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06-22-2024, 01:29 PM | #1 |
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18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
My Dad sold our beloved truck almost 20 years ago when he wanted to buy his dream car a Porsche 911 Turbo. All those years later we regretted selling the ole girl and luckily kept in contact with the person that bought it. This year she contacted us and was looking to sell it. I immediately e-transferred a down payment, wasn't going to lose it again!
We sold it with 86,000 miles and got it flat decked back as it had been sitting for quite some time. Looked at the odometer, now at 89,000 miles, barely driven all these years! Some new batteries, flush the old fuel out, some seafoam, oil change and some wiring, it was running in an evening. My Dad is getting up in age, heck I'm almost 40 now! I was just a teen when I was posting on here during the dawn of the internet (doesn't seem all that long ago??) Now I have a family of my own and my own collection of Monte's and other projects, but still make room for the 69 Welcome back our CustomCamper/10 CST blue beast [IMG]438829384_10161449370638827_3220587497677381570_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]434535287_10161412387113827_470654763167483434_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG] 448268106_835480188024441_2200467915387474674_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]448631341_1035885174638723_2200758803034949786_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]448608620_448539881218804_3663331954031397901_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]448417901_1108814840178520_4943001236748507829_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]448650231_495883576343122_760465835342035693_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]448746159_1142525830295371_5673863129470624530_n by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG]
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06-22-2024, 01:36 PM | #2 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
It is Super Cool to hear stories like this.
Glad she is back were she belongs.
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06-22-2024, 09:26 PM | #3 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Awesome truck, awesome story!
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06-22-2024, 10:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
I love the sliding glass back window in these trucks.
Is it still in good shape?
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06-22-2024, 10:58 PM | #5 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Back in the family, too cool!
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06-24-2024, 01:22 AM | #6 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
I remember him swapping it out for a newer style with the tinted glass. Should have kept that one, but at the time, the handles would pull off and I think it leaked. It had those big grab handles and aluminum frames. Was it a dealer installed thing? Or did these trucks come from the factory with that window?
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06-24-2024, 06:51 AM | #7 | |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
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I noticed the window right off in the picture. Because that was 1 of the first things my Daddy would install in a new truck. It had to have a sliding glass window. cloth seat and a CB radio.
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06-23-2024, 08:58 AM | #8 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
I love the story! Congratulations on getting your "Boomerang" truck back.
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06-23-2024, 09:48 AM | #9 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Congrats! That is a rare model.
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06-23-2024, 10:19 AM | #10 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Welcome back. Many people are looking to buy back
vehicles they once owned. Great story & simply awesome you succeeded ! |
06-23-2024, 10:45 AM | #11 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Very cool.
Turquoise, CST, bucket seat truck… nice!
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06-23-2024, 12:30 PM | #12 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
That's a Beautiful color on the nicest body style of Any truck ever made.
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06-23-2024, 12:51 PM | #13 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Congratulations ! I know you must be thrilled to have her back home…
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06-23-2024, 01:30 PM | #14 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Very lucky, for most, when it's sold, it is gone forever. Nicely optioned vehicle, the original owner must have ordered it in. Every year has it's plus and minus, however, IMO, '69-'70 had the best offerings of cool metallic colors and you have one of those.
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06-24-2024, 01:15 AM | #15 | |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
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He is still kicking himself in the ass for selling off the original buckets and console and putting the bench in! I wanna return it to its stock form, but we all know how hard it is to find an original bucket console combination. The truck still has the carpet behind the seat. I have seen you can get some high back buckets, cut the bars off, and with some modifications make em work with 69-70 foam. [IMG]_DSC1025 by Steve Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/IMG]
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06-23-2024, 01:40 PM | #16 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Welcome back to the family. Glad you got it back. I know that feeling, I sold my Camaro SS 6-speed when our kids were born. I miss that car. But it's what a family guy does. I always wanted a truck, preferably a classic so california can leave me alone. Got my '72 but it ain't a Camaro. Don't let the truck go again. You may never get it back a second time.
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06-24-2024, 09:30 AM | #17 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Yeah, I went threw most of Hooter's Album, Beautiful. I've been to BC Nanaimo twice years ago, Beautiful....It will be over 100 degrees here today. I do have mountains, streams and pines and way lower temperature about an hour from me in New Mexico but it's all on fire right now......
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06-24-2024, 06:54 PM | #18 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
excellent, it is a good thing when a loved one comes home.
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06-25-2024, 06:02 PM | #19 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Congratulations, that's a cool story. And a really nice truck!
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06-26-2024, 02:06 AM | #20 |
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Re: 18 Years later, I'm back, and so is my 69 CustomCamper/10!
Thank you!
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