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Canada20 · 01-18-2003, 04:35 PM

Met up with a guy near Calgary yesterday who's selling a bunch of stuff off his '71 pickup. Well it turned out to be a '71 Longhorn Camper Custom with rebuilt 14 bolt rear and near perfect metal on a lot of it. I didn't go for any of the metal 'cuz he's stripped the paint and I have no safe place to keep naked sheetmetal that I wouldn't wreck it so i thought I'd advise you guys about it. I decided to scoop the front brakes and power steering, though.

He offered me the whole frame for $200 and I almost went for it but I have no way of moving it and I can't really afford to find the Longhorn bits I'd need....too bad. It looks like it could be a helluva truck. i hope someone worthy find it.

Greg

mtdave2 · 01-18-2003, 08:29 PM

ugh! dam, id love to have a back up! but i hate to see a long horn in pieces =(

Canada20 · 01-18-2003, 08:36 PM

Trust me, I'm running through every financial possibility that I can to rescue it but there's no chance for me. He only wants $1000 (Canadian so around $600 US) for it. REALLY tempting but I haven't got the resources to paint it or finish right. Pretty much stuck with my 'ole beater for now I guess.

He had a nice '69 Chevelle that he'd already gone through too....very nice!

Greg

Longhorn Man · 01-18-2003, 10:02 PM

Sad.

Canada20 · 01-19-2003, 07:31 PM

I'm still ruminating over this one.....tempted now to scoop that frame and put my cab and such on it. Even though it'd look like hell for awhile, until I could afford a longhorn bed, it kinda makes some sense to get it in some ways. I could get it powdercoated and all that and then I could add parts to the frame as I'm ready, just swap them over from the C20.

grrr......I guess I don't really NEED it though, do I? still $200 for a complete frame!!!

Maybe I should just go reant a whole lotta blue movies and take my mind off it!

Greg

mtdave2 · 01-19-2003, 11:27 PM

lol you sound like me when i was deciding if i should buy my longhorn lol. i should go find that post... id just do it, longhorns are the best thing ever. even if you just put a flat bed on her,,

01-18-2003, 04:35 PM	#1
Canada20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 802	Nice find; Canadian Longhorn lovers!! Met up with a guy near Calgary yesterday who's selling a bunch of stuff off his '71 pickup. Well it turned out to be a '71 Longhorn Camper Custom with rebuilt 14 bolt rear and near perfect metal on a lot of it. I didn't go for any of the metal 'cuz he's stripped the paint and I have no safe place to keep naked sheetmetal that I wouldn't wreck it so i thought I'd advise you guys about it. I decided to scoop the front brakes and power steering, though. He offered me the whole frame for $200 and I almost went for it but I have no way of moving it and I can't really afford to find the Longhorn bits I'd need....too bad. It looks like it could be a helluva truck. i hope someone worthy find it. Greg __________________ No such thing as a stupid question, right?

01-18-2003, 08:29 PM	#2
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	ugh! dam, id love to have a back up! but i hate to see a long horn in pieces =( __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

01-18-2003, 08:36 PM	#3
Canada20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 802	Trust me, I'm running through every financial possibility that I can to rescue it but there's no chance for me. He only wants $1000 (Canadian so around $600 US) for it. REALLY tempting but I haven't got the resources to paint it or finish right. Pretty much stuck with my 'ole beater for now I guess. He had a nice '69 Chevelle that he'd already gone through too....very nice! Greg __________________ No such thing as a stupid question, right?

01-19-2003, 07:31 PM	#5
Canada20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 802	I'm still ruminating over this one.....tempted now to scoop that frame and put my cab and such on it. Even though it'd look like hell for awhile, until I could afford a longhorn bed, it kinda makes some sense to get it in some ways. I could get it powdercoated and all that and then I could add parts to the frame as I'm ready, just swap them over from the C20. grrr......I guess I don't really NEED it though, do I? still $200 for a complete frame!!! Maybe I should just go reant a whole lotta blue movies and take my mind off it! Greg __________________ No such thing as a stupid question, right?

01-19-2003, 11:27 PM	#6
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	lol you sound like me when i was deciding if i should buy my longhorn lol. i should go find that post... id just do it, longhorns are the best thing ever. even if you just put a flat bed on her,, __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

01-18-2003, 10:02 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Sad.

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