How many ppl have driven your truck? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Longhorn Man · 07-24-2006, 07:20 PM

Not in it's whole life, but since you've owned it, since it became more than 'just a truck'?
I dropped the one ton off at the muffler joint (reluctantly) and when I handed 'ole boy the key, I realized... NO ONE has driven it but me. My last truck was like that too, not a single sole had driven the GMC the entire time i had it.
She's gonna seem...'dirty' now.

It's bad enough some one else is working on it.

So how many people have driven your rig?

68gmcdually · 07-24-2006, 07:26 PM

I worked on mine for 3 years and was the first to drive it, drove it 8 miles to the church for my wedding, well after the service Sharon didn't want to ride in it we had be driven in the Packard Carribean convertible so my dad drove it behind the Packard, that was rough. Since then hardly anyone other than myself has driven the truck. My father and two brothers on very rare occasions but that is all.

ThatOneBlue67 · 07-24-2006, 07:26 PM

I know what you mean. I actually felt GUILTY when dropping off my C10 to get gaskets changed on my oil pan and timing cover. I didn't like it, but by the time the work was done I had warmed up to the mechanic. He was a cool guy and he enjoyed trying out my PA (loudspeaker) system when tucking her safely away inside the garage every night.

Other wise, I try and do everything myself. I only let close friends drive her, and even then, it's under 25 miles an hour and I'm right there riding shotgun keeping a watchful eye. I'm pretty uptight, I've done a lot of work on this thing. It's kind of like a "Christine & Arnie Cunningham" relationship.

lukecp · 07-24-2006, 07:32 PM

Quite a few people have driven my truck. I'd say at least 5 or 6 counting me. I've no problem with my friends driving my truck, and I've also driven a lot of my friends vehicles. My parents have also used it a few times, no real biggie.

I've probably had 8 or more people drive my car though. I've taught 5 people so far how to drive a 5-speed in it (including 2 mechanical engineers

), and the rest were just friends DD'ing after going out to the bar in my car.

msgross · 07-24-2006, 07:56 PM

heck, I have barely driven mine!!!! pics tell all! and only 1 owner before that, no wonder the seat is the best part of it.....

longhorn70gmc · 07-24-2006, 08:05 PM

NONE! Only me. Even when I have to tow it!

BowTieMan · 07-24-2006, 08:13 PM

4 people

My dad, my cousin, and my two best friends. Not even my girlfriend is allowed to drive the truck.

TugOwar · 07-24-2006, 08:27 PM

My current truck was only driven by myself anf my son while I was with him,,, when it was running.

The 66 1/2 ton Custom (283 - 3 on the tree) I owned and drove for 12 years was the same, only I drove the truck and started teaching my son to drive in it. With one exception, I let my (then) sister-in-law borrow it once, of course she was cute and blonde and a truck gal.

My (then) wife never drove it, course she had problems getting around in an automatic!

TP from Cntl PA · 07-24-2006, 09:57 PM

I imagine that half of the people(men of course

) in my rural township drove my '71 after I put the Cummins in it...............And I'd wager a good chunk of change that 80% rode in it.

Both my trucks, and my brothers seen alot of drivers...........They were farm trucks and all our help over the years drove them at one point or another. Taught quite a few how to drive both 4 on the floor, and 3 on the tree in them. Heck, I remember a few times our #1 man would take our '69 C-10 home for the week and drive it back and forth.

**Palf70Step** · 07-24-2006, 10:18 PM

Three....The guy I bought it from, and another guy I know that did some work on it for me. But since late 2002, only me.

big blue 72 · 07-24-2006, 11:04 PM

since 1991 when my lil brother burnt the clutch out , saying he could drive a standard trans, Nobody but ME!
before that, just Dad. and sometimes he'd let me drive it at the farm/garden when i was a youngun'

**truckdude239** · 07-24-2006, 11:20 PM

3 or 4 all of thom i know and trust

larry may · 07-24-2006, 11:36 PM

Some think I'm a bad man for not letting them drive my old heaps. I do not have that best friend. I built it its mine. Said you would have a better chance to drive it by not insisting;or asking. Never volunteer .

68speedalert · 07-24-2006, 11:37 PM

With or without permission?

