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| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 | Hey guys. My name is Troy and I live in the Dallas area. I recently picked up my 1959 Chevrolet Apache from my dad in El Paso. He's owned the truck since 1992. I plan on creating a build thread soon with all the pics I've taken in the last few weeks. In the mean time I've been trying to decipher this truck. My father said it was originally a military vehicle painted olive drab before being purchased by his boss and painted white (then sold to him in 1992). I've got the vin: 3A59K141165 So built in Kansas City etc. So now on to my question..... figuring out what options my truck had from the factory. Is this plate the only way to figure that information out? Color says SPEC ? Anyone have any clue what that means? Color plate pic here
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-Troy
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 | Here is a pic of the out side: Pic of the truck here Also, little video for laughs we made: Apache Trip Youtube video
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-Troy
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | Perhaps it meant special if it was for the military. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | dvious, welcome to the Stovebolt. Looks like you have yourself a nice project. Let us know how we can help. Another stovebolt saved. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 115 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 115 | Welcome Troy to the best place for info on your truck. My truck started out as a U. S. Forestry Services truck and the data plate on mine was blank. Anyway, good luck with your project
Kenny Martin Talladega, Ala Second place is the first loser - Ricky Bobby 1956 Chevy 1/2 Ton | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 | Thanks for the welcomes. After some more googling I found out it's a special order color.
I would love to take it back to the olive drab color. Most of the white paint chips off now anyways to reveal it.
-Troy
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 | welcome man, great looking truck. personally, i love the paint as is..... -DVZ | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 | welcome man, great looking truck. personally, i love the paint as is..... -DVZ My plan is to keep everything aesthetically as is and only replace everything functional with OE replacement parts. Except for lowering it but I will do it the "right" way. It's currently not running and I am ordering pretty much every brake piece today to replace. After that I will move onto the fuel pump and lines etc.
-Troy
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 | sounds great. and yes, stopping is just as important, wait, make that more important than going.... haha. be safe man -DVZ | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | Troy,
Welcome to the Bolt! We might see ya arond DFW from time to time.
Cliff(Mineral Wells)59 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 695 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 695 | Welcome Troy! You came to the right place, buddy...
What's under the hood? Did I miss it?
Funny, I saw one of those WWII personnel carrier army trucks with the olive drab tarp over the back and even had the white star on the door. They were pulling out of Walmart! Just a couple of good 'ole boys turning heads everywhere they go.
Keep us posted with your progress. Nice truck!
Jerry | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 28 | It has the 235. Someone converted the 3 on the tree to a Hurst on the floor.
-Troy
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