![]() |
Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. |
|
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Sault Ste marie
Posts: 2
|
![]()
Hey guys. I’m new here, and have always wanted to do this and am getting close. The garage is getting prepped, and I have a potential buy in the works. This is where I need your help. I do not know what to offer this guy. I have no pics so I’ll do my best to describe it. I believe it’s a 72, short box. The front grill has the bow tie in the middle of the split grille. Not running. Original motor and trans. He says there is a 350, 4 bolt for it in the back, along with some extra body and interior parts. Been sitting outside for 8 approx years, almost sunk in the ground. Frame looks good. Most body panels have some rust and pin holes in them. Original paint. The box is there, but unsure of bed condition. No title or ownership, so I would have to obtain these documents. Let me know your thoughts and ideas. Keep in mind to tell me what you would offer this guy, based on the description above. I will keep you up to date on the progress, and include pics as I can. Thanks JeffO.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Go Pack Go!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Green Bay
Posts: 2,669
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
I guess I'm the first to welcome you to the forums.
There's absolutely no way of providing you any kind of price for what you're looking at. It's hard enough WITH pictures and with no pictures, there's a zero percent chance of an accurate appraisal. There's a fine line between a parts truck and one worth spending more than you'll ever recover on. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 348
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Welcome to the forum.
FYI, you have to be a Premium Member to post "What's it Worth". Admin will delete your post. Plus, there is a "What's it Worth" section of the forum to post to when you become a Premium Member. Check the pinned posts at the top to find out how to upgrade to Premium Member. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 | |
The Older Generation
![]() ![]() ![]() Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montezuma, Iowa
Posts: 25,515
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Quote:
There is no problem asking what something is worth as long as it is something the person is buying, or trying to buy like the OP is. If it is something the person is selling they have to be a premium member to ask what it is worth. LockDoc
__________________
Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CASA GRANDE AZ
Posts: 4,276
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
I bet it’s a pre 70 by the grille description without pics it sure sounds rough
__________________
70 SWB STEPSIDE 70 BLAZER 09 challenger |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 2,151
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
$100
Hard to know anything without any pics. From your description it might be a square body?
__________________
'83 K20-TPI '73 C10 '79 C10-ex-diesel(SOLD) '07 Tahoe(Son driving) '14 Suburban-DD '71 C10-current project |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 68
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
"no title", "most body panels have rust", and "sunk into the ground" are all things that would seriously lower what I would offer for the truck.
"short bed", "original paint" and "original engine" do sound interesting to me. Personally, I don't worry much about engine, transmission, or other mechanicals, those are the cheapest and easiest things to restore/replace. I do very much value finding as complete, original and unmodified starting point as I can. You are in Michigan? that is an area known for rust. If this is your first restoration, and you are not a professional metal worker, and you do not have an unlimited checking account, then rust is the thing you most want to avoid when selecting a project to start with. Spending $1000 more for a less rusty truck to start your project can save you > $5000 in the total investment you will end up making to restore the truck. Buy the best body you can as a starting point for your project. you sound like you are at the beginning of your thought process. I recommend you research and educate yourself before you jump in. This truck doesn't sound like it's going anywhere, do a global Craigslist search and look at prices for a very large number of trucks and get an idea of what truck (year, options) you really want, and prices in the market. My other opinion: "buy local" is great for produce and helping neighborhood businesses. It might not be the best idea when selecting your project truck. The $2000 you spend to find and transport the right project truck from a drier climate (or just a luckier example found) is easy to recoup and a much better investment in your final truck than your first $2000 LMC parts order... :-)
__________________
Help! My project parts hauler became a project! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Turlock, CA
Posts: 8,675
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Sounds just the way I like them. Straight out of the field and ready for a CLR bath and a lot of TLC. From the description I’d say best case $4500, worst case $500. Post some pictures when you are able to!
__________________
Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
Post Whore
![]() Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Portland Oregon
Posts: 11,158
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Welcome Aboard! I recommend taking a look at the Craig's List finds thread. I'm sure you will find numerous trucks similar to the one you are looking at. I would start at the last page and work backwards.
Good luck there's only 210 pages! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...53860&page=210
__________________
Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. ![]() RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 Last edited by HO455; 11-20-2018 at 04:52 PM. Reason: Forgot link. Dhoo! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Williamston, Mi
Posts: 882
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
This is a great web site with a Hugh wealth of information. If you go to the top of the page to subscribe you can join for $25.00 a year. I'm also from MI and like to welcome you to this site. I looked for a long time and finally bought a truck a few years ago from out west. I just posted a couple of pictures a few minutes ago. The truck you are looking at sounds interesting, if noting else maybe loaded with lots of nice options. Have you looked inside the glove box at the SPID sheet that will tell you a lot.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Alden NY
Posts: 2,705
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
My opinion - no title = run away no matter the price. I love craigslist ads that say "no title but it's easy to get". If it is so easy to get, why don't they get one before trying to sell it?