Quite a few with, but there was about three weeks were someone (of course not found guilty) thought it would be nice to take my truck about 120 miles to their home town.....

powell72 · 07-25-2006, 12:10 AM

Only my wife and the alignment guy have driven my truck.

corn · 07-25-2006, 12:18 AM

Ive never been much for letting anyone drive any of my vehicles. My wife on the other hand will borrow out anything I own. Pi$$es me off to no end!...

redneckgirl · 07-28-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cornfed63

Ive never been much for letting anyone drive any of my vehicles. My wife on the other hand will borrow out anything I own. Pi$$es me off to no end!...

I have the same problem, except my husband will loan out anything we own...EXCEPT THE TRUCK...he & I are the only ones who have driven it (so far). There are a select few I would trust it with...very few.

tom71 · 07-25-2006, 12:24 AM

3 me myself and i

bad68bowtie · 07-25-2006, 01:04 AM

My mechanic who I'd trust with anything and my boss/friend who I'd also trust with anything. My dad also drove it three times soon after we bought it, but I put an end to that quickly. To say he didn't transfer well from new European cars to a 38 year old truck without power brakes would be a complete understatement.

**tnblazerk5** · 07-25-2006, 01:35 AM

my 67, nobody but me and the wife and she only drove it once it had a fresh built motor in it and a 4 speed and a 456 gear and it scared her lol

my 78 blazer, just me
the farm truck ,well lots of people its a farm truck after all lol
the jimmy, well i havent even drove it yet

the ton truck, same as the jimmy
the 06 truck, me and the wife both drive it
the 70, just me and i havent put but about 3 miles on it lol
the harley, nobody but me ever ,and it will stay that way
the 71 monty, i just got and havent drove it yet , it dont run yet

the 85 olds, well about 4 people and i wish one of them will buy it lol
the other 85 olds, nobody has drove it yet , it needs a trans lol
the s15, me and the wife and kids and well lots of people lol
the massy tractor and the jd one here at this farm , me and my dad and my uncle and the wife
the tractors at the other farms , i couldnt tell ya i have no clue

409biscayne · 07-25-2006, 01:55 AM

Myself and my mechanic . Not the wife or my girls , they drive my Wrangler a bit in the summer , and it just feels different after . They don't understand the old trucks.

**Canadian694x4** · 07-25-2006, 02:00 AM

When I first got the Truck I was determined to be it's sole driver for life but that went out the window after a week of owning it as the 'Ol Man asked for the Keys to take it out for Sunday Brunch. How could I refuse? I'd been drivin his cars for 5 years prior.

Only other to drive it was family too the older of my younger brothers and that was a once in a lifetime thing. The last girlfriend of 3 years never set foot behind the wheel (not even to pretend)

TruckinDaddy · 07-25-2006, 09:33 AM

Me, my buddy who has helped me with the truck since we pulled it out of the pasture it had been in for 12 years, my brother and a neighbor who couldn't resist trying out the 3 on the tree.

Because of the manual tranny and no power brakes or steering, I don't think anyone else WANTS to drive it.

Hook'em · 07-25-2006, 10:08 AM

Me, the state inspection guy twice (how is everyone getting their truck inspected without someone else driving their truck?), my mechanic, my paintless dent repair guy pulled it out of his shop once (I pulled it in), and my wife has driven it once since I did a disc brake conversion and added a power booster. Oh, and my 3 year old daughter thinks that she drove it back from the mailbox.

67ChevyRedneck · 07-25-2006, 10:17 AM

Owned it since 1996.... I've driven it the most, my dad had put a couple thousand miles on it, and my current girlfriend is the only female I've ever let drive it, and it was only around a parking lot

07-24-2006, 07:26 PM	#2
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,455	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I worked on mine for 3 years and was the first to drive it, drove it 8 miles to the church for my wedding, well after the service Sharon didn't want to ride in it we had be driven in the Packard Carribean convertible so my dad drove it behind the Packard, that was rough. Since then hardly anyone other than myself has driven the truck. My father and two brothers on very rare occasions but that is all. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

07-24-2006, 07:26 PM	#3
ThatOneBlue67 I survived Dead Man's Curve. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Nine-Five-687 Posts: 389	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I know what you mean. I actually felt GUILTY when dropping off my C10 to get gaskets changed on my oil pan and timing cover. I didn't like it, but by the time the work was done I had warmed up to the mechanic. He was a cool guy and he enjoyed trying out my PA (loudspeaker) system when tucking her safely away inside the garage every night. Other wise, I try and do everything myself. I only let close friends drive her, and even then, it's under 25 miles an hour and I'm right there riding shotgun keeping a watchful eye. I'm pretty uptight, I've done a lot of work on this thing. It's kind of like a "Christine & Arnie Cunningham" relationship. __________________ "The people should not be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of it's people." "The Hurricane" 1967 Chevrolet C10 350 Eight Cylinder, 700R4 BowtieOverdrive *Cherry Bomb...* Disturbing the Peace Since 1968.

