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Which one? How 'bout chronological order of when I got them?

1969 K10 - My dad bought it when I was probably 10 or so. It was a ranch vehicle for the cowboys (back when ranching could turn a profit). They bounced around in it for a few years. Then, my brother turned 16 and needed a pickup. Ranching had become unprofitable, and there weren't any cowboys anymore, so my dad let him have it. About a year later, my brother decided he wanted a '68 Camaro and wanted my dad to buy it for him. My dad said he would, but he had to give up the pickup. Lucky for me, I wasn't too far from 16, and my brother was dumb enough at the time to agree, so my dad gave it to me. I've had it since I was 15. It's currently undergoing (a slow) frame-off.

1972 C10 - 'Vacationing' consisted of visiting the wife's brother in Grand Junction, CO, going to her friend's graduation in (can't remember), Colorado - near Wyoming, visiting another one of her brothers in Rock springs WY, then a mad dash home. While visiting her other brother in WY, I saw he had a '72 in his 'parts' collection that didn't have an engine. I asked him how much he wanted, and he said, "I bought it for the engine, but I'll take $800". Well, I didn't have $800, so I didn't get it. A few months later, he showed up in AZ with it and told me he sold the engine for more than he bought the pickup for, and he'd take $50 for it. I of course gave him the $50 plus another $50 in gas. It still doesn't have an engine (in it). I'll get ambitious and put one in this summer. I wasn't planning on restoring this one, but my oldest son adopted it and now it's his. I'll probably wait until he his 12 or so before I start the resto.

1968 K20 - I had to go to Florida for work (two-weeks worth of training). I was bored and was surfing the 'net and found it on eBay. There was only about 2 hours left on the auction, with a $2000 starting bid and no bids. I e-mailed the seller and asked a bunch of questions. I didn't get a reply before the auction ended. I got an e-mail later answering all my questions, and it also said, "We lowered the price to $1800". I promply replied that I would take it. Drove out to Cali and pulled it home on a u-haul car dolly. Don't know if it will get a resto before the '72 pickup or after.

1972 K10 Suburban - When I moved back to my hometown about 4 years ago, I saw this 'burb that needed paint, but was in decent shape otherwise. I asked my best friend if he knew who owned it, and he said he did, but the guy would never part with it. Well, anyway, about 3 1/2 years after that, i was looking for a manifold (for the '72 pickup that still needs an engine), and my best friend told me he new a guy that probably had one to sell. We drove up to his house, and low-and-behold, it was the guy who owned the 'burb! (He also has a '70 K20). I ended up buying two manifolds from him, and said, "If you ever decide to sell that 'burb, be sure to let me know." He said, "Well, the wife and I actually were just talking about that."

Turns out that he has back issues, and wanted to buy a newer vehicle that he didn't have to tend all the time. He said that he would probably sell it in May (it was January at the time). I spent the next few months getting some cash together, and I went back in May. He vaguely remembered the conversation, and he hmmmd and hawwwed about it and said, "Come back in a week". So I did. He still wasn't sure, so I whipped out some cash, and he said, "OK". It's a WIP, that tends to take money away from the '69, so it may be finished before the '69.