One Mighty Apache
TEXT BY MIKE SELF PHOTOS BY COLBY CORMIER
THERE’S A LOT TO SEE WITH CHRIS’ ‘59 AT A QUICK GLANCE, BUT THERE’S A LOT MORE ONCE YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. THE HIDDEN ACCESS DOOR IN THE BED SHOWS OFF THE POWDERCOATED FRAME AND ALUMINUM FUEL CELL, ALL OF WHICH WAS WELDED UP BY POPEYE’S ROD SHOP.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS ARE A TWO-EDGED SWORD. They can be both relaxing and stressful, motivating and depressing, depending on what’s going right or wrong with the build and how much cash is left over to eat and pay the bills. More often than not, it’s a careful balance that leans slightly more toward pleasure than pain, so we put up with the lows in order to bask in the highs.
Chris Staff ord knows these feelings all too well. As a member of Severed Ties, he was looking for his latest project when he came across a ‘59 Chevy Apache.