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data in the tables below were taken from the Light Commercial Vehicle Association (LCVA) - Mar/Apr 1984
| CHEVROLET ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCK PRICES | ||||||||
| 1947 - 1954 | ||||||||
| BODY TYPE | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
| Pickup - 1/2 ton | $1,087 | $1,180 | $1,253 | $1,243 | $1,282 | $1,307 | $1,407 | $1,307 |
| Pickup - 3/4 ton | $1,201 | 1,315 | 1,372 | 1,362 | 1,432 | 1,460 | 1,569 | 1,460 |
| Pickup - 1 ton | $1.279 | 1,425 | 1,471 | 1,461 | 1,542 | 1,576 | 1,692 | 1,576 |
| Panel - 1/2 ton | $1,238 | 1,377 | 1,450 | 1,440 | 1,478 | 1,507 | 1,620 | 1,507 |
| Panel - 1 ton | $1,445 | 1,596 | 1,469 | 1,659 | 1,748 | 1,787 | 1,916 | 1,787 |
| Canopy Express - 1/2 ton | $1,289 | 1,429 | 1,502 | 1,492 | 1,530 | 1,560 | 1,676 | 1,560 |
| Canopy Express - 1 ton | $1,523 | 1,674 | 1,746 | 1,736 | 1,825 | 1,866 | 2,000 | 1,866 |
| Suburban - 1/2 ton | $1,474 | 1,627 | 1,700 | 1,690 | 1,717 | 1,788 | 1,947 | 1,802 |
| Platform 3/4 ton | $1,211 | 1,320 | 1,378 | 1,368 | 1,437 | 1,465 | 1,575 | 1,465 |
| Platform - 1 ton | $1,295 | 1,440 | 1,487 | 1,477 | 1,557 | 1,592 | 1,709 | 1,592 |
| Stake - 3/4 ton | $1.258 | 1,378 | 1,435 | 1,425 | 1,499 | 1,528 | 1,642 | 1,528 |
| Stake - 1 ton | $1,362 | 1,513 | 1,560 | 1,550 | 1,524 | 1,660 | 1,782 | 1,660 |
| Sedan Delivery | $1,233 | 1,361 | 1,465 | 1,455 | 1,455 | 1,534 | 1,648 | 1,508 |
| CHEVROLET ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCK SALES | |
| 1947-1954 | |
| YEAR | TOTAL |
| 1947 | 259,533 |
| 1948 | 323,648 |
| 1949 | 350,728 |
| 1950 | 441,281 |
| 1951 | 370.982 |
| 1952 | 290,953 |
| 1953 | 327,546 |
| 1954 | 292,202 |
Chevrolet was the truck-sales leader for all Advance-Design years.
Chevrolet's total accumulated sales from 1912 through 1954,
trucks only, was 5,572,852
The 1984 Light Commercial Trucks Association articles, from which the information in these web pages was taken, did not present any information on the 1955 Advance-Design trucks. Chevrolet called this last year of the Advance-Design models the 1955-1st series of trucks. You might recall that Chevrolet did not refer to 1947 trucks as "1-st" series and "2nd" series. The 1946 trucks that were sold in 1947 were referred to as 1946 trucks (not 1947-1st series), and the Advance-Design trucks introduce in 1947 were referred to as 1947 Advance-Design Trucks (not 1947-2nd series).
Some of the changes in the 1955-1st series Advance-Design trucks were an open drive shaft on the 1/2 ton trucks and a grill that was painted white with black colored inner bars. Several two-tone interior and exterior color combinations, introduced in late 1954, were carried over to 1955-1st trucks. The new chromed, cast-metal, hood-side emblems on all trucks contained the series designation (3100, 3600, 3800, etc.). The 1955-1st series Chevrolet trucks were the last series of Chevrolet trucks to have a 6v negative-ground electrical system.
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I would like to thank Lisa Nardini for transcribing the text from an almost unreadable copy of the LCVA articles.
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