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**PICKMUP** · 12-10-2002, 04:33 AM

I drive around in this little rust free truck because it runs & drives so nice. I can't seem to get it done, so the TG is primer, mirror holes, & faded hood...but new grill, ralleys, interior & no rust. The Gypsies just about wear me out with, "You want to sell it"...but they won't pay anything.

72'BBGMCSGCC · 12-10-2002, 04:47 AM

I don't drive mine much,I get compliments every time I drive it ,and someone wants to buy it about 1 out of 4 times I drive it, but no body wants to pay what its worth, so my boys will get the truck. I got it from my Grandparents which bought it new in 72'.and I think it's nice to keep it in the family.

chevyhouse · 12-10-2002, 04:55 AM

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Originally posted by racedvl
I get more thumbs up, than offers to buy it. I guess I live in a poor area.

yeah, same here...but sometimes you just have to give in, this summer after 22 yrs of the same guy trying to buy it, my dad sold his 1938 American Bantam coupe to a guy. this guy stopped buy at least once a year on his way through town see if it was for sale. it is being full up restored as we speak, it took 22 yrs to convince my old man that it was going to a good home.

funny thing though, the offered price never changed in all that time, gots to have patience i guess.

powder · 12-10-2002, 09:03 AM

people ask me regularly to buy it one guy just wouldn't quit so finnaly i told him give 45000 and he can have it he said i was crazy i said well you asked how much so i told you

dubie · 12-10-2002, 10:27 AM

I have been asked so many times that I actually sold my 72. That was about 2 1/2 years ago. But after being without it for 3 months, I bought it back. Good thing I sold it to abuddy of mine and he offered to sell it back at the same price he bought it for. I have been stopped countless number of times to ask if I would sell it. And mine was a total bondo mobile. It's amazing what some waxed up paint and aluminum painted white spoke mags can do for an old rust rocket.

Long Knight · 12-10-2002, 12:02 PM

My truck isn't in great shape, and I live in somewhat of a yuppie environment, so not many offers. That is until I started working at a farm and ranch supply store. I had one guy come in every other week wanting to buy it for his teenage boy who was supposed to get his grandpa's 70 C-20, but it was totaled a few weeks before his 16th b-day. The price was right, but I remember too many of my dad's stories about how he regrets getting rid of some of his old cars. Wonder if I'll feel that way about my old Pinto? LOL

beautimus · 12-10-2002, 12:20 PM

i say my truck is priceless, my wife says its worthless......
of course her taste in trucks is not nearly as good as her taste in husbands.........

Pont · 12-10-2002, 12:45 PM

Only one guy has offered to buy mine. He offered $9000 the same week I lifted it back in late February. I do however, get a few comments and questions about the truck.

ChevLoRay · 12-10-2002, 01:04 PM

I can't recall anyone seriously offering to buy mine, but when I got ready to sell the one my son had (October 2001), nobody had any money. I never thought I'd have to give it away, so I held out for the internet. Listed it one night about 9:30 on trucks.com and the next evening it left the house for Fort Worth, TX (about 6 hours away).

I have too much in mine, too, especially considering the way it looks, resplendent tho it is in the multi-hued primer, white and black paint with the sliding serape seat cover. If it wasn't for the suspension and the flowmasters, I'd probably wonder what I was doing by keeping it. Oh yeah, I'm restifying it!

This truck is truly a hole in the air, surrounded by steel, into which I continue to pour money.

**COBALT** · 12-10-2002, 01:56 PM

XXL: That was me. LOL j/k

I've had a couple of offers, but I try not to be insulted by how much they offer. It's usually $500-$1000, which is absolutely hilarious. I've got over $1500 in the differential alone. I put over $800 in the front and back suspension. No, it doesn't look pretty, and that's why I get the stupidly low offers, but that's because I'm not a Paint and Body guy.

In short it's MY truck, and I don't care how much I put into it. I'm not starting a truck restoration company. I do it for fun. I'M A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

In short I always say they can have it for $50,000. For some reason no one's interested.

Southpa · 12-10-2002, 02:10 PM

I've had only 2 offers within the first 2 years after I bought my truck. Of course, that was when it was all one color. But I have had a few comments, is that worth anything?

spinning wheels · 12-11-2002, 01:32 AM

I got devirginized this weekend. I found a note, asking if I was interested in selling the truck. Maybe all the wheel chocks kinda gave them the impression that the truck is abandoned. I've been replacing the power booster and master cylinder stuff, so the wheel chocks keep it from rolling into the street. The truck looks like hell right now, but its coming together slowly.

