1959 Chevy Apache 3200 Stepside
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Owned by Jerry Wilson Join the talk about this truck |
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From Jerry :
I'd been daydreaming about owning my birthyear (1959) Apache Chevy Stepside truck for years. I've always liked the twin lights and masculine looking cab and hood. For me, it had to be a Stepside with the spare tire mounted on the bed / fender ... brings back some fond childhood memories.
I would look on eBay, watch the classifieds, etc. Even when I saw a good candidate, I'd just shake my head and pass it by because simply, I wasn't ready for it. That is, until this eBay auction popped up and the truck was within a 50 mile trek. I simply said to myself, "Ok, it's now or never." I watched the auction end with "reserve not met" and contacted the seller to see if he was planning to relist. His answer was "No" so I asked him what he had to have for the truck. He came back with $850.
I made the trip to look it over and saw that on average, it had about as much years of wear as I had on ME. I can appreciate that I reckon.
I especially liked the factory brush guard on the front and the square pattern heavy duty factory rear bumper. Both options rare.
The truck's story was this: the original owner of this farm truck pulled the original 6 cylinder engine and transmission with plans to put in another 1958 donor engine (I've not broken down the engines to determine condition). Sadly, the gentleman passed away before this was ever performed and the two engines sat on the ground for 20 years. The wife eventually sold the incomplete project to my eBay seller, who then resold it (to me) without transfer of title.
Before striking the deal, I talked it over with my "better half" and she encouraged me to GO FOR IT!
I called the seller again and made arrangements to bring a lowboy to pull my new toy home. When I arrived to get the truck, he and his boys had already loaded the engines into the bed of the truck for me. The truck just barely fit between the trailer rails but it was meant to be. Lastly, we mounted the hood and off I went.
I love that all-metal sound when you close the doors! It's a good, solid truck. And this is where I stop with my story until I make progress with my project. I put all of my truck project status on a Facebook album. I've been adding progression photos almost daily as my family and friends follow my progress.
Many thanks to Jim Karras and Stovebolt for the wealth of information and encouragement. I enjoy the exciting stories.
Jerry Wilson
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