I have been wrestling with this question since i towed my 1959 Apache 3200 out of my great grandpa's backyard earlier this year. This is my first ever truck(auto) build and I am learning everything as I go. My question whether to restore the parts on the truck back to the way they were stock or do I for instance need disc brakes instead of the drum brakes in the front? Do you have to put in different gears in the rear end to drive today's speed limits?
All I want out of this truck is to drive it often around town (not on the highway) and enjoy some great history of the USA. I see all these "performance" parts in the catalogs and wonder if I need these or if they are there to just fit peoples desires of going fast and hot rodding their rides? So my question of since chevy made a couple hundred thousand of these trucks with the original parts shouldn't they still be as good as it was in 1959? As always this forum rules and all input is helpful!