GMC JUNKIE TOO · 12-11-2002, 11:08 PM

No offers to buy the panel yet but plenty of comments. Evrey body likes it and ask questions like, do you do the work on it? I dont know why. And there is, Whats it got in it I usually say a 327 and then when my friends snicker they know somepthing is up, Hey its a 327 block.

Dean23 · 12-11-2002, 11:10 PM

just once me....and im still payin for it. But it will look hot when it is finished..

dion · 12-12-2002, 12:41 AM

Several offers, $8500 cash, a new Silverado, 96 Collector Ed. Corvette, I told one guy I'd take $15,000 he said, "It's worth it" but didn't have the cash. Lots of offers, which I can't really understand, in my eyes the truck is only half done.

LS1 K-5 Blazer · 12-12-2002, 01:52 AM

Out here in Wa, a 4x4 K5...A lot. I tell them take my 2001 Z-28 instead.

stknrdr · 12-12-2002, 05:58 AM

I get a lot of interest, but very few serious inquiries as to whether id sell - my truck obviously has a lot of work and money in it.. nobody wants to pay what I think its worth for some reason hehehe.

GMCjunkie · 12-12-2002, 06:09 AM

When I lived in Ca.. I got alot of people asking me "how much?" or leaving notes on my truck... one of wich was on a stormy day a guy left a note on my windshield...assuming I wanted to sell

it was raining,,, ink ran off the paper onto my my cowl... I called him... but it wasnt to offer him my truck

... I think its rude for people to strut up to you and act like theyre doing you a favor to "take it off your hands for 3000.00"... The obviously have no clue... did have one guy pull up beside me at a major intersection and offer me 20,000 cash... I was nice... and just said if thats all you got you cant afford her...lol.... shes not for sale....... Thatd be like selling one of my kids... people dont leave notes on my kids asking to buy them

tim m · 12-12-2002, 07:54 AM

I got quite a few offers to buy my two. But as soon as I wanted to sell my K10 there was no one who wanted to buy it. So I came to the conclusion that most of the people offering were full of crap.

12-10-2002, 04:33 AM	#26
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	71 Cheyenne short fleet I drive around in this little rust free truck because it runs & drives so nice. I can't seem to get it done, so the TG is primer, mirror holes, & faded hood...but new grill, ralleys, interior & no rust. The Gypsies just about wear me out with, "You want to sell it"...but they won't pay anything. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

12-10-2002, 10:27 AM	#30
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,853	I have been asked so many times that I actually sold my 72. That was about 2 1/2 years ago. But after being without it for 3 months, I bought it back. Good thing I sold it to abuddy of mine and he offered to sell it back at the same price he bought it for. I have been stopped countless number of times to ask if I would sell it. And mine was a total bondo mobile. It's amazing what some waxed up paint and aluminum painted white spoke mags can do for an old rust rocket. __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

12-10-2002, 12:02 PM	#31
Long Knight Spank 'em if you got 'em! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 628	My truck isn't in great shape, and I live in somewhat of a yuppie environment, so not many offers. That is until I started working at a farm and ranch supply store. I had one guy come in every other week wanting to buy it for his teenage boy who was supposed to get his grandpa's 70 C-20, but it was totaled a few weeks before his 16th b-day. The price was right, but I remember too many of my dad's stories about how he regrets getting rid of some of his old cars. Wonder if I'll feel that way about my old Pinto? LOL __________________ Long Knight '71 C-20, 350ci, TH350, Edl. 1406 Carb w/elec.choke, Ignitor ignition, Viper Tires, Orange Dipstick

12-10-2002, 12:20 PM	#32
beautimus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: woodstock, alabama, usa Posts: 938	i say my truck is priceless, my wife says its worthless...... of course her taste in trucks is not nearly as good as her taste in husbands......... __________________ i survived cancer and kidney stones, but my kids are killing me.

12-10-2002, 12:45 PM	#33
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Only one guy has offered to buy mine. He offered $9000 the same week I lifted it back in late February. I do however, get a few comments and questions about the truck. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

12-10-2002, 04:47 AM	#27
72'BBGMCSGCC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fletcher,N.C U.S.A Posts: 162	I don't drive mine much,I get compliments every time I drive it ,and someone wants to buy it about 1 out of 4 times I drive it, but no body wants to pay what its worth, so my boys will get the truck. I got it from my Grandparents which bought it new in 72'.and I think it's nice to keep it in the family.

