Bringing Home the Six Fo!
 

This is the truck I learned how to drive in at the age of 10. It was originally a PG&E truck (Cali). My Dad was the 2nd or 3rd owner. He owned it from the mid 70's till 1999 when he gave it to me. I took it down to San Jose from Sonoma and did a little spay-bomb resto on it and used it as my commuter, bombin the 101 daily till sometime in mid 2000. When I moved to Oregon and bought a house with a Home Owners Association I gave it to my brother in Boise with the agreement that it would stay in the family. Well, it has served him well and now I have a more "country" property with no HOA (thank God) and the need for a truck to use as a truck!

So next Tuesday I have a one-way ticket to Boise. I'll spend Wednesday making sure she's road worthy and head west early Thursday morning on the 457 mile journey home :D The gas will cost more than the airfare :lol:

This truck has all original sheetmetal (exception: ds bedside) with rust free rockers and floors. My plans are to use (not abuse) it around the property and eventually do a shortbed/big window conversion on it. It needs to lose a little altitude and get its OG wheels back too. ...and lose those mirrors; what was I thinking? Knowing myself that will probably happen sooner than later. ;)

Here's what it looked like around 2000/2001:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678345

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678441

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678484

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678531

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678575

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678688

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1212678744

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How many does that make Friz???

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61 on the C5
69 Tahoe
69 GMC 3/4 ton (parting soon)
64 coming next week :)

So in all reality I'll have one long-term/all-out project (61), one snowballing project/driver (tahoe), and a work/weekend-mini-projects truck (64). The 327 in the GMC might just find it's way into the 64 too...

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That's a really nice looking truck. But please don't convert it to a shortbed.

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Really sweet looking truck been well taken cared for over the years congrades on 64:chevy:its special:metal:...

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Cool good looking truck! Have a good/safe trip back with her, and ya the fuel prices more then the air fare really sucks:lol:

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Have a safe trip.

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:thumbs:

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Dude, that is one special truck...being that's what you learned to drive in...and the fact that it's from San Jose too of course !! :metal:

Good Stuff !!

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Nice truck! I have to give more SJ props too...

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:agree:

Long beds rock! < -fun to park also... hehe

But, it's yer truck.

That is very cool that it has managed to stay in the family.

-W

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Nice looking truck, Mike. And I like the 6 in-a-row! :)

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long beds suck!!! chop that biotch!:devil:

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Hey, hey....easy on the long-bed hate'n !!!

What's wrong with being able to carry sheets of plywood ?? :lol::lol::lol:

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if you can keep the lead out of your foot you might get 20 MPG Freeway with that thing. Forget the shortbed. If you are going to use it as a truck you will not like a short bed. This is why I will be looking for a long bed when I am ready for a work truck..

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That's a real clean looking '64 That's really cool that you've managed to keep it in the family this long and are continuing on. That's my intent with the vehicles I own...keep'em in the family.

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Nice truck!!

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sorry man I had a momentary lapse in judgment :lol:,
and I was just kidding ;)
someday i would like to have a long and low one like the chief :metal:

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I'm definitely excited about it. I know I'm going to enjoy having it back. I don't mind your opinions about shortening it and long v. short ...you guys know my opinion (though I wouldn't say anything bad about longbeds). I just like the look of shortbeds, and as for utility, I've owned both and it really doesn't make that much of a difference for my use (dumps, home dept, ect).

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Great looking project Mike! You can never have to many projects... :D

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LONG... and LOW!!!

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:devil:

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thats cool you are getting that back, i know the connection my panel i have had about 16 years, i learn to drive in a 1963 chevy s/b It was our service truck at the gas station i worked at when i was 13teen, i have had a sixty truck ever since, have a safe trip

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I just looked at your route. Holy crap your right next to Heindsight MX. Thats like 15 minutes from my house. What are the chances of that? I live 7 miles past banks on HWY 6. Good luck on your trip.

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Seems like we are all going after our other trucks now that its gotten nice outside. Last week I brought my 69 Step home from my brothers in Indiana.