Took the 2k mile truck out today

[lil hoodlum]

Thank you Joe for taking the time to photo and document such a wonderful truck! I bet you feel like a kid in a candy store on your birthday driving that truck!

Do you know if the radiator fan shroud was replaced?

Keith

[Low Elco]

It was great to see it in person. What a neat truck!
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[Joesjunk]

Originally Posted by lil hoodlum

Thank you Joe for taking the time to photo and document such a wonderful truck! I bet you feel like a kid in a candy store on your birthday driving that truck!

Do you know if the radiator fan shroud was replaced?

Keith

I don't think it's ever been touched? Why?
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[C10_ustacould]

Bringing this to the top so some of the new guys can have their feelings hurt. jk

What's going on with this one Joe?

[Joesjunk]

Originally Posted by C10_ustacould

Bringing this to the top so some of the new guys can have their feelings hurt. jk

What's going on with this one Joe?

I still have it, its tucked away right now. It has just over 2300 miles on it now.

[TwoFiftyShifter]

I love the idea of keeping it original. I don't get the idea of not wanting to put miles on it though. It's not exactly a 69 Z28 with a 302.... Or a V8 high option truck. If it's got a six banger and panted bumpers, drive it everywhere!

[Custom.Chevy]

i have mixed feelings about driving a truck like that. Its essentially a time capsule of the era in which most of us probably wish we lived in. You could probably rent it out to museums make so cash on it and never loose ownership. i would almost build a look alike truck that you drive and keep that baby in a vacuum container. you cant reverse the odometer (Legally) but you can have two trucks.

[Coley]

Originally Posted by Custom.Chevy

.......You could probably rent it out to museums make so cash on it and never loose ownership

That's a good idea.
If you could figure a way out to show and display it for a few bucks...then that would 'get it out there' without having to log many miles on it to do so.

A truck like that deserves to be seen for sure and used as a reference for other trucks under restoration, etc.

Very nice truck

All Good
Coley

[Joesjunk]

I usually take it to the all truck nationals every year, and maybe a cruise night. But that's about it. Just enough to keep it all working. I didnt buy it to drive. To me it's more like a display piece, or an expensive piece of furniture lol

[67 chevelle]

Wow , medium blue is quite a bit darker than medium blue with oxidation

[mike16]

My 72 C10 had 71K miles on it in 09 when I bought it. it just turned 107K. 307/3 speed long bed fleet.

[Custom.Chevy]

its also hard to tell on these trucks. Im pretty sure anything pre 1987 only had 5 digit odometer. which means every 99,000 miles it rolls over to zero again. its obvious thats not the case with your truck but i know my truck only reads like 40k or something like that but i also know as a third generation family vehicle it has rolled over at least 3 times if not more.

i see a lot of for sale ads where c10 owners claim to have trucks under 100k miles and its so obvious that they are lying you just want to call them out on it. I just hope people arent as gullible as the ones who make the ads think they are.

[Sicklajoie]

There's no way in heck I could let that truck just sit.

[TwoFiftyShifter]

Look at how many vehicles are in his signature!!! I'd say based on that it gets an appropriate amount of use.

[scooterpimp]

Gotta keep that old vehicle on the road , someone has to keep those smart car/prius tree huggers under control! Lol.

[boraxman]

Yup I would be driving the heck out of it/

[factorystock]

Originally Posted by TwoFiftyShifter

It's not exactly a 69 Z28 with a 302.... Or a V8 high option truck. If it's got a six banger and panted bumpers, drive it everywhere!

This base truck in this condition is something special, comparing it to a one year only Camaro is not really fair. I'll stick to comparing it to pickups in general. IMO, super clean base model pickups ( regardless of the mileage) are always much harder to find than higher optioned chrome trimmed pickups. Reason, most base models were purchased by businesses, farmers or governments and worked hard and destroyed first. Most higher end CST's or Cheyennes were bought by private owners and used as a second car or pleasure recreation hobby type vehicles and had an easier more well cared for life. Its an important and underpresented pristine piece of Chevrolet pickup history.

[C10_ustacould]

There are obviously many differing opinions on how this truck should live out it's life but only Joe can decide that. What I do know for sure is that I am glad to be able to look at this thread every once in a while and take it in. It's simply in amazing condition and I'm happy Joe can share it with us. Thanks Joe!

[Joesjunk]

Originally Posted by factorystock

This base truck in this condition is something special, comparing it to a one year only Camaro is not really fair. I'll stick to comparing it to pickups in general. IMO, super clean base model pickups ( regardless of the mileage) are always much harder to find than higher optioned chrome trimmed pickups. Reason, most base models were purchased by businesses, farmers or governments and worked hard and destroyed first. Most higher end CST's or Cheyennes were bought by private owners and used as a second car or pleasure recreation hobby type vehicles and had an easier more well cared for life. Its an important and underpresented pristine piece of Chevrolet pickup history.

Well said, thanks

[jerry moss]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

Glad to see you're driving it, although I'd like to see it used more. Otherwise, it reminds me of that kid that collects action figures, and refuses to take them out of the box lol.


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i collect nascar die cast and they stay in their original boxes too. beautiful truck Joe, i bet driving it around made you both happy. a friend and fellow board member recently picked up a 16K original mile 69 CST that is absolutlely gorgeous. he dropped by the shop i work in to show it off- i was drooling over it.

[Joesjunk]

Originally Posted by jerry moss

i collect nascar die cast and they stay in their original boxes too. beautiful truck Joe, i bet driving it around made you both happy. a friend and fellow board member recently picked up a 16K original mile 69 CST that is absolutlely gorgeous. he dropped by the shop i work in to show it off- i was drooling over it.

Thanks Jerry, it's cool to drive, i enjoy showing it and explaining how its completely original, not restored. Most people can't believe it's original. I guess it's about time to fire it up and go for a spin around the neighborhood

[Ken B]

Originally Posted by jmorri34

If it only has 2000+ miles on it, and you want to drive the gas out of the tank, the amount of driving you would have to do mileage wise wont matter much because it will still have such a low amount after anyway. I d say if you want to drive the gas out of it to replace it I say do it, or just take the time and effort out to drain the tank and use it in another vehicle as long as its still good enough then refill the truck tank and put stabylizer in it. BEAUTY truck man, its gotta be 1 in a million! Others may chime in on my opinion as well.

This is exactly what I was thinking.. Even if you put a few thousand more miles on it the truck will still have wicked low miles. I think it might do the truck some good to put a few miles on it any way. I know I'd have a hard time letting it sit. She is a beauty!

[Ken B]

Originally Posted by Joesjunk

I sure don't mind putting a few miles on it. My biggest worry is someone crashing into it. You can never replace original paint!
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I thought I'd comment on this statement as I know someone who was worried about this...

A good friend of mine has a beautiful all original Black 1968 Shelby GT 500 K.R. with a 427 and a 4 speed. He has owned the car since the early 70's and he actually used to tow his jet boat to the lake back in the mid to late 70's. When the value of these cars went thru the roof he started to drive it less and then almost not at all because he was afraid of someone hitting it. After three yrs. of sitting he decided to take it for a drive and within 10 minutes some idiot plowed into the front of it! Nightmare finding parts for a 68 Shelby and all its originality has been lost... He still has it and he drives it often.. My advice, try to drive it in less populated areas if possible, cell phones are a MAJOR distraction these days.

[Joesjunk]

Storage is another reason this truck doesn't get out much. As you can see it's not an easy one to get out lol

[jmking9]

We need to see some pics of that Camaro hiding back there!