Established
in 1999, We are the "original" group that started it all, information
about NAPCO was first aquired here thru NAPCO owners. We are made
up of people who own, want to own, or just want to know all about
NAPCO! We have dedicated a lot of time and effort to search
for the nonexistent NAPCO information by calling all across the
US to find parts and during that process we have learned how to rebuild
the components that put NAPCO trucks back on the road.
We are constantly
asking questions with other members on how to find out how one guy
did this, or how he did that and trading parts or finding where to
get that particular part. We have made contact with other members
in the famous Carlisle meet in Pennsylvania to Yellowstone Montana.
We
are hoping to eventually get as many members together in one location
as possible, this is tough, but our goal is to eventually break up
into different regions across the US.
A $25.00 yearly membership
fee to keep us moving in the right direction will soon be required.
We need to do this to make purchases of T-shirts, decals, hats, membership
cards and send out news letters to our members who don't have access
to a computer. The membership will include more in depth information
and resources on what you will need to restore your truck.
Do you own one of these NAPCO trucks?
Add your NAPCO rig so we can see where you are located.
What
is NAPCO?
NAPCO was the company who converted the 2 wheel drive trucks
to 4 wheel drive back in the good old days!
There is quite an array
of members in our group who have been working on or have finished
their restorations, or just fixed 'em up just to drive these classics
once again down the road. These trucks are becoming hard to find,
but further more, harder to find the parts just to keep them running.
Our
members vary from the extreme restoration fanatics to the guy who
had to just fix his broken U joint on his originally converted NAPCO
4 wheel drive truck. There are members being added all the time.
We
as members do believe in one common goal, and that is to keep the
NAPCO drivetrain all original and keep these old trucks alive.
We
have members who own not only the common Chevrolet and GMCs, but also
Studebaker and even a Ford or two! We have had a few meets in the
past to bring our group together and meet one another to swap stories
and talk trucks, check out our "Events" section.
NAPCO Member
Gregory Rasmussen and his
1958 Chevrolet Apache ½ ton Stepside pickup aka
BIG ORANGE was
on the tv show My Classic Car and interviewed by Dennis Gage himself!
CONGRATULATIONS
Greg
& BIG ORANGE !
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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! I hope to get
the video loaded soon so keep checking back to check it out!
Again
CONGRATS to Gregory and his sidekick BIG ORANGE!
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
Dennis Gage interviewing NAPCO Member Gregory
Rasmussen for the TV show My Classic Car at the Back to the Bricks
Show in Flint, Michigan. Gregory told Dennis
So click on the "JOIN" link above and start
restoring your NAPCO today!
Hello and Welcome!
You've found
the ORIGINAL online home of
This 2.5 ton army truck know as the Eager Beaver use
to be one the U.S. Army's latest weapon's for defense...
Here is an original 1957 ad showing the new
Four Wheel
Drive trucks!
Showing a
promomotional video clip of two 1957 Chevy NAPCO trucks climbing
Pikes Peak!
IS THIS A TRUCK OR IS THIS A SUBMARINE?
Webdesign by Pee-Wee Productions
How much would your Napco truck sell for at
Barrett-Jackson
Auction?
This ia a 1957 Chevrolet Suburban Carryall with NAPCO 4WD
Conversion. 1957 was the first year the NAPCO "Mountain-Goat" 4-wheel
drive option was available from the Chevrolet assembly line. Fitted
only to a 235 cubic inch "Thriftmaster" 6-cylinder equipped trucks,
it included a floor mounted 4-speed manual transmission and high-low
transfer case.
This Suburban features the factory correct
deluxe color combination of Royal Blue and Alpine blue. It also has
the clamshell tailgate and all 3 rows of optional interior seating.
This granddaddy of all SUVs is included here because of course of
it's famous publicity and... noted Top Fuel driver, and early Suburban
collector, Bruce Litton took this one home to Indiana after buying
it live on national TV. Final selling price including buyer's fee:
$75,600
And speaking of Barrett-Jackson...
Check out the awesome review
that was written in Hemmings magazine May of this year
about our
sponsor LugoParts.com and their top quality restoration on a
1959 Chevrolet Napco!
