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blacktruck · 10-27-2006, 11:02 PM

how many of you bought your trucks new? post pics if you feel like it.

jhow66 · 10-28-2006, 01:26 AM

My brother-in-law bought this one new. (Just finished a renew on it.)

jhow66 · 10-28-2006, 01:33 AM

Not a PU but bought this one new (owned it for 50 years this past Sept 12)-(bought the PU in background in 1991)

qksilver · 10-28-2006, 08:12 PM

Both sweet

NW Ol Blue · 10-28-2006, 10:37 PM

Mine is a one family truck, I was with my dad when he bought it new in Nov. of 70 in North Carolina (Wilmington I think). He was in the Marine Corp at the time and had his own shop as a mechanic nights and weekends, We moved to Seattle in the truck in 72. I was five at the time but now a days I envision that we must have looked like the Beverly Hill Billies. Home made canopy, old home built car trailer with a 65 Nova and furniture and misc. Sh!~ hanging everywhere off it. My dad drove the truck till about 1988. He then gave it to my younger brother who put the 327/TB350 combo in it that it still has today. He moved to Arizona and took it with him in 2002. He towed his race car with it till he bought the D-MAX. At that point I claimed it as my father daughter/son project and it has been in my garage since. I've taken it down to the bare frame, Put new floors and Kick panels. I'd like to put a LS-1 in it and make a street rod out of it. Time and money will tell.

NW Ol Blue · 10-28-2006, 11:03 PM

Here's ol Blue in about 1978. My brother is the short one. The kid in the blue coat is still my best friend to this day and as usual I'm the one under the car working.

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-29-2006, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NW Ol Blue

Here's ol Blue in about 1978.

Very nostalgic pic, I'm digging it

68Stepbed · 10-29-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Very nostalgic pic, I'm digging it

jimmydean · 10-29-2006, 01:31 AM

When my truck was new, it was 2 years before my birth

Sad but true, it's doing better at 37 than I am at 35

llegos · 10-29-2006, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmydean

When my truck was new, it was 2 years before my birth

Sad but true, it's doing better at 37 than I am at 35

my truck is over 2 times my age....

hgs_notes · 10-29-2006, 11:58 AM

Almost a one family truck. I'm just not positive my grandpa bought it new or not. I think it must have been 73 or so when he bought it. My dad got ot a couple years later then I took over in 1983. My son of course has claimed all rights to it for the next generation. My daughters don't have much interest. They both like VW Beetles. Poor things...

HG

AKChevyman · 10-29-2006, 12:21 PM

Well Mine is a one family truck also My Great Grandfoather bought it brand new just out side Monroe WA in 1971 then gave it to my Grandmother and Grand father in 1982 so they could use it on the farm in KY that I grew up on. I drove the truck in high school did a poor resto on it my senior year with my Grand father about 2 years after my Great grand dad passed. I went into the Air Force and just two years ago my grandfather and grandmother signed her over and I took her apart MaY 2005. Lord williing I hope to have her to the paint stage by Next spring.

BobRitts · 10-29-2006, 04:34 PM

Mine's a 1-family as well. Wife's g'pa bought it new in '72, wanted all the "truck" options w/ no frills, which to him was a 4wd, 350, lwb 1/2 ton. Her dad took it hunting a few times a year, then she drove it to school in high school, when we met. Had to marry her to make sure the truck stayed in good hands

.

Still working on getting her roadworthy (truck, not wife); Another $500 in bumpers and grill work and I'll be "done", with this phase at least.

