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Old 01-18-2007, 02:34 AM   #1
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Any other Air Force C10s on here?

My truck came originally with Air Force stickers, no radio, completely bare bones truck.

Any others on here with that RPO option?

Here is it as of today:

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Old 01-18-2007, 06:04 AM   #2
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

No, but my '68 C/10 Stepside was originally the POV [personally owned vehicle] of the Catholic Chaplain to MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was a Navy Captain, which is the same level as a Marine (full) Colonel and (because no one bothered to scrape the rank sticker off the front bumper) I used to have fun getting saluted even as a PFC when driving on base at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Until some MP asked after "my father the Col" and I had to admit it was just a used truck -- at which point the razor blade came out and my truck got demoted.
The base motor pool (in 1974) had about 6 or 8 Chevy 1/2 ton stepsides [one was a GMC], mostly with 250 L6s and 3-on-the -tree Saginaw manual xmsns. I had to get checked out on one to get my military drivers license, and the corporal who was doing the check ride yelled at me for hotrodding his truck. [I was only driving it like it was my rig.] I thought the 250 was underpowered. The Marine Corps trucks were either painted light gray or Marine green. One or 2 had shells built onto the back so the MPs could haul prisoners back from the civilian drunk tanks to the on-base brig. They were called "Black Marias".
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Old 01-18-2007, 10:34 AM   #3
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

I have a 1974 c/10 short fleet that started out life as a Navy truck. It is your basic stripped down model in gray. It is still a I-6 but somewhere along the line has been changed over to an automatic/floor shift and a radio/CD player in the dash. It has manual steering but has power disk brakes. The metal information plates are still pop riveted to the dash and the chain is still attached to the gas cap. I still am undecided on what I want to do with it but do drive it every now and then.
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Old 10-07-2011, 05:44 PM   #4
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

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I have a 1974 c/10 short fleet that started out life as a Navy truck. It is your basic stripped down model in gray. It is still a I-6 but somewhere along the line has been changed over to an automatic/floor shift and a radio/CD player in the dash. It has manual steering but has power disk brakes. The metal information plates are still pop riveted to the dash and the chain is still attached to the gas cap. I still am undecided on what I want to do with it but do drive it every now and then.
do you have any pics of your truck ????
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Old 10-13-2011, 06:56 AM   #5
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Ok this isn't about an air force truck but I just found a 67 C30 in a junkyard that has Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the doors. No tags on the glove door but there was this metal (aluminum) tag attached to one of the screws inside the glove box.

It has the commonwealth logo like on the doors and it says: "This plate must be presented each time sales tax stamps are purchased. A supply of stamps must be on hand at all times. Stamps must be cancelled on each and every taxable transaction."

Obviously tax related but what exactly I don't know. Anyone know more about that?


P.S. I thought all 1 ton trucks came with roof clearance lights standard? This one has none. This has a dump box on it and it's dark green. Looks all original but off the road since about 2001 I think.
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Old 01-18-2007, 11:09 AM   #6
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

I had a 57 chevy car that was Navy. Couldn't have been more bare bones. It had a brass plaque on the dash with all pertinent Navy vehicle I.D. stuff on it. Thats all I have left of it.
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Old 01-18-2007, 12:18 PM   #7
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Yeah, mine was an air force baby blue 69. It still wears the original paint and was a radio delete truck with a 4:11 posi and 292 6!!
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Old 01-18-2007, 07:06 PM   #8
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Yeah, mine was an air force baby blue 69. It still wears the original paint and was a radio delete truck with a 4:11 posi and 292 6!!
Mine is the exact same! Had a baby blue exterior and dark blue interior. It also came with the 6-cylinder and has 4:11s in there. Also has heavy duty springs and spare tire delete.

I didn't know 4.11s were available. I don't think it has a posi though, or if it does, the posi is shot.

Is there an RPO for the rear end and posi? And I'm guessing you don't still have the Air Force decals on there?
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Old 01-18-2007, 01:52 PM   #9
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

I had several vans I got from DRMO years back, but never a truck. Wish I could have found one that way.
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Old 01-18-2007, 07:15 PM   #10
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Mine was a Forestry Service rig in a previous life. Does that count?
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Old 01-18-2007, 09:13 PM   #11
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

No air force one did junk out an Army one. Still have the glove box lid-door which ever....
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Old 01-18-2007, 09:21 PM   #12
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

My 56 is a former Army truck, can still faintly see "For Official Use Only" on doors, data plate is screwed to glove box door.
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Old 01-18-2007, 11:48 PM   #13
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Look at the picture in my avatar, that is an original Air force blue truck,
I have a question thought, when I got mine apart it had the army green underneith it. Does yours?
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Old 01-19-2007, 01:08 PM   #14
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Mine sawa GSA, Posi and 4:11 I can get the RPO #'s, but it was an airforce one as pointed out by qksilver. As far as I can tell the baby blue is it, no others lurking under that. Maybe your's wan an ODgreen truck and turned blue later in life? My K5 was an AZ game and fish truck, has the property tag still on it! Didn't mean to collect old gov property, just kinda happened!
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Old 01-19-2007, 03:18 PM   #15
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

My 72 sbss is a former army pickup. Still says air pressure is 30 lbs on the glovebox, with some cool options. No posi though, but it has a 350 auto.
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Old 01-19-2007, 05:42 PM   #16
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My K5 started life service the US Immigration Service as a border patrol vehicle near El Paso, TX. Dealer-installed auxiliary fuel tanks (all that is left is the valve installed in the floor), government-installed bumper-jacks in the back to keep the hatch closed when it was bounding over hill and dale chasing mexican illegals.

Pale green with chrome bumpers, side moldings, 307 V8, all 3 seats, and the hard top.
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Old 01-20-2007, 06:40 PM   #17
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

My truck is also an air force truck. It is a 1969 stepside, bare bones, light blue with dark interior. My truck still has the original 350 and turbo 400 tranny. The decals and stickers are still in the cab, and the tail gate has the army veicle number on it.
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Funny, I was just looking at some photos of Johnston Island where I was stationed while in the Army. Some of the pics were from the 70's and one had a nice looking step-side in it (sorry for the huge pic).
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Old 01-20-2007, 09:27 PM   #19
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Those are cool pics-thanks for posting!
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love the pics!
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

I forgot to mention I found this 6" x 12" license plate made from 6061-T6 aluminum in the khaki mud of an alley just south of Davis Monthan while working [grips] on location for "Terminal Velocity" at an aircraft recyclers. The deep blue paint is flaking off leaving shiny metal underneath but it's still stencilled clearly:

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in 1-1/2" yellow letters.
Not for sale of course.
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Old 01-21-2007, 09:53 PM   #22
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I have a 300 lb. anvil that was on a Navy ship in WWII, does that count? It's one of my favorite tools...
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Old 01-22-2007, 02:14 PM   #23
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Numberonesone (72afr member here) has a 72 ss that was an army truck commishioned to Leavonworth, KA. It was green, radio delete, 350 V8, 350 turbo, power brakes, no power steering.

Still has the metal tags mounted to the glove box, showing the warranty time and mileage and axle weight capacities. I think there is some paper work from the military in the glove box as well.

I can post a pick later if anyone is interested in those plates.
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Re: Any other Air Force C10s on here?

Bringing this back to life! I have an Air Force truck, anyone else?
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my buddsy 72 stepside is an army or Air force truck or something? was dark greeen
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