'61 Neighborhood find

[Tucson38]

I normally post in the '73 -'87 forum but thought I'd share some pics of a neighborhood '61 Chevy truck. The owner recently passed away and family members had no interest so it went to another neighbor's nephew, a mechanic in Indiana.

My neighbor had originally purchased this truck used here in
Arizona in the mid-sixties, drove it for a few years then parked it under a shelter. Imagine my surprised to find it was an original factory 4WD with factory dual shocks. Quite an unusual find and in remarkable shape with the original 283 . Thought this would make an interesting post.

Some pics:

[MusicMan70]

THAT'S an Awesome Find! More pics?

[61K10]

was an org 6cyl and not factory duel shocks. to bad you didn't get it.

[Tucson38]

Yeah I drooled over it but I can't keep up with everything that needs maintenance as it is. The tires had tubes and they held air well enough to get it loaded on the transport.

Here's a few more:

['63GENIII]

Pretty cool with the aftermarket knee freezer (pun intended). I like the camper shell / topper. It looks period correct. Wonder what kind it was as they're getting real hard to find especially for a long stepper.

The Dymo Label maintenance records on the dash are a classic touch too! Most people don't even know what a Dymo is anymore.

[62stepside longbox]

Those maintenance records on the door sure are cool, must've been one caring owner to document everything like that

[Tucson38]

Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Pretty cool with the aftermarket knee freezer (pun intended). I like the camper shell / topper. It looks period correct. Wonder what kind it was as they're getting real hard to find especially for a long stepper.

The Dymo Label maintenance records on the dash are a classic touch too! Most people don't even know what a Dymo is anymore.

The owner made the shell himself, he had a serious amount of metal working machinery. A former professor at the U of A and he rounded up cattle in his off-season. A most interesting person, very glad I got to know him.

[leonphelps]

dont post the guys vin number. not cool.

[jcramsey]

Love this truck! Would love to find something like this one day. Thanks for posting.

[spacedebris]

Originally Posted by leonphelps

dont post the guys vin number. not cool.

doesnt hurt anything. Vins are not secret. You can get the vin off any car you want simply by looking. Same thing on license plates. I aways laugh when people take a pic of the car/truck and put something over the plate. They are in plain view anytime it is outside. Its not a secret in any way and no one can do anything with the info even if they have it.