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Gary68 · 08-13-2002, 12:41 PM

What's it worth? 1968 GMC Custom, LWB, Two tone Black & White, 327 V8 w/4bbl, Auto, Air, PS, PB, full chrome (factory chrome front and rear bumpers) 78K, no wrecks, very little rust, in family since new. My 76 year old father says sell for him. My guess is $6,000. Located in Newport, Arkansas 90 miles Northwest of Memphis, TN and 90 miles Northeast of Little Rock, AR. Pulled a boat with it 180 miles from Batesville, Mississippi to Newport, AR this past Sunday. I drive a 1998 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 that's never been in the shop and never been stuck and it goes duck hunting, deer hunting and in the fields regularly.

Southpa · 08-13-2002, 12:44 PM

Gary, the answer is "whatever someone wants to pay for it". You can check the bluebook value thru your local insurance people and will likely find that its worth much less than you expect. Look around for similar trucks for sale and see what they are asking.

Gary68 · 08-13-2002, 01:02 PM

I work for an outfit that owns a Chevy/Buick dealership and a GMC/Cadillac dealership, both in pickup markets. Their used car buyers agree that its worth $5,000 to $6,000 in the wholesale market, but I have found thay are always low.

stllookn · 08-13-2002, 01:12 PM

Looks like a very straight original truck. Has it been modified any? Do you have interior pics? If it is a very straight and unmodified original with no bondo or dings someone may certainly pay $6000 for it but you may have to get into another area of the country for that to happen...someplace where there are no rust free originals like this. Just my .02!

Looks like an exceptional truck...why don't you just keep it and enjoy it? Got a son or daughter that will need to drive some day?

Hutch · 08-13-2002, 01:19 PM

If you could post some more detailed photos, It would help in evaluating the value of your fathers truck. I for one would like to see a closeup of the hubcaps also the option tag would help.

What will help sell this truck is the originality.

**fine69** · 08-13-2002, 01:19 PM

I think you right on the money. Black is not that common a color on these trucks either. If you advertise the truck you shouldnt have a problem getting that much.

Gary68 · 08-13-2002, 02:16 PM

Interior is 100% original and shows wear equal to its 78K of use. Its a rubber mat and cloth bench seat interior in red, black and white. As far as I know there are zero modifications to the truck. The only thing that I can see that might be missing is on the upper right hand part of driver's side of dash; there is a round circular metal disc with two indentations, about the size of a watch face. I can tell it is original as there is a molded support for the disc, I just can't tell what it was for. There is no bondo or other body repair and there are no dings anywhere on the body.
I wish it had a thicker sterring wheel and tilt. Sorry, only one son, age 27, and he's a Hyundai driving, long-haired, liberal, tree hugger who doesn't understand those of us who love pickups.

Gary68 · 08-13-2002, 02:19 PM

Here's a side view.

Gary68 · 08-13-2002, 02:20 PM

Here's a rear view and this is the last photo I took today.

stllookn · 08-13-2002, 03:12 PM

That is going to be a heck of package for someone...very clean and nice truck. Original hub caps and all! It is just what someone is looking for...they just don't know it yet.

barn9 · 08-13-2002, 05:30 PM

Sweet lookin' truck. It would be great if someone from the board would give it a good home. Other than that, ebay seems to be the best place to sell a truck like this. Should bring a good price as clean as it looks.

DennyB · 08-13-2002, 07:05 PM

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mt Al · 08-13-2002, 07:18 PM

Keep it!

If its been in the family that long, I'd keep it. There's a very good chance that you'll regret selling it in the near future.

My 2 cents.

**72 Super** · 08-13-2002, 07:26 PM

I agree with others I would keep it.I have a 72 that my father bought newand wouldnt sell it for anything.

Thats a good looking truck no matter what you end up doing.

big blue 72 · 08-14-2002, 12:08 AM

If it runs and it's paid for .....definitely KEEP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charlie Coleman · 08-14-2002, 04:50 PM

gary68

just fyi, the "watch size" piece in the dash is factory. The location is used for manual choke when supplied. Otherwise, the piece you referred to is basically a cover. At least this is what I have been told.

BTW, Nice truck. I would keep it. It is so hard to find a clean, un butchered truck these days.

Southpa · 08-14-2002, 04:58 PM

Beeeautiful truck Gary!

toms68cst · 08-15-2002, 11:35 PM

That's a stunning truck. I hope you keep it.

Is that a factory paint scheme for a 68 GMC? It looks original due to the factory (I presume) stripe and white outline on the tailgate.

It varies from the two-tone 68 Chevies in that only the back/top of the cab is white where all two-tone 68 chevies I've seen have been painted the entire cab top and A pillars white. Also the white below the trim was only seen on the 50th's in the Chevies as far as I know.

I'd love to see some engine/interior pictures.

**ThreeQuarter** · 08-15-2002, 11:45 PM

Hey Tom, I noticed that, too. So I got to looking around, and I guess GMC did that from the factory:
1967 GMC advertisement pic
1967 GMC Custom Camper pic

And then I ran across the tow truck pic from the other day, it's a Chevy, but it coulda been repainted for all I know:
1967 Chevy wrecker pic

toms68cst · 08-15-2002, 11:51 PM

Yes you are right. All 67 Chevy's or GMC's two-tone were painted in top-rear only white. But every two-tone Chevy 68 (and later?) I have a picture of shows the A pillar white too. Any one have a factory 68 GMC two-tone picture?

**ThreeQuarter** · 08-15-2002, 11:54 PM

OIC. Didn't realize the change between '67 and '68, thought it was a Chevy/GMC thing. Now I wonder if GMC did it in 68, too.

Tom, you gotta learn these "kids" sometimes (these trucks are older than I am!)

08-13-2002, 12:41 PM	#1
Gary68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9	1968 GMC Custom Value? What's it worth? 1968 GMC Custom, LWB, Two tone Black & White, 327 V8 w/4bbl, Auto, Air, PS, PB, full chrome (factory chrome front and rear bumpers) 78K, no wrecks, very little rust, in family since new. My 76 year old father says sell for him. My guess is $6,000. Located in Newport, Arkansas 90 miles Northwest of Memphis, TN and 90 miles Northeast of Little Rock, AR. Pulled a boat with it 180 miles from Batesville, Mississippi to Newport, AR this past Sunday. I drive a 1998 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 that's never been in the shop and never been stuck and it goes duck hunting, deer hunting and in the fields regularly. Attached Images Last edited by Gary68; 08-13-2002 at 12:50 PM.

08-13-2002, 12:44 PM	#2
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	Gary, the answer is "whatever someone wants to pay for it". You can check the bluebook value thru your local insurance people and will likely find that its worth much less than you expect. Look around for similar trucks for sale and see what they are asking. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-13-2002, 01:12 PM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Looks like a very straight original truck. Has it been modified any? Do you have interior pics? If it is a very straight and unmodified original with no bondo or dings someone may certainly pay $6000 for it but you may have to get into another area of the country for that to happen...someplace where there are no rust free originals like this. Just my .02! Looks like an exceptional truck...why don't you just keep it and enjoy it? Got a son or daughter that will need to drive some day? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 08-13-2002 at 01:15 PM.

08-13-2002, 01:19 PM	#5
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	If you could post some more detailed photos, It would help in evaluating the value of your fathers truck. I for one would like to see a closeup of the hubcaps also the option tag would help. What will help sell this truck is the originality. __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

08-13-2002, 01:19 PM	#6
fine69 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Urbana,Ohio,USA Posts: 4,618	I think you right on the money. Black is not that common a color on these trucks either. If you advertise the truck you shouldnt have a problem getting that much. __________________ 2008 Chevy HHR 1/2 panel. 1949 Chevy Panel truck(just sittin, waiting) Board member #6

08-13-2002, 01:02 PM	#3
Gary68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9	I work for an outfit that owns a Chevy/Buick dealership and a GMC/Cadillac dealership, both in pickup markets. Their used car buyers agree that its worth $5,000 to $6,000 in the wholesale market, but I have found thay are always low.

