Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-10-2007, 02:57 PM

This is one of those good news/bad news stories....
I have a life long friend who had a stroke about 4 years ago. He was a mechanic and a true classic truck collector. He had one truck since 1979 which was always my favorite (this one.) He called me last week and asked me if I wanted to buy it. Because of his stroke, he doesn't have much use of his left leg or arm. And I guess there's not much chance he'll get much better. And since this truck's a standard shift, he knows he'll never be able to drive it again. He said he wanted me to be the one to get it. It's one of those things where I feel bad taking his "baby" but he said, "if you don't buy it, I'm gonna sell it to someone else, so either way...." What really gives it sentimental value too is the fact that we had a mutual friend who died five years ago at 48, and the last thing that these two guys did together was to put the rebuilt motor back in this truck. So, I guess this will be one of those trucks that you never sell and hand down to your kids.

streetstar · 10-10-2007, 03:09 PM

It looks kick ass --- on the one hand - i congratullate you on a fine truck, on the other hand, i have to offer some sympathy for the circumstances in which you bought it .

Your friend will appreciate you taking it over

QWYKTRUK · 10-10-2007, 03:22 PM

That is a nice, clean looking rig. I'm sure your buddy is glad you got it over someone who doesn't know the history on the truck.

Congrats!

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-10-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by QWYKTRUK

That is a nice, clean looking rig. I'm sure your buddy is glad you got it over someone who doesn't know the history on the truck.

Congrats!

yea, that was the thing that makes me feel good, and I think he does too. He knows where the truck is, and that it's being taken care of. He garage-kept it, and I will too.

Tim64 · 10-10-2007, 03:52 PM

That truck has got to be one of the best looking ones I've seen in a long time! Take good care of it. I'm sure your friend is glad you've got it.
Tim

Thealien · 10-10-2007, 04:03 PM

Nice truck. Don't forget to offer to take him somewhere in it from time to time.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-10-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim64

That truck has got to be one of the best looking ones I've seen in a long time! Take good care of it. I'm sure your friend is glad you've got it.
Tim

thanks Tim

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Originally Posted by Thealien

Nice truck. Don't forget to offer to take him somewhere in it from time to time.

Yea, I've already thought about that. It's too high and he can't get up in it, but I have one of those little folding two step ladders that I'm sure will do the trick. I've got a little fuel problem right now though. The gas thats in it (luckily only a gallon or two) has been in there since his stroke four years ago. Serious varnish. I may just go ahead and put a new carb on it. I put 5 gallons of fresh gas and a can of sea-foam in it, but the carb's pretty bad.

hewlett2002000 · 10-10-2007, 04:20 PM

thats a VERY nice truck. thats sad he couldent keep it but like everybody said im sure hes glad your the one that got it, knowing the history and all.
good luck,
John

Stepside65 · 10-10-2007, 06:15 PM

Beautiful truck, sad story. But you'll take good care of it so he'll be happy for the most part.

LIVE RUST · 10-10-2007, 08:32 PM

Wicked! Not many of these left that haven't been cleaved. You got a keeper there brother. Try to look at it this way, it makes it even more special that you have a couple good friends invovled in its history.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-11-2007, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LIVE RUST

Wicked! Not many of these left that haven't been cleaved. You got a keeper there brother. Try to look at it this way, it makes it even more special that you have a couple good friends invovled in its history.

I kinda thought that there weren't many made. My buddy (PO) didn't know how many, so I asked the board the other day.
PA66C20 sent me a website that said 1127 SWB stepsides and 633 SWB fleetsides is all that were made in 65. And Woogeroo had a book that said there were only 2788 made total - including chassis and cab, stepside, fleetside, panel, carryall(doors)m carryall(gate)
So, I wonder just how many are still around. If they only produced 1127, maybe a couple hundred at most that are still around?

**ChiefRocka** · 10-11-2007, 06:29 AM

That thing is in beautifull shape.....Your buddy did a great job, and kept it really clean.

Sad story, but I think it is really awesome your buddy wanted you to have it.

Friends come and go, but it takes a real friend to take on something like that, and take care of it as he would !!!!

Good for you, man !!!

BIG CTY · 10-11-2007, 08:06 AM

Man, that is a nice truck! It alsmost sits as high as mine after I put my wheels on!

Looks like its in great shape. Sorry to hear about your friend, just make sure you pay it forward one day.

Also I dig the old school VA plates with the big block letters. Havent seen those in a LONG time! I've also never seen the inspection and county sticker oer in the corner like that in VA, I thought you HAD to have it in the middle. I think I like that better than in the middle.

drbyrdman · 10-11-2007, 08:21 AM

Put a automatic tranny in it and give it back to him so he can drive it

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-11-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by drbyrdman

Put a automatic tranny in it and give it back to him so he can drive it

That was the first thing I mentioned to him last week when he called me. But, he's a "all original" kind of guy, he said he wasn't interested. I had mentioned to him years ago that it would be neat with a 350, but he had no interest in that either. Looks like this would have been the time to drop a 350/auto combo in it. Would be real easy to do too since these old trucks have divorced transfer cases.

jchav62 · 10-11-2007, 09:43 AM

Very very nice!! Congrats...

