thought. Yeah, maybe the chrome is a bit too nice, but one can hardly call that a defect, right? There's also a real pickup bed out back, albeit with a cleverly raised floor to clear the suspension (more on that in a few minutes) and appropriately weathered boards.
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