Steve VandenBerg's 1960 Chevy Apache Shortbox

27 November 2006
# 1731

From Steve :

         This is my 1960 Apache Shortbox. I found this old truck in a field near my home with another 100 or so old cars and trucks. I always loved the ugly hoods. I couldn’t let this one get away for $150, so I brought it home.

         The gas in the tank still smells like it might run, but the clutch is out. The chassis and frame are in very good shape and I believe it was a utility company truck in a rural South Dakota small town.

         It has some small amounts of rust, but its overall shape is pretty good. I then happened to come into a blasted and painted frame that was rebuilt for a 1960 SWB! That will save me a lot of time. It still has the original spare.

         It might be a driver before you know it.

Thanks,

Steve VandenBerg
"Builder"
Bolter #6449
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

     Steve's got a number of trucks in the Gallery : a 1965 Chevrolet Pickup Truck; a 1959 Chevrolet 3200 Apache Fleetside; a 1971 GMC 2500 LWB; a 1948 3600 LWB 3 Window; a 1951 Chevrolet 3100 LWB 5 Window; a 1952 Chevrolet 3100 SWB 5 Window Utility; a 1957 Chevrolet Suburban; a 1958 GMC 100 LWB Stepside Big Window; a 1958 Chevrolet 3200 Apache Fleetside a 1951 Chevrolet 1.5 T. Flatbed; a second 1959 Chevy Apache Fleetside 3200; a 1960 Chevy Apache Shortbox; and a 1947 Chevy LWB Stepside. As of Stovebolts were not enough, Steve has a saga about bringing his 1969 Corvette back from California; and a piece from Corvette Fever on finding a 1966 Corvette! ~~ Editor