08-13-2002, 02:16 PM	#7
Gary68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9	Interior is 100% original and shows wear equal to its 78K of use. Its a rubber mat and cloth bench seat interior in red, black and white. As far as I know there are zero modifications to the truck. The only thing that I can see that might be missing is on the upper right hand part of driver's side of dash; there is a round circular metal disc with two indentations, about the size of a watch face. I can tell it is original as there is a molded support for the disc, I just can't tell what it was for. There is no bondo or other body repair and there are no dings anywhere on the body. I wish it had a thicker sterring wheel and tilt. Sorry, only one son, age 27, and he's a Hyundai driving, long-haired, liberal, tree hugger who doesn't understand those of us who love pickups.

08-13-2002, 02:19 PM	#8
Gary68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9	Here's a side view. Attached Images

08-13-2002, 02:20 PM	#9
Gary68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9	Here's a rear view and this is the last photo I took today. Attached Images

08-13-2002, 03:12 PM	#10
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	That is going to be a heck of package for someone...very clean and nice truck. Original hub caps and all! It is just what someone is looking for...they just don't know it yet. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

08-13-2002, 05:30 PM	#11
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Sweet lookin' truck. It would be great if someone from the board would give it a good home. Other than that, ebay seems to be the best place to sell a truck like this. Should bring a good price as clean as it looks. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

08-13-2002, 07:05 PM	#12
DennyB Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier) Posts: 7,327	Truck value guides Here is something to hang your hat on.. __________________ "Never ride faster than your Angel can fly" I.M.O.M,W,J&C Patriot Guard Rider

08-13-2002, 07:18 PM	#13
mt Al Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 243	Keep it! If its been in the family that long, I'd keep it. There's a very good chance that you'll regret selling it in the near future. My 2 cents. __________________ '72 GMC 1/2T 4x4 1500 Super Custom pickup (current) past rides were: '70 Chev 2wd farm truck '71 GMC 2wd 1/2T 402 nice! '72 Chev 2wd 1/2T 396 '72 GMC 3/4T 4x4 2500 Super Custom suburban. Bozeman, Montana

08-13-2002, 07:26 PM	#14
72 Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hyattsville, Maryland Posts: 3,685	I agree with others I would keep it.I have a 72 that my father bought newand wouldnt sell it for anything. Thats a good looking truck no matter what you end up doing. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super (Purchased new by my parents in August of 71) Black and White

08-14-2002, 12:08 AM	#15
big blue 72 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: hamilton,ohio,usa Posts: 1,499	If it runs and it's paid for .....definitely KEEP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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08-14-2002, 04:50 PM	#16
Charlie Coleman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Franktown, CO. USA Posts: 533	gary68 just fyi, the "watch size" piece in the dash is factory. The location is used for manual choke when supplied. Otherwise, the piece you referred to is basically a cover. At least this is what I have been told. BTW, Nice truck. I would keep it. It is so hard to find a clean, un butchered truck these days.

08-14-2002, 04:58 PM	#17
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	Beeeautiful truck Gary! __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-15-2002, 11:35 PM	#18
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,296	That's a stunning truck. I hope you keep it. Is that a factory paint scheme for a 68 GMC? It looks original due to the factory (I presume) stripe and white outline on the tailgate. It varies from the two-tone 68 Chevies in that only the back/top of the cab is white where all two-tone 68 chevies I've seen have been painted the entire cab top and A pillars white. Also the white below the trim was only seen on the 50th's in the Chevies as far as I know. I'd love to see some engine/interior pictures. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club. Last edited by toms68cst; 08-15-2002 at 11:39 PM.

08-15-2002, 11:45 PM	#19
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,522	Hey Tom, I noticed that, too. So I got to looking around, and I guess GMC did that from the factory: 1967 GMC advertisement pic 1967 GMC Custom Camper pic And then I ran across the tow truck pic from the other day, it's a Chevy, but it coulda been repainted for all I know: 1967 Chevy wrecker pic __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

08-15-2002, 11:51 PM	#20
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,296	Yes you are right. All 67 Chevy's or GMC's two-tone were painted in top-rear only white. But every two-tone Chevy 68 (and later?) I have a picture of shows the A pillar white too. Any one have a factory 68 GMC two-tone picture? __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

08-15-2002, 11:54 PM	#21
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,522	OIC. Didn't realize the change between '67 and '68, thought it was a Chevy/GMC thing. Now I wonder if GMC did it in 68, too. Tom, you gotta learn these "kids" sometimes (these trucks are older than I am!) __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

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