1959 Apaches hard to come by? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

slam59 · 09-28-2014, 03:18 PM

Guy around the corner I know who's younger brother got one and is getting frustrated with engine things that keep coming up. Don't know all the specifics about the truck but is extremely clean and straight with all the original bumpers chrome and trim perfect shape. Hoping he's wanting to get rid of it and will see what he wants for it

79Betty · 09-28-2014, 10:54 PM

Amymore i look at it like if the body frame is good/needs minimal work, and it's a decent price, do it. I love old apache's but it depends what u wana give for it. When it comes to old trucks, drivetrain parts are the easiest parts to replace sometimez.

slam59 · 09-29-2014, 10:40 AM

Hoping to chat with him during the week. Plus it is a step side which I like.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 09-29-2014, 03:47 PM

'59's aren't any harder to come by than any of the other TF years as far as I know. If there is a model that's harder to come by it would be the short Fleetsides, not the step sides.

Unless you plan on doing a spot-on restoration focus on completeness and absence of rust. Those are the expensive and/or time consuming things. More modern drivetrain components are easy and readily available...and most of us plan to change those things out anyway.

Wrenchbender Ret · 09-29-2014, 04:40 PM

We went into a serious recession in 58. There was not as many 59's sold as the earlier ones.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 09-29-2014, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret

We went into a serious recession in 58. There was not as many 59's sold as the earlier ones.

Hmmmm....MAYBE....but if you check out the link, both Chevrolet and Ford sold MORE vehicles in 1959 than in 1958. In Ford's case a half million more vehicles.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._...uction_Figures

Apachemike · 09-30-2014, 10:03 AM

Drivetrains are the easy part. If you find one not rusty with all the goodies it's a great one to grab. I have one and know of 2 in a yard near me but those are rust buckets

Russell Ashley · 09-30-2014, 05:51 PM

According to the production numbers that I found, there were considerably less 58 trucks sold than 59s. There were 278,615 58s and 353,509 59s, so that does make 58s more rare than 59s. These numbers include Panels and Cameos, and all other models combined. No breakdown by series.

09-28-2014, 03:18 PM	#1
slam59 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: So. Calif Posts: 305	1959 Apaches hard to come by? Guy around the corner I know who's younger brother got one and is getting frustrated with engine things that keep coming up. Don't know all the specifics about the truck but is extremely clean and straight with all the original bumpers chrome and trim perfect shape. Hoping he's wanting to get rid of it and will see what he wants for it __________________ 1974 C10 swb 350 1977 3/4 ton Silverado 454 1999 2 door 2wd Tahoe

09-28-2014, 10:54 PM	#2
79Betty Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jasper, IN Posts: 948	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? Amymore i look at it like if the body frame is good/needs minimal work, and it's a decent price, do it. I love old apache's but it depends what u wana give for it. When it comes to old trucks, drivetrain parts are the easiest parts to replace sometimez. __________________ When in doubt, throttle it out! 1974 Chevrolet Custom K20 2005 Ford Ranger Edge 1985 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe C10

09-29-2014, 10:40 AM	#3
slam59 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: So. Calif Posts: 305	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? Hoping to chat with him during the week. Plus it is a step side which I like. __________________ 1974 C10 swb 350 1977 3/4 ton Silverado 454 1999 2 door 2wd Tahoe

09-29-2014, 03:47 PM	#4
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,344	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? '59's aren't any harder to come by than any of the other TF years as far as I know. If there is a model that's harder to come by it would be the short Fleetsides, not the step sides. Unless you plan on doing a spot-on restoration focus on completeness and absence of rust. Those are the expensive and/or time consuming things. More modern drivetrain components are easy and readily available...and most of us plan to change those things out anyway. __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!

09-29-2014, 04:40 PM	#5
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,229	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? We went into a serious recession in 58. There was not as many 59's sold as the earlier ones.

09-30-2014, 10:03 AM	#7
Apachemike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austell, Georgia Posts: 162	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? Drivetrains are the easy part. If you find one not rusty with all the goodies it's a great one to grab. I have one and know of 2 in a yard near me but those are rust buckets

09-30-2014, 05:51 PM	#8
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,648	Re: 1959 Apaches hard to come by? According to the production numbers that I found, there were considerably less 58 trucks sold than 59s. There were 278,615 58s and 353,509 59s, so that does make 58s more rare than 59s. These numbers include Panels and Cameos, and all other models combined. No breakdown by series. Last edited by Russell Ashley; 09-30-2014 at 05:53 PM. Reason: add info.

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