07-24-2006, 07:32 PM	#4
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Quite a few people have driven my truck. I'd say at least 5 or 6 counting me. I've no problem with my friends driving my truck, and I've also driven a lot of my friends vehicles. My parents have also used it a few times, no real biggie. I've probably had 8 or more people drive my car though. I've taught 5 people so far how to drive a 5-speed in it (including 2 mechanical engineers ), and the rest were just friends DD'ing after going out to the bar in my car. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

07-24-2006, 07:56 PM	#5
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? heck, I have barely driven mine!!!! pics tell all! and only 1 owner before that, no wonder the seat is the best part of it..... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

07-24-2006, 08:05 PM	#6
longhorn70gmc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ridgecrest. CA, USA Posts: 1,715	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? NONE! Only me. Even when I have to tow it! __________________ Billy 1970 GMC Sierra Grande 402/TH400 (Longhorn)14 years and counting rebuild! 1975 (Build) Chevrolet SWB 4X4 350 SB Lifted 6 inches 1970 Ford F250 Ranger 390 BB 2010 Ford Super Duty F250 XLT W/4 inch lift kit and Pro Comp Tires Hub Cap Freak! *I need another truck like I need another hole in the head!* I'M IN THE MARKET...AS IT WERE!

07-24-2006, 07:20 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	How many ppl have driven your truck? Not in it's whole life, but since you've owned it, since it became more than 'just a truck'? I dropped the one ton off at the muffler joint (reluctantly) and when I handed 'ole boy the key, I realized... NO ONE has driven it but me. My last truck was like that too, not a single sole had driven the GMC the entire time i had it. She's gonna seem...'dirty' now. It's bad enough some one else is working on it. So how many people have driven your rig?

07-24-2006, 08:13 PM	#7
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? 4 people My dad, my cousin, and my two best friends. Not even my girlfriend is allowed to drive the truck. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo

07-24-2006, 08:27 PM	#8
TugOwar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pleasanton, TX Posts: 1,723	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? My current truck was only driven by myself anf my son while I was with him,,, when it was running. The 66 1/2 ton Custom (283 - 3 on the tree) I owned and drove for 12 years was the same, only I drove the truck and started teaching my son to drive in it. With one exception, I let my (then) sister-in-law borrow it once, of course she was cute and blonde and a truck gal. My (then) wife never drove it, course she had problems getting around in an automatic!

07-24-2006, 09:57 PM	#9
TP from Cntl PA Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central PA....In the Berg of Nisbet Posts: 790	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I imagine that half of the people(men of course ) in my rural township drove my '71 after I put the Cummins in it...............And I'd wager a good chunk of change that 80% rode in it. Both my trucks, and my brothers seen alot of drivers...........They were farm trucks and all our help over the years drove them at one point or another. Taught quite a few how to drive both 4 on the floor, and 3 on the tree in them. Heck, I remember a few times our #1 man would take our '69 C-10 home for the week and drive it back and forth. __________________ '72 K-20 EFI'ed 250 Inline/4spd stake body, Farm Truck '71 C-20 Cummins Diesel Powered, In storage thanks to $5.00 diesel! '69 3500 GMC 305V-6/4spd, Still under reconstruction.......... Inlines Rule! 6 soldiers standing is better than 8 laying down!!!!!!!!

07-24-2006, 10:18 PM	#10
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Three....The guy I bought it from, and another guy I know that did some work on it for me. But since late 2002, only me. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

07-24-2006, 11:04 PM	#11
big blue 72 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: hamilton,ohio,usa Posts: 1,499	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? since 1991 when my lil brother burnt the clutch out , saying he could drive a standard trans, Nobody but ME! before that, just Dad. and sometimes he'd let me drive it at the farm/garden when i was a youngun'

07-24-2006, 11:20 PM	#12
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,237	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? 3 or 4 all of thom i know and trust __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

07-24-2006, 11:36 PM	#13
larry may Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 3,256	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Some think I'm a bad man for not letting them drive my old heaps. I do not have that best friend. I built it its mine. Said you would have a better chance to drive it by not insisting;or asking. Never volunteer .

