Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1959 Chevrolet Apache 3100 Pickup Truck on 2040-cars

Year:1959 Mileage:99999 Color: Orange /
 Gold
Location:

La Quinta, California, United States

La Quinta, California, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Pickup Truck
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:235 cu in 6 cylinder
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 3A59L117092 Year: 1959
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Other Pickups
Trim: Apache Fleetside Short Bed
Options: Cassette Player
Drive Type: 4 speed on floor
Mileage: 99,999
Exterior Color: Orange
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Gold
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

This 1959 Omaha Orange Apache has been in my family since 1995 is wearing it's original paintwork and it has been partially restored. I'm just not ever going to complete the restoration and decided to let the new owner finish what I started years ago. Here's a brief history of the truck.

HISTORY: It was purchased new in Palm Springs (note the Black CA plates) and owned by a company called Service Appliance & Parts. It was used as a parts chaser truck and not used as a service call vehicle. My son met the company driver that said he drove it for over 10 years.  My best friend and fellow car collector Stan bought it in the late 80's from the original owner. Stan was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and called me about selling his collection of about 15 vehicles. My son needed a truck and he bought it at that time. I bought it from my son Jeff in 2005 and started a much needed restoration.

RESTORATION WORK DONE: When I got I it the truck had a rebuilt 235 6 cylinder engine in it with about 3000 miles on the rebuild. My son had also replaced the original 3 speed on the column and installed a 1965 Chevy truck 4 speed floor mounted transmission. The column shifter had snapped off at the steering column so he changed it. The first thing I did was have all new brakes installed with new wheel cylinders and lines plus a rebuilt master cylinder. Next was a set of new wide whites with beauty rings and chrome hubcaps. The hood brackets and springs were replaced and a new battery box was installed on the firewall.

Then an interior restoration was begun. I found a recently re-done seat in the original fabric on eBay. While the old seat was out I cleaned and painted the floorboards with POR-15 paint. Installed new jute padding and the original styled rubber floor mat. New rubbers on the pedals, starter cover, headliner rubber and both doors have new weather stripping. The cab was a standard cab but it has been upgraded to a Deluxe interior with the seat material installed on the door panels and two Black sun visors and a deluxe rear view mirror. The entire cab interior was re-painted in a Champagne Beige that is very close to the original. Standard cabs were painted Gray. The original Radio was upgraded to a Custom Sound AM/FM with cassette player that fit in the original dash holes( the dash is not cut) and a new speaker was installed in the speaker box above the rear view mirror. New window cranks, door pulls and door latches completed the interior restoration.

On the outside I installed new tail light lenses, installed a better hood emblem as the old one was very pitted. The headlight rims, grill and front bumper were re-painted in the original Beige color. New CHEVROLET lettering was installed and yes, the front CA Black plate was restored but the rear was left in original condition.

RECENT WORK DONE: Here's what has been done in the last 6 months or so. New Battery, new Voltage regulator, brake switch, fuel pump, upper & lower radiator hoses, a tail light wiring harness (my son had over spliced the original harness so I replaced it), and a complete tune-up including a valve adjustment.

SPARE PARTS INCLUDED: New parts are a set of wipers, a speedometer cable, a bolt kit for the bed and interior firewall padding. Used parts include the original floor starter, (it now has a starter button on the steering column bracket), original AM radio, extra distributor and water pump.

BROCHURES & MANUALS INCLUDED: I always collect as much paper as I can when owning a collector car/truck. So I am including an Owners Manual, Chevrolet Truck Parts Manual, 1958 Chevrolet Truck Service Manual plus the 1959 Supplement, two Sales Brochures, 1 small and 1 large and a DuPont Paint chart for the 1959 Chevrolet cars and trucks. Also, the truck was in Hemming's Classic Car 100th Anniversary of Chevrolet edition and a copy of the magazine is included.

WHAT"S NEEDED: This truck needs the bed wood replaced and bed strips, some bodywork and a paint job to complete the restoration.

CLOSING COMMENT: It is currently registered and I just renewed the plates until June 2014. I have a clear CA title in my name and it's ready to drive home with a full tank of gas.

My reserve is reasonable but please don't ask as it's unfair to all the other bidders. If you are local to Southern CA and wish to see and drive the truck you can contact me by email via eBay or call me on my cell at 760-636-3288. I will provide more photos in the next day or so as I wanted to get it listed today as I am judging motorcycles at a Concours tomorrow morning.

