yes the leading 8 = '58, the 6480 is the exact model, and it does look like the original 283, although with a skookum alternator upgrade grin

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics