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Where to buy low rust trucks.
I am preparing to purchase a restorable 69-72, loaded daily driver that I have not yet shopped for. I am in Atlanta and all our stuff is rusty, and expensive.
I am asking what states have the lowest rust and would be closest to Atlanta for me to shop in using craigslist. I can ride my motorcycle out there buy one, and put the bike in the truck and drive the truck back.. Suggestions? Robert in Atlanta. Last edited by robreil; 10-27-2010 at 01:27 PM. Reason: Added 69-70 as an option bec I can change front end axle |
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Arizona,New Mexico, Cali, Colorado,etc. Be prepared for a long ride if you want nice!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
I was thinking Colorado would have salt on the roads that would promote rust. I also thought about SW Texas from Big Bend to Lubbock? I am thinking that they are cheaper out there, have less rust, and are more plentiful because they dont die as often as they do in the east to cancer and the lack of farms keeping them in service.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Check Craigs list in TUCSON aRIZONA take your pic!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
I saw the selection out there and the prices on craigslist. I was drooling at not only the prices but selection as well.
I wondered though how it was in Las Cruces, and Roswell NM. Along with Midland, Odessa, and San Angelo Tx. Do you have any input on those locations providing low rust as well? I guess the rule is south of the snow line away from the coast and on the desert. High plains may even be a plus. Robert |
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
You can pull some good catches on the Phoenix Craigslist.
Just change up the search. Here's what I go with Type in just the specific year, nothing else, then scroll through. Type in C10, C20, C30 individually, keep it simple, take your time scrolling! |
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
When you find one you are interested in please try to see if someone on this board will look at it for you. You will get a truck enthusiast's view of that truck, and it could save you a lot of money. I was ready to go to California to get my perfect truck and someone on the board drove 30 minutes out of their way to look at it for me. They saved me a ton of money. The pictures they emailed me showed a lot of hidden damage that the 10 foot photos the owner provided hid.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Put me down for a 67-68 short wide big window with original paint, rust free, straight and keep it under 10K and i'll be all over it!!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Anywhere that salt isn't used on the roads in the winter is where I'd be looking.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Any place with low rain, humidty and no salt on the roads. I live in Bend, OR which is a high desert town. Low rust here and you just have to drive 3 hrs West to find the rust buckets. Great place to find travel trailers too. Low dry rot. Idaho, Nevada, Utah....there are a lot of places.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
I got this one out of Atlanta: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Forget about Nebraska.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Just remember......if you buy a truck in Vegas, it has to stay in Vegas!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
x2 on havin some one look at it..
just because it's in arizona or texas doesn't meen it's always been there.. arizona is the 2nd coming of fla for snowbirds.. good luck.. also those areas the truck was used as a truck, before they became a fashion statement in the mid 80's and might have alot of filler. over pulled dents |
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Most of them in Missouri just have normal Chevy rust.
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
You can also use statewidelist.com to do your search it will search the entire state not just cities.
Doug
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
To answer your question, not in MD!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
Wisconsin!
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
I've found them all over.The arid states is where to look,but survivors are all over.It's been my experience that the desert states have high rust (cracked seam sealer in roof lip causing header panel rot) and the temperate rainy states have all the low rust (floors,rockers,corners,supports,door bottoms).
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
So what states would those be Special-K? I do not wish to assume, so I prefer you be explicid.
Thanks for the info.
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Saving for a 69-72, 1/2 or 3/4 ton, BBC, TH400 or 4spd, Posi, Full Trim, AC, PS, PB, LWB, Bucket/Console, 4x4 a plus, in driveable restoreable condition for less than $4k with minimal rust. Willing to travel to SW Desert for no/light rust, and for the right price/condition I will forego some of these options and install them later. ---------- My avatar is my old truck in 1980-82. I miss her dearly. She died from a dead water pump and florida rust after a colorado flood saturated the cab with clay. What a loss. |
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
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Or are you going to restore/RODstore and drive it on Sunny Days?
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Re: Where to buy low rust trucks.
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I do not mind doing some work to make it nicer, work on some trim, maybe some easy body work/patches and can touch up that area till a paint job can be provided. But a frame off I have no time, room, or funds for. I spin my own wrenches on the weekend if need be. The A/C does not need to work but it should be complete so I can fix it if I wish, etc.
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Saving for a 69-72, 1/2 or 3/4 ton, BBC, TH400 or 4spd, Posi, Full Trim, AC, PS, PB, LWB, Bucket/Console, 4x4 a plus, in driveable restoreable condition for less than $4k with minimal rust. Willing to travel to SW Desert for no/light rust, and for the right price/condition I will forego some of these options and install them later. ---------- My avatar is my old truck in 1980-82. I miss her dearly. She died from a dead water pump and florida rust after a colorado flood saturated the cab with clay. What a loss. |
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