I had to chuckle when I read your opening post. Like you, i procured a 1958 (my birth year). Picked it up my birthday week and trailered it home from NM to IL. Wife was pretty mad until she asked what I planned to do with it. She couldn’t stay too mad at my answer, “Hive it to you.”
K

1958 Chevy Apache - "Stella"
"Start to finish w/upgrades"
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