1959 factory chevy napco doing what it was built to do. 350 v-8, a/c, power steering & power brakes. these few upgrades make this a comfortable and safer ride off road.
Watching you guys take the old girl wheelin was the most joy I've had for free in a while. If she were mine I'd be doing the exact same thing She looks great .
@@azimiut That would be great. I enjoyed watching you take it easy without beating on her and she still made it just like the engineers designed her to do "you can't stop a good truck"
AC is nice but I woulda left the ol' stovebolt in it myself. Those stovebolts are so damn tough they make the 350 look like it's made of glass. And the 350 is a tough bastard in its own right.
Actually, she looks like one of the 2 in the old Chevy promo film where they climbed Pikes Peak overland. It’s worth watching if you’ve not seen it. I really appreciate that you posted this video. Great truck!
A friend of mine, who spent decades as a 4WD mechanic and worked on some of the old NAPCO conversion 4WDs, watched the 1957 movie of the Chevy "timber-bashing" up Pikes Peak. Based on what he saw on the video, he believed that the Chevrolet (quietly) equipped the pickup(s) in the video with Detroit Locker rear differentials. That would have made the trucks almost unstoppable. He had a NAPCO conversion GMC 4WD pickup--one of the last built before GM began building their own 4WD systems, and it was a beast (and, yes, it had a Detroit Locker rear diff).
I should have treated my Factory '58 3100 Napco as gentle as you ! I was the second owner the truck came with a camper shell that was bought the same day the truck was. The radio and heater worked in the truck at all for hubcaps. I used it for hunting and fishing and just general entertainment!
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Watching you guys take the old girl wheelin was the most joy I've had for free in a while.
If she were mine I'd be doing the exact same thing She looks great .
I need to add some more classic wheeling trucks. Going out Thanksgiving weekend but not taking the old girl out.
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That would be great. I enjoyed watching you take it easy without beating on her and she still made it just like the engineers designed her to do "you can't stop a good truck"
It's my FIL's truck. He loves the old trucks. The Napco has a SBC, his other trucks are all factory.
Great looking unmolested Napco! Thanks for the video and for giving us just the pure sounds without talking or music. Best Napco I have seen.
I have some more classic trucks off roading doing what they are built to do including, pair of M37s and a Nissan patrol.
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That is a handsome truck. Sounds great too
AC is nice but I woulda left the ol' stovebolt in it myself. Those stovebolts are so damn tough they make the 350 look like it's made of glass. And the 350 is a tough bastard in its own right.
Actually, she looks like one of the 2 in the old Chevy promo film where they climbed Pikes Peak overland. It’s worth watching if you’ve not seen it. I really appreciate that you posted this video. Great truck!
My FIL has the Napco, 56 M37, and a CJ3. We want to take them all up to Silverton, CO and hit some high mountains
A friend of mine, who spent decades as a 4WD mechanic and worked on some of the old NAPCO conversion 4WDs, watched the 1957 movie of the Chevy "timber-bashing" up Pikes Peak. Based on what he saw on the video, he believed that the Chevrolet (quietly) equipped the pickup(s) in the video with Detroit Locker rear differentials. That would have made the trucks almost unstoppable. He had a NAPCO conversion GMC 4WD pickup--one of the last built before GM began building their own 4WD systems, and it was a beast (and, yes, it had a Detroit Locker rear diff).
What a sweet old girl!
I should have treated my Factory '58 3100 Napco as gentle as you ! I was the second owner the truck came with a camper shell that was bought the same day the truck was. The radio and heater worked in the truck at all for hubcaps. I used it for hunting and fishing and just general entertainment!
Good looking and running Napco Chevy. Thanks for keeping her alive. Onward!
I have the exact truck too!
Wonderful video. Thank you
Cool ole Chevy.
Sweet Truck
A real truck.
Nice!
Could possibly a new Electric cyber crap keep up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hmm. Did they make them automatic??
Probably, my FIL won't drive auto vehicles lol.
4x4?
Of course. That's why it's a Napco
Nice truck....but how do you live in arizona and still have white chicken legs haha
Not me I'm filming. That's my FIL and almost always wears pants.
Interesting looking truck!! Should of made out of stainless steel.
Truck is way better than that you could do better! Heck I could drive that in my 99 Ranger XLT!