1957 Chevrolet Chevy Apache Pickup Truck w/'58 Fleetside Box and automatic doors

Description

Update 10JAN2018: I have fixed the automatic door handles, it was as simple as a wire had come loose. So the remotes/alarm that automatically pops the doors OPEN (not just unlocked... open!) is working again!!! :) Super cool! My dad and I have also got it buffed/waxed up and it's looking pretty dang shiny. I'm still working on getting some more pictures, but it's been pretty nasty and rainy this week in Portland... so I'll try to do that if we get a sunny day soon! Either way I'm continuing to list this to see if there is interest. Please contact me if you have questions.-------------------------------------I'm selling my '57 Chevy Pickup. This was my first truck that I bought and built with my dad over 20 years ago. We completely rebuild this truck from the ground up as my first car when I was in high school. Sadly, it's time for it to move on. :( I have a complete picture album of the build from start to finish if you're ever curious to see more of it.
It's a '57 Chevy Apache, with a '58 Fleetside Box.I didn't put the box on it... it came this way when I bought it (1996).Quite a unique truck, one that everyone looks at when I take it out and about... and one that really confuses people who "know" old cars. :)
The truck has been garaged for the last 15 years, and rarely driven, although it runs and drives quite well. A few years ago we replaced the inline 6 with a small block 400 V8. That engine probably has less than 5000 miles on it. We also had the radiator re-cored in Sept 2017.
I'm just throwing this listing together to see what kind of interest I get, I honestly don't know what this truck is worth. I guess it's worth whatever someone will buy it for. :) I don't have great pictures of the interior, so I'll get it cleaned up more and try to get more pictures... it's all dusty in the garage right now. :)
I've included a couple pictures of when we first built this truck... again, in 1996. They are the "pictures of pictures", the last few pictures of the listing.
The body work is fantastic, the paint is literally like a mirror. Look at the reflections of the clouds and things in the first couple pictures, even in the shitty ebay quality pictures... they look awesome. :) My dad and I did all the body work, and paint. We also replaced a lot of the rusty sections completely... so it doesn't have most of the typical "rust spots" of these old trucks.
The paint is awesome, and FLAT... but it's also 20 years old. It's got a some chips and scratches here and there... but as you can see from 10 feet... it looks awesome. All the pictures are current condition.
It has a small block 400 V8 engine, it isn't all "pimped out"... it's just a good engine that is built to run and be driven and it does that well. You can pimp it out if you choose to. ;) It runs fantastic, and starts immediately. Unless it's been sitting for about a week, then all the gas evaporates out of the carburetor and you have to crank it for 10 seconds. :) But if fires right up and runs awesome. It has the original truck 4 speed with granny gear... and since switching to the V-8 I usually start from a stop in 3rd gear (2nd if I'm on a hill). It cruises at 65 no problem, but much faster than that and it gets pretty noisy and feels like it's just not geared for it. The current picture of the engine is just super dusty... it's been sitting in the garage for months while we've been building cabinets... so it doesn't look very good obviously. I'll try to get it washed and take a picture in the sun sometime this week... but it's December in Portland... so you know... sun??? Either way, it cleans up way better than shown. :) (But I'm just putting this listing out to get some feelers out... I won't have time to do a real cleanup until after Christmas!)
It looks like it's lowered a bit, but it really isn't... it's mostly stock, I just have smaller tires on it so it looks slightly lower than normal.
It also has shaved door handles, with remote entry. These work sweet, and actually pop the doors OPEN... they don't just unlock the door. They open the door. Actually, the doors don't actually "lock"... they just close and have no door handle, so you really can't open them at all. I mean you could smash the window and use the inside handle... but you could do that with a door that "locks" as well. There is an ALARM installed on the truck, and the doors open with a couple of "accessory" options on the alarm remote (standard 3 button remote). Don't fry your brain... trust me, it works... and is quite simple and cool. 1 remote for the alarm/doors and everything. Super neato.
The bed of the truck just has weather treated plywood in it right now. We used to have a really nice oak floor (like hardwood floor) bed in it, but it was interior wood and didn't really last over the years. But that could be done again pretty easy. It's got the weather treated base plywood now, and works just fine for hauling my motorcycle.
There is no rear bumper, which we did intentionally when we build the truck... we welded in a custom roll pan for the back so it's pretty sharp looking. We also took off the stupid tailgate chains that just swing and scratch all the paint up on the original trucks. We put in some custom cables that fold up inside when the tailgate is shut. It's cool.
When we originally built this truck, we replaced the corners of the cab completely (see pics) and did away with all the spots these trucks normally "rust out". It's been garaged for over 15 years now, and is pretty clean in the rust department.
The interior has black carpet, and Teal/Pink bucket seats which match the paint. The seats are mounted on a custom console box we built, with 4 speakers and an amp for the stereo mounted in them as well. There is a stereo in it, which was cool 20 years ago with detachable face and plays MP3s... but it's old and occasionally possessed by demons. It works just fine for the most part though. It makes music and sounds good and loud if that's your thing.
The steering wheel is a grant custom wheel, and it's small... with no power steering. So muscle up!
If you have questions about this truck or want to come take a look at it feel free to shoot me a text message: 503.888.3008 Please don't ask or show up thinking you can buy this truck for $9000. You're wasting both of our time. I won't even respond.
This truck is not perfect, it needs a more recent love than I've been able to give it. But it's in really good shape for a quick easy fix a few things project to be a really awesome truck. It's already nicer than most of the '57 Chevy trucks I've seen listed on ebay, craigslist, and auto trader... and I'm not asking $30k plus for it. I honestly expect it will sell quickly... it's a great truck. :)
$500 deposit required within first 24 hours.