Well as of yesterday I'm the proud new owner of a 1958 Chevrolet Apache 38. It's got the expected rust outs here and there, but all in all pretty good, and it looks like everything is there... just covered with oil, muck, and dust.
It's a six cylinder, I expect the 235. Gas tank actually smells like gas and oil in engine looks fairly good. They said they had it running a year ago, and I believe it. Much nicer than other "projects" I've resurected.
I think it's the 4 speed. Shifter is on the floor. It has the parking brake on the outlet of the transmission (Yaah!).
I suspect that the rear axle (Eaton) has the 5.14 gear. I'll be looking for a 4.11 (with a Detroit Locker!) pumpkin to switch in.
Biggest suprise... it's got 19.5" rims on 8 x 6.5 bolt pattern! Five of the old 8" x 19.5" tires hold air. I'll try to fix the leaking one so I can at least move it around the drive / shop under power.
Brakes are shot. From what I can tell vaccum assist. That's task #1.
It's got a 9 ft grain bed (Knapheide) with twin hydraulic lift, 3 foot sides, and all the metal appears in fair shape. The bed wood is shot (I expected that) but that shouldn't be a problem to replace. The PTO comes off the tranny and goes back to a pump that is sitting next to the hydraulic tank.
I'll get some pictures posted as soon as I can. Please feel free to ask me any questions about year / model variations cause I'm sure gonna be asking you questions.
