Vehicle Description
1959 Chevrolet Apache Half-ton Restomod Stepside Pickup Truck 4x4
Nut and bolt restoration with only 7,xxx miles since built572 CID
crate V-8 engine making 620 horsepower with Edelbrock four-barrel
carburetors and Weiand intake manifold Automatic transmission
Vintage air-conditioning, power steering and power seats Oaken
cargo bed floor Auto Meter gauges 115-inch wheelbase Built and
loved by the same owner since 1997! Chevrolet renamed its
light-duty truck line in 1958, calling its half-tons Apaches. In
1960, the entire light truck line was redesigned. Made in General
Motors? Tarrytown, New York factory. (VIN code T) The same owner
has had this same truck since 1997. 25 years, he ahs since passed.
The build is new and fresh! Dressed in black, the truck?s paint and
trim are in overall excellent condition. The truck?s stepside
bodywork is straight and solid, there is an oaken cargo bed floor
out back that is nearly immaculate, the engine bay is very tidy and
the chrome bumpers fit tightly to the body. This truck rolls on
Yokohama Avid Ascend radials in front, size 215/55R18 and 20-inch
Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R tires in back. Under the hood is a
572 CID crate V-8 engine making 620 horsepower with Edelbrock
four-barrel carburetors, a Weiand intake manifold and a Moroso
aluminum radiator. It?s backed by an automatic transmission. Driver
convenience features include vintage air-conditioning, power
steering and power seats. The dashboard has a full array of
AutoMeter gauges. A three-spoke, aftermarket steering wheel faces
the driver and a floor-mounted shift lever is topped with a skull
for a bit of whimsy. A Retro Sound AM/FM stereo with a cassette
deck completes the interior. The Task Force pickups were introduced
by Chevrolet in 1955 as the successor to its Advanced Design
pickups. The Task Force trucks got power steering and brakes, a
12-volt electrical system, tubeless tires as well as an overdrive
for the half-ton variety. The Task Force trucks debuted another
first ? a wraparound windshield earlier seen on the 1954 Buick
LeSabre Concept car showcased at GM?s Motorama. The truck also bore
hooded headlights put into visored fenders, concealed running
board, and that trademark egg-crate grille. The one-piece emblem
was mounted below the horizontal line of the fender. As with the
rest of American vehicles in 1958, the trucks bore four headlights
instead of the earlier two, and the grille was shorted but wider,
running the entire width of the front fascia. Mid-year, Chevy also
introduced the Fleetside pickup box, the first wide-bodied cab from
Chevy. Parking lights were on the grille itself, and this was the
first year the truck came with factory-equipped air conditioning,
but the biggest change came in the nomenclature itself. From 1959
onwards, the light-duty Chevy Task Force trucks were called Apache.
Similarly, the mid-duty became the Vikings and the heavy-duty was
dubbed the Spartans. Clearly, Chevrolet was on some sort of war
footing, pillaging the title of best-selling trucks from the
competition. In 1960, the Task Force was replaced by the C/K
trucks, the first generations of which lasted ?til 1966. The 1960
Chevy light trucks had straight body lines with an egg crate grille
and small overhangs over the windshield and rear window. Chrome was
used very sparingly. The trucks overall height was reduced by seven
inches which allowed it to have a lower center of gravity. Trucks
were redesigned to be larger and lower, giving them a squarer
appearance and better cornering. VIN: 0K144T114698 This truck is
currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current
mileage on the odometer shows 740 miles. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND
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