Picked up this 66 LWB 283, nice work truck

[jthomasser]

Hi Folks,

I'm pretty thrilled to have just purchased a 66 lwb fleet from the second owner who used it as a handyman truck. I was looking for a work truck, ideally with some character and found this around the corner, 5 miles from where I live. I've been looking for a while not sure really what i wanted until i saw this. I saw it on Craigslist Saturday morning and owned it 3 hours later. Nice shape for a work truck, it has tan (fawn?) interior which looks all very original and in really good shape, very little rust. I'm not sure if the exterior paint is original color, because its different than the interior. All manual of course, 3 spd with overdrive... no power windows...though bonus an 8 track tape... I don't think this truck has been much further 50 miles from the Fremont,CA plant it where it appears it was originally built.

Anyway it will be a fun project and useful for me on our small piece of land. I definitely plan on enjoying this new old truck.

Nice to make all your acquaintance, i'm sure i'll be back looking for some of the great info that's posted here.

Cheers,

Jase Thomasser
Santa Cruz