Parts Hunting, found trucks instead

[55chevy]

No one home at one place, stopped at body shop to ask about 72 Camper Special, guy said he thinks owner wants a lil over a grand for it, has rebuilt 400 sb, factory air cab but no compressor, needed rockers but otherwise solid, oh well, don't even have money for the 70 GMC step side I saw at another place for $250, missing a grill, 6 cyl.

[LUV2XCLR8]

I have found over 50 trucks and 2 blazers in the past few months, they
are either "Not for sale" or "I'm gonna fix her up someday" people suk

[55chevy]

The one place I originally went is out in the boonies, bunch of parts trucks and parts sitting around, ever see Deliverance?

[70GMCer]

It's not "I'm gonna fix her up someday".....It's "I'm gonna let her rust up someday".....

[sleepyboy]

I have an uncle with a field of "somedays, mostly 30s and 40s cars. I've heard that for 30 years. I wanna kill him (he's 70 now)!

[MUNYPIT70]

Ever have somebody say " I'm gonna fix it up someday" and then turn around in the same breath ask you how much it's worth?

[rmrtndl]

Originally Posted by 55chevy

No one home at one place, stopped at body shop to ask about 72 Camper Special, guy said he thinks owner wants a lil over a grand for it, has rebuilt 400 sb, factory air cab but no compressor, needed rockers but otherwise solid, oh well, don't even have money for the 70 GMC step side I saw at another place for $250, missing a grill, 6 cyl.

What part of Alabama are all these trucks in?

[55chevy]

Originally Posted by rmrtndl

What part of Alabama are all these trucks in?

Hey Rick, SE part, one in Enterprise and other about 5 miles south. I also saw a rough 69 shortbed that the ladies hubby wasn't home, it had been sitting for quite a while. I will be in Huntsville OCT 24-28, thats about a 4 hour drive here to there, shall I bring you one?

[chol30518]

We had a junkyard here in my town where nothing in it was over a mid 60's vehicle. Progress came in and he would never part with any of them then the county came and said that he was polluting the runoff water with the rust and made him scrap them all!!! He was also rumored to have 50 flathead ford motors in a whse still in the crate! Not that it matters here but that was cool.
55chevy, did the 69 step you saw run and what kind of condition was the bed in? might be interested. Thanks!

[55chevy]

Originally Posted by chol30518

We had a junkyard here in my town where nothing in it was over a mid 60's vehicle. Progress came in and he would never part with any of them then the county came and said that he was polluting the runoff water with the rust and made him scrap them all!!! He was also rumored to have 50 flathead ford motors in a whse still in the crate! Not that it matters here but that was cool.
55chevy, did the 69 step you saw run and what kind of condition was the bed in? might be interested. Thanks!

Didn't seem bad for $250, I think he said it runs, bed had plywood over it so probably usual rust thru, drivers fender had the spare tire cut out, I opened the doors but cant remember LOL, seems like it needed rockers, had some newer nice buckets in it. It's on the other side of my town, I can run out there after work or this weekend and get a better description. It is pretty tempting, not nearly as rusty as the step side 2 miles south of town.

I just ordered 2 rockers and a rear cab support for my 70 fleetside, how does $45 shipped sound? www.stlouisautopanel.com.

I can see how a guy can acquire a yard fulla trucks.

[masterbeavis]

Heh, there is a few sites dedicated to those kinds of cars. I dont remmeber the name off hand, but there is some seriously classic cars literally rotting away. It makes you want to cry.

[HeavyD]

www.carsinbarns.com Not for the faint of heart..

[panhandler62]

I see trucks around here.. there is a 68 lwb that has been for sale for a long time.. I tried to contact the owner and never got an answer.. there is a noce looking 70 swb in Bunker Hill for sale.. (if anyone is I the market I can grab a snapshot and phone number tomorrow.)

[thejoker]

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