FYI: '71 K20 In CO. on ebay

[J.Lance]

A buddy of mine went and looked at this truck Sunday morning and just wanted to relay his info. as I know a couple of you have bid on it. First of all, here is the link: http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/w...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT

- Driver's door and fender need replaced as well as the rear cab support.
- Both cab corners need work.
- Passenger bed side has real good crunch, would need new bedside or at least a rear quarter patch panel.
- Tailgate is straight on the outside but bowed on the inside.
- Rust in the rear corners of the bed floor.
- AM/FM cassete (not original) installed but doesn't appear the dash has been cut. Not speaker holes.
- Drivers door closes real hard.
- Rockers have been replaced but not a real good job.
- Some rust in the kick panels near the floor.
- Passenger inner fender needs replaced.
- Motor must have a leak because it is very greasy and dirty. Doesn't take much to have a bunch of dirt stick to it! A good wash and it would probably look fine.

This same friend of mine had evidently looked at the same truck a couple of years ago when it was for sale. At that time an older lady and her husband owned it and had done the work mentioned in the auction (engine, etc...) She evidently got it sold to a guy who is now in jail for a meth lab and had his property repoed by the bank who is putting on the auction. He said the truck was in much better shaped when he looked at it the first time so is a little leary of how it was treated by this last guy.

Anyhow, hope this helps anyone who is thinking of bidding on it or has already. The price it is at right now is as high as I would have gone but it is a rare optioned truck so who knows. By the way, all those options with the solid color and painted bumpers is original. Must have been a special order. Everything else is as described in the auction.