Apache Pickup Low Miles Very Original Western Truck Nice Patina Go Anywhere on 2040-cars

Year:1961 Mileage:68315

Location:

Rutland, Massachusetts, United States

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1961 Chevy Apache Pickup from a very dry area of Idaho. Nampa, Idaho gets about 8 inches of rain per year. This truck spent most of its life on 2 farms in the area before I brought it to Massachusetts. It was a special order truck getting the 235 economizer engine, 4 speed manual transmission and limited slip differential. It did not get a radio and never has had one with the radio delete plate still in place.

The Chevy has never been wrecked front or back where it has very straight lines a near perfect grill and the bed is very straight. There have been some dents in the sides which were repaired along with the front fender bottoms. There are some dings but no dangs. The frame only has surface rust and the floors are also nice originals. The carpet is new along with the floor mats to keep it looking nice. NOS sill plates too.

Mechanically the truck runs great, it is tight and quiet. It has a fresh and full tune up including points, plugs, condenser, wires, cap and rotor. The valves were adjusted by the "boss", my 80 year old mechanic friend that worked on these when they were new. He also changed the belts, hoses, coolant, oil, filter, oil filter hoses, dimmer switch, replaced the brushes in the alternator, gas tank float, gas sending unit, gas tank filler hose, rebuilt carburetor, changed the rear end gear oil and installed new front wheel bearings. There are a couple of oil drips that we did not get to. Warren had a good time with this one.

The paint is about 1 year old with a polished patina look done in the original dark blue with red showing through. The top is done in flat white along with the grill and rear bumper. There is also a hint of lighter blue under the dark blue. I give the paint a 7 something. It was never meant to be a perfect trailer queen. It is a vehicle to drive and enjoy that attracts a lot of attention.The door seals are new which have not seated yet, the doors will close but hard until they flatten out some. The paint inside is still original with some wear but not much for the age.

The engine compartment is nicely detailed down to the oil pan including the engine, bottom of the hood, inner fenders, air cleaner, horn, voltage regulator, crankcase tube, generator, intake manifold, master cylinder and heater core box, . The valve cover is the original blue paint. The oil pan and frame can be your project if you want to keep going

The bed wood is fresh along with new bolts and stainless strips. It is local red oak from the back yard of my friend Dave. He said I could have it but he didn't tell me we had to plane it, join it and daido cut the edges. The wood has 3 coats of marine varnish to make sure it lasts another 50 years.

All windows work as they should. The windshield has 1 rock chip.

All electricals work as they should including headlights, horn, turn signals, brake lights, and gauges.

The tires are new Goodyear Wranglers 225-70-15 with new Wheel Vintique Smoothie wheels and caps. The brakes are also recent. The emergency brake works too.

The truck drives very well. It is smooth and tight going down the road. Not a bunch of rattles but this is a basic vehicle when trucks were made to haul not drive like cars to the Ritz. I have had it on the highway but keep it under 60 MPH do to the farmer gearing.

It is a special order truck with the build sheet still behind the seat. Not too many of these got a limited slip differential or the economizer engine. The tire and jack tools are under the seat with the original spring type hold downs, but the jack is missing.

The heater core is by-passed. It has a new heater core but the control valve leaks which should be sealed or eliminated.

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Autoblog Podcast #327

Tue, 02 Apr 2013

New York Auto Show, Jim Farley interview, 2014 Chevrolet Silverado fuel economy, Ford fuel economy app challenge
Episode #327 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Jeff Ross talk about this year's New York Auto Show, Chevrolet's latest assault in the pickup truck fuel economy battle, and Ford's reward for developing a better fuel economy app. Dan also has an interview with Ford's Jim Farley about the future of Lincoln. We wrap with your questions and emails, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. Keep reading for our Q&A module for you to scroll through and follow along, too. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #327:

Foreign automakers pay from $38 to $65 per hour to non-union workers

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As leaders for the United Auto Workers gather in Detroit for their Special Convention on Collective Bargaining to work out the negotiating stance for this year's new labor agreements with the Detroit 3 automakers, what they most want to do is figure out how to eliminate the two-tier wage scale. However, the lower Tier 2 wage has allowed the domestic automakers to reduce their labor costs, hire more workers, and compete better with their import competition. As it stands, per-hour labor rates including benefits are $58 at General Motors, $57 at Ford, and $48 at Fiat-Chrysler – a reflection of FCA's much greater number of Tier 2 workers. The Center for Automotive Research released a study of labor rates (including benefits) that put numbers to what the imports pay: Mercedes-Benz pays the most, at an average of $65 per hour, Volkswagen pays the least, at $38 per hour, and BMW is just a hair above that at $39 per hour. Among the Detroit competitors, Honda workers earn an average of $49 per hour, at Toyota it's $48 per hour, Nissan is $42 per hour, and Hyundai-Kia pays $41 per hour. The lower import wages are aided by their greater use of temporary workers compared to the domestics. Automotive News says the ten-dollar gap between those foreign camakers and the domestics turns out to about an extra $250 per car in labor, which adds up quickly when you're pumping out many millions of cars. That $250-per-car number is one that, come negotiating time, the Detroit 3 will want to reduce, as the UAW is trying to raise both Tier 1 and Tier 2 wages. Another wrinkle is that the domestic carmakers are considering the wide adoption of a third wage level lower than Tier 2. Some workers who do minor tasks like assembling parts trays kits and battery packs already make less than Tier 2, but the UAW will be quite wary about cementing yet another wage scale at the bottom of the system while it's trying to fight a bigger battle at the top. News Source: Automotive News - sub. req., BloombergImage Credit: AP Photo/Erik Schelzig Earnings/Financials UAW/Unions BMW Chevrolet Fiat Ford GM Honda Hyundai Kia Mercedes-Benz Nissan Toyota Volkswagen labor wages collective bargaining labor costs

2014 Chevy Silverado priced from *$24,585, V8 gets better economy than Ford EcoBoost V6

Mon, 01 Apr 2013

Chevrolet has thrown down the next hand in the pickup truck poker wars and revealed at least a couple of potential aces - depending on which numbers matter most to you. The 2014 2014 Silverado 1500 with its 5.3-liter EcoTec3 V8 gets 335 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque, is mated to a six-speed automatic, can tow 11,500 pounds with the optional Max Trailer Package and costs the same as the outgoing Silverado, $24,585 (*including $995 destination fee). Chevy says the Silverado also stands atop the fuel economy charts when comparing any competitor with a V8 engine - and some competitors with V6 engines. The two-wheel drive model returns 16 miles per gallon city, 23 mpg highway, 19 mpg combined in two-wheel drive guise and 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined as a four-wheel drive.
For context around those numbers, the most fuel efficient V8-powered 2013 Ford F-150 pickups lose about two mpg in every metric compared to the Silverado, the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost returning 16 city, 18 highway and 22 combined in two-wheel drive. However, that EcoBoost does have 365 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. You can get a Ram 1500 with a 3.6-liter V6 that gets 25 mpg highway, but it has 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque. The 2013 Ram with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 and its 395 hp and 407 lb-ft drops one mpg in every category to the Silverado. Its tow rating is 200 pounds beyond its nearest competitor, the F-150 with the Max Trailer Tow Package.
Elsewhere, the new Silverado gets a quieter cab with a redesigned interior, a new bed with improved load-management possibilities, disc brakes all around, tweaked steering and suspension, along with free standard scheduled maintenance for two years or 24,000 miles.