What is the difference between Advance Design and Task Force?
Quick Answer
Advance Design (1947-1955) is the curvy, rounded postwar Chevrolet truck with the five-window cab option. Task Force (1955-1959) is the more modern restyle that brought a wrap-around windshield, the Fleetside bed, and an available small-block V8. Both are classic 3100 half-tons.
The two eras define the early Chevy pickup.
Advance Design (1947-1955)
Rounded, friendly styling, the prized five-window cab, and inline-six power. The look most people picture as a "vintage Chevy truck."
Task Force (1955-1959)
A sharper restyle with a wrap-around windshield, the smooth-sided Fleetside bed, and the first available small-block V8, which makes it the easier truck to actually drive.