Chevrolet 3100
It's from 1955, before you were born.
- Iconic generation
- 1955 Chevy 3100 (Task Force)
- Origin
- USA (Chevrolet)
- Class
- Half-ton pickup
- Engine
- 265 cu in (4.3L) small-block V8
- Power
- ~154 hp at 4,000 rpm
- Signature feature
- Wraparound panoramic windshield
- Base engine
- 235 cu in inline-six
- Production
- Task Force: 1955–1959
About
As of 2026, it's 71 years old.
If you picture a perfect vintage pickup — two-tone paint, a wraparound windshield, chrome that could blind a passing motorist — you're probably picturing a Chevy 3100. The 1955 'Task Force' generation tossed out the rounded prewar look and brought truck styling roaring into the jet age with bold, car-like flair.
This was the truck that finally married work and beauty. Chevrolet wrapped the rugged half-ton in panoramic glass and trim once reserved for sedans, then dropped in something revolutionary: the brand-new 265-cubic-inch small-block V8, the engine that would power Chevys for decades to come.
That first small-block made around 154 horsepower — genuinely lively for a 1955 pickup — and gave the 3100 a get-up-and-go that matched its handsome face. Suddenly a work truck could be the best-looking thing in the driveway.
Today the Task Force 3100 is a hot-rod and restoration icon, endlessly chopped, slammed, and lovingly polished. It's proof that 'work truck' and 'rolling sculpture' were never mutually exclusive — Chevy just had to build it first.
Chevrolet 3100 through the years
Task Force arrives
The 3100 debuts with a wraparound windshield and the first-ever Chevy small-block V8.
V8 revolution
The 265 small-block makes its truck debut, launching an engine dynasty.
More muscle
A four-barrel option boosts the 265 to a punchier 205 horsepower.
283 upgrade
The bigger 283 V8 replaces the 265, adding extra grunt to the handsome hauler.
Task Force ends
The generation closes, leaving behind one of the most coveted vintage truck shapes ever.