12-10-2002, 09:03 AM	#29
powder the ring around my finger Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spring Lake NC Posts: 187	people ask me regularly to buy it one guy just wouldn't quit so finnaly i told him give 45000 and he can have it he said i was crazy i said well you asked how much so i told you

12-10-2002, 01:04 PM	#34
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	I can't recall anyone seriously offering to buy mine, but when I got ready to sell the one my son had (October 2001), nobody had any money. I never thought I'd have to give it away, so I held out for the internet. Listed it one night about 9:30 on trucks.com and the next evening it left the house for Fort Worth, TX (about 6 hours away). I have too much in mine, too, especially considering the way it looks, resplendent tho it is in the multi-hued primer, white and black paint with the sliding serape seat cover. If it wasn't for the suspension and the flowmasters, I'd probably wonder what I was doing by keeping it. Oh yeah, I'm restifying it! This truck is truly a hole in the air, surrounded by steel, into which I continue to pour money. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

12-10-2002, 01:56 PM	#35
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	XXL: That was me. LOL j/k I've had a couple of offers, but I try not to be insulted by how much they offer. It's usually $500-$1000, which is absolutely hilarious. I've got over $1500 in the differential alone. I put over $800 in the front and back suspension. No, it doesn't look pretty, and that's why I get the stupidly low offers, but that's because I'm not a Paint and Body guy. In short it's MY truck, and I don't care how much I put into it. I'm not starting a truck restoration company. I do it for fun. I'M A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. In short I always say they can have it for $50,000. For some reason no one's interested. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

12-10-2002, 02:10 PM	#36
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	I've had only 2 offers within the first 2 years after I bought my truck. Of course, that was when it was all one color. But I have had a few comments, is that worth anything? __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

12-11-2002, 01:32 AM	#37
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	I got devirginized this weekend. I found a note, asking if I was interested in selling the truck. Maybe all the wheel chocks kinda gave them the impression that the truck is abandoned. I've been replacing the power booster and master cylinder stuff, so the wheel chocks keep it from rolling into the street. The truck looks like hell right now, but its coming together slowly. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

12-11-2002, 11:08 PM	#38
GMC JUNKIE TOO THE QUICKER FIXERUPER Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ok Posts: 615	No offers to buy the panel yet but plenty of comments. Evrey body likes it and ask questions like, do you do the work on it? I dont know why. And there is, Whats it got in it I usually say a 327 and then when my friends snicker they know somepthing is up, Hey its a 327 block.

12-11-2002, 11:10 PM	#39
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	just once me....and im still payin for it. But it will look hot when it is finished.. __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

12-12-2002, 12:41 AM	#40
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Several offers, $8500 cash, a new Silverado, 96 Collector Ed. Corvette, I told one guy I'd take $15,000 he said, "It's worth it" but didn't have the cash. Lots of offers, which I can't really understand, in my eyes the truck is only half done. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

12-12-2002, 01:52 AM	#41
LS1 K-5 Blazer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bremerton, Wa Posts: 102	Out here in Wa, a 4x4 K5...A lot. I tell them take my 2001 Z-28 instead. __________________ Mike Friend 2004 Chevy Silverado 4x4 1971 K-5 Blazer



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12-12-2002, 05:58 AM	#42
stknrdr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Utah USA Posts: 27	I get a lot of interest, but very few serious inquiries as to whether id sell - my truck obviously has a lot of work and money in it.. nobody wants to pay what I think its worth for some reason hehehe. __________________ 72 C/10 Fully Restored Hugger Orange - 355, 4" lift 35's Auburn limited slip diffs front and rear, 4.56 gears. Vortec Heads, 700r4/NP208 combo. On the burner: Roller Cam, Blower 77 Ford Bronco Rockcrawler 93 BMW 325IS Have-fun-on-the-way-to-work-car.

12-12-2002, 06:09 AM	#43
GMCjunkie Dude...I'm a CHICK Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lakeland Georgia Posts: 6,192	When I lived in Ca.. I got alot of people asking me "how much?" or leaving notes on my truck... one of wich was on a stormy day a guy left a note on my windshield...assuming I wanted to sell it was raining,,, ink ran off the paper onto my my cowl... I called him... but it wasnt to offer him my truck ... I think its rude for people to strut up to you and act like theyre doing you a favor to "take it off your hands for 3000.00"... The obviously have no clue... did have one guy pull up beside me at a major intersection and offer me 20,000 cash... I was nice... and just said if thats all you got you cant afford her...lol.... shes not for sale....... Thatd be like selling one of my kids... people dont leave notes on my kids asking to buy them __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~* "The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~* '71 GMC Suburban 4x4

12-12-2002, 07:54 AM	#44
tim m Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Gilbert Az Posts: 286	I got quite a few offers to buy my two. But as soon as I wanted to sell my K10 there was no one who wanted to buy it. So I came to the conclusion that most of the people offering were full of crap. __________________ 1970 k10 1971 C10 Gilbert Az

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