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-11-2007, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG CTY

I've also never seen the inspection and county sticker oer in the corner like that in VA, I thought you HAD to have it in the middle. I think I like that better than in the middle.

My 63 I have antique plates on so I don't inspect it, but my 64 gets inspected by a guy who's been inspecting many years. He says that technically, the stickers are supposed to be directly above the passenger side wiper post. It's just that with all the new cars on the road today, they're all slightly off center, so that's where most of these guys instinclty put them. But, I think the law's changed. I just looked it up on line http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+19VAC30-70-50and it says; the sticker is to be placed at the bottom of the windshield so that the inside or left edge of the sticker is one inch to the right of the vertical center of the windshield when looking through the windshield from inside the vehicle.

Iron-Butt · 10-11-2007, 12:44 PM

Nice truck. You can always take him out for a Sunday drive in it.

L0WRIDE · 10-13-2007, 03:47 AM

very nice dude

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-13-2007, 11:13 AM

Thanks for all the great comments. Definetly the nicest truck I've ever owned.

10-10-2007, 02:57 PM	#1
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? This is one of those good news/bad news stories.... I have a life long friend who had a stroke about 4 years ago. He was a mechanic and a true classic truck collector. He had one truck since 1979 which was always my favorite (this one.) He called me last week and asked me if I wanted to buy it. Because of his stroke, he doesn't have much use of his left leg or arm. And I guess there's not much chance he'll get much better. And since this truck's a standard shift, he knows he'll never be able to drive it again. He said he wanted me to be the one to get it. It's one of those things where I feel bad taking his "baby" but he said, "if you don't buy it, I'm gonna sell it to someone else, so either way...." What really gives it sentimental value too is the fact that we had a mutual friend who died five years ago at 48, and the last thing that these two guys did together was to put the rebuilt motor back in this truck. So, I guess this will be one of those trucks that you never sell and hand down to your kids. Attached Images __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-10-2007, 03:09 PM	#2
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? It looks kick ass --- on the one hand - i congratullate you on a fine truck, on the other hand, i have to offer some sympathy for the circumstances in which you bought it . Your friend will appreciate you taking it over

10-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#3
QWYKTRUK Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: AZ. Posts: 205	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? That is a nice, clean looking rig. I'm sure your buddy is glad you got it over someone who doesn't know the history on the truck. Congrats!

10-10-2007, 03:52 PM	#5
Tim64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vandalia, Ohio Posts: 396	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? That truck has got to be one of the best looking ones I've seen in a long time! Take good care of it. I'm sure your friend is glad you've got it. Tim

10-10-2007, 04:03 PM	#6
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,125	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Nice truck. Don't forget to offer to take him somewhere in it from time to time.

10-10-2007, 04:20 PM	#8
hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? thats a VERY nice truck. thats sad he couldent keep it but like everybody said im sure hes glad your the one that got it, knowing the history and all. good luck, John __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

10-10-2007, 06:15 PM	#9
Stepside65 Still Truckless! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valrico, Florida Posts: 3,166	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Beautiful truck, sad story. But you'll take good care of it so he'll be happy for the most part. __________________ ~James Truckless 2009 Hyundai Sonata<~~Wife's sedanomatic 1997 Nissan Pickup Father-in-law's tonka toy I am forced to drive Founder of The 60-66 Club Tutor Et Ultor

10-10-2007, 08:32 PM	#10
LIVE RUST 1966 Chevy/GMC Mongrel K10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 160	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Wicked! Not many of these left that haven't been cleaved. You got a keeper there brother. Try to look at it this way, it makes it even more special that you have a couple good friends invovled in its history.

10-11-2007, 06:29 AM	#12
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,150	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? That thing is in beautifull shape.....Your buddy did a great job, and kept it really clean. Sad story, but I think it is really awesome your buddy wanted you to have it. Friends come and go, but it takes a real friend to take on something like that, and take care of it as he would !!!! Good for you, man !!! __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

10-11-2007, 08:06 AM	#13
BIG CTY Between the earth and the sky Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 822	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Man, that is a nice truck! It alsmost sits as high as mine after I put my wheels on! Looks like its in great shape. Sorry to hear about your friend, just make sure you pay it forward one day. Also I dig the old school VA plates with the big block letters. Havent seen those in a LONG time! I've also never seen the inspection and county sticker oer in the corner like that in VA, I thought you HAD to have it in the middle. I think I like that better than in the middle. __________________ Chris - 1966 C10 Shortbed Fleetside, 1991 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab, 1993 Blazer Sport 4x4 My other rides: 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS427 Convertible 1976 Dodge Tradesman B200 2002 Nissan Maxima 6 speed 2004 Mercedes Benz CL500 Last edited by BIG CTY; 10-11-2007 at 09:19 AM.

10-11-2007, 08:21 AM	#14
drbyrdman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 631	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Put a automatic tranny in it and give it back to him so he can drive it

10-11-2007, 09:43 AM	#16
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Very very nice!! Congrats... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

10-11-2007, 12:44 PM	#18
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Nice truck. You can always take him out for a Sunday drive in it. __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.

10-13-2007, 03:47 AM	#19
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10-13-2007, 11:13 AM	#20
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Just bought a 65 K-10 whadda ya think? Thanks for all the great comments. Definetly the nicest truck I've ever owned. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi



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