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Rottenwood Garage Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Came home from the Canton car show the other week and this had just been listed on Craigs List.....3 minutes after it was listed I called. I asked a few questions of the 16 year old that was on the phone.....
Does it run?.........."no" What engine?......."I don't know" V8 or 6 cyl?.......... "I don't know" Can you go pop the hood for me......."yes" Ok?!?!? How many spark plugs?.........."what's a spark plug?" 1 valve cover or 2?.........................."what's a valve cover?" Is the distributor in the back or on the pass. side?......."What's a distributor?" At this point I was about done and I said....go open the doors and look down and tell me if you see any rust...He said NO...NOTHING...I said "Im on my way". It was 8:30 pm, I loaded the car trailer and headed back up to Woodstock. By the time I got there he said..:" We must have listed it too cheap because the phone hasnt stopped ringing and he finally had to turn the phone off. After I had hooked to it I replied....Yes...it was listed a little under value. This truck was a 1 family owned since new, with title, 1970 C-10, V-8, 3 speed man. It was parked in 1994 under a tree when it stopped running.(For what reason we still dont know). Later model 305. The father of the 16 year old got it from his grandfather in 1973 . We spent about a day cleaning up crusty push rods and loosening up stuck lifters, added a master cyl., a gas tank from inventory, tires from stock and we have a running driving, good compression, stopping truck! The fender and inner fender under the battery is rusted out as usual but that's about it. Rockers, cab corners, kick, cowl and bed are all in good shape with only minor to light surface rust. I transferred the tags and insurance from one of the others vehicles so I can drive it around a while and see how the engine does. At this moment we plan to use the engine in our C-30 dump project and use the cab and front clip on our 1970 short bed project that will be coming next winter. That should just about exhaust all the inventory parts I have left. No matter how bad you want out..they seem to keep showing up! I guess the only way to avoid it is to sell the trailer and turn off the computer!
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2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!! Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! Last edited by 72freak; 05-14-2010 at 01:35 PM. |
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The Few, The Proud
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
You lucky dog. Cool score!
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Very nice!!!
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Looks like a winner to me
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Sounds like you're going to part it out - too bad, but at least the parts are finding a good home.
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'67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD ![]() Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7 Last edited by dan42; 05-14-2010 at 09:47 AM. |
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Rottenwood Garage Member
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Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
In a way...yes....however....if someone supplies me with a good running V-8, and a complete, titled, fairly rust free cab, doors and front clip.....I will gladly trade!
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2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!! Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! |
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Very good buy. Some folks develope a very high "awareness" level and even when they are not actively looking they can spot a tail light of one of our trucks at 200 yards behind a barn grown up in weeds. Then you have to check out every one of them to find the 1 in 25 that you actually want and it is for sale. In other words "the more you hunt the luckier you get". Ha
You did good Paul and Jason
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Nice score man!
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
I know what you mean. They seem to keep following me home too....
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
That converstion was so funny
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
That is a perfect patina truck.
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
I wish some of those would follow me home. I have stopped at 3 or 4 places where these trucks are sitting and have been sitting for years but they are never for sale. They would rather let them rust away to nothing than sell to someone that would use them.
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Location: Aurora,Il ..born,raised and still live in the same house
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
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65 impala ss and a 65 impala 283,also a 442 cutlass all in good, decent cond. and several other classics it breaks my heart to mention. I asked him once "how come you just let these sit out in the rain and the snow?" he said that he worked hard all his life and he just wanted to know that they were his and he could just look out in his yard and see them. he doesn't want to restore em, he just wants to know that he's got em. 72freak, you are the man on that score! |
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
I am curious what they had it listed for, so is everyone else so I thought I would ask. very neat old truck.
Paul
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
$400
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2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!! Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! |
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Great score man! And Hart, what did you drag home? That looks like a fun one!
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
If I was only retired.......
My back yard would be full of trucks.....Renting sucks and so does all these PCS moves.... Smitty
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not enough hours in the day
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Kids these days, my 5 year old could have answered most of those questions.
Thats a great find and it sounds like it will be put to good use. |
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Not completely true, I'm 16 and when I read that conversation I was just thinking "are you kidding me!?"
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
nice score! atleast he didn't ask for more money. Title and VIN is worth 1/4 of your price...
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go AGR (active Guard Reserve) like I did... best kept secret,
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
go AGR (active Guard Reserve) like I did... best kept secret,[/QUOTE]
Yea if you can find an AGR slot those things are elusive! At least in the Aircraft Maintenance career field. They always take our slots away and give them to the Pilots.
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
Good score. Wish I had the room to store more trucks. Lots of great deals out there now.
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Re: Fought the urge but it was too good of a deal!!
I have found a few deals, but didn't have a trailer. Now I have a trailer
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