Good luck with your search.
__________________
1961 C1 Corvette 1959 El Camino 350 TPI, 9" 4 w disc 69 Blazer K5 - sold July '20 2021 Durango RT 5.7 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Orem, Utah
Posts: 7,922
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Check your state laws for the title requirements before you do anything else.
__________________
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
Moderator
![]() Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern Cal
Posts: 20,006
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
No title = parts truck
__________________
1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Posts: 782
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Without pictures, I would pay $3-400 for the parts as you have panels that may not be sellable and an engine core. SWB frame will be worth a decent bit but it will require a lot of wrenching to sell it and you would need to have someone regional that wants it. May be a decent parts truck for your build and sell off what you don't need.
__________________
My Daily Driver Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=755668 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 | |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Little River, SC
Posts: 105
|
Quote:
I was thinking 1-2. Sounds like a money pit to be completely blumt. . I’d recommend something with a few more items removed off that list. (Truck with a title, truck with a running motor, truck with minimal rust). Trust me, i bought mine for 3500 and several thousand later Ive got new everything underthe hood but now an electrical issue. The better the truck the more time/money you’ll save. Ive seen trucks on craigslist that are total rust buckets but running for 2-3 grand Posted via Mobile Device Last edited by SC1969c10; 11-22-2018 at 12:09 AM. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 | |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Little River, SC
Posts: 105
|
Quote:
I was thinking 2-3. Sounds like a money pit. I’d recommend something with a few more items removed off that list. (Truck with a title, truck with a running motor, truck with minimal rust). Trust me, i bought mine for 3500 and several thousand later Ive got new everything underthe hood but now an electrical issue. The better the truck the more time/money you’ll save. Ive seen trucks on craigslist that are total rust buckets but running for 2-3 grand Posted via Mobile Device |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Hanover NJ
Posts: 4,167
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
pictures pictures pictures
__________________
Doc & Kim build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=722288 I am from the desert http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650332 basket case build SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648557 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
Man of Mini-Talents
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 4,295
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Not necessarily. In Alabama for example, no old cars have titles - bill of sale only. So the thing to do is check with your home state to find out the process. In Oklahoma you can get a title to anything in about two weeks. I'd advise the OP to get the best truck he can right off the bat. If you buy a $1000 truck you'll spend $8000 and have a $5000 truck when you're done.
__________________
Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 | |
Moderator
![]() Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern Cal
Posts: 20,006
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Quote:
![]() I too would advise to buy the best truck you can right off the bat. Even if it’s free you’ll spend a fortune building it.
__________________
1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
Go Pack Go!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Green Bay
Posts: 2,669
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Any update or pictures?
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#21 | |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Coronado, CA
Posts: 1,085
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Loris South Carolina
Posts: 428
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
I was always told If it runs and drives it's worth at least $500. that being said the truck you described does not run. but if it comes with all the extra parts and another engine I still think somewhere in the area of $500-700 is fair. so long as the body isn't fully rusted out. check the bottoms of the fenders, the cab corners and rockers, the wheel arches in the bed, and the floor. they also usually rust out above the windshield where the drip rail is (which is why I'm deleting the drip rail above my windshield). the bottoms of the doors are another good place to check. I wouldn't go more than $400 if it's a total rust bucket but if it's in somewhat of a decent shape then I wouldn't offer more than $1,000 for it as it is a truck that doesn't run. that's just my two cents though.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
Special Order
![]() ![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mt Airy, MD
Posts: 85,859
|
Re: What is this truck worth?..
Sounds like a $500-$1,000 truck. You can part it or obtain a title and restore it to perfection if you want. But considering it's a truck with engine in the bed (any good??), some amount of rust most places, and (most importantly) sunken into the ground. If he wants more than that he needs to drag it up out of the ruts and come up with a title. He could put the motor in, get it running, CLR, good tires... the more he does the more he can ask. But he isn't doing anything but talking about you dragging it out of the field and taking your chances on the rest. $500-100 just because it's a 67-72.
The frame and ID are worth something alone. Really need that title to have something good. But right now it's not a frame. It's a whole truck that it will take a lot of work to get to the frame. The person that does that gets the money.
__________________
"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 ~ |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|