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10-07-2013, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sullivan County, NY
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Yes, I use mine like a truck, but also keep it nice. Either way, it's always a real pleasure.
Working hard... Looking good... 
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10-07-2013, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Indep, MO
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Yup, that's why it's bedlinered. It's hauled mulch and landscaping brick and such since it was finished. It was built specifically to haul Boppa's Bass boat to the lake 20 min. away. Here ya go-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=u5MUz1q4yI0
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10-07-2013, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Essex, U.K
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger |
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10-07-2013, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Wichita Ks
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine drives me to work every now and then... does that count
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10-07-2013, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tucker, GA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Use mine when I have extra time to spend answering questions - What year is that?
Do you want to sell it? Did it really come with a 396? Or the comments - My dad had one or my grandfather had one just like that! I wish I had a truck like that. My other truck - Dodge RAM 1500 I use when I want to get something in a hurry. In fact this past weekend I had 40 bags of top soil from Home Depot. Spent 15 minutes talking to the fork lift driver about the 1969 CST - 396 3OTT.
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10-07-2013, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canada
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Out on a dump run. But I also haul loads to the cottage.
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10-07-2013, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern Cal
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
The only thing my 72 short bed hauls is beer, babes, and BBQ. It's retired. My 01 YukonXL hauls everything under the sun and is better than a long bed truck.
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10-08-2013, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Northport, Alabama
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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Mine USED to . . . but not anymore !!! . . . . |
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10-09-2013, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: South NJ
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Here's my 71 2 weeks ago after a 700 mile round trip to buy parts for my 1950.
Last edited by MidLifer; 10-09-2013 at 06:41 PM. Reason: add pic |
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10-09-2013, 07:17 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger |
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10-09-2013, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Las Vegas NV
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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10-09-2013, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Parsons, KS
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine hard at it
  
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10-09-2013, 08:43 PM
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Where's my beer?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Glen Allen, VA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine doesn't go anywhere unless its for work!
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70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K |
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10-10-2013, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Woodlawn, TN
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I just got mine ready for a 1,600 mile trip to Arizona with my bike in the back. I'll do that right after I move a few hundred hay bales for my buddy.
I do get a lot of strange looks from people when they see what is pulling my enclosed car hauler.
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10-11-2013, 12:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Glencoe Alabama
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
WELL, I intended to use it as a truck until the rockers got replaced and painted. It looked so good, I ended up painting the whole truck. Now I don't want to scratch it.....Maybe in a couple of years it will be ready to work again.
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10-11-2013, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mt Airy, MD
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Trucks are too handy to not use
 
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"BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-12-2013 at 10:48 AM. |
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10-11-2013, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Schaghticoke NY
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
So nice to see the old girls working. The way it should be.
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10-12-2013, 02:33 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Port Orchard, WA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
About 95% of the time, if I'm driving it, it's working.
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10-12-2013, 08:44 AM
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The Niner
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Broad Brook, CT
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
^^Wow Mark, beautiful truck!
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10-12-2013, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Eastern Oregon
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Thanks all you guys for posting stories and photos of your baby ! Now how many of you have a pickup that worked it whole life as a work truck ? My 71 GMC 1500 was ordered new to deliver furniture. It still has the store name on it, I promised the first owner I would keep the logo on it. It gets a lot of conversation when I park it in town. This Christmas I am going to light it up in front of the furniture store once again.
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10-12-2013, 04:07 PM
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Special Order
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mt Airy, MD
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
That's cool about your truck being a former furniture store truck,and the lettering,and using it for a Christmas display...even cooler
I bought this after it's first decade of work and worked it two more decades. I sold the bed and wheels/tires off of it to put a flatbed dump and tall skinnies to use on the mountain at my folks' place for firewood,snow plowing,and general hauling. All it's ever known is work
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"BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ |
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10-12-2013, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Modesto, CA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I love these pics! Technically mine is used as a truck because the front end is sitting in the bed. I think its great you all still use them as intended. Its just a personal "what the hell?" Moment when I see people dump 50k+ on these new diesel Chevys and haul nothing but their sunglasses case. Very common in California.
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10-12-2013, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: winnipeg
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Personally if I didn't want to use it as a truck I wouldn't own it. My truck isn't restored and never will be because I don't want to be one of those guys afraid to use it or take two steps away from it for fear of a scratch. I haul whatever needs hauling and tow my camper and gear without worry and love every minute behind the wheel.
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10-12-2013, 10:19 PM
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Who Changed This?
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Simi Valley, CA
Posts: 10,724
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine had been pulling a camping trailer or a boat for decades by my father-in-law (before I owned it). I use it to haul my Skylark around as needed (not often) and to get construction materials, even though it has a camper shell on it. I want to pull the expired shell off and make it a real truck instead of a camper, but the wife isn't in board with that, quite yet, since she's only seen it as a camper since 1973(!).
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10-13-2013, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mobile, Al.
Posts: 687
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
If I couldn't use it as a light utility vehicle and a driver I really wouldn't have a use for it.
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