Robert:
Go for it! Even if it's worse than you thought when you get it home and
start peeling it apart, you could always part it out. Some of the items
you've mentioned could be of value to someone (if not you) Good luck!
Carl Ham
'56 Chevy TF Stepside
Pontiac, IL
>From: "Mike Baggese" <passnb4u@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Mike Baggese" <passnb4u@earthlink.net>
>To: "Robert Kremer" <hrkremer@bellsouth.net>, "ole trucks"
><oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 58 PU
>Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:19:29 -0700
>
>Yes, it's worth 400.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Kremer" <hrkremer@bellsouth.net>
>To: "ole trucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 6:31 PM
>Subject: [oletrucks] 58 PU
>
>
> > A 58 Apache has come to my attention at a friends salvage yard. The body
>is
> > rusty, especially at the bottom of the doors and fenders. Cancer eaten
> > through. The bed is full of carpet and junk and probably very wet. The
> > interior has most of the original stuff except the radio and ash tray.
>The
> > engine turns but I did not start it due to no battery or plug wires and
>the
> > speedo has 28K on it with a 100K zero. The six lug wheels are good but
>the
> > tires are shot. The last registered tag is 1978. The cab is good but
>rusty
>in
> > all the common low places and the gutter rail. No major dents and the
>frame
> > looks solid and straight as best as I can tell. The doors and the hood
>all
> > close solid. I have a spare 327, 4 speed trans, and rear from another
>truck in
> > good shape that could be dropped in. But there will be a lot time spent
>on
>the
> > body prep.
> > The Question is with all the body rust is it worth $400 ?
> > I value most all opinions.
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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