Chevrolet's modern pickup era began in 1937 when management filled in the holes in the model lineups. Prior to 1937 the company produced a Commercial model (1/2-ton) and a Heavy Truck (1 1/2-ton). The gaps were closed with the introduction of 3/4- and one-ton models. Actually these new models came late in the model year in July 1937. Another interesting development was that the trucks again shared the styling traits of automobiles. The 1939-1940 Chevrolet trucks received a restyled and reengineered cab and front sheet metal. These new trucks were by far the best looking trucks in Chevrolet Division's history. The new cab was designed for driver comfort and convenience. A more attractive and functional instrument panel was easier for the driver to use. Controls like choke and throttle were recessed at the lower edge of the panel at its center and the instruments were clustered for easy reading. Seat backs in the cabs were made nearly three-inches lower and the cab provided more headroom. Softer seat springs had about two-inches of "give" to get the additional headroom. Seats were made three-inches wider, which enabled three men to sit abreast. The 1940 cab remained the same but the instrument panel was curved with a rectangular gauge cluster taken from the passenger cars. Sealed beam headlights were also new for 1940 which caused the designers to give the trucks a separate parking light mounted on top of the front fenders. The best styling clue to differentiate a 1939 from a 1940 is to look at the top of the grille. The 1940's grilled had a wider chrome strip at the very top with the Chevrolet name written in script letters.This 1940 Chevrolet pickup has benefitted from an older, tasteful restoration to make the truck what you see today. This truck has been with the same family since new. We recently purcahsed the truck from the original family which were literally in tears when the truck was sold. The paint on the truck is older and not perfect but shows a great shine overall. All fenders are steel and show no bubbling or rot. There has been a new oak bed installed that looks great and shows no damage. Inside, the seat has been reupholstered in a black vinyl that is in good overall condition with only a tear to the driver's side bottom as you can see in the photos. The dash and steering wheel both appear to be original for the truck and in very good, original condition with only some cracking to the steering wheel. There have been turn signals installed on the column as well as a heater under the dash. Under the hood, the inline 6 cylinder runs great and has been nicely painted. The oil bath air cleaner sits on top of the two barrel carb which was rebuilt at the time of restoration. The underside is very clean and is as nice as the top side. The leaf spring rear end is all new as well as the exhaust. There is a spare tire under the bed. The current mileage shows 82,407 and the VIN number is 3KC126806. The car is being sold on a clean Illinois title showing that the truck has been with the same owner since 1991.