Chevrolet Brasil 3100

The Chevrolet Brasil 3100 was the first General Motors pickup built in Brazil. It was launched in July 1958 and replaced in 1964 by the C-10 and C-60 line. It was made at the São Caetano do Sul plant in São Paulo state with about 54 percent of its weight made in Brazil. Its cab was unique to Brazil, a mix of the 1954 and 1955 Advanced Design pickup cab with the front of the American Task Force series. The name Chevrolet Brasil came from its being the first model produced for the Brazilian market, and the badge carried a map of Brazil. It began with the 3.86 litre Loadmaster 235 six-cylinder engine and, by the end of 1958, got the 4.28 litre Jobmaster 261 inline six built at São José dos Campos. The line grew to include the Alvorada crew cab, the Amazona passenger wagon and the Corisco van, and the nose was restyled with four headlamps in 1962.