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stllookn · 06-27-2005, 12:35 AM

As some of you may know, I am working on my 1968 50th Anniversary Longhorn. I looked up the name on the Proteco Plate and located the original owner. I called him and after a long discussion about the truck I asked him if knew what happened to the tailgate. He said he had it in his garage along with alot of other stuff..."I never throw anything away" he said! Gotta love those guys. He pulled the gate after about three days along with the swaybar, some leaf springs. He also pulled the steering wheel after a bit and repaced it. He also had the original hubcaps and some NOS trim. After months of waiting and his recovery from an operation, I got the parts today. They were much better than expected! Pics of Leo and my Dad and some of the parts. They are so nice I almost hate to put them on the truck...LOL! I will just wait until the new paint is on there!

I have looked for 3 years for a "3-day" tailgate at garage sales but who would have ever thought that I would find the original gate from my truck in this condition?

06-27-2005, 12:35 AM	#1
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Score Of A Lifetime! As some of you may know, I am working on my 1968 50th Anniversary Longhorn. I looked up the name on the Proteco Plate and located the original owner. I called him and after a long discussion about the truck I asked him if knew what happened to the tailgate. He said he had it in his garage along with alot of other stuff..."I never throw anything away" he said! Gotta love those guys. He pulled the gate after about three days along with the swaybar, some leaf springs. He also pulled the steering wheel after a bit and repaced it. He also had the original hubcaps and some NOS trim. After months of waiting and his recovery from an operation, I got the parts today. They were much better than expected! Pics of Leo and my Dad and some of the parts. They are so nice I almost hate to put them on the truck...LOL! I will just wait until the new paint is on there! I have looked for 3 years for a "3-day" tailgate at garage sales but who would have ever thought that I would find the original gate from my truck in this condition? Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 06-27-2005 at 12:38 AM.



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