409biscayne · 10-29-2006, 07:56 PM

Hey ol blue , is that pic taken at SIR ? It sure looks like the entrance road .
If it is that's where my best buddy and i were in '78 , racing a bb 68 el camino , we couldn't even afford a nice trailer like yours , we had to drive there , with 4.56 gears , lol . Don't see too many guys doing that anymore .
I'd like to see your truck sometime , i bet it's nice .
Later ........................................... 409

NW Ol Blue · 10-29-2006, 08:02 PM

The picture was taken at my folks house out near Black Diamond. less then 10 miles from S.I.R. I wish the truck were still in that good of condition. Its gettin there.

blacktruck · 10-30-2006, 03:25 PM

nice replies and pics. i guess i can say my '72 is a 1 family truck. my grandfather bought it new. mama dogged the crap out of it in high school. then pop had it painted and did some interior work in the late '80's, he might've even put the in 350 i pulled out at the time as well. then he parked it in about '91. it sat till about may of 2005 when i got it out and started fixing it. so far i've just done an engine swap, and some other things to get it driveable after sitting for so long. the last time pop had it out of the garage was in about '95 or '96. i think i was around 10 years old at the time. he went out there and powershifted 2nd and 3rd gear between the driveways with little me sitting right beside him. lol. i still remember what he said when he did that. "boy, i ought not to have showed you that." with a grin on his face. ya'll got some great projects and even sweeter rides with a lot of history. good luck with them. thanks for sharing.

jhow 50 years... wow. you are competing for some type of record there. i hope i look that good when i'm 50. lol

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-30-2006, 03:30 PM

Tim Christian's is a "All in the Family" truck, he doesn't post much so here ya go

xDiesel · 10-30-2006, 03:55 PM

Well my truck is no where near a 1 owner, but I will be the last owner of this truck. I went through a lot to get it and I will never sell it. It may be in rough condition but you don't see ads for 69 GMC 4x4's in the paper too often, especially for $900.

**Palf70Step** · 10-30-2006, 04:24 PM

I'm the 2nd and the LAST owner of my 70.

project1971 · 10-30-2006, 05:21 PM

Well my father took delivery of it in Feb of '71 and I was born in June of same year. I have had it for the last 3-4 years. He was going to sell it and I told him HELL NO! I had plans for that truck when you were dead! So he trailered it out to me. Original Az. truck.

lilred67 · 10-30-2006, 05:23 PM

my '67 is a one family truck.my granddad bought it new in mansfield la.
after he passed in '88 my grand mother transfered the title to my uncle's name to keep up with license,etc.......then in '92 my grand mother got tired of seeing it set in the barn, so she called me to come get it, and i've had it since.......

jhow66 · 10-30-2006, 06:47 PM

Blacktruck I wish my "frame" was in as good shape as the '56. Not much you can do to a brokedown 71 year old one.

woodridge · 10-30-2006, 06:49 PM

Like Palf70step I am the second owner of my K-2500. I have all the paperwork and protecto plate where the PO bought it and made a copy of the title in his name showing "new" in the new used box. I have no plans of selling it.

71SWBChevy · 10-30-2006, 06:52 PM

Second and last owner of my truck, 1971 C-10, built 16 years before my birth!

Yeller68 · 10-30-2006, 10:04 PM

Almost. My dad bought it in 1969. It was one year old, and had less than 12,000 miles on it. He was about to buy a new one, but found this one for sale, and liked it better then the new one had had picked out. I was 5 at the time, and still remember him buying it.

10-27-2006, 11:02 PM	#1
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	how many 1 owners we got here? how many of you bought your trucks new? post pics if you feel like it. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 10-27-2006 at 11:04 PM.

10-28-2006, 01:26 AM	#2
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? My brother-in-law bought this one new. (Just finished a renew on it.) Attached Images __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

10-28-2006, 01:33 AM	#3
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Not a PU but bought this one new (owned it for 50 years this past Sept 12)-(bought the PU in background in 1991) Attached Images __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

10-28-2006, 08:12 PM	#4
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Both sweet

