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Dan72cst · 01-19-2010, 08:25 PM

My 72 K20 came factory with tow hooks (in glove box) but weren't on the truck when I purchased it......well years have gone by not willing to pay the going rate for factory tow hooks I had just given up.

Well today it happened ....I was at the junk yard looking for a couple things for my '01 Silverado and in the back corner was this 71 custom 20. typical junkyard truck bed full of parts, this one was actually sitting on the ground as it had no wheels, no tailgate or grill but was pretty complete. I looked for tach/AC /throttle contol etc but just looked like another abandoned truck. it took me a while to realize it was a 4x4. The cab was full of garbage suit case etc and I didn't notice the high hump and transfer case shifter, but as I was walking away I noticed the front axle and convinced myself to go back and look for tow hooks. THERE THEY WERE both of them wow I couldn't believe it. I brought them up font and the guy laughed, he said wow I should charge you buy the pound...I smiled still wondering what I would have to pay. I asked what he wanted and he said....ready for this....he said aww just put a donation in the can...I said WHAT??? as I was looking at this coffee can on the counter that had some scribbling on it about christain kids or something. He repeated himself and said aww just put a donation in the can. I was speechless.... I actually through a twenty in there but still feel like I had him at gunpoint.

MESS-HALL · 01-19-2010, 08:27 PM

Cool story............I guess patience conquers all.

**71blksuper4x4** · 01-19-2010, 08:28 PM

congrats Dan, one more reason to always enjoy the hunt. Nice score bud. Trevor

msgross · 01-19-2010, 08:49 PM

nice score, props for the $20 too... some guys would have thrown a buck...

57larry · 01-19-2010, 09:03 PM

what's the deal on tow hooks? hard to find/ why do you want them?

vectorit · 01-19-2010, 09:24 PM

I will give ya 40 dollars for em, heck you can double your money!

70gmcjimmy · 01-19-2010, 09:27 PM

Great story and luck! Good instincts on checking it out a little better. I have one of those trucks too. '71 Chevy K20. Tow hooks on spid but somebody got em long before I got the truck. I just can't see myself spending more for tow hooks than I paid for the truck!

Later---DAC

Dan72cst · 01-19-2010, 09:28 PM

Here they are

oldblue1968chevy · 01-19-2010, 09:34 PM

I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em?

Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol

big_al_71 · 01-19-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 57larry

what's the deal on tow hooks? hard to find/ why do you want them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em?

Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol

I am wondering the same thing

msgross · 01-19-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 57larry

what's the deal on tow hooks? hard to find/ why do you want them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em?

Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol

they are like earings for your girl....

this is one item that isn't produced in the aftermarket so the supply and demand makes them worth $200-$400 depending on style. They are 60-68, 69-72 (like these) and 72 only extreme bend ($$$).

**70cst** · 01-20-2010, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em?

Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol

These were options for 4x4 trucks and they are not that plentiful. It's like my factory GM Tissue Box ... Its just cool to have one.

**71blksuper4x4** · 01-20-2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 70cst

These were options for 4x4 trucks and they are not that plentiful. It's like my factory GM Tissue Box ... Its just cool to have one.

They weren't just put on 4x4's. I have found 2 sets on c30 2wd's. They also aren't really that rare, but we like them on 4x4's. It's like completing the look to 4x4's like putting big wheels on 2wds. The factory tow hooks just have that "mean" look to them. They were put on quite a few trucks, but a lot of trucks have been crushed over the years so the number of them always go down. I wouldn't dare put them as rare as a tissue dispenser or dealer 8 track player. Trevor

**70cst** · 01-20-2010, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 71blksuper4x4

They weren't just put on 4x4's. I have found 2 sets on c30 2wd's. They also aren't really that rare, but we like them on 4x4's. It's like completing the look to 4x4's like putting big wheels on 2wds. The factory tow hooks just have that "mean" look to them. They were put on quite a few trucks, but a lot of trucks have been crushed over the years so the number of them always go down. I wouldn't dare put them as rare as a tissue dispenser or dealer 8 track player. Trevor

Good point ...

Dan72cst · 01-20-2010, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em?

Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol

They are in my sandblast cabinet right now and when done will find a home on my 72 K20

MESS-HALL · 01-20-2010, 08:36 AM

Anybody put these on a C10 2wd? Maybe for getting towed around the dragstrip?

msgross · 01-20-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MESS-HALL

Anybody put these on a C10 2wd? Maybe for getting towed around the dragstrip?

I would just buy a $10 set from tractor supply or northerntool.com for that use.

tjsblazer · 01-20-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 70gmcjimmy

Great story and luck! Good instincts on checking it out a little better. I have one of those trucks too. '71 Chevy K20. Tow hooks on spid but somebody got em long before I got the truck. I just can't see myself spending more for tow hooks than I paid for the truck!

Later---DAC

Anyone have a picture of a spid label with the tow hook option?

**too much stuff** · 01-20-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tjsblazer

Anyone have a picture of a spid label with the tow hook option?

I have one here somewhere. V76 is the option code

**leddzepp** · 01-20-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan72cst

They are in my sandblast cabinet right now and when done will find a home on my 72 K20

Glad to hear they are going on a truck and not a shelf. Congrats!

johnechi · 01-20-2010, 01:16 PM

Dude, you made out!

theclaybuster · 01-20-2010, 01:16 PM

I picked up a set at the swap meet and the holes don't line up exatly with the holes in my K5 frame. I think they are about 1/2" off. Could they be from Dodge or Ford? They look right and have a casting number, I think starting with a 3 like most GM stuff. Did they only come on 3/4 ton trucks? Is that the prob? Thanks for any help.

**71blksuper4x4** · 01-20-2010, 02:40 PM

Claybuster, there is no confusing the 69-72 hooks to anything else. They use the same mounting holes. The 60-68 hooks mount a little different. No other car company had hooks that look this way. Also, not all frames had holes pre-drilled for tow hooks. A lot of 72's were pre-drilled, but not all of them. Your blazer may have had other tow hooks on it at one time and would cause your holes not to line up. Trevor

70gmcjimmy · 01-20-2010, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

Anyone have a picture of a spid label with the tow hook option?

Here you go. Summer of 2008 when the scrap prices got so high this truck was headed for the crusher but I couldn't let that happen.

Later---DAC

tjsblazer · 01-20-2010, 09:40 PM

Thanks for the pic 70jimmy!

01-19-2010, 08:25 PM	#1
Dan72cst Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lake Stevens,WA 98258 North of Seattle Posts: 833	Free tow hooks My 72 K20 came factory with tow hooks (in glove box) but weren't on the truck when I purchased it......well years have gone by not willing to pay the going rate for factory tow hooks I had just given up. Well today it happened ....I was at the junk yard looking for a couple things for my '01 Silverado and in the back corner was this 71 custom 20. typical junkyard truck bed full of parts, this one was actually sitting on the ground as it had no wheels, no tailgate or grill but was pretty complete. I looked for tach/AC /throttle contol etc but just looked like another abandoned truck. it took me a while to realize it was a 4x4. The cab was full of garbage suit case etc and I didn't notice the high hump and transfer case shifter, but as I was walking away I noticed the front axle and convinced myself to go back and look for tow hooks. THERE THEY WERE both of them wow I couldn't believe it. I brought them up font and the guy laughed, he said wow I should charge you buy the pound...I smiled still wondering what I would have to pay. I asked what he wanted and he said....ready for this....he said aww just put a donation in the can...I said WHAT??? as I was looking at this coffee can on the counter that had some scribbling on it about christain kids or something. He repeated himself and said aww just put a donation in the can. I was speechless.... I actually through a twenty in there but still feel like I had him at gunpoint. __________________ Marysville, WA (Dan72cst@hotmail.com) 72 4wd Blazer CST 350/350 72 4wd Chevy LWB 350/350 68 2wd Chevy LWB 327/400

01-19-2010, 08:27 PM	#2
MESS-HALL Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Goshen, AR Posts: 150	Re: Free tow hooks Cool story............I guess patience conquers all. __________________ GROVE STREET CUSTOMS est. 2005 67' C10 LWB/350/T400 69' C10 SWB/454/T400 71' C10 LWB/383/ 72' C10 SWB/350/T350 15' Crew Silverado/6.2

01-19-2010, 08:28 PM	#3
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,156	Re: Free tow hooks congrats Dan, one more reason to always enjoy the hunt. Nice score bud. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

01-19-2010, 08:49 PM	#4
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Free tow hooks nice score, props for the $20 too... some guys would have thrown a buck... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

01-19-2010, 09:03 PM	#5
57larry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,161	Re: Free tow hooks what's the deal on tow hooks? hard to find/ why do you want them?

