FS 72 GMC $32,000 ($80K invested)-WA - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**PICKMUP** · 02-04-2005, 03:11 PM

Got your attention, didn't I?

Yes it is for real and no it is not mine.
Frame off, ramjet, OldAir, etc,etc,etc.
No more details...Phone # available by special request.

stllookn · 02-04-2005, 03:25 PM

VERY NICE TRUCK, FRANK...but NO DEAL! I want that speaker hole filled with winning lottery tickets first! Love the engine! How is the fit and finish...looks good from here!

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-04-2005, 06:02 PM

silvertonguedevil · 02-04-2005, 09:13 PM

**tnblazerk5** · 02-04-2005, 09:35 PM

theres no master cyd or trottle body or rad cap

its still one slick lookin truck

86SILVERADO · 02-04-2005, 09:41 PM

I just don't get it. Maybe I am too old fashioned or maybe just to poor. But how do you spend 80K on a resto AND then sell it for almost a third of that and not end up in some asylum somewhere.

Deuce · 02-04-2005, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86SILVERADO

I just don't get it. Maybe I am too old fashioned or maybe just to poor. But how do you spend 80K on a resto AND then sell it for almost a third of that and not end up in some asylum somewhere.

my new 72 · 02-04-2005, 10:08 PM

what moron spent 80k on that and didn't finish it. for 80k I could built that thing more than 3 times.

Gary · 02-04-2005, 11:28 PM

I'm not trying to crap on the truck, it looks very very nice, but unless there's something extremely valuable about it I just can't imagine 80K, even 32K in original expenses would be a bit "extreme" and I can't imagine paying someone this much for one of these old trucks for any reason (maybe a 50's model could get into this realm). I love these old trucks, and I always have but 32K? That'll buy a lotta brand new truck or a LOT of used nearly new truck or a lot of rebuilt restored, old truck.

**PICKMUP** · 02-04-2005, 11:43 PM

You know the old story...It's the guy's with too much $$$, that spend too much $$$$ and then get bored and dump the end product of big loss $$$$.

These are pics during build up. It is completely finished and running, now...maybe less than 1,000 miles on it.

It was an original family truck, so he wanted it completely done frame up. The local Corvette shop spent two years on this truck. It was painted by the best custom paint shop in the region. Every piece on it was powdercoated (incl frame), chromed (orginal grill), or replaced new. The interior is leather.

He had it built to tow his family's boat. Guess what? He just bought a new boat so big that it has to be moved by commercial boat movers! So, I guess he doesn't need the old 72 GMC anymore.

I just thought you all would be interested in how the "other half" lives...not my half, for sure.

superchevy · 02-05-2005, 10:27 AM

Geez I hate those high-mount street rod style alt/ac brackets. You put a sweet looking ramjet in there and block the view with those brackets and alt/ac....it's not like there's not enough room for the widemount style?
Yech!

02-04-2005, 03:11 PM	#1
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	FS 72 GMC $32,000 ($80K invested)-WA Got your attention, didn't I? Yes it is for real and no it is not mine. Frame off, ramjet, OldAir, etc,etc,etc. No more details...Phone # available by special request. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

02-04-2005, 03:25 PM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	VERY NICE TRUCK, FRANK...but NO DEAL! I want that speaker hole filled with winning lottery tickets first! Love the engine! How is the fit and finish...looks good from here! __________________ '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)

02-04-2005, 06:02 PM	#3
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	__________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

02-04-2005, 09:13 PM	#4
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	__________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

02-04-2005, 09:41 PM	#6
86SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hills of Western Mass Posts: 626	I just don't get it. Maybe I am too old fashioned or maybe just to poor. But how do you spend 80K on a resto AND then sell it for almost a third of that and not end up in some asylum somewhere. __________________ 86 Silverado C10 back to 305 power! 67 C30 Dually Dump, with 350 transplant, Rockhauler 05 Duramax 3500 "If at first you don't succeed, try a bigger hammer" Member of the 1-Ton club!

02-04-2005, 09:35 PM	#5
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	theres no master cyd or trottle body or rad cap its still one slick lookin truck

02-04-2005, 10:08 PM	#8
my new 72 faster, faster, faster Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston ,Texas ,USA Posts: 1,354	what moron spent 80k on that and didn't finish it. for 80k I could built that thing more than 3 times. __________________ I'm going to Law School, wanna debate? It's good practice. Last edited by my new 72; 02-04-2005 at 10:10 PM. Reason: I at first said 2 times, but realized that would still make it a 40k truck, and it is not.

02-04-2005, 11:28 PM	#9
Gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Harvest, AL Posts: 544	I'm not trying to crap on the truck, it looks very very nice, but unless there's something extremely valuable about it I just can't imagine 80K, even 32K in original expenses would be a bit "extreme" and I can't imagine paying someone this much for one of these old trucks for any reason (maybe a 50's model could get into this realm). I love these old trucks, and I always have but 32K? That'll buy a lotta brand new truck or a LOT of used nearly new truck or a lot of rebuilt restored, old truck. __________________ Gary Harris 85 Silverado - 87 Grand National 2007 Ardmore Car Show

02-04-2005, 11:43 PM	#10
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	You know the old story...It's the guy's with too much $$$, that spend too much $$$$ and then get bored and dump the end product of big loss $$$$. These are pics during build up. It is completely finished and running, now...maybe less than 1,000 miles on it. It was an original family truck, so he wanted it completely done frame up. The local Corvette shop spent two years on this truck. It was painted by the best custom paint shop in the region. Every piece on it was powdercoated (incl frame), chromed (orginal grill), or replaced new. The interior is leather. He had it built to tow his family's boat. Guess what? He just bought a new boat so big that it has to be moved by commercial boat movers! So, I guess he doesn't need the old 72 GMC anymore. I just thought you all would be interested in how the "other half" lives...not my half, for sure. __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

02-05-2005, 10:27 AM	#11
superchevy Got big-block? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,453	Geez I hate those high-mount street rod style alt/ac brackets. You put a sweet looking ramjet in there and block the view with those brackets and alt/ac....it's not like there's not enough room for the widemount style? Yech! __________________ '68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396

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