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1969k10stepside · 03-18-2006, 09:31 PM

When I bought my 600 buck 69 k10 off ebay i drove from s.indiana to upper wisconsin with a Chevy 2500 4x4 and a gooseneck.I reckon that is not far.
Just 150 dollars in fuel

**Palf70Step** · 03-18-2006, 09:35 PM

When I bought the 70, it wasn't far...maybe 15 miles. The 69 beast I towed about 130ish miles home.

pebbleboy · 03-18-2006, 09:36 PM

Cleveland Oh to Belpre Oh Via Parkersburg WV
180 miles
One day off work
One tank of gas
No trailer needed

1969k10stepside · 03-18-2006, 09:40 PM

I pulled my parts truck home with a john deere tractor with forks on it.The truck had no engine,tranny ,or rearend.After 2 hours in reverse,a broken hydraulic line ,and traveled 10 miles it now sits with a for sale sighn.

Longhorn Man · 03-18-2006, 09:40 PM

My first two were within 5 miles. One drove home (really shouldn't have though) the other needed a rope.
The longhorn was 430 miles away... and longhorn jeff drove that far to pick me up, then on to get the truck...and then back again. That one was 50 oe so miles east of philly PA
Then, I went 300 miles to Kalamazoo MI to get a parts truck.

wibilly · 03-18-2006, 09:45 PM

67 swb 2 miles 71swb4xr 13 miles 72lwb4x4 13miles all were trailered all could have been driven $400 cash and a weeks work bought them all

HotRod71 · 03-18-2006, 09:46 PM

man you guys are driving a pretty good distance sometimes. I thought about trying to go to AZ to get a cab or something. That would be almost a week long trip for me. But, I can find most everthing I need around here. Just might need a little work.

409biscayne · 03-18-2006, 10:10 PM

72 cheyenne , 5 miles
70 longhorn , 45 miles ( idaho)
68 cst 10 , 450 miles
I did buy a 70 2 blocks from my home , after driving by it for 10 years , i knocked on the owners door and asked if he wanted to sell it , he said sure. He had bought it new , ya never know if ya don't ask

1969k10stepside · 03-18-2006, 10:20 PM

Whenever I see an old chevy in misery I go get it.Maybe thats why i have 4 trucks.Just to many junk vehicles everywhere chevy or not but mostly imports

shelby987 · 03-18-2006, 11:41 PM

250 miles....a couple of times.....went to look at it, agreed to buy....sunday....no cash.....drove back the next week, had my girlfriend drive my car home, while I drove the truck home (didn't seem right to try to tow the truck home behind a station-wagon....not sure the 4t40 would have held up anyway).
Been driving it for over 3,000 miles now......still no major repairs.....still working on major upgrades though!

pritch · 03-18-2006, 11:56 PM

I went from North of Salt Lake to Phoenix-maybe 800 miles or so-to get my Panel. Trailered it back, but my fuel pump went out on my truck with 250 miles or so to get home. I had to call my friend out on a rescue mission. We put my truck on the trailer and he drug that home and I drove the Panel the rest of the way.

68haywagon · 03-19-2006, 12:06 AM

1.1miles

The guy lived a few sections over when I bought mine.

Mike

Jerry Jones · 03-19-2006, 12:23 AM

The '68 c10 was about 10 miles. The '71 c20 was about 180, whan the wife and I took a little getaway weekend away from the kids, and I saw it in the parking lot of a drug store with a for sale sign, $5K later was the most I ever lost in Tahoe. Not a complaint whatsoever.

byrd · 03-19-2006, 12:19 AM

69 short fleet 486 miles 1 way, lynchbrug, Va trailered to my house
67 short fleet 500 feet, across the street towed to shop
72 long fleet 25 miles 1 way trailered to shop

rauto13 · 03-19-2006, 04:23 AM

when I bought the 72 longwide, was about a ten mile drive home in January, no heater, all vents stuck wide open, maybe ten degrees outside, felt like it would fly off the road at 45 mph, coldest drive I have ever had

67 stepside about 5 miles & had a tow truck deliver it, the 72 shortwide, bout 20 miles & trailered it

70 Camaro, maybe 300 miles, bought it sight unseen and then sent a guy with a trailer to bring it home

68 50th · 03-19-2006, 04:42 AM

From overseas, Sweden Europe to California US.

