Chevrolet Task Force

Chevrolet Task Force Series
1956 Chevrolet Task Force (3100)
Overview
ManufacturerChevrolet (General Motors)
Also calledTask-Force
Apache
Cameo/Cameo Carrier
Suburban
Viking (medium-duty)
Spartan (heavy-duty)
GMC Blue Chip Series
Production1955–1959
Assembly(main Chevrolet plant)
Flint Truck Assembly, (Flint, Michigan)
(branch assembly)
Baltimore Assembly, (Baltimore, Maryland)
Janesville, Wisconsin, (Janesville Assembly)
Lakewood Assembly, Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, Georgia
Leeds Assembly, Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri
Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio
Oakland, California, (Oakland Assembly) (Chevrolet and GMC)
Pontiac West Assembly (Pontiac, Michigan) (GMC only)
St. Louis Truck Assembly, (St. Louis, Missouri)
North Tarrytown Assembly, North Tarrytown, New York
Van Nuys Assembly (Van Nuys, California)
Oshawa Truck Assembly (original location) (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)
GM Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Body and chassis
ClassPickup truck, commercial truck
Body style2-door truck
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
PlatformGM A platform
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission3-speed manual
4-speed manual
4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase114.0 in (2,896 mm)
123.0 in (3,124 mm)
172.0 in (4,369 mm)
Chronology
PredecessorChevrolet Advance Design
SuccessorC/K Series

The Chevrolet Task Force (or in some cases, Task-Force) is a light-duty (3100-short bed & 3200-long bed) and medium-duty (3600) truck series by Chevrolet introduced in 1955, its first major redesign since 1947. Known as the Blue Chip in the parallel GMC it had more modern design than the preceding Advance Design without sacrificing ruggedness or durability.

First available on March 25, 1955, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years from 1955 (2nd series) until 1957. Model years 1955 & 1956 had the “egg crate grill”. 1955 had the emblems below the lateral line of the front fender, whereas in 1956, the emblem was located above the lateral line and the hood emblem was a bit higher on the hood. In 1957, the grill changed to a more open design and the hood was given “spears” resembling the Bel Air.

In 1958 the series was renamed “Apache”, found on fender emblems, given a second set of headlights, and received other minor changes. The model continued with minor changes through 1959.

In 1960 the truck was redesigned as the C/K Series, but retained the Apache name. In 1962 that line was sold as the C/K Series.


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