10-28-2006, 10:37 PM	#5
NW Ol Blue Student of all Master of None Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 60	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Mine is a one family truck, I was with my dad when he bought it new in Nov. of 70 in North Carolina (Wilmington I think). He was in the Marine Corp at the time and had his own shop as a mechanic nights and weekends, We moved to Seattle in the truck in 72. I was five at the time but now a days I envision that we must have looked like the Beverly Hill Billies. Home made canopy, old home built car trailer with a 65 Nova and furniture and misc. Sh!~ hanging everywhere off it. My dad drove the truck till about 1988. He then gave it to my younger brother who put the 327/TB350 combo in it that it still has today. He moved to Arizona and took it with him in 2002. He towed his race car with it till he bought the D-MAX. At that point I claimed it as my father daughter/son project and it has been in my garage since. I've taken it down to the bare frame, Put new floors and Kick panels. I'd like to put a LS-1 in it and make a street rod out of it. Time and money will tell. __________________ 71 C/10 Step Side 327 W/TH350 400 cubes in the works 97 LT1 Formula Firebird (We call this My wifes Car)

10-28-2006, 11:03 PM	#6
NW Ol Blue Student of all Master of None Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 60	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Here's ol Blue in about 1978. My brother is the short one. The kid in the blue coat is still my best friend to this day and as usual I'm the one under the car working. Attached Images __________________ 71 C/10 Step Side 327 W/TH350 400 cubes in the works 97 LT1 Formula Firebird (We call this My wifes Car) Last edited by NW Ol Blue; 10-28-2006 at 11:05 PM. Reason: Added text

10-29-2006, 01:31 AM	#9
jimmydean Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 3,728	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? When my truck was new, it was 2 years before my birth Sad but true, it's doing better at 37 than I am at 35

10-29-2006, 11:58 AM	#11
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Almost a one family truck. I'm just not positive my grandpa bought it new or not. I think it must have been 73 or so when he bought it. My dad got ot a couple years later then I took over in 1983. My son of course has claimed all rights to it for the next generation. My daughters don't have much interest. They both like VW Beetles. Poor things... HG __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

10-29-2006, 12:21 PM	#12
AKChevyman Chevy Forever Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dalzell SC Posts: 314	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Well Mine is a one family truck also My Great Grandfoather bought it brand new just out side Monroe WA in 1971 then gave it to my Grandmother and Grand father in 1982 so they could use it on the farm in KY that I grew up on. I drove the truck in high school did a poor resto on it my senior year with my Grand father about 2 years after my Great grand dad passed. I went into the Air Force and just two years ago my grandfather and grandmother signed her over and I took her apart MaY 2005. Lord williing I hope to have her to the paint stage by Next spring. __________________ My first love 1971 C20 Hugger orange Getting face lift and heart transplant .30 402 BB /TH400 and GV Wifes car 1969 Chevelle SS 396 325hp/TH400 Factroy A/C Automatic w/ Floor shift console. restored. Last edited by AKChevyman; 10-29-2006 at 12:21 PM.

10-29-2006, 04:34 PM	#13
BobRitts Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 39	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Mine's a 1-family as well. Wife's g'pa bought it new in '72, wanted all the "truck" options w/ no frills, which to him was a 4wd, 350, lwb 1/2 ton. Her dad took it hunting a few times a year, then she drove it to school in high school, when we met. Had to marry her to make sure the truck stayed in good hands . Still working on getting her roadworthy (truck, not wife); Another $500 in bumpers and grill work and I'll be "done", with this phase at least. Attached Images Last edited by BobRitts; 10-29-2006 at 04:35 PM.

10-29-2006, 07:56 PM	#14
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Hey ol blue , is that pic taken at SIR ? It sure looks like the entrance road . If it is that's where my best buddy and i were in '78 , racing a bb 68 el camino , we couldn't even afford a nice trailer like yours , we had to drive there , with 4.56 gears , lol . Don't see too many guys doing that anymore . I'd like to see your truck sometime , i bet it's nice . Later ........................................... 409 __________________ 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)

10-29-2006, 08:02 PM	#15
NW Ol Blue Student of all Master of None Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 60	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? The picture was taken at my folks house out near Black Diamond. less then 10 miles from S.I.R. I wish the truck were still in that good of condition. Its gettin there. __________________ 71 C/10 Step Side 327 W/TH350 400 cubes in the works 97 LT1 Formula Firebird (We call this My wifes Car)

