you guys gotta see this !

[Scottcoda]

CL find... lister claims it is "FACTORY BUILT"... I know GM made some rare trucks but I have a hard time seeing that being factory built.

http://watertown.craigslist.org/cto/4429945263.html

[geezer#99]

Guess what!!
He would be right.
One of many threads on them.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=25324

[SS Tim]

While not common there were a number of modifiers that extended the cabs and frames for customers. Some used full size back doors and others cut down the rear doors. There were even some that just extended the cab without adding any doors. But they were not "factory built" just a product of factory authorized modifiers. For those that enjoy the little extra room from a gas tank removal imagine a 42" cab stretch.
Fugly is somehing you really might want to reconsider. There are several of these truck sprinkled though the board membership and if you don't like them move on.

[trac209]

The first truck is just an unrestored version of the second. It's beat up is all. I'd rock either of those if I had the space,room,time,money etc lol

[Nitis]

I bet that notch presents one heck of a blind spot!

[hamjet]

That must have some looong driveshaft...

[71swb4x4]

Originally Posted by Nitis

I bet that notch presents one heck of a blind spot!

Not as bad as a panel, or with today's vehicles a cargo van.

[powerdriver 1958]

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[SS Tim]

Should have seen the previous CL ad pictures for that red truck!

[67swb72klb]

looks like he's one of those collectors lol
didn't some of the double cab trucks use the suburban front doors for the rear doors

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by powerdriver 1958

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sorry my bad i guess i wouldnt want someone saying anything bad about my ride

[Scottcoda]

Originally Posted by 69chevytrucker

sorry my bad i guess i wouldnt want someone saying anything bad about my ride

Ditto

[veedubshafer]

Originally Posted by 67swb72klb

didn't some of the double cab trucks use the suburban front doors for the rear doors

That would look much better IMO.

[bowcoffin]

I want this... BAD!

[pwdcougar]

Insanely cool truck but can you imagine parking it? Especially if it had non power steering.

Paul

[mr48chev]

No harder to park than a long bed crewcab if it has power steering but ouch my arms if it doesn't. SS Tim hit it correctly. Those were dropped off at conversion shops much like Vans were and often the same shops the same way Van chassis get dropped off at motorhome shops today.

You ordered it from your dealer and it was dropped at the conversion shop for the mods and then picked up and delivered to the dealer.

I looked at a stretched version at a local wrecking yard about 20 years ago and it was pretty crude at best when the upholstery had been removed. It looked like they had used door skins to do the stretch and added some aftermarket rv windows for quarter windows. The welds were rusted out down the sides while the rest of the cab was in fairy good shape. It had tags from the conversion shop on it but I don't remember what they were.

[67 cst swb]

I want one of those trucks so bad.... I missed out on one in O'Neill, Nebraska for $1500.00 back in 2002. I could kick myself for not buying it that day. I drove back with cash 2 weeks later (of course I did not get the phone number off it the first time as I was just passing through) and it was gone.

[mgkgmc]

I always wonder why guys who build extended cab c10s will graft two cab together or modify a suburban to make one dont just buy one of the Scott builts and just modify the rear windows on the rear doors to make it look more uniform. This way it seems 90% of the work is already done. I think this would be way easier than the alternate. Just my opinion.

[67 cst swb]

Originally Posted by mgkgmc

I always wonder why guys who build extended cab c10s will graft two cab together or modify a suburban to make one dont just buy one of the Scott builts and just modify the rear windows on the rear doors to make it look more uniform. This way it seems 90% of the work is already done. I think this would be way easier than the alternate. Just my opinion.

Agreed... but its way easier finding a suburban or two as a starting project.

[mgkgmc]

In my opinion it's worth the wait. All the time, money and labor you will need to build one I still think it's a better deal to find one of these. They pop up here and there and they seem to be fairly reasonable when they are for sale.

[Rochlow]

That truck has been for sale for a few years now. I had people sending me info on it right before I bought my current truck.

[mgkgmc]

It's going to need some rust repair from what I can tell.

[Iron Hauler]

Who's truck is that second one? Does it belong to a board member? I would drive it just like it is.

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by Iron Hauler

Who's truck is that second one? Does it belong to a board member? I would drive it just like it is.

Not that I know of the pictures were posted by a board member from an auction. IIRC it went to a father/son pair who were bidding against him.

While most people are quick to condemn the looks of the second door it must be remembered it was for a very practical reason,
parts. Stock parts make it easy to service in the field.

Myself I'd be interested in seeing the "B" pillars up close, they can't be that hard to make.

The grafted cab with the RV windows sounds like a Pacific Truck Body & Equip. Co. of Portland OR.