Dang, how cheap do these things get ?

[Tx Firefighter]

Today I bought an 80 model truck to use for parts on my 63 project. I have never seen a lesser optioned truck in this generation.

It's a 6 cylinder, 3 speed on the column, manual brakes, manual steering, no A/C, power nothing. Thing is, this truck didn't even have a dome light or a place for one even. Even the seat doesn't fold forward so you can't even store stuff behind it.

It's almost a shame to part this truck. It is the cleanest one I have seen in at least 10 years. I got it from the original owner who bought it brand new and only put 77k miles on it.

The front clip and bed both are astonishingly straight. Original paint, rust free, all of that. It's like a time machine.

Only reason he quit driving it and sold it to me is that the 3 speed manual (Saginaw) transmission failed. That's it. The truck starts and runs great, lights work all of that, just no shifty.