1959 Chevrolet Other Pickups

NAPCO Pickup truck

6 - Cyl.

Manual

3G590117867

Clear

Gasoline

59' Chevrolet NAPCO Apache 1-Ton Flatbed for sale. Truck has 44,503 miles on it and runs good. Needs brakes. Former Southern Pacific railroad maintenance truck and 100% original. Has never been restored but great prospect. Minor rust in the typical places for this truck. Located in Oregon with good title. Buyer must arrange pickup and transport.On Jun-08-11 at 19:23:04 PDT, seller added the following information: I’ve added more pictures for one to get a real view of this truck’s cab, front clip and bed condition. My original pictures I posted did not show the negative aspects of the truck and the ones I’m now showing do. I own 18 vintage cars and trucks awaiting restoration and had planned on TIG welding new sheet metal patches to the rusted through areas after grinding them out, which are well displayed in the pictures. This truck is in good enough mechanical shape where it could be a daily driver after fixing the brakes. The last time the truck was registered and driven daily was in 1975. It was purchased directly from Southern Pacific Railroad by Hendrix Enterprises in Lobster Valley Oregon, who I bought it from. I’ve purchased a half dozen vintage trucks from Harold Hendrix who was 95 when I bought this one and he has since passed away. The truck was used by Harold and his older brother for fire suppression in their logging and road building operations in the Oregon Coastal Mountain Range and had a water tank and gasoline powered pump on it which I’ve removed. It has the original 292 series Chevrolet six cylinder with a 4 speed on the floor. I've not checked out the brakes to see what's wrong. It could be rotten hoses, cylinders, or any number of things. Brake parts are readily available for NAPCO (Spicer) axles from a number of online sources and not that expensive. When I bought the truck 5-6 years ago it had been sitting since 1975. After all those years the engine and compartment were still very clean and knowing Harold was well maintained. Prior to driving it home 45 miles from where it was sitting, I took out the gas tank and refinished the interior with an Eastwood #10165Z Gas Tank Sealer Kit. I changed the oil and filter, rebuilt the carburetor and put two types of fuel filters on it. I put in a new battery, points, plugs and condenser. Prior to doing this I'd never tried to turn the engine over, but decided I would make sure I had all the bases covered before I did. When I did turn it over for the 1st time it started immediately after gas reached the carburetor and a little coaxing from some starter fluid. The roads from Harold's place to mine are very windy mountain roads with little traffic and knowing it had no brakes, I drove another manual 4-speed 1956 vintage half-ton truck I own the entire route 1st, intentionally not touching the brakes but using the gears to slow me down to a stop and had no problems. The 1959 1-ton has much lower gears and I made it quite easily. I have not driven it since but do make a ritual on starting the engine periodically. The truck has the very faded Southern Pacific Railroad emblems still on the doors and from the railroad forums I belong to I’m told it has value as a railroad history piece. With no other body work than fixing the cancer spots and adding diamond plate on the bed where the water tank sat, Southern Pacific Railroad enthusiasts would be highly interested in the truck for its historical value. I’ve been asked if I’d be willing to lend it to the Southern Pacific museum for display after dong the work. You will see a picture I’ve attached that I recreated in high resolution to go back on the doors if I was to do a full restoration. I will include this artwork with the truck. I’ve had multiple heart attacks and am selling my entire collection of 50s-60s vintage cars and trucks, as I’m just not up to doing restoration anymore. Have fun bidding and if you have any questions please contact me.