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1963 Chevrolet Silver Book
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That`s just toooo cooool.:cool:
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It ain't a chevy or a quad headlight but you have to admit that its kinda cool. To top it off i have driven it and its burley.
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1958 napco suburban
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heres a buddy's truck that he used napco axles on. pretty sick rig.
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Here's my 57 3/4 ton NAPCO, we had it for about 6 years. sold it a few months back.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7...D720/ry%3D480/ you can see it in action here... |
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That`s a beautiful Chevy.i`m sorry to hear you sold it.Did you have that on the Napco website?I think I`ve seen it there,unless there`s one about identical.
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Yes, same truck. It went to a NAPCO collector. My whole family got to enjoy it for years, it was a pleasure to own.....a very rare NAPCO truck
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Just came across a 58 chevy one ton napco truck thisevening . Gonna go look at it in the barn this week , hopefully tomorow.
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Sounds good.I hope it works out.
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Another rare brochure...
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Cab over...and a 65' K30
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Thanks Bruce,now I`m really sick over these things.
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One of those cabover 4x4s would be a rare conversation piece.
Two questions: did the napcos ever come with a v8? if yes what year did they start? And secondly: Where are the rivets that tell if its a line built or factory built truck? (my 1957 in question) NOT MY TRUCk NOT MY TRUCk. just found it on youtube and it looked cool. |
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I am far from expert on Napco's but my understanding is that the support plates on the crossmember were the transfer case was/is mounted would have been riveted to the crossmember. The transfer case shifter bracket would have been riveted to the frame as well. The rivets would indicate it was a factory build verses an "upfit" done at the dealer. V-8's were avalible on the upfits as the buyer would order the motor and trans he wanted in a 2wd truck and then they dealer would install the Napco gear once the truck came in. I think the GMC's were first "factory" builds with Chevy building them at the factory the following year. V-8's were an option from the factory. The guy I am working with to assist me with my build is Omar Lugo at lugoparts.com He just hooked me up with the correct transfer case linkage so I can mount up my shifter bracket. |
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A fully restored stock NAPCO blows away any hacked up modified truck with cheesy imitation imported parts made in China....
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They were conversions.But,in`57 GM started offering them as factory trucks as well.I forget what year GM started making non-Napco 4wds.(Dana front axles).I had a`71 C/30 SRW Napco 4wd.
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OK, but the cabs were not K coded on the vin I guess. 1960 was the first Dana 44 closed knuckle drum brake front end on a factory 4x4 (1/2 and 3/4 ton). Napco built the one ton and above trucks from 1960 until I don't know when. Late 70's maybe?
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Check posts 4 & 5 in this thred for more information and links to even more information. I am not sure about the vin's or the K codes. There was something about the gvw on factory Napco's being higher than "upfitted" trucks??? Not sure on the gvw numbers. Mine was just a plain ol 1/2 ton, long bed 56, 2wd. I found a complete set of Napco running gear and thought it would be cool to have an ol skool 4wd, something different than slapping late model axles under her. |
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Yes,the Napcos were C-series converted.I`m not sure if GM started calling the factory Napcos Ks or not.
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Hmmm...not exactly what I`d want a nice restored Napco for.All I could think watching that first one on that lot was,"Nice way to wreck a sweet truck".
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Here is a new truck that I found yesterday. It is a 1956 gmc 150. It is a factory napco conversion, the first year you could get an assembly line 4wd from GM. It is a deluxe cab with chrome bumpers and hubcaps. I think it would have been an expensive truck when it was new. It even has 19.5 rims, the only ones I have ever seen. What do you all think?
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