HotRod71 · 03-19-2006, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 50th

From overseas, Sweden Europe to California US.

Do you think 68 50th wins the longest distance award??????

nyncompute · 03-19-2006, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotRod71

Do you think 68 50th wins the longest distance award??????

Anybody that drives from Sweden to the U.S. deserves some kind of award!

68 50th · 03-19-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nyncompute

Anybody that drives from Sweden to the U.S. deserves some kind of award!

Well, I maybe didn't drive all the way

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I was actually driving for a longer distance when I looked at a 60 50th in Denmark that I didn't buy, 435 miles one way, OK 435 miles driving + 30 minutes on a boat to get there.

68C15 · 03-19-2006, 07:48 AM

I had the wife drive me an hour to get the 68 and drove it home. the 67 stepper was delivered to me. thanks Shawn. I owe ya one

GM72K10 · 03-19-2006, 08:13 AM

72 big block in garage: Philly to Buffaflo and back. one LONG day.
72 K10 : started as a parts truck, previous owner dropped it off!
60 Biscayne: Philly to Oaklahoma and back, 2 LONG days. Towed it on a trailer, tow vehicle, '80 El Camino. Scarey trip.
85 K20; rollback, 10 miles (had no brakes)

cdowns · 03-19-2006, 08:32 AM

i bought a few vehicles from california to long island new york in the past once i realized it was alot cheaper to pay for metal than bondo

**truckdude239** · 03-19-2006, 09:30 AM

i got mine abotu 3 mins ride from my house

jay_shy · 03-19-2006, 09:38 AM

735.29 mapquest miles one way from Pa to WI. (For the 68)

One day out and one day back.

About 10 miles round trip for the 72.

Jason

Mechdawg · 03-19-2006, 09:42 AM

drove a 320 roundtrip to pickup and trailer back my 67 swb. worth every mile and every cut scrape and bruise since then.

03-18-2006, 09:31 PM	#1
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	How far did you go? When I bought my 600 buck 69 k10 off ebay i drove from s.indiana to upper wisconsin with a Chevy 2500 4x4 and a gooseneck.I reckon that is not far. Just 150 dollars in fuel

03-18-2006, 09:35 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	Re: How far did you go? When I bought the 70, it wasn't far...maybe 15 miles. The 69 beast I towed about 130ish miles home. __________________ 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!

03-18-2006, 09:40 PM	#4
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: How far did you go? I pulled my parts truck home with a john deere tractor with forks on it.The truck had no engine,tranny ,or rearend.After 2 hours in reverse,a broken hydraulic line ,and traveled 10 miles it now sits with a for sale sighn.

03-18-2006, 09:40 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: How far did you go? My first two were within 5 miles. One drove home (really shouldn't have though) the other needed a rope. The longhorn was 430 miles away... and longhorn jeff drove that far to pick me up, then on to get the truck...and then back again. That one was 50 oe so miles east of philly PA Then, I went 300 miles to Kalamazoo MI to get a parts truck.

03-18-2006, 09:45 PM	#6
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: How far did you go? 67 swb 2 miles 71swb4xr 13 miles 72lwb4x4 13miles all were trailered all could have been driven $400 cash and a weeks work bought them all __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

03-18-2006, 09:46 PM	#7
HotRod71 Short, Fleet, Slammed, V8 Club Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingsport,TN Posts: 450	Re: How far did you go? man you guys are driving a pretty good distance sometimes. I thought about trying to go to AZ to get a cab or something. That would be almost a week long trip for me. But, I can find most everthing I need around here. Just might need a little work. __________________ Bill 71 Chevy SWB Fleetside (WIP) www.4x4grace.com

03-18-2006, 10:10 PM	#8
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: How far did you go? 72 cheyenne , 5 miles 70 longhorn , 45 miles ( idaho) 68 cst 10 , 450 miles I did buy a 70 2 blocks from my home , after driving by it for 10 years , i knocked on the owners door and asked if he wanted to sell it , he said sure. He had bought it new , ya never know if ya don't ask __________________ 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)

03-18-2006, 10:20 PM	#9
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: How far did you go? Whenever I see an old chevy in misery I go get it.Maybe thats why i have 4 trucks.Just to many junk vehicles everywhere chevy or not but mostly imports

