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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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72 Jimmy pictures
I few to Dallas last week and pick up a 72 Jimmy. It was on Craigslist. The paint is original.The guy I bought it from got it in 94 in Seattle and moved it to Dallas in 96. It has be in a garage since then. It has a little rust in the bottom of the doors and rockers. It has a 4" lift and 33 x 12.50 tires.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Pine Ridge Florida
Posts: 4,125
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Very nice. I have a similar Jimmy.
If you don't mind what was the price? I understand if you don't want to say. Enjoy |
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 2,287
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Very nice, do you plan on finishing what the PO started as far as the radio is concerned?
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ventura, Southern California
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
That is a beautiful Jimmy. Can i ask how much you paid for it?
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
It had a radio but it was not working. It had an amp and all kinds of crap mount under dash. It had a cb, a Heath kit cruise control, and alarm system. I think there was a wiring problem with radio. Now that I have removed all the goodies from under the dash I'll try the radio again. I paid $6500 for it. I left Dallas Thur. eveing about 8:00PM and got home Sat. morning about 2:00AM. It's a little over 1200 miles. I had to put a set of tires and a fuel pump on before I left Dallas. The Jimmy had sat for the last 5 years and hadn't been driven much.
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 2,287
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
That's awesome, 1200 miles!! I bet you were a little anxious with every little noise you heard cruising down the road knowing it hadn't been driven for a while. What kind of plans do you have for it?? It's definitley a great platform for anything you plan on doing to it.
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
Posts: 1,649
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
New wheels for sure. Alot of clean up and detailing. A tuneup and a new carb. The top comes back off. Alot of topless driving.
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Nice Score
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 993
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Sweet lookin ride. I got mine in the Dallas area too. I only wish i could have driven mine home. Hell, i wish i could have driven it when i got it home. I'm in the middle of putting in a new motor now and hope to be driving soon. Have fun with the Jimmy. Later, Mario
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: 204
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Nice, what color is that?
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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Roof: Bad. Sky: Good.
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
That color, my friend, would be ochre. Derived from clay deposits that can be found almost everywhere on the planet, some sources say ochre was the first colored paint. Records of its use among the aboriginal people in Australia date back to around 40,000 years ago.
Hey, what can I say, I'm partial to the hue! ![]()
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Old School, New Style
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Monroeville, Ohio
Posts: 790
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Congrats on the purchase. That would be kind of cool to drive 1200 miles home. At least it sounds like it went pretty smooth for ya.
You will enjoy the Jimmy with the top off. I only put mine on for winter storage. My Jimmy is my favorite toy and the kids love riding in it. Hope you have many miles of enjoyment.
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SKINNY TIRES RULE!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Bothell, WA
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Nice solid truck and a road trip worth remembering.
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
I have posted pictures of my Blazer may times. I will have to get pictures of them together. The Blazer is stock height. The Jimmy has a 4" lift. The Blazer has the original paint and has a little rust in the rocker under the doors and dents in the rear quarters by tail lights where PO tried to remove the top and drop it.
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Van Buren Arkansas
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
how come the letters on the tailgate arent white?
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Good question, But that is the original paint. May be someone on the board can answer that. I had a 71 2wd orange Jimmy and the letter on the tail were orange and the background was white. I'll post pictuers if I can dig one up.
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SKINNY TIRES RULE!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Bothell, WA
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
The tail gate must have been repainted at some point or it had a tailgate strip (which would have left holes)
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Tot Roddin'
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-MO
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Nice score on the Jimmy! Glad to hear you made the 1200 mile trek safely, and without any issues.
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 2,287
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Definitely a nice pair of trucks!
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Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Love the Jimmy!
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Big Block
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Durham, N.C.
Posts: 1,649
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Thank you all for the nice comments. The holley carb starting leaking gas from both bowls the next moring after I got home. I don't know how I made it home. The good Lord was looking after me. I will be replacing it soon. Rounded up tune up part today and going to picking up carb tomorrow.
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Its lookin' like a Blazer!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Gods Country, KY
Posts: 1,773
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
Sounds like tons of fun... Thats kinda my dream vacation. Fly somewhere, buy a swb, drive it home and see some stuff along the way. Congrats man, nice Jimmy. You need to add Jimmy club to your list....
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: St Louis, MO
Posts: 533
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Re: 72 Jimmy pictures
i used to have a 72 blazer that color that my buddy in lexington, va was holding onto for me and when i went to go get some parts off of it one weekend and it was gone, someone stole if off his property, now i only have the one green blazer cst, i guess one is better than none. nice looking jimmy
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