07-24-2006, 11:37 PM	#14
68speedalert Semi-Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington, MO Posts: 390	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? With or without permission? Quite a few with, but there was about three weeks were someone (of course not found guilty) thought it would be nice to take my truck about 120 miles to their home town..... __________________ '68 50th Anniversery LWB Custom Fleetside, '77 305 v-8, turbo 350, factory speed alert (still works), '71 drivetrain w/front discs. Some call it ugly yellow, others call it Ochre '83 Jeep CJ-7, <80,000 miles, original owner '04 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, 2500, 6.0 ltr, Predator Diablo programmer '95 GMC K1500 Extended cab Last edited by 68speedalert; 07-24-2006 at 11:38 PM.

07-25-2006, 12:10 AM	#15
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Only my wife and the alignment guy have driven my truck. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html



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07-25-2006, 12:18 AM	#16
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Ive never been much for letting anyone drive any of my vehicles. My wife on the other hand will borrow out anything I own. Pi$$es me off to no end!...

07-25-2006, 12:24 AM	#18
tom71 what happened to flint mi Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 437	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? 3 me myself and i __________________ 71 swb 2wd fleet frame off in progress 72 4x4 blazer daily driver 70 olds cutlass s mint condition owned by a grandma 56 gmc 2wd project waitng 97 fiance mobile

07-25-2006, 01:04 AM	#19
bad68bowtie On the college boy budget... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 370	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? My mechanic who I'd trust with anything and my boss/friend who I'd also trust with anything. My dad also drove it three times soon after we bought it, but I put an end to that quickly. To say he didn't transfer well from new European cars to a 38 year old truck without power brakes would be a complete understatement. __________________ -'68 C10 short/step- 350/350

07-25-2006, 01:35 AM	#20
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? my 67, nobody but me and the wife and she only drove it once it had a fresh built motor in it and a 4 speed and a 456 gear and it scared her lol my 78 blazer, just me the farm truck ,well lots of people its a farm truck after all lol the jimmy, well i havent even drove it yet the ton truck, same as the jimmy the 06 truck, me and the wife both drive it the 70, just me and i havent put but about 3 miles on it lol the harley, nobody but me ever ,and it will stay that way the 71 monty, i just got and havent drove it yet , it dont run yet the 85 olds, well about 4 people and i wish one of them will buy it lol the other 85 olds, nobody has drove it yet , it needs a trans lol the s15, me and the wife and kids and well lots of people lol the massy tractor and the jd one here at this farm , me and my dad and my uncle and the wife the tractors at the other farms , i couldnt tell ya i have no clue

07-25-2006, 01:55 AM	#21
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Myself and my mechanic . Not the wife or my girls , they drive my Wrangler a bit in the summer , and it just feels different after . They don't understand the old trucks. __________________ Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD)

07-25-2006, 02:00 AM	#22
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? When I first got the Truck I was determined to be it's sole driver for life but that went out the window after a week of owning it as the 'Ol Man asked for the Keys to take it out for Sunday Brunch. How could I refuse? I'd been drivin his cars for 5 years prior. Only other to drive it was family too the older of my younger brothers and that was a once in a lifetime thing. The last girlfriend of 3 years never set foot behind the wheel (not even to pretend) __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

07-25-2006, 09:33 AM	#23
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Me, my buddy who has helped me with the truck since we pulled it out of the pasture it had been in for 12 years, my brother and a neighbor who couldn't resist trying out the 3 on the tree. Because of the manual tranny and no power brakes or steering, I don't think anyone else WANTS to drive it. __________________ Mike S 68 C10 Long Step (Pretending to be a Long Fleetside) Grandpa's Farm Truck 3 on the tree, 307, No power brakes or steering Factory Options - HD rear spring and Ammeter/Oil Gauges My truck blog My Car Domain page

07-25-2006, 10:08 AM	#24
Hook'em Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 858	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Me, the state inspection guy twice (how is everyone getting their truck inspected without someone else driving their truck?), my mechanic, my paintless dent repair guy pulled it out of his shop once (I pulled it in), and my wife has driven it once since I did a disc brake conversion and added a power booster. Oh, and my 3 year old daughter thinks that she drove it back from the mailbox. __________________ Hook'em Last edited by Hook'em; 07-25-2006 at 10:09 AM.

07-25-2006, 10:17 AM	#25
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Owned it since 1996.... I've driven it the most, my dad had put a couple thousand miles on it, and my current girlfriend is the only female I've ever let drive it, and it was only around a parking lot __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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