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Old 07-09-2009, 11:09 AM   #1
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Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics

Turns out Ole Blue wasn't always so blue....Some past work on the window regulators and a peeling bedliner has revealed a gold or bronze color paint. All this talk about 50th anniversary trucks got me to thinking about his pedigree so I decided to try and decipher the SPID (not in very good shape). Looks like Saddle/Off White (code 555 or 525, tough to make out).

So, even though he's not a 50th, I'm interested in seeing what this truck may have looked like on the day it drove off the dealer lot in Gorman, Texas.

Can anybody help me out with a pic?
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:15 PM   #2
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My 68 LB Camper special I just bought for $1200
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:17 PM   #3
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interior shot of above truck.
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:32 PM   #4
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That's a nice score Eagle, thanks for the pics.
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:43 PM   #5
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WOW...eagle nice truck!!!! I would have been all over that one at that price!!!! I especially love that diamond plate patio on the back

On second look...ac and split rims...a real survivor. I would get some steel rims drop it and drive it.
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:48 PM   #6
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WOW...eagle nice truck!!!! I would have been all over that one at that price!!!! I especially love that diamond plate patio on the back

On second look...ac and split rims...a real survivor. I would get some steel rims drop it and drive it.
Original radio and an uncut dash too...
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Old 07-24-2009, 06:29 PM   #7
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Nice truck Eagle, how about a closer shot of the fender emblem? Here's some picture of mine:

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Old 07-24-2009, 10:59 PM   #8
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Thanks for posting the pics Rob. It's cool to see what my truck looked like originally. As a matter of fact, i'm kind of liking that color scheme for when its time to re-paint.

Question. Are your door emblems the "Custom" in script or are they "CST"? My emblems were missing when I bought the truck and I think they should be the Custom script but I'm not 100% sure.
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Old 07-24-2009, 11:11 PM   #9
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Thanks for posting the pics Rob. It's cool to see what my truck looked like originally. As a matter of fact, i'm kind of liking that color scheme for when its time to re-paint.

Question. Are your door emblems the "Custom" in script or are they "CST"? My emblems were missing when I bought the truck and I think they should be the Custom script but I'm not 100% sure.
68 50th - CST
68 - CCustom

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Old 07-25-2009, 06:40 AM   #10
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Thanks Hartrod. I'll get some pics up as soon as its light enough outside. Just getting my engine put back together. Got it rebuilt to stock specs. Painted it up nice and purty. Still have to rebuild carb and paint exhaust manifolds. Would you have a picture of the engine mount and bracket setup on the driver side for a 68 with power steering. My bracket doesn't seem to fit with the new motor mounts and thats the only angle I didn't get a good picture. Thanks. Jim
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Hartrod, nice shortbed. I really like that setup. Mine came this close to getting my 5.3 in it. But I really hated busting up one that was so original and all there.
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Old 07-25-2009, 08:52 AM   #12
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Thanks Hartrod. I'll get some pics up as soon as its light enough outside. Just getting my engine put back together. Got it rebuilt to stock specs. Painted it up nice and purty. Still have to rebuild carb and paint exhaust manifolds. Would you have a picture of the engine mount and bracket setup on the driver side for a 68 with power steering. My bracket doesn't seem to fit with the new motor mounts and thats the only angle I didn't get a good picture. Thanks. Jim
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Hartrod, nice shortbed. I really like that setup. Mine came this close to getting my 5.3 in it. But I really hated busting up one that was so original and all there.
I would have left this one a LWB since it's kinda "rare" (BB/AC/half ton), but the frame was smacked hard on the drivers side. I found a good SWB frame and decided to do a swap. Is your truck a BB? The p/s setup is different from BB to SB. Here's the best picture I have of the BB setup.
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Old 07-25-2009, 02:19 PM   #13
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Thanks guys!
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Old 07-26-2009, 08:42 AM   #14
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Here's those pics of the fender emblems and my engine waiting to go in HartRod, hope this is what you wanted.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0317.jpg
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0318.jpg
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0319.jpg
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The engine all nice and fresh
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0324.jpg
the wheels I picked up yesterday for $100
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0330.jpg
The tranny all painted nice
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Old 07-26-2009, 08:45 AM   #15
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Thats better.
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Old 07-29-2009, 04:08 PM   #16
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Here's mine.
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Nice one CST*Ten
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