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[Squatch]

Well , not really , The Cameo came out in 55 , but it was a fiberglass outer cap installed on a step side bed. The first All steel fleetside beds with inner fenders was a 58.

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Yeah, I wasn't considering the Cameo at all, as it's a different animal, altogether. Originally, I thought the '58 was the first year for the Fleetside, but then I decided to look into the '55-'57 to either confirm or dispel my assumptions. What I found were a whole bunch of pics of fairly stock appearing '55-'57s with Fleetside beds. I avoided considering obviously "rodded" trucks, as it would be easy enough to do a box-swap for the aesthetics. But I did find what appeared to be stock '55-'57s with the Fleetside beds, so without delving any further into it, I assumed that I was wrong in my "knowledge" of the '58 being the first year. So now, as I stand here corrected, I'll go back to believing what I originally thought to be true (same as you, of course, twin...), and agree that the '58 was the first year for the box change. Thanks for setting me straight!

 

[Squatch]

Not SURE what to think????

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Using up every can of flat black paint that he could find in his garage is the biggest thing I have against it. Wouldn't mind seeing it with a little bit of refinement applied to the finished product.

 

[chili_pepper]

I'm going to venture a guess that someone at some point in history got some because they had the "Del Rey Sky Lounge", and quite possibly got it in the Del Rey Sky Lounge as well...

 

[ColoJeep]

Not SURE what to think????

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A Vanner shell !

 

[Squatch]

While we're on the subject...

 

[Apparition]

Any NASCAR fans?

NASCAR Is Countersuing Michael Jordan's Racing Team, Says They Behaved Like an 'Illegal Cartel'​

Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed a lawsuit against the organization in October, in which they called NASCAR "monopolistic bullies"

https://people.com/nascar-countersuing-michael-jordan-racing-team-calling-them-bullies-11692584

 

[BlueC]

I honestly can't say why it was I just remember calling them Quadrajunk as a kid... And nobody I knew wanted one.

Because shade tree Billy didn't know how to tune them right and always had a bog spot.

 

[BlueC]

Any NASCAR fans?

NASCAR Is Countersuing Michael Jordan's Racing Team, Says They Behaved Like an 'Illegal Cartel'​

Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed a lawsuit against the organization in October, in which they called NASCAR "monopolistic bullies"

https://people.com/nascar-countersuing-michael-jordan-racing-team-calling-them-bullies-11692584

Damn, I heard about those troubles last year. I don't remember the story, but I remember siding with Jordan.

 

[Wildman]

Because shade tree Billy didn't know how to tune them right and always had a bog spot.

Could have been... We were 16 and I only remember the older people that I learned from teaching me how to tune a Holley.
Or the stock carb...

 

[chili_pepper]

Jordan's 23XI Racing

Speaking of, two machines from the Michael Jordan Motorsports stable on display at the Barber Motorsports Museum...

 

[Apparition]

Damn, I heard about those troubles last year. I don't remember the story, but I remember siding with Jordan.

Doesn’t matter what it is I’d side with Jordan over the France family. Jordan could make NASCAR great again because it’s currently turrible.

 

[chili_pepper]

This looks like fun...

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/porsche-914-race-car-2/

Quickie motorsport quiz...name the track in the photo above.

 

[ColoJeep]

Because shade tree Billy didn't know how to tune them right and always had a bog spot.

" I already took all the spring tension off the secondary air door and it STILL does it . "

 

[BlueC]

This is the most accurate representation of me doing electrical work. I have definitely welded a few tools under the hood over the years.

 

[Wildman]

" I already took all the spring tension off the secondary air door and it STILL does it . "

The FUNNY things we used to do... Screwdriver holding the choke door open when trying to start your rig when it's warm...

All the manual choke kits that were sold because the automatic choke didn't work...

I can remember a lot of other hokey shit we did way back when... Or when the emission crap first started showing up on stuff. All the vacuum hoses that we'd plug off or stuff removed... Sort of like diesels now.

 

[BlueC]

Quickie motorsport quiz...name the track in the photo above.

Unless something has changed, it's too much fencing for Laguna, and they're going the wrong direction.

With that much fencing and barricade, I'll say the Nurburgrirng

 

[chili_pepper]

Unless something has changed, it's too much fencing for Laguna, and they're going the wrong direction.

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With that much fencing and barricade, I'll say the Nurburgrirng

The key is in the color of the Armco.

 

[Wildman]

Unless something has changed, it's too much fencing for Laguna, and they're going the wrong direction.

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With that much fencing and barricade, I'll say the Nurburgrirng

To me it looks like Laguna but it's been YEARS since I was there. I can remember sitting at the cork screw.

 

[Wildman]

Ferrari 250 GTO or Alfa Romeo TZ2

 

[Wildman]

Yeah, I wasn't considering the Cameo at all, as it's a different animal, altogether. Originally, I thought the '58 was the first year for the Fleetside, but then I decided to look into the '55-'57 to either confirm or dispel my assumptions. What I found were a whole bunch of pics of fairly stock appearing '55-'57s with Fleetside beds. I avoided considering obviously "rodded" trucks, as it would be easy enough to do a box-swap for the aesthetics. But I did find what appeared to be stock '55-'57s with the Fleetside beds, so without delving any further into it, I assumed that I was wrong in my "knowledge" of the '58 being the first year. So now, as I stand here corrected, I'll go back to believing what I originally thought to be true (same as you, of course, twin...), and agree that the '58 was the first year for the box change. Thanks for setting me straight!

I think your thinking was correct from what I can find.

• Fleetside Introduction:
  In 1958, Chevy introduced the Fleetside bed as an option, featuring a smooth, slab-sided design, as opposed to the step-side bed that was common at the time.

Chevy introduced the non-Cameo Fleetside pickup truck as an option in 1958, replacing the Cameo Carrier's smooth, car-like styling with a slab-sided cargo bed.