This is a Darn Darn Good Deal

[GOPAPA]

Look what you would get extra if you all you needed was the bucket seats.

Just how much more do you think you could make on this deal if you were to part it out after keeping the bucket seats ?

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1100964767.html

papa

[dan42]

Yeah, but it looks too nice to part out.

[vectorit]

I think thats a members truck, and he was trying to sell it last I saw it.

[Sammy]

I think entirely too many trucks are getting parted out. Already parts prices are getting higher and this doesn't help. I understand some are not worth much needing too much. When I see someone with 100 glove boxes, or 50 used steering columns makes me think about all that USA metal headed to China for a Toyota or Honda. But you can always buy repop fenders 20 yrs from now made in China. OEM stuff will be worth your first born plus some.

[1956cameo]

Sorry if I ruffle feathers, but I have to agree with Sammy 100% on this one. Waaay to many nice solid trucks on here and other places getting parted out. Or re-cabbed because they have one dime size rust hole on the roof. Seeing way too much parting out of the nice 3/4 ton trucks with a ton of options. Once these trucks are gone they are gone!

I would buy the one in the ad in a heartbeat if I were closer and had a little more money; and I would definately restore it if I got it.

[Twisted78SS]

I went and looked at this truck, it's 3 miles from my house. The lady selling it told me it was her dad's truck. Overall it is complete minus the steering wheel. Needs the usual restoration. I am looking at it for a father son project, and will be going back over there this weekend.

Guess we will see..

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by 1956cameo

Sorry if I ruffle feathers, but I have to agree with Sammy 100% on this one. Waaay to many nice solid trucks on here and other places getting parted out. Or re-cabbed because they have one dime size rust hole on the roof. Seeing way too much parting out of the nice 3/4 ton trucks with a ton of options. Once these trucks are gone they are gone!

I would buy the one in the ad in a heartbeat if I were closer and had a little more money; and I would definately restore it if I got it.

I gotta agree on this too. I picked up a 72 C-20 a couple months ago just to pull the BB/t400 for my shortbed 1/2 ton. The truck is pristine and loaded...I decided I cannot part it or cannibalize it, so I am restoring it to its original condition.

[1956cameo]

Leddzepp, glad to hear you saved it. I can't say that I have been a perfect angel either. I bought a 1970 factory big block c-10 with the CST package last month. I was thinking of parting it (very briefly), but instead decided to work on it. If I would have parted it I think that would have bothered me everytime I would have thought back about of that truck.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Tossing in GMCs, GM made somewhere around 3+ million 67-72 trucks. I have mine, I don't care what y'all do with the rest

But it is a shame to see a nice one parted, unless I need something from it!

When my truck gets redone the second time around, the only factory parts will be the cab and doors and grill. The body panels alone that I've collected that come from different trucks are: a 68 bed, 70-ish tailgate, repop header panel, 68 hood, and 67 front fenders (using 72 fenders to fix the bad spots). I still need to find a straight bed floor too. I'm GLAD people part out trucks

Everybody wants solid rust free parts. Those parts don't come from rotted out NY, PA, and OH trucks, they come from rust free arizona, new mexico, and california trucks.

[GOPAPA]

Shoot ,, you didnt ruffle my feathers ..Let me say in defence of how I started the ad and advertised the sell of this truck It helps save the truck more than get it parted out..

You see , up here in the Northwest we have lots of these trucks ..so for us to take some of the trucks that others on this forum have started with near rust death and brought back to life is not something we up here don't have to do ..

So ,,by showing you the truck all you folks in the rust belt ,,you have a chance of buying it and not parting it ..sorry but I dont have the money to buy it and save it ,,If I did I would have my acreage filled with them ..

We all have trucks with some doner parts on them,,, and not all of them parts came from trucks that were goners ,, for me I have a truck in my shop right now that has a cab ,doors , motor ,tranny, tail gate and much more from doner trucks and a lot of the parts came from a person who belongs to this forum .. it's parts that help keep these trucks alive ..

I see two side to the story and this is my side .. hope I didnt ruffle any feathers with my reply ,, (Besides to day is my wifes birthday ,,lets all celebrate and have fun) LOL nice old papa here

[1956cameo]

GOPAPA, I hope your wife has a happy birthday. Looks like you got a evening out tonight.
Yeah I see both sides of the coin as well. When I need used parts I only want the best and of course to get the best they have to come off of a truck that was in decent shape. I just get tired of seeing completely rust free and straight trucks that have a ton of options, and sometimes even run get parted just because they aerent a shortbed fleetside. Hey but I guess thats why there are different folks so they can do different things and even each other out. Personally I wouldnt part that truck out but if someone were to do it and I needed the parts I would buy them. That is why I say I am no perfect angel about this either.

[El Jay]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Shoot ,, you didnt ruffle my feathers ..Let me say in defence of how I started the ad and advertised the sell of this truck It helps save the truck more than get it parted out..

You see , up here in the Northwest we have lots of these trucks ..so for us to take some of the trucks that others on this forum have started with near rust death and brought back to life is not something we up here don't have to do ..

So ,,by showing you the truck all you folks in the rust belt ,,you have a chance of buying it and not parting it ..sorry but I dont have the money to buy it and save it ,,If I did I would have my acreage filled with them ..