10-30-2006, 03:25 PM	#16
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? nice replies and pics. i guess i can say my '72 is a 1 family truck. my grandfather bought it new. mama dogged the crap out of it in high school. then pop had it painted and did some interior work in the late '80's, he might've even put the in 350 i pulled out at the time as well. then he parked it in about '91. it sat till about may of 2005 when i got it out and started fixing it. so far i've just done an engine swap, and some other things to get it driveable after sitting for so long. the last time pop had it out of the garage was in about '95 or '96. i think i was around 10 years old at the time. he went out there and powershifted 2nd and 3rd gear between the driveways with little me sitting right beside him. lol. i still remember what he said when he did that. "boy, i ought not to have showed you that." with a grin on his face. ya'll got some great projects and even sweeter rides with a lot of history. good luck with them. thanks for sharing. jhow 50 years... wow. you are competing for some type of record there. i hope i look that good when i'm 50. lol __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die

10-30-2006, 03:30 PM	#17
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Tim Christian's is a "All in the Family" truck, he doesn't post much so here ya go Attached Images __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

10-30-2006, 03:55 PM	#18
xDiesel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 13	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Well my truck is no where near a 1 owner, but I will be the last owner of this truck. I went through a lot to get it and I will never sell it. It may be in rough condition but you don't see ads for 69 GMC 4x4's in the paper too often, especially for $900. __________________ __________________________________ 1969 GMC 3/4 Ton 4x4 - 350 4-Speed 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 - 5.3L Auto



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10-30-2006, 04:24 PM	#19
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,248	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? I'm the 2nd and the LAST owner of my 70. __________________ 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!

10-30-2006, 05:21 PM	#20
project1971 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 605	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Well my father took delivery of it in Feb of '71 and I was born in June of same year. I have had it for the last 3-4 years. He was going to sell it and I told him HELL NO! I had plans for that truck when you were dead! So he trailered it out to me. Original Az. truck. __________________ 2008 Ford FX2 Screw 1971 C10 project in shop now! 2004 Pontiac Grandam (wifes) 2000 Cavalier z24 (gas saver)

10-30-2006, 05:23 PM	#21
lilred67 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: weatherford,texas Posts: 1,003	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? my '67 is a one family truck.my granddad bought it new in mansfield la. after he passed in '88 my grand mother transfered the title to my uncle's name to keep up with license,etc.......then in '92 my grand mother got tired of seeing it set in the barn, so she called me to come get it, and i've had it since.......

10-30-2006, 06:47 PM	#22
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Blacktruck I wish my "frame" was in as good shape as the '56. Not much you can do to a brokedown 71 year old one. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

10-30-2006, 06:49 PM	#23
woodridge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maynardville, Tn Posts: 3,030	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Like Palf70step I am the second owner of my K-2500. I have all the paperwork and protecto plate where the PO bought it and made a copy of the title in his name showing "new" in the new used box. I have no plans of selling it. __________________ SEMA Network- Protect our Hobby! 71 C30 in pieces, starting to come together. Click here for A Place For Tennessee Truck Enthusiest To Meet

10-30-2006, 06:52 PM	#24
71SWBChevy Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Owensboro KY Posts: 11,905	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Second and last owner of my truck, 1971 C-10, built 16 years before my birth! __________________ Drew '71 Chevy 350/TH350 Hugger Orange Currently just a rolling frame, body work soon to follow!!! Check out my Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212927 Daily Driver: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with more gears than pistons

10-30-2006, 10:04 PM	#25
Yeller68 Active Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Villa Rica, Ga Posts: 297	Re: how many 1 owners we got here? Almost. My dad bought it in 1969. It was one year old, and had less than 12,000 miles on it. He was about to buy a new one, but found this one for sale, and liked it better then the new one had had picked out. I was 5 at the time, and still remember him buying it.

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