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1959 CHEVROLET (APACHE) 4X4 3600 FACTORY NAPCO LONG BED STEP SIDE
THIS APACHE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED & IS IN SHOW CONDITION. THE BUILD WAS A COMPLETE BODY OFF PROFESSIONAL
RESTORATION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY DISMANTLED. THE BODY & FRAME WERE SANDBLASTED. THE FRAME WAS PAINTED WITH POR
15. THE BODY WAS PROFESSIONLY RESTORED & PAINTED USING ALL OF THE ORIGINAL GM PARTS. THE DRIVE TRAIN & BRAKES WERE
INSPECTED & THE U JOINTS, BRAKE SHOES & BRAKE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. ALL OF THE RUBBER, FELT, WIRE, NUTS & BOLTS
WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. THE BUMPERS & GRILL WERE RECHROMED. ALL NEW GLASS & A COMPLETELY RESTORED INTERIOR. A NEW
RED OAK BED. IT WAS THEN, PAINSTAKING REASSEMBLED & RESTORED INTO SHOW QUALITY. THE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED IN
2015 & HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN TO CAR SHOWS SINCE. IT TAKES TROPHIES AT EVERY SHOW WE ENTER IT IN.
THIS IS ONE OF ABOUT 500 NAPCO'S PRODUCED IN 1959 WITH THE FACTORY 4X4 CONVERSION, HERE IS HOW YOU CAN TELL THE
FACTORY ONE APART FROM A DEALER INSTALLED ONE; FIRST THE TRIM TAG WOULD HAVE HAD A GVW OF 7300 LBS INSTEAD OF THE
6900 LBS, SECOND THE CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS THE TRANSFER CASE IS RIVETED INSTEAD OF BOLTS & THIRD THE NAPCO EMBLEMS
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE TRUCK. THIS TRUCK IS 100% ORIGINAL, EXCEPT FOR THE TIRES, WHEELS, ENGINE & GAS TANK. THE
GAS TANK WAS MOVED OUT OF THE CAB & INSTALLED IN THE BED. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INLINE SIX CYLINDER 235 CI
TRIFT MASTER, IT HAS A STRONG 327 V8 VETTE ENGINE CASTING CODE 3782870 THAT HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH AN HEI AND AN
ALTENATOR. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION, NAPCO TRANSFER CASE & NAPCO DIFFERENCIALS. EVEN THE RADIATOR IS THE
ORIGINAL. THE TRUCK COLOR IS FOREST GREEN – GM PAINT CODE WA387E. THIS TRUCK WAS BORN IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA AND
SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE IN THE PACIFIC NORTH WEST.
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