Auto Services in California

Your Car Valet ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, Window Tinting
Address: 2445 Santa Monica Blvd, Topanga
Phone: (310) 463-1877

Xpert Auto Repair ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair
Address: 3120 W Magnolia Blvd, Verdugo-City
Phone: (818) 557-0204

Woodcrest Auto Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Towing, Emissions Inspection Stations
Address: 18400 Van Buren Blvd, Redlands
Phone: (951) 398-4190

Witt Lincoln ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 588 Camino Del Rio N, Imperial-Beach
Phone: (877) 651-9755

Winton Autotech Inc. ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services, Auto Oil & Lube
Address: 23990 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward
Phone: (510) 786-6500

Winchester Auto ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Battery Storage
Address: 3261 S White Rd, Alviso
Phone: (408) 270-2800

Auto blog

GM offering factory-backed extended warranty for Chevys, GMCs, Buicks and Cadillacs

Mon, Oct 15 2018

Cars are generally more reliable than ever before. When things do go wrong, every automaker offers some form of factory warranty (in most cases at least three years and 36,000 miles, though many extend even longer), providing peace of mind to new-car buyers that many faults will be fixed at no charge to the customer. Starting today, GM is offering a new optional plan that will extend the factory warranty on all new Chevy, GMC, Buick and Cadillac products. In the past, extended warranties have been offered as dealer add-ons, with all profits from these sales going to the dealership. GM's new program can be viewed as another nail in the the looming dealership-model coffin. According to Automotive News, some dealers aren't happy to see GM cut into their business like this, saying that it helps GM far more than it does dealers. GM says the new program will help keep customers in the GM family. Customers are also more likely to visit a GM service center rather than going to an independent repair shop. Currently, new Chevy and GMC vehicles come with three-year/36,000-mile warranties. Buicks and Cadillacs are covered for 4 years or 50,000 miles. The new program extends Chevy and GMC warranties to five years or 60,000 miles. Buick and Cadillac warranties extend to six years or 70,000 miles. GM, citing IHS Markit, says most owners keep new cars for about 6.8 years, so these warranties will cover most of the length of their ownership. The extended warranty will add between $1,000 and $2,000 to the price of a vehicle, and the additional cost can be rolled into the vehicle's purchase or lease price. Unlike many dealer extensions, the factory program covers the vehicle no matter who owns it. That should help increase the car's resale value if it's sold within the covered timeframe. GM says there's no deductible and no need to file a claim form when getting warranty repairs. Additionally, dealerships can continue to sell their own extended warranties or service contracts. Related Video:

2016 Lamborghini Huracan at the Horse Thief Mile | AutoblogVR

Tue, Sep 13 2016

AutoblogVR returns to the Horse Thief Mile in the Mojave Desert to put the Lamborghini Huracan to the test. It's everything we want a modern supercar to be: Powerful, striking in appearance, and a riot to drive. But does it live up to Lamborghini's unique performance heritage? Senior Editor Greg Migliore reviews the Huracan on Horse Thief's unyielding curves and elevation changes to find out. Meanwhile, Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Mike Austin reviews a different kind of performance car – the Chevy SS at the IndyCar circuit on Detroit's Belle Isle. He's ably assisted by ace driver Simon Pagenaud. You must watch his hot lap! The SS is old-school V8 American muscle wrapped in Australian design and engineering. This AutoblogVR segment also launches on the app Sept. 13, and the teaser follows the Huracan preview above. Each week, new episodes will launch on the AutoblogVR App. We'll preview them here on Autoblog, but for the full immersive experience, head over to the app, which you can download for free from the App store and Google Play. Be sure to try it with a cardboard viewer, too!

GM and Ford quarterly sales continue to slump in China

Fri, Jul 5 2019

BEIJING — General Motors and Ford announced their quarterly sales in China fell, albeit at a slower pace sequentially, as the U.S. automakers were hit by a slowing economy amid the Sino-U.S. trade war. GM's vehicle sales in China for the quarter ended June 30 dropped 12.2%, while Ford's sales slumped by 21.7%. While GM also suffered from heightened competition in its key mid-priced SUV segment, Ford was hurt by the limited new models for customers to choose from. For the first quarter of this year, Ford's sales in China tumbled 35.8 percent while GM's skid 17.5 percent. Still, the numbers from GM, the second biggest international automaker in China by sales, and Ford portend more uncertainty for the industry which is trying to rebound from a downward spiral that led to its first annual sales decline last year in more than two decades. GM delivered 1.57 million vehicles in China in the January-June period this year, while Ford delivered 290,321 vehicles. China's factory activity shrank more than expected in June, highlighting the need for more economic stimulus amid higher U.S. tariffs and weaker domestic demand. Annual car sales in China fell last year for the first time since the 1990s, and they are expected to fall this year too. Sales tumbled 16.4% in May from the same month a year prior, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said. That marked the 11th consecutive month of decline and followed falls of 14.6% in April and 5.2% in March. U.S. car companies' share of total China passenger vehicles sales fell to 9.6% in the first five months of this year from 10.9% in the year-ago period, according to CAAM. Over the same period, German car makers' share has risen to 23.3% from 20.9% and Japanese auto makers' to 21.3% from 17.3%. CAAM is set to announce June sales next week, which industry analysts forecast will be negative.   New models In China, GM has a joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp, in which the Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac are made. It also has another venture, with SAIC and GuangxiAutomobile Group, in which they make no-frills minivans and have started to make higher-end cars. Sales of GM's affordable brand Baojun dropped 31.8% for the latest quarter. But luxury brand Cadillac's sales jumped 36.6%. GM sold 3.64 million units in China last year, down from 4.04 units in 2017. Ford makes cars in China through its joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Jiangling Motors Corp (JMC).