We all have trucks with some doner parts on them,,, and not all of them parts came from trucks that were goners ,, for me I have a truck in my shop right now that has a cab ,doors , motor ,tranny, tail gate and much more from doner trucks and a lot of the parts came from a person who belongs to this forum .. it's parts that help keep these trucks alive ..

I see two side to the story and this is my side .. hope I didnt ruffle any feathers with my reply ,, (Besides to day is my wifes birthday ,,lets all celebrate and have fun) LOL nice old papa here

It's the bride's B-day?
I'll raise a glass & have a shot for her.

Just to mess with her mind, give her a big squeeze and say, "This is from Larry."

[Sammy]

Hope your wife has a good B Day.
I was just reacting to your original comment and others about parting it out. I too have donor parts on my trucks.
Maybe it should be the law to pull to one side of the road & remove your hat when one is headed to the crusher? LOL
The next time you see it again, it maybe be two cars on the Toyota lot.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Sammy

Hope your wife has a good B Day.
I was just reacting to your original comment and others about parting it out. I too have donor parts on my trucks.
Maybe it should be the law to pull to one side of the road & remove your hat when one is headed to the crusher? LOL
The next time you see it again, it maybe be two cars on the Toyota lot.

Thansk Sammy for the birthday wishes for the wife ,,right now theres a good tip roast dinner is on the Barbi-Q as I write .

Even though I see lots of our trucks in our part of the country ,,I havent seen any of them going to the crusher .. might of missed em but so far havent came upon any in the scrap that I have seen going to Portland where they go In my neck of the woods.. thats good too ..

[pmpski_1]

Here's another example. Says the cab is rusted out and there's no title but doesn't look bad for 500 bucks!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/1104756323.html

[El Jay]

Originally Posted by pmpski_1

Here's another example. Says the cab is rusted out and there's no title but doesn't look bad for 500 bucks!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/1104756323.html

Why can't I find that kind of stuff around here??

[jerry moss]

starting back in the 80s, myself and my cousin started parting 67-72s. they were plentiful and we sometimes had as many as 30 trucks at a time and over the next 10+ years we parted well over 200. i had never heard of the internet at the time and had no idea there was a "rustbelt" so anything with even a pinhole of rust was scrapped. we helped save a lot of trucks with the parts trucks and got all the option goodies for our own trucks. some of the trucks should not have been parted--CST's, cheyennes, cheyenne supers, etc. but they were worth more in pieces since they were so plentiful. had we known about the eastern rust area we could have sent a few that direction.
on a positive note, thats how my truck and my cousins' truck ended up with tilt, tach, am/fm,buckets, tow hooks etc.

[CPNE]

Originally Posted by jerry moss

starting back in the 80s, myself and my cousin started parting 67-72s. they were plentiful and we sometimes had as many as 30 trucks at a time and over the next 10+ years we parted well over 200. i had never heard of the internet at the time and had no idea there was a "rustbelt" so anything with even a pinhole of rust was scrapped. we helped save a lot of trucks with the parts trucks and got all the option goodies for our own trucks. some of the trucks should not have been parted--CST's, cheyennes, cheyenne supers, etc. but they were worth more in pieces since they were so plentiful. had we known about the eastern rust area we could have sent a few that direction.
on a positive note, thats how my truck and my cousins' truck ended up with tilt, tach, am/fm,buckets, tow hooks etc.

No worries Jerry. We in the "rustbelt" never knew about rust-free sheetmetal back then either

[GOPAPA]

EL Jay ..

your words: It's the bride's B-day?
I'll raise a glass & have a shot for her.

Just to mess with her mind, give her a big squeeze and say, "This is from Larry."

My dear wifes words: Which one of the Larry's said that ? ( I told her before that there are a whole cuvvy of Larry's on the forum)

My words : the old one like me said it ..LOL

She laughted and said to thank you .

gotta meet you someday my friend ,,I like your straight foreward to the point say what you think... reminds me of some one else named Larry.. Oh,, and we tipped a drink to all on the forum ,,just for fun..

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by 1956cameo

GOPAPA, I hope your wife has a happy birthday. Looks like you got a evening out tonight.
Yeah I see both sides of the coin as well. When I need used parts I only want the best and of course to get the best they have to come off of a truck that was in decent shape. I just get tired of seeing completely rust free and straight trucks that have a ton of options, and sometimes even run get parted just because they aerent a shortbed fleetside. Hey but I guess thats why there are different folks so they can do different things and even each other out. Personally I wouldnt part that truck out but if someone were to do it and I needed the parts I would buy them. That is why I say I am no perfect angel about this either.

Well ..the truck is still on craigs list and not sold so either they have not the money like me or it is more than what us NW people want to do to restore it or buy it and keep it for some one else..

There is one on this forum that might buy it as he is going this week end to look at it again ,,hope he reports back his findings.. papa

[PICKMUP]

Great deals are sold within 24hrs. That one is just OK, in my opinion. The buckets are a plus, but it doesn't run & has been sitting outside for nine years.
I just bought a 71 GMC from board member: Dave6666(?): premium buckets & console, tilt, tach, everything works and it has a good running 454...You could drive it back to the rustbelt!
The price? About the same.
...and yes, of course I would part it so you guys could have an "opportunity" for some nice rare parts.

[weasel29gm]

Then on the other hand I've seen trucks that should be parted out that was thought it was a gold mine. To me aslong the cab is rust free the rest can be a/m parts.