Trucks just sitting/rusting away

[Willie Makeit]

Originally Posted by CG

I don't worry about what people are doing with their old cars and trucks.

preach. not my place to get mad about what another guy does with his own property.

[Coley]

I've never worried too much about seeing neglected older vehicles.
You can't save 'em all....some have to go to I guess.
What is probably a worse situation or at least more interesting are the (parts/vehicle) 'hoarders'...lol.
These guys I get a kick out of. They stockpile and stockpile and stockpile and hoard parts and/or parts vehicle for some distant future project that will never in all likelihood come about...a bit of a dreamworld approach...lol.
I always measure these guys 'here and now- today' situation to get a bearing on his probability of success.
If he has already successfully completed one or two full apparent projects you can tell he might be a good bet and he using the parts to their full purpose. On the other hand...if it looks like an episode of Sanford and Son....unlikely..

At the end of the day tho'....to each his own
All Good
Coley

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

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I see some dude with a hot looking woman I'd like to be with. I don't see him giving her any affection. So, since he's not doing what I'd like to be doing should I go up and see if I can take care of that? (I've tried. Didn't turn out so good)

Your killing me Tim!

My truck is looking a little unloved right now but I just bought $1500 worth of parts for it. You never know. Sometimes it just takes some time.

[aod92]

I know it's not anybody's concern what people do with their own property but why let this old sheet metal just rot away? I don't understand people that know they'll never get to it but they'll let it sit and rot away just because it makes them feel good sitting in their yard.

[96blazr]

One thing I've learned all these years..........YA CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL!!

Ya just can't.

[46stude]

Originally Posted by aod92

just because it makes them feel good

That's the only reason that matters.

[frenchy51]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

It used to bother me a little... until I became that guy... :/

I'll second that.

[Coley]

Originally Posted by frenchy51

I'll second that.

....apparently you CAN save 'em all....ha ha
Nice job...and nice grouping!

All Good
Coley

[VWNate1]

"I see some dude with a hot looking woman I'd like to be with. I don't see him giving her any affection. So, since he's not doing what I'd like to be doing should I go up and see if I can take care of that? (I've tried. Didn't turn out so good) ".

I didn't try , I moved right in and am still there 20 years later , he's remorseful for being an ass , she's happy and I'm delirious .

Moral : if you value a thing , take care of it as someone else will .

My truck is now painted but the body shop got in way over his head so I have to assemble it ~ I retire this week and hope to get it running and driving again before I die .

[Willie Makeit]

Originally Posted by aod92

I know it's not anybody's concern what people do with their own property but why let this old sheet metal just rot away? I don't understand people that know they'll never get to it but they'll let it sit and rot away just because it makes them feel good sitting in their yard.

because it makes them feel good sitting in their yard

they don't owe me, you or anyone else an explanation

[special-K]

It bugs me to see entire neighborhoods of nice homes with no vehicles in the side yard or out back. I feel so sorry for these deprived unfortunate people. What can we do for them?

And I don't get guys who are all like, "OMG, I have a spare part. I need to list that on the parts board right now!"

[HIGHWAY BY THE SEA]

A friend of mine and I know where a 67 C30 wrecker truck is. The owner has done nothing with it all these years and we are trying to buy it. He said he will sell it but is looking for the title and we have trouble getting him on the phone. Stay tuned...

[RANDY COX]

Originally Posted by richards72chevy

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WOW I see a whole lot of RAT material hiding there in that bank...WOW...

[VWNate1]

Until recently I knew of several Wreckers here in Los Angeles , all were cheap @ $1,500 +/- no one wanted them , period .

[Tim Christian]

I have never understood that guy that has like 5 trucks all need restoring. Why he don't pick one he likes best sell the rest and restore the one to at least have one nice restored truck to drive and enjoy.

[cleanfreak]

Originally Posted by Tim Christian

I have never understood that guy that has like 5 trucks all need restoring. Why he don't pick one he likes best sell the rest and restore the one to at least have one nice restored truck to drive and enjoy.

I was that guy. Had 9 of our trucks in the yard last fall , picked all the best stuff for a 67 short fleet (calling it the "last" truck , wish me luck) and sold off all the rest , complete or projects. Still have my tired 68 to drive , and a project , should be enough to keep me busy for years between building , maintaining , & racin'.

[dirtyjim]

my trucks usually sit while i'm collecting parts and I like to do stuff in stages once I've collected the parts so it might appear that my truck has set in the same spot for a year or more. my truck is registered, insured and makes the occasional trip around the block but is parked right back in the same spot so it may appear that its just siting. I have a ton of parts, probably around 6K new in the box and a couple grand in used parts. now if someone wants to stop and make an offer it would have to be for everything not just the truck, and I tell them the truck is only for sale if the offer is enough to buy me a nicer one.
the problem I have with people stopping and making offers is that their idea of an offer is usually an insult. I know the market and I know at least 70% of the trucks that are for sale in the area.

[old Chevy guy]

Originally Posted by Tim Christian

I have never understood that guy that has like 5 trucks all need restoring. Why he don't pick one he likes best sell the rest and restore the one to at least have one nice restored truck to drive and enjoy.

My neighbor has seven kids at his house and I drive by and look at them playing in old clothes and think..... Why doesn't he just pick his favorite and put the rest up for adoption and then that one could have nice clothes? Well.......it's not quite like that but you know what I mean. Sometimes these things just get to be like your kids.... You just love em all....hard to imagine them going off to find a better home. On the other side of the coin sometimes it takes five or six parts trucks to get enough good stuff to build one good one, at least it's that way on the east coast, five or six may not even get you one good one at the end.

[Dave K.]

I have numerous vehicles at my house and enjoy them all whether they run and drive or not. My passion is collecting cars and parts--I personally don't care what folks think or understand about me. Most guys I know (especially married ones) stop by to just soak it in and dream, have a beer and look at the iron. If you can't understand this aspect of things then you're what I would term a hobbyist, not a passionate collector and nope, you likely wouldn't understand.....

[special-K]

I have ne that has been sitting for a year now. I have done a lot to it since it's been there, but it hasn't moved. I start it and let t run every now and then. Kept the battery up all winter. Just came in from washing it up for the fourth time since I parked it. That included scrub brush in all seems, weatherstrip, emblems, and such to keep the "organics" from eating away at things. Every time it rains I take a piece of wood and wipe away debris that clogs the drain holes in the front of the bed to let the water out. I also hosed out the bed a few times to keep it decent. I wish it was inside but that's not possible. I don't think anybody driving by would know what work I've done to it or that I am doing what I can to preserve it best I can under the circumstances. They also have no way of knowing why it has sat for a year or what circumstances have prevented me getting it going again. I hope they aren't too disappointed when they see me start driving it again.