actually the reason Cameo production was low is because sales were, not many folks wanted to pay a premium price for the same little step box [without steps] just cuz it was "stylish" ... the 58 Cameo was the "filler" until the fleetside design was worked out and tooled up so GM could properly compete with the Ford Styleside [wide bed], which came out in '57 - folks bought trucks to do a job and a bigger bed sold much better than a pretty one .... in other words, the Cameo was the author of it's own demise
and while I prefer ALL of the TF years, the fleetside is the reason I prefer the 58s and 59s, trucks were made for workin much more than lookin at
Bill
