55 - 59 Short Fleetside - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BigBlocksRule · 07-16-2009, 09:58 PM

Anybody ever see a '55 - '59 short fleetside? There's a bed for one for sale not far from me in decent shape and I'm going to go look at it, the guy's asking $400 and the pics look like it's in good shape. It has the same body moldings as the long bed but it's definitely a shorty. I have a good step bed, I think it would be cool to have a second bed to swap on a whim.

PDW HOTRODS · 07-16-2009, 10:07 PM

58-59 Short bed fleetsides are common. 55-57 are not. If its 55-57 it is worth a lot mor than $400. Look up Cameo (spelling?) and compare it to the 58-59 befor you go to look at it. Also if it is a short 58-59 with good trim on both sides, buy it. The trim is hard to find.

BigBlocksRule · 07-16-2009, 10:10 PM

From the site I found, there are no true '55 - '57 fleetsides, just the Cameo. The fleetside became an option in '58. I still think an early shortwide would be cool!

dwcsr · 07-17-2009, 12:15 AM

If it has the trim its worth $400 just for that no matter what shape the body is in.
Cameo beds were an option from 55-58. Fleets were 2 years 58-59 and the trim was only available in 59

BigBlocksRule · 07-17-2009, 06:56 AM

The only trim I can see in the pics is the "Fleetside" script on the back. I'll know more when I take a look. Thanks for the info!

57ExtCab · 07-17-2009, 05:03 PM

I'v got a 59 short bed fleetside Im putting be hind a 57 B cause I like it but thats just me. Yea also plan on replacing frt grill to 56 because Ilike it you dont have to be traditional to have a smoking rod. Unless your a "HAMB' urger

but thats just me!! Oh ya I gave $450 for the whole truck ( in order to get Fleetside) The frt drivers fender was smatch from grill back into frt tire. Says He hit a 01 mustang with headlights off driving drunk in wrong deriction on one way road. would like to see what stang folded up into hiting that heavy steel. Going to use extra cab for Crew cab. Got extra '59 pas. fender and hood and will have back of cab with big window if any body wants it.

BigBlocksRule · 07-17-2009, 05:13 PM

Mine is a '56 but I'm going to put my '57 hood on it, gonna leave the '56 grill. Mine will be on a '63 GMC chassis, so there's not going to be much that goes together, I'm gonna build it like I want to.
Thank goodness there's not as many purists here as on the Corvette site I frequent!
Send pics of your shortwide, I'd like to see how it looks before I commit to this bed. My email address is 81vette4speed@suddenlink.net

57ExtCab · 07-18-2009, 01:02 AM

The cabs 55-7 &58-9 are all the same so body lines look good. You can probbaly pick up some pics on here of some 58-59 fleetside. I no I seen some builds on shorting down some long bed flletsides either here or over on the "Bolt" I think these short bed fleetside look good with a decent tire up under it.

THEY JUST SHOUT OUT "SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM "

blackdiesel · 07-18-2009, 07:52 AM

Theres a 57 short wheel base truck with a fleet side bed in town. Dad sold him the BBG cab years ago. The old body man that built it drove it for sevral years, then gave it to his 16 year old grandson, And you guessed it, he wrecked it.

07-16-2009, 09:58 PM	#1
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	55 - 59 Short Fleetside Anybody ever see a '55 - '59 short fleetside? There's a bed for one for sale not far from me in decent shape and I'm going to go look at it, the guy's asking $400 and the pics look like it's in good shape. It has the same body moldings as the long bed but it's definitely a shorty. I have a good step bed, I think it would be cool to have a second bed to swap on a whim.

07-16-2009, 10:07 PM	#2
PDW HOTRODS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sutherlin Oregon Posts: 495	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside 58-59 Short bed fleetsides are common. 55-57 are not. If its 55-57 it is worth a lot mor than $400. Look up Cameo (spelling?) and compare it to the 58-59 befor you go to look at it. Also if it is a short 58-59 with good trim on both sides, buy it. The trim is hard to find.

07-16-2009, 10:10 PM	#3
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside From the site I found, there are no true '55 - '57 fleetsides, just the Cameo. The fleetside became an option in '58. I still think an early shortwide would be cool!

07-17-2009, 12:15 AM	#4
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,134	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside If it has the trim its worth $400 just for that no matter what shape the body is in. Cameo beds were an option from 55-58. Fleets were 2 years 58-59 and the trim was only available in 59 Last edited by dwcsr; 07-17-2009 at 12:17 AM.

07-17-2009, 06:56 AM	#5
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside The only trim I can see in the pics is the "Fleetside" script on the back. I'll know more when I take a look. Thanks for the info!

07-17-2009, 05:03 PM	#6
57ExtCab Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Hill Missouri Posts: 46	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside I'v got a 59 short bed fleetside Im putting be hind a 57 B cause I like it but thats just me. Yea also plan on replacing frt grill to 56 because Ilike it you dont have to be traditional to have a smoking rod. Unless your a "HAMB' urger but thats just me!! Oh ya I gave $450 for the whole truck ( in order to get Fleetside) The frt drivers fender was smatch from grill back into frt tire. Says He hit a 01 mustang with headlights off driving drunk in wrong deriction on one way road. would like to see what stang folded up into hiting that heavy steel. Going to use extra cab for Crew cab. Got extra '59 pas. fender and hood and will have back of cab with big window if any body wants it. __________________ Then again the Wife could be RIGHT "Just cause I Drink alot of Bud that does'nt make me WISER" Last edited by 57ExtCab; 07-17-2009 at 05:17 PM. Reason: da I don't pay attenion to oridginal post

07-17-2009, 05:13 PM	#7
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside Mine is a '56 but I'm going to put my '57 hood on it, gonna leave the '56 grill. Mine will be on a '63 GMC chassis, so there's not going to be much that goes together, I'm gonna build it like I want to. Thank goodness there's not as many purists here as on the Corvette site I frequent! Send pics of your shortwide, I'd like to see how it looks before I commit to this bed. My email address is 81vette4speed@suddenlink.net

07-18-2009, 01:02 AM	#8
57ExtCab Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Hill Missouri Posts: 46	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside The cabs 55-7 &58-9 are all the same so body lines look good. You can probbaly pick up some pics on here of some 58-59 fleetside. I no I seen some builds on shorting down some long bed flletsides either here or over on the "Bolt" I think these short bed fleetside look good with a decent tire up under it. THEY JUST SHOUT OUT "SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM " __________________ Then again the Wife could be RIGHT "Just cause I Drink alot of Bud that does'nt make me WISER"

07-18-2009, 07:52 AM	#9
blackdiesel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, Arkansas Posts: 929	Re: 55 - 59 Short Fleetside Theres a 57 short wheel base truck with a fleet side bed in town. Dad sold him the BBG cab years ago. The old body man that built it drove it for sevral years, then gave it to his 16 year old grandson, And you guessed it, he wrecked it. __________________ '57 Chevy Pickup '56 GMC LCF Cummins '38 Chrysler Royal '57 2wd change http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=speedway



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