1959 Chevrolet Apache Pickup

NAPCO, the Northwestern Auto Parts Company of Minneapolis, MN, began selling their 'Powr-Pak' 4x4 Conversions in 1942 to owners of GMC and Chevrolet pickups - and many other brands. By 1956, GM began to offer the NAPCO drive as a regular production option (RPO). 1959, however, would be the final year of this arrangement, as a redesign of the suspension for 1960 meant that GM would market its own system. As a result, the NAPCO equipment was no longer compatible.

This 1959 Chevy 3100 Fleetside Deluxe truck has the NAPCO 4-Wheel-Drive Model 23 transfer case. It has been given a comprehensive and careful restoration. It is finished in Bombay Ivory and Frontier beige paint. There are chrome bumpers, grill, hubcaps, side spears and windshield visor, door handle guards, oil bath filter, lighter, 2-speed wipers and heavy-duty factory radiator speaker. Inside, the interior has the correct woven pattern cloth, AM radio, and heater/ defroster. The dashboard displays the all-wheel drive operating instruments. Power is from a Thriftmaster 6, and there is a four-speed manual transmission. It has all its correct stickers, hoses, clips, clamps, and tags.

This truck won at the 2011 Desert Classic Concours where it was chosen 'Best Non-Passenger' vehicle, and the Palm Springs Cruiser's Association Car Show 'Sponsor's Pick' in 2012.

In 2013, the car was offered for sale at Bonhams Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $66,700 including buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2013