It was a ’59 Chevy Apache—a southern truck from North Carolina ... The sheetmetal was shaved of hood and fender emblems. The cowl vents and windshield wipers were eliminated.

So when he decided he wanted to build a 1958-59 Chevrolet Apache Fleetside pickup ... with the sculpturing of the cabs, hood, fenders, windshields and back glass. The glass now was panoramic ...