Dennis Gage interviewing NAPCO Member  Gregory Rasmussen and his 1958 Chevrolet Apache NAPCO 1/2 ton Stepside pickup aka

BIG ORANGE for the TV show My Classic Car at the Back to the Bricks Show in Flint, Michigan. Gregory told Dennis that this factory option was added so that Chevrolet could compete with the Dodge Power Wagons and the Ford Marmon-Herrington four-wheel drive conversions of the era.  Gregory said that he found the truck in New Mexico.

For the most part, he has restored it to its original condition including the Omaha Orange paint that was the original GM school bus color from 1937-1964. The interior has been restored to stock. On the exterior, the only thing that isn't back to original specs is the type of wood used for the bed. Rather than go back with the hard pine, Gregory?s son cut a maple tree for him, and they used this beautiful wood instead.  Under the hood is the original 235 cubic-inch straight six that is now on its third rebuild.  What a great truck! CONGRATS to Gregory and his sidekick BIG ORANGE!