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This 1961 Apache was my 1st vehicle in high school. Photo taken 12-23-78. Just set my newly purchased used "tall" tires next to it to see how it would look.

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My 72 Cheyenne I owned in high school, circa 1985, 307 /3 speed, original paint, 8 inch steel wheels with ralley centers. I sold it to buy a 68 SS/RS 396 convertible Camaro on March 30, 1986... I still own the Camaro. Followed the trucks ownership until about 2 or 3 years ago when it sold and went to Va I was told

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Nice Ride for sure. You are way ahead in the money/investment game with the Camaro though.

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A photo that my Dad took of my Uncle Ellis (cowboy hat) his sister Ione and their Brother Richard with the 71 GMC that I have owned for the past 15 or so years.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...720&fit=bounds

I'm not sure when the photo was taken but am thinking over 30 years ago and maybe 40.

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I spy a 4wd Suburban. (no sale sign, though :()
What a nice beginning for you.
Another nice beginning. Cooler truck in HS than most have grown up!
A great photo just having them all together. I saw trucks displaying vehicle weight on the lower front of bed on driver side when I traveled out west after HS. I got back home and did that on my truck. People around here always asked what that was about, why I did it, and such. At some point they stopped doing that on western trucks, too. I always thought that was neat, although I never looked into the official reason it was done/required

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Our local dealer years ago

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Local tobacco warehouses back when tobacco farming was big in our area

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OK, one more

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Take your pick, they're all great pictures from the past.

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Thanks Tim, it was a cool truck...not a show truck but still pretty nice for a school boy and I was very proud of the ol girl. She treated me well, didnt like fast shifting as was the case with most 3OT's.

It still holds a huge sentimental spot in my heart!!

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Here are a several pictures taken soon after we purchased the truck and camper.

Pic #1: Taken early 1970 at Joshua Tree National Park in California.

Pic #2: Taken summer of 1970 at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

Pic #3: Taken summer of 1973 on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand Marais, Minnesota.

Pic #4: Taken summer of 1975 at Rushing River Provincial Park east of Kenora, Ontario.

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My SIL digitzed thousands of slides we found in my mothers possessions and presented it to us this Christmas. What a gift! Awesome memories. Still going through them all.
My dads 68 with Granny and Grandpa sitting nearby.

The old firetruck my Grandpa got running for the nearly finished volunteer fire department in Crowley Lake. Both him and my father spearheaded the fire station project.

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I especially like your GMC. At that same time I had my first 73-87, a '78 short bed, that color (called Mahogany) with a black snap on tonneau cover. I sold it to get a '71 Blazer. I decided I wasn't ready to move on yet :cool:. I was always washing and waxing that truck...and not the K/20!

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My dad's 72' when he picked it up new at S & J Chevrolet Cerritos, Ca., later in the snow in Reno, Nv. and when he hit two black angus cows on 395 by Lone Pine, Ca.

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count me in - I love maroon! is this still in your family?

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the wrecked truck is different - a stepside, compared to the others being fleetside

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Same truck . Zoom in on the pics all steppers

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X2. Looks like the same truck to me too

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I'm the original owner and also still have the camper. Here's a picture of the truck now.

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I came across this photo that shows a bit of my old Custom Camper at a friend's place in the '80s

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What are we looking at? Easy a '68 C10. Not so easy, what wheels are being used? Front wheels are 15" lock ring type. Rear wheels are wide base solid 16.5". ( rear hubcap is an incorrectly repainted '61-'63 C 10 cap). Mirrors are typical aftermarket west coast type. GemTop shell. Common scene back in the day.

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I had a pair of 5-lug 9.75 x 16.5 rims on the rear of a '72 C/10. 8.25s went on the front. I ran 10.00 hiway and 12.00 M&S 8-ply bias. I do recall seeing 8-ply 15" tires and wide steelies, but I guess the 16.5s were more commonly available? I don't remember now, but floatation tires from the factory were only offered in 16.5

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I love these threads.

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Honeyville? More like Honey Hole!

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My cousin sitting on his brothers 72 step in 1977
He still owns it

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The paint job will have to wait till after graduation.

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for years and years,there was a Chevrolet Oldsmobile dealer in Halifax,Nova Scotia,Bob MacDonald Chevrolet,gone now but they were very involved in motorsports,had a speed shop on site in a small little building off the main showroom,a man in the service dept who famous around here for doing most of the performance work and building 4-speeds on customers cars.here's a few pictures i rounded up of some of the "Bob MacDonald' cars.

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:smoke:

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^^^ Notice how they used the GMC as a centerpiece to give the Buicks a touch of class :cool:

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Great pictures guys, love this thread .........

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:gmc2:

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Back in '84 at Assateague Island National Seashore

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I think its interesting that GMC sold with non GM, probably since Chevy lots sold Chevy cars and trucks.

In the 60's my dad sold cars at a Chrysler Plymouth GMC dealer. In the mid 70's he sold at a GMC only place. The commercial trucks to the everyday trucks.

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For those who like vintage photos here's a link to the 60-66 vintage photo thread. There are some 67-72 photos too.


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=540610

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I just threw one of mine up there. Thanks

I guess 33 years ago is vintage now

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Nice set-up. Except I never liked the idea of towing with the bumper slid out. That's why I got out of my '71 camper rig. I wanted an 8' low-profile camper so I could tow and haul kayaks on top without getting a nose bleed :)

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My Grandfather's 73 Chevrolet
Same color combination as my 71

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/p...ictureid=26948

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Nice pic!

I cross-posted here:

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...56#post9191556