Up for grabs here on eBay is a genuine slice of American truck history, a 1959 Chevrolet Apache. With 83,861 miles on the clock and a weathered patina finish that tells its own story, this Apache is being sold by a private seller as a project with serious potential. While it doesn’t come with a title, the seller is offering a bill of sale, making this a good candidate for someone comfortable navigating classic truck registrations.
The 1959 model year marked the second and final year of the Apache’s most iconic front-end design, known for its quad headlights, broad grille, and tall fenders. These trucks were part of Chevy’s Task Force Series and were built tough, with clean styling and a focus on utility. This example retains its original, uncut bodywork and wears its age with pride. The patina is authentic, not a spray-can job or faux finish, and for many collectors, that kind of originality is hard to beat.
Inside, you’ll find a brown bench seat and standard three-on-the-tree manual transmission. This truck is as bare-bones and honest as they come. The seller says it appears to have all original parts, which is an increasingly rare claim in a world of heavily modified classics. Whether you’re looking to keep it as a shop truck, turn it into a showstopper, or preserve it as a survivor, this Apache offers a solid canvas.
The vehicle is categorized as a standard cab pickup with seating for three, two doors, and rear-wheel drive. Powered by a gasoline engine, it likely still has the original inline-six under the hood, though the seller doesn’t specify. While a few important details are missing, such as running condition or rust levels, what you’re really buying here is potential and history.
If you’re willing to take on a classic without a title and restore or register it in your state, this could be a budget-friendly entry into vintage Chevy truck ownership. Projects like this are often where the best stories begin.
Would you keep the patina and get it roadworthy, or go full resto-mod with this ’59 Apache?
Numbers on the windshield lead me to believe this guy bought it at auction, now realizes he’s in over his head and wants to unload it. That being said if bought right it’d make a nice project.
Located in Saint Clair, Missouri with a buy-it-now price of $5,000.
Patina? Not exactly a selling point. Will need a full paint job. If no rust and you like the look, good for you, but don’t be fooled into paying more for the truck. A fools error.
That wooden ladder probably bumped that price up by 10%.
No way this truck has only 83,xxx miles so why even mention it. As far as running condition – if it did run it would get unlimited mileage with that missing carburetor! I don’t like the flowery eBay description – I strongly suspect that the seller availed himself of the A.I. option when posting it. Too bad – sellers who sound too much like the corner used car lot salesman don’t have much credibility with me.
Is the ladder included?
This truck has been given up on. Georgia plates, now living in MO. If the front fender is rusted through then you don’t have to guess about the lower rear cab corners. Looks like a light duty 3/4 ton truck with 6 lug wheels. (3 on the tree instead of 4 on the floor.) When seeing no carb. on an intake manifold (no air cleaner on a carb for the matter) It greatly concerns me as to what has traversed into the area and how many valves were open at the time. The good news is that 235 6 cylinder is an easy rebuild with tons of aftermarket goodies to boot. The service body is just an old service body with its tailgate missing. (Most likely a Reading brand) It is a “tall boy” service body. So it makes a nice billboard if used as advertising. The only way to tell if this is a “good” prospective project is an in person inspection. I like this model, just truck is most likely a money pit.
Learned to drive a stick on my grandfather’s ’58 Apache … was turquoise in color … for fun, we’d drive across the cornrows …