Great story, I tried buying my mom's 59 back a couple years ago, I found out the same guy that I sold it to in 1984 still has it. I stopped by 4 times while I was back home on vacation but nobody would come to the door, probably my NY plates made them nervous. I'm not a fan of chops on these trucks but if you like it that's all that matters, or you could unchop it.
Yep, I had a real similar 55 that was chopped and someone put a 58 front clip on. Kinda wish I would have kept that one...