New guy looking for a truck.

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Hello guys, I've recently decided I need to get a pickup to do some occasional light towing. Mostly within a half hour to an hour up to the mountains and back with a 2 horse trailer, or a flatbed with a couple ATV's. I'm on a pretty tight budget but I fell in love with the 67-72 body style...

I found this one last night that I really like but I think the price tag is a little high at $4000.
"1971 Chevrolet c20 Cheyenne (3/4 ton)
170,000 miles
4x4, 350 v8
Rebuilt carb, rebuilt top end, 4spd manual tranny, strong truck.
New plugs
New wires
New fuel pump
New distributor motor
Great tires
Manual locking hubs
Herculiner floor board
Bench seat
CD player
Long bed
New battery
Great hunting/ restore project truck
Paint is faded with minor rust on bed
Minor rust on under carriage."

He thinks it all original except for the seat and steering wheel.

What's the good, bad and ugly on the 71's?

I'm coming from the Jeep CJ community so I'm not afraid to sling wrenches and swap motors if I have to. So this one is an option to...
https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=21...rch=&ad_cid=10
Or... http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/3635244541.html