1959 Chevrolet Other Pickups

Stepside Cab & Chassis

350 chevy V8

Automatic

3A59K103285

Clear

Gasoline

Stop. This is the truck you have been waiting for. I should know, it took me 3 years to find it, and it has been amazing, but its time to get a new ride, so the ol' girl goes up on the block. If you don't want to get attention, buy a different truck! You are looking at one of the most iconic trucks in my opinion with one of the best looking truck grills ever made and it is as American as it comes. I bought this a couple years ago, made some added safety changes, and have enjoyed it thoroughly. There is seriously no better feeling than coming home after a long day of busting ass and seeing a life size Hot Wheels when you pull up. And thats exactly what it is. First, this truck is a hot rod and its a driver. Its not a trailer queen or perfection found, or a museum piece, its a worker, a hauler a looker, and a growler. The engine is a super nice running and sounding Chevy 350 V8 that runs clean, with no smoke, no critters, no knocks, no gremlins, etc. Its topped with an Edelbrock carb and manifold along with some dress-up chrome, and Hedman headers getting the gas out. It has electric fans on thermostats that kick on at 160 and keep it from 180 to 200 depending on the weather, a chrome water pump, and cute air filter. You start it and oil pressure is around 40-50 psi, and once it warms up it sits at 25 psi at idol. It sounds super throaty coming out of mufflers which I would guess are flow masters but don't quote me, but its got that deep bob-bob-bob-bob-bob idle that is the hot rodders theme song. Behind the the engine is a Turbo TH-400 automatic trans as per my mechanic and it shifts crisp and works great. And out back we have a Chevy 12-bolt 3rd that is quiet and topped w a chrome cover. On suspension, I put Posies 2" lowering & vibration reduction springs all the way around . They were expensive, but honestly they dropped it enough to get it to a perfect daily driver height, and the vibration absorbing technology is amazing and totally changed how it drives & rides. The body on this classic is pretty good with no huge dents or accidents that I know of. It drives straight and brakes straight. The paint is amazing from about 15 feet and it waxes up really nice drawing attention from everyone. There are a handful of spots where the paint is starting to crack in places and you'll see in the photos. I love the way the last guy who did the truck airbrushed in the black in the grill and faded it out to yellow all around it....this with the chrome makes it look really mean... reminding me of another famous grill...Christine! Please know I am very up front and straight forward which is why I added those pics of the paint. This way you can be confident to buy the truck unseen if necessary. I don't like surprises when I buy, and I certainly don't like to give surprises when I sell. Be confident when bidding. The glass on this truck is really pretty nice. I might go so far as to say that the guy who redid the truck before me put in all new glass, but I don't know. The seals are nice as well, which is awesome when you have a Big Window model like this one. The interior is black on black on black. The seat is a black velour type material that is warm and comfy, the dash and doors are painted the same as the exterior and nice and glossy, and the carpet is black as well. The only thing really missing is the "headliner" which in a truck like this is pretty easy to glue in if you want. All the lights work on this truck. You've got headlights, with a foot pedal to click to high beams, you've got the right and left blinkers (sorry they don't turn off when you turn....welcome to the 50's hot rod scene lol), you've got running lights, and the rear brake lights have the classic hot rod blue dot for a purple look at night. Also, if it rains, your windshield wipers work as well. That cost me....I'm not even going to say. And of course the headlights have chrome half covers to give it that sleepy look. All the gauges work in the cluster, including oil pressure, water temp, voltage/charging, gasoline and speed. The tachometer strapped to the steering column does not work, and never has, although I've never investigated it. The stereo work great, and is a removable face plate. Its got a tuner and a CD as well. Speakers in the car are probably 4" or 5" down in the foot wells, but I'll tell ya, when you crank some rock in there, or in my case metal, its loud enough to have lots of fun and get in trouble. The tires are in great condition and the rims are chrome rallies w rally center caps which add to the hot rod feel of this little lady. They are 95% clean with some rust here and there, but you'd never notice trotting by on a horse. I also put on a bit smaller steering wheel so your knees will fit in the truck when you get in and I added a nice chrome Mack Truck air horn that will give heart attacks at will, threw in 3 seat belt lap belts so you and your friends can "ride gardner" 3 across safely. Regarding rust...I can not find any anywhere. This truck is way clean outside, and inside, but more importantly underneath there is no rust. And when I say no rust, I mean no notable rust or frame rot, or fender rot, or stuff like that, that I have seen. The car came out of Arizona via a dealer in Colorado who is very reputable, and who's reputation was put on the line, and was a stand up guy. The bed of the truck was redone not long ago as you can tell with the photos. If I was keeping it I would refinish the wood to give it that perfect classic bed look. The stainless trim between the wood planks are in great condition, and all the bolts are there. I never hauled anything with this, nether did the prior seller it would seem, so there's not any heavy hauling wear on this bed, even though the bed, suspension and 3rd could totally handle it! Also, the gate works perfectly and has brand new chains & rubber holding it in place, and it opens down right onto the rear bumper to let your old dog (er, my old dog) slowly walk up into the truck bed. So...what doesn't work? What does she need? Well, honestly not much. When you fill up the gas tank, you can smell gas vapors in the cab. The blinkers don't turn off when you turn the steering wheel, there are cracks in the paint (but in my opinion thats hot rodding), it could use a new set of plug wires honestly, and I'd probably put in a new distributor as the current one clicks some times, the passenger door interior opening handle needs a new set screw (whats new with these openers), the driver side interior opening handle could use a new return spring (again, whats new), shocking I know but the horn cap keeps coming off when I slam the horn all angry lol, sometimes the side windows need a little massaging to get up like most 50 year old cars, and there is no climate control system in the truck other than the windows! As you can tell I am a rodder, I appreciate the hobby, and want to successfully sell my ol '59 Apache to the next hobbyist/enthusiast. Its a really cool, rare, handsome truck that is almost impossible (trust me) to find in black on black let alone sweet flames all down it. Please feel free to ask any questions you like or request to come check out the truck. Please take a look at my ebay selling history to get to know me and be confident in your bidding. READ THIS >>>>>>> Your bid is your contract, so DO NOT BID if you don't have the money, because I don't have the time. I have ZERO interest in any trades so please don't ask. This is an AUCTION, so unless you want to pay me $20K cash now, don't ask if I want to end the auction or have a sales price, because thats it. Auction winner needs to send $1,000 within 24 hours of the close of the auction or I reserve the right to sell the car to another buyer. Thanks in advance, good luck, and may the force be with you. (end)