The 1958ChevroletCameo Carrier pickup was the last of the pricey Cameo air , making it a rarefied uncovering today .
Starting in 1958 , Chevrolet trucks adopt a new enumeration system , with 30 for light - duty vehicle , 40 - 50 - 60 for medium - duty , and 70 - 80 - 90 - 100 for great - responsibility . In the 30 series , also known as the " Apache " business , Chevrolet continued to build up the Cameo Carrier , which had been introduced in 1955 .
Though the Cameo had plant truck styling history with its quiet , car - like line , it cost a premium over other trucks and had never deal well . In February 1958 , it was replaced by all - novel Fleetside bodies , with " blue jet - pod " sculpturing along the cargo bed .
The Fleetside work a line - wide coating of a styling technique the Cameo had pioneered : full - width rearward bodywork , plus a chrome wicket , bumpers , and trim . This was an important gradation for Chevrolet , since it made available Cameo - alike styling at a moderate price . This precluded further production of the Cameo itself .
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As a result , the 1958 is the rarest of all Chevrolet Cameos – only 1,405 were built . Another reason for the low production was the damaging class for the industry as a whole : the recession maintain truck product to well under a million , the last-place count since 1945 .
Nevertheless , Chevy made numerous changes , including all - new piece of paper alloy , then - voguish quad headlamp , a Modern grille and thug emblem , and seven new colours .
The grillework , in keeping with modern-day taste , was complex and " officious , " incorporate parking ignitor . The hood was remold to make it level with the cowling , and set off by new series - designation plates .
A amount of 15 self-colored and 15 two - tone colour were uncommitted , including such graphic new shades as Dawn and Marine blueing ; Polar , Oriental , and Glade green ; Tartan cobalt blue ; and Kodiak brown .
Collectible Pluses of the 1958 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier
Collectible Minuses of the 1958 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier
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