Anybody here the original owner? Post your truck's history here

[jeffspower]

I thought it would be interesting to see how many people bought their trucks new, or at least know the history from day one. My '72 K20 was purchased new by the Beatrice, Ne. fire dept. It was used until 1976 as a rural brush fire chaser, with a water tank in the back. My (ex) father-in-law bought it from them in 1976, with around 6,000 miles on it for about $6500. It spent life on the farm as the main trailer puller, hauling grain to the elevator & cattle to the Omaha stockyards. Even though he is a Ford guy, almost all of his stories of amazement on what a truck can do involve this truck. After the truck was driven into the ground, I bought it in 1996 with 74,000 miles. I did the Cad swap & rebuilt almost everything mechanically soon after I got it. It now has 84,000 on it and sits in my yard waiting on me to restore it. I'm pretty sure I want to drop it down some & put it on 33's or 35's. I fire it up & blast down the road with it once in a while. There isn't much mechanically wrong with it, I just decided it was time to keep it off the road before there isn't any body left to restore.