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CircusWagonJim · 07-04-2006, 10:56 PM

The FIRST vehicle I ever bought for myself was a '59 short/wide/fleet big-window with all the trim, a factory V-8 and a big-window. I was in the Air Force stationed in Minot, North Dakota and I could only drive it on base because the lash in the rearend was so bad it would whine TERRIBLE above 20 mph and when you let off the gas. It was a great truck but my mechanical abilities were still VERY limited so I bought the most absoluteley beautiful 100% virgin '72 Nova I've ever seen and proceeded to personalize it. Both were great cars I wish I still had. A few career choices and MANY cars later I'm back to building a '56 Big-Window 20-years after selling that '59- and my dad had a really nice '55 20-years before that.
Rare- not as rare as GMC bumper bullets, tailgates and clean gauge panels!!!

07-04-2006, 10:56 PM	#9
CircusWagonJim Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 707	Re: how rare is a 59 chevy p/u fleetside shortbed ? The FIRST vehicle I ever bought for myself was a '59 short/wide/fleet big-window with all the trim, a factory V-8 and a big-window. I was in the Air Force stationed in Minot, North Dakota and I could only drive it on base because the lash in the rearend was so bad it would whine TERRIBLE above 20 mph and when you let off the gas. It was a great truck but my mechanical abilities were still VERY limited so I bought the most absoluteley beautiful 100% virgin '72 Nova I've ever seen and proceeded to personalize it. Both were great cars I wish I still had. A few career choices and MANY cars later I'm back to building a '56 Big-Window 20-years after selling that '59- and my dad had a really nice '55 20-years before that. Rare- not as rare as GMC bumper bullets, tailgates and clean gauge panels!!!