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06-06-2005, 02:05 PM
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Memorial Day tow - my new treasure! lots o pics!
my granddad, as long as i can remember, has had this old chevy truck sittin in the back of his yard... he always liked to hide it from view... behind trees or the garages or somethin.... but my grandmother died last year, and he is on a "cleanin frenzy mad-rage".... he finally told my family either come get the truck or he is cuttin it up for scrap iron! (and thats NOT because the price of scrap iron has increased - he could care less!
 )so, after much discussion, the family decided i should get the truck since i have already restored one classic (my 68 chevy stepside)... so - free truck! now - keep in mind, i didnt know the condition of this vehicle, or any history or anything about it... i just remember this rusty old truck sittin in his backyard when i was a kid... well, i had granddad measure the outside perimeter of the old beast.... then josh and i packed up with a trailer, and lots of straight-six parts (cause he said it was a six-cylinder)... and took off for his place over Memorial Day weekend... wow!!! WHAT A GEM!!! lots of really cool things about this truck.... its a 1958 Longbed Stepside.... the rear stepside fenders fell off years ago (he said they were flapping as you drove down the road, and were only attached by the braces underneath).... he replaced them with some homemade versions... he also replaced some sheet metal where the grill rusted off... but he has a lot of the original parts he took off... the original bumpers, original headlight buckets, and he even has the original fuel pump which he switched out recently (lets see - recently means 15 years ago).... when he replaced parts on the truck, he did it right - no bondo, no major cutting - just a little spotwelding here and there....there are lots of crazy options on the truck that are worth money, i believe... (you guys will have to let me know) one is the wrap-around back window... another is the FACTORY RADIO!!!?!? (not even my 68 came with a radio)... i was floored! and he was gonna cut her up!!! i couldnt believe my eyes... it has been well taken care of... cause it took less than 15 minutes to pull it right up on the trailer with a chain and my granddad's other truck (its the red one in the background of the pics below)... the wheels must have been well greased... and only one tire was flat (we found the nail hold in it).... they look like the original tires! oh -and the engine --- its not even been touched.... there are less than 70K miles on the thing... its got the oil bath breather on it, some kind of oil filter where you can "put in a roll of toilet paper" if you wanted (according to my granddad).... and some kind of vent-breathing tube on the side of the engine that acts as what we would call a modern PCV valve these days.... sooooo exciting! i know he is the second owner of the truck - and he bought it from a business in town that used to use it as a work truck - the business swept out cold-air-coal furnaces, i guess.... and he apparently parked the truck because when he hit a curb, he bent a tie-rod, and it was gonna cost more to fix the tie rod that it was worth.... (altho there is some arguement as to whether he bent an axel here as well, so i'll have to investigate further).... they still drove it around the yard and used it as a work truck after that.... the pics below are kinda crappy (it was just my $20 camera from walmart)... but i'm gonna borrow the camera from work and take some more tonight since it is now off the trailer in my driveway....  i guess i'm gonna become a regular reader of the 55-59 chevy truck board (did i get the years right there?) cause i know practically NOTHING about these trucks...  if you have any questiongs, or suggestions, or things i should look for, let me know! thanks! enjoy! ciao!  jewels.
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06-06-2005, 02:06 PM
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more pics..... i kept cutting everything off at the top - stupid cheap camera!
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06-06-2005, 02:08 PM
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more pics more pics....
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06-06-2005, 02:20 PM
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I have a 67 and 58 as well. It's fun trying to start the 58 on a hill while trying to use the clutch/brake/the floor petal starter/and pump the gas to make it run!!! I'm not sure what would have brought about cutting the headlight bezels off the front fenders, but stock fenders are much more appealing
 These trucks also have a BAD tendency to rust above the windshield on the inside (there is now a patch panel for this) There are not NEARLY as many aftermarket parts as for the 67-72 but they are out there. I've found most of the parts for my truck (grill, doors, and rear fenders) at the Carlisle, PA swap meets. They are considered the "ugly sister" to the 55-57 trucks (same truck, just different single headlight fenders/grill/hood) BUT I like my 58 more than the 55-57. Plus, they look awesome if you could find an original fleetside bed (1958 was the first year for an all-steel "fleetside" bed for ANY truck.) Have fun with her. They are sweet trucks. Rock solid and impossible to kill.
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06-06-2005, 02:26 PM
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WOW and I thought Shawnas was rusty
 nice little truck you got there. Be prepared for a lot more expense than you will find in the 67-72's. The fenders are double the price as well as many other parts. So what are the plans for it?
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06-06-2005, 03:04 PM
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looks like you & josh are havin some fun there.
you can't beat a free truck, with family history too. if you find any TN parts you need me to bring to ya just give me a holler. if i find anything around i'll let ya know, tell josh i said hey,eric.
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06-06-2005, 03:07 PM
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I've seen one of those slammed with some nice wheels, solid color paint job, and had the 'hot rod' look to it. It had a fleet side bed though. Good luck!
and is it normal to have christmas trees growing in your yard in KY?
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i did find out that a 235 I6 is a complete different animal then a 250... none of my stuff would work!! i guess everyone was right that i couldnt get it running to drive it onto the trailer
 Don (granddad) and i got along extremely well from the get go-- always makes it easier when the family apporves of the boyfriend the 58 loaded extremely easy, after a couple questions of would it fit or not... the fenders were too wide almost, but with the tires aired up it fit perect with just a little room to spare.. at one time i just stood on the chain and pulled it the rest of the way up. the 90 hauled suprisingly well too for a 1/2 ton with a 305.. it was good to 50 mph, but then it statred getting a lil wobbly. girlracer-- those pics are in indiana i think thats about all i can really say on the subject have to wait for jewels for any more answersand im not doing anything to the truck in those pics!!! honest!!! 
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06-09-2005, 01:47 PM
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ah finally --- more and better pics....
ask all the questions you may want! jewels.
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