03-18-2006, 11:41 PM	#10
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Re: How far did you go? 250 miles....a couple of times.....went to look at it, agreed to buy....sunday....no cash.....drove back the next week, had my girlfriend drive my car home, while I drove the truck home (didn't seem right to try to tow the truck home behind a station-wagon....not sure the 4t40 would have held up anyway). Been driving it for over 3,000 miles now......still no major repairs.....still working on major upgrades though! __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

03-18-2006, 11:56 PM	#11
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Re: How far did you go? I went from North of Salt Lake to Phoenix-maybe 800 miles or so-to get my Panel. Trailered it back, but my fuel pump went out on my truck with 250 miles or so to get home. I had to call my friend out on a rescue mission. We put my truck on the trailer and he drug that home and I drove the Panel the rest of the way. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

03-19-2006, 12:06 AM	#12
68haywagon I'm watching you! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Levittown, PA Posts: 1,822	Re: How far did you go? 1.1miles The guy lived a few sections over when I bought mine. Mike __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 4WD 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 W/T - Blue - 4.3L V-6, 4 speed auto - Dad's (RIP) 1992 Chevrolet S10 - LS swap project 1968 Chevrolet C-10 longbed fleetside - sold

03-19-2006, 12:23 AM	#13
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,407	Re: How far did you go? The '68 c10 was about 10 miles. The '71 c20 was about 180, whan the wife and I took a little getaway weekend away from the kids, and I saw it in the parking lot of a drug store with a for sale sign, $5K later was the most I ever lost in Tahoe. Not a complaint whatsoever. __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

03-19-2006, 04:23 AM	#15
rauto13 saving one more Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pryor Creek, Oklahoma Posts: 3,066	Re: How far did you go? when I bought the 72 longwide, was about a ten mile drive home in January, no heater, all vents stuck wide open, maybe ten degrees outside, felt like it would fly off the road at 45 mph, coldest drive I have ever had 67 stepside about 5 miles & had a tow truck deliver it, the 72 shortwide, bout 20 miles & trailered it 70 Camaro, maybe 300 miles, bought it sight unseen and then sent a guy with a trailer to bring it home __________________ 72 Chevy longbed - now for parts 69 Chevy short fleet - needing some love 70 RS Camaro - needing more love driver - 96 GMC X-cab

03-19-2006, 04:42 AM	#16
68 50th Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 833	Re: How far did you go? From overseas, Sweden Europe to California US. __________________ Mats.. ---------------------------------------------------- 1971 Cheyenne Super Custom Camper 475CBB/TH400/AC 1992 Silverado Sport Truck 1988 Silverado 2500 Ext Longbed 4x4 2001 GMC Sierra SLT 4x4 1990 Chevrolet K3500 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix 1980 Z 28 350/4-speed/AC/T-top 1980 Camaro Coupe V6/3-speed 1979 Buick Century Wagon

03-19-2006, 07:48 AM	#20
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: How far did you go? I had the wife drive me an hour to get the 68 and drove it home. the 67 stepper was delivered to me. thanks Shawn. I owe ya one



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03-19-2006, 08:13 AM	#21
GM72K10 Next! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 2,483	Re: How far did you go? 72 big block in garage: Philly to Buffaflo and back. one LONG day. 72 K10 : started as a parts truck, previous owner dropped it off! 60 Biscayne: Philly to Oaklahoma and back, 2 LONG days. Towed it on a trailer, tow vehicle, '80 El Camino. Scarey trip. 85 K20; rollback, 10 miles (had no brakes) __________________ 86 K30 CUCV M1028A1 86 K30 CUCV M1028a2 dually 86 K30 C&C 6.2 4:56s, 4M, 11,000 gvw, ex fire truck, now lowboy dump More square bodies and CUCVs than I care to admit to 2020 Silverado K3500HD Work truck

03-19-2006, 08:32 AM	#22
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: How far did you go? i bought a few vehicles from california to long island new york in the past once i realized it was alot cheaper to pay for metal than bondo __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-19-2006, 09:30 AM	#23
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,237	Re: How far did you go? i got mine abotu 3 mins ride from my house __________________ 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

03-19-2006, 09:38 AM	#24
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: How far did you go? 735.29 mapquest miles one way from Pa to WI. (For the 68) One day out and one day back. About 10 miles round trip for the 72. Jason

03-19-2006, 09:42 AM	#25
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Re: How far did you go? drove a 320 roundtrip to pickup and trailer back my 67 swb. worth every mile and every cut scrape and bruise since then.

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