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Vehicle Description
In the late '50s, Chevrolet trucks were unquestionably the
best-looking, most modern haulers you could buy. Today, trucks like
this 1959 Chevrolet Apache Big Window have an undeniable appeal
with lots of chrome, wonderful styling, and a bunch of still-usable
functionality. This one also happens to offer a burly 5.3L V8
Vortec LS motor, gorgeous paint, and a tastefully upgraded interior
to go with it, making for a truck that you can drive anywhere.
Any vehicle from the '50s is not going to be subtle, and the fact
that the handsome hot-red finish works so well on the truck is a
happy coincidence, but to be honest, these trucks would look right
in just about any color. The bodywork is in excellent, top
driver-quality condition, showing not only quality workmanship but
a lifetime of easy living because it just fits together too darn
well to have ever been broken and abused. The fleetside bed offers
practicality as well as a great look with that slabside design and
deep spear at the profile, and the way they're artfully styled to
match the bodywork is more evidence that Chevy knew styling sold
trucks as well as cars. The beautiful finish only shows very minor
signs of being driven, so the overall look is quite appealing and
it sure shines up nicely. Details like the front chrome bumper, the
shiny wide grille, and quad headlights help strengthen the link
between the passenger car line and the trucks, and you'll note a
set of old-school round taillights that look like they came off of
a streetrod hanging at the flanks of the tailgate. And when that
tailgate is dropped, a beautifully finished oak bed is revealed -
lightly stained (as in finish, not blemish) and protected with
color-matched red slats in between the wood.
Using a pair of black leather buckets from a late-model means that
climbing into this vintage truck feels very familiar. It's easy to
get comfortable in the adjustable leather seats and with black
carpeted floors and a neat headliner above, it's rather luxurious
inside. A polished tilt column and leather-wrapped billet steering
wheel add comfort without removing style and the original dashboard
has been filled with a set of modern Dakota Digital analog/digital
gauges in a chromed panel that fits like the original. Although
it's high on comfort and style, the truck is rather light on
options, but we think that's perfectly fine because it attaches the
driver that much closer to the roar of the engine. And thanks to
the use of extensive sound-deadening materials in the cab, that's
about all that you'll be hearing inside anyway, as you feather the
throttle up and down the tachometer. This is one old pickup that
doesn't feel like an old pickup from behind the wheel.
A thumping 5.3L LS V8 Vortec motor delivers four or five times as
much power as the original engine would have, so it's extremely
entertaining on the road. It's fed by an electronic fuel injection
system and Spectra cold air intake for snappy throttle response and
with that oversized radiator and electric fan, this truck doesn't
seem to mind sitting in traffic. The block's been augmented with
706 aluminum heads to pump up the already hefty horsepower and
torque production, so you'd better understand that this sucker
moves! A few polished dress-up pieces make it look tidy under the
hood and the ceramic-coated long-tube headers snake out through the
fender wells to feed a rumbling Flowmaster dual exhaust system that
exits just ahead of the rear tires. Thanks to a more than capable
700R4 4-speed automatic transmission, this truck is fast but easy
to drive and with the suspension set-up with aftermarket shocks and
springs, it has a wonderfully aggressive raked look that doesn't
seem to compromise its ability to carry a load. A full tubular
A-arm front suspension with power steering plus power front disc
brakes mean that it rides and handles like a far younger truck and
the uber-flashy Gitano 20-inch wheels with staggered 245/35/20
front and 245/35/20 rear Nitto performance tires are exactly the
right choice.
As handsome as ever and tastefully modified, this Apache Big Window
will become your favorite way to move your stuff around. Call
today!
