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Old 05-18-2005, 12:01 PM   #1
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kinda weird

about a year ago I sold my old 68 lwb in Napa CA. It was kind of beat up but it ran good. Anyway, I`m now living in a apartment complex in Carmichael,75 miles away,and I go take the dog out to do his business and I see a 71/72 chevy in the parking lot. For some reason I noticed the dent on the top of the tailgate and thought it looked familyar. After closer inspection it turns out to be the gate from my old 68. My truck was white with a orange tailgate with the factory "disc brake" sticker on it. I primered the tailgate white to match the rest of the truck. I looked at the inside of the gate on this other truck and it was a orange gate and you can see the disc brake sticker I primered over. there is no doubt it`s my old tailgate. I just thought it was weird that I see this 75 mles away in my small apartment. I just wanted to share the story.
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Old 05-18-2005, 12:07 PM   #2
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I'm just a few miles west of you. If you ever need a place to turn wrenches, drop me a line.
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Old 05-18-2005, 12:40 PM   #3
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So was it just the tailgate, or was it the whole truck? I thought there was no such thing as factory disks in 68??? If it was just the tailgate, they parted your poor truck out???
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Old 05-18-2005, 03:24 PM   #4
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That's kind of sad...
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Old 05-18-2005, 09:08 PM   #5
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So was it just the tailgate, or was it the whole truck? I thought there was no such thing as factory disks in 68??? If it was just the tailgate, they parted your poor truck out???
yeah just the gate and the rear bumper. It wasn`t the original gate from my 68. it was from a 71 or 72 since discs were not available untill 71. I think they did part out my old truck because a few months back I saw a 68 lwb on craigslist.org in a town about 50 miles the other direction and the motor/tranny was gone but it had the same dents in it and same colors as my old one. i`m almost positve the 68 I saw online was mine but I know the gate is mine.

chickenwing, thanks for the offer. I might have to take you up on it sometime.
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Old 05-18-2005, 09:45 PM   #6
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I know how ya feel. back in '92 I had a 77 Impala 2dr HT. (lots of fast memories) {I had her up to 163}
3 weeks ago the wife & I were driving around & low & behold, she is still running around.
13 years later & 60 miles away. I KNOW it is the same one. same color, same wheels, & get this, the same hole cut in floor for 4 speed shifter!

part of me wants her back.
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