Is This A Rare Bed? Please Help!
 

Board Members, I have a guy that wants to trade me a lwb frame with leaf springs and a bed with a wood floor, it also has the tool box in the side. He says little or no rust and the wood only has a small hole and the spare holder is all there (fleetside), he says it's a 72 chevy with a nice gate and trim. Is he just talkin or is there such a thing? Dean at tnchev M G B Y

I do not see anything rare there.

If I'm not mistaken, the tool box and the wood floor both were options in '72. Nothing super rare there I'd say, but if the tool box & door are in good shape, it's worth another $100 or so from what I've seen them sell for.

if the toolbox door is rust free, then it would be worth some cash. however, i cant see a wood floor adding or subtracting to a bed's value (when compared to a similar condition steel floor).

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Thanks guys, I just have never seen one. Dean at tnchev

My buddy Gary is looking for that box side if it is in great shape. He had a tire shred while doing 60mph and by the time he got stopped the tire totally bashed in his tool box and destroyed the rest of the box side. A real shame because it was a rust-free AZ truck.

the rear leaf springs were not common on these trucks, that would be kinda rare woulnt it?

Yea, I guess leaf springs would be rare for a 1/2 ton chevy, but standard for GMCs.

even if it was a leaf sprung chevy, it wouldn't affect the value. if i was looking at buying a 1/2 ton 2wd, i'd rather have the coils and trailing arms, but thats just me.

"he says it is a 72 Chevy"
Look and see is the only way to find out.