01-19-2010, 09:24 PM	#6
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Free tow hooks I will give ya 40 dollars for em, heck you can double your money! __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

01-19-2010, 09:27 PM	#7
70gmcjimmy GMCDAC Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 837	Re: Free tow hooks Great story and luck! Good instincts on checking it out a little better. I have one of those trucks too. '71 Chevy K20. Tow hooks on spid but somebody got em long before I got the truck. I just can't see myself spending more for tow hooks than I paid for the truck! Later---DAC __________________ 1970 GMC K5 Jimmy Custom 4X4 Mom's driver from 1971 to 2001!! Under rebuild! 1972 GMC C2500 Pickup owned since 1979 Needs a rest and refurbish! 1955 GMC 100 2nd design driven almost daily! Rest In Peace Mom. "Dolly" 7/15/23 - 5/18/09 GMC driver for 30 years!

01-19-2010, 09:28 PM	#8
Dan72cst Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lake Stevens,WA 98258 North of Seattle Posts: 833	Re: Free tow hooks Here they are Attached Images __________________ Marysville, WA (Dan72cst@hotmail.com) 72 4wd Blazer CST 350/350 72 4wd Chevy LWB 350/350 68 2wd Chevy LWB 327/400

01-19-2010, 09:34 PM	#9
oldblue1968chevy Grandpa in the rustmobile... Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN Posts: 11,422	Re: Free tow hooks I need to look for stuff like these..whatcha gonna do with em? Why're they so collectible..there just hooks lol __________________ John Goose-1968 C10 355,9.32-1CR, Vortec Heads ,262 voodoo, 3.73:1 3OTT (HS ride/beater/farm truck) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=317684 Grams 53-1953 Chevrolet Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4327784 1969 Chevy C10 Shortbed 4.5/6?" Frame off resto http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=548136 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4

01-20-2010, 08:36 AM	#16
MESS-HALL Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Goshen, AR Posts: 150	Re: Free tow hooks Anybody put these on a C10 2wd? Maybe for getting towed around the dragstrip? __________________ GROVE STREET CUSTOMS est. 2005 67' C10 LWB/350/T400 69' C10 SWB/454/T400 71' C10 LWB/383/ 72' C10 SWB/350/T350 15' Crew Silverado/6.2

01-20-2010, 01:16 PM	#21
johnechi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 159	Re: Free tow hooks Dude, you made out!

01-20-2010, 01:16 PM	#22
theclaybuster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Etiwanda, California Posts: 6	Re: Free tow hooks I picked up a set at the swap meet and the holes don't line up exatly with the holes in my K5 frame. I think they are about 1/2" off. Could they be from Dodge or Ford? They look right and have a casting number, I think starting with a 3 like most GM stuff. Did they only come on 3/4 ton trucks? Is that the prob? Thanks for any help.

01-20-2010, 02:40 PM	#23
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,156	Re: Free tow hooks Claybuster, there is no confusing the 69-72 hooks to anything else. They use the same mounting holes. The 60-68 hooks mount a little different. No other car company had hooks that look this way. Also, not all frames had holes pre-drilled for tow hooks. A lot of 72's were pre-drilled, but not all of them. Your blazer may have had other tow hooks on it at one time and would cause your holes not to line up. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

01-20-2010, 09:40 PM	#25
tjsblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,520	Re: Free tow hooks Thanks for the pic 70jimmy! __________________ Jeff. '72 Blazer K5 "Camshaft opinions are like belly buttons; everyone has one and no two are alike" My Blazer Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=626752 My Engine Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=637336

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