How Long Have You Been Driving 67-72s? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**special-K** · 09-29-2005, 09:48 PM

I started driving in`71.They were pretty new,so nobody was too eager to let me drive one.I worked for a contractor that summer and got to drive his`67 C/30 dump truck.It was a bare-bones work truck:292,4spd,manual all the way,no radio.I loved it`cause I built the models when they came out and loved the change in body-style.I couldn`t believe I was driving it and operating the dump.I bought my own in`73,a`72 C/10 CustomDeluxe w/Highlander Pkg.I only know that now because it had a plaid seat and those Monte Carlo hub caps.I put 16.5s on it,8.25 on front/9.25 on rear,painted black with 55 car dog-dishes.It was a 307/3spd and I put dual exhaust on it.Oh yeah,and an under dash 8-track,of course.

68haywagon · 09-29-2005, 09:52 PM

I first drove one last October....hooked ever since!

I got mine in Feb.

Probably not as long as you were looking for.

Mike

*bisquik65* · 09-29-2005, 09:54 PM

Since 1985 for me...I put over 550,000 miles on my 69 cst/10 350 a/c truck that has had 2 motors,1 trans and the rear 3.73 posi tnblazerk5 has right now..up untill 2 years ago,now its a rollback in the making...Had at least 3 trucks at the same time...I have 5 sitting here now....My uncle had a 70 K/30 single wheel truck we grem us around hauling junk to the scrap yard for years...A tried to get the truck,his son got it,and wrecked it...Not many 70 K/30's were made...

70 2wd blazer
70 4x4 blazer
69 K/20
68 C/10
69 rollback..

cst70rocket · 09-29-2005, 10:04 PM

Hmm bought my first one in '88, and sold the last one 2 years ago. There have been 13 in between those two! I'm looking for a keeper to build right now.
Kirk

llegos · 09-29-2005, 10:39 PM

uhh.....my dad has been driving on of these(or older) since 1968ish(head calculation) and loved them. on vacations, i got to drive my uncles around(all 4 spds) ever since a couple years back. then, in July, i got my own and plan on holding on to it forever.

**kwmech** · 09-29-2005, 10:45 PM

Since 1977, my dad had a 71 GMC with a 351 v6. What a stump puller. I bought my own 71 chevy in 1979. I had that truck till about 7 years ago. I am currently restoring 2 at the moment.

Longhorn Man · 09-29-2005, 10:48 PM

I got my first one May of 97 if I remember right.
neighbor guy had a 69 GMC LWB 1/2 ton...that was the one that got me hooked. I've always liked these since I was a kid though... always did prefer the GMCs though.

**hevy_chevy67** · 09-29-2005, 10:49 PM

I started last October when I bought my 71 C10. I only bought it for a beater truck, but it didnt take me long to get attached to it. Now I own 2, and I'm only 17.

**Yukon Jack** · 09-29-2005, 10:52 PM

Mid 1999, course mine was off the road for 3 of those years so that kind was a bummer.

Geezer · 09-29-2005, 10:52 PM

I bought a 69 panel truck in 73 and drove it untill around 83. I went through a couple of engines, trannies, and rear ends in that length of time.

rmrtndl · 09-29-2005, 11:03 PM

I tried to get my first one the summer of '85. I was 16. It was a green '67 SWB Fleetside, 6 cyc, 3 on the tree. Denied.

I tried to get my first one again in the spring of '86. It was a brown '70 LWB Fleetside, 350, auto. Denied.

Last year I again tried to get my first one. It is a 1972 GMC SWB fleetside, factory air, ps, pbs. 307 automatic. My wife was easier to convince than my father was.

I haven't driven it much (yet), but there is plenty of time for that later. I am keeping this one forever. It took me 20 years to finally get one.

Currently I am in the process of a frame off restoration. This picture was taken yesterday.

I have already rebuild the engine. Currently working towards getting a nice rolling chassis.

I haven't been driving it long, but I intend to drive it for a long time.

70-Chevy · 09-29-2005, 11:04 PM

my dad had a 69 and when i went to take my drivers liscense test in 1999, i passed an he let me drive his truck home. Ive worked on that truck ever since i was 8 years old. I drove his truck for to years back and forth to work for awhile before I joined the Marine Corps. I went to Japan for my first duty station and saved up a little money and bought my first truck ever and that was my '70 that i have now. Ill never let it go.

Z28Owner · 09-29-2005, 11:04 PM

Had one in high school around 95 or 96, was my granpas, he died then my stapdad got it, my stepdad drove it for awhile, and I did some work to it drove it for about 2 months and was hooked. Damn thing caught on fire on burnt to ground in my driveway. Had a 396bb with 400 tranny. Took me about 5 or 6 yrs to get another one, my current.

**Palf70Step** · 09-29-2005, 11:05 PM

2002 for the truck. First one of this era. Now 67-72s......that would be since 1972 when I got my license, they just weren't trucks...some not even GM.

weasel29gm · 09-29-2005, 11:10 PM

Since the early 70's, owned mine since '86

4tiresngas · 09-29-2005, 11:11 PM

My dad had a '69 SWB 350, 3spd. I flipped it end over end when I was 15 (1994). I had borrowed it without permission. I had been begging my dad to get me a truck before I turned 16. As they pulled it up on the roll-back, my dad said, "you wanted a truck..well, there it is." A year later, it was a '69 Step w/350 and automatic. It went through all five of us boys. I've own four...three '69 Steps and one Fleet

mocwon · 09-29-2005, 11:19 PM

First time I drove one was in 1971, a 1967 panel truck. Never thought much of them until about 2-1/2 years ago when I decided to build one.

Old Yeller 1970 · 09-29-2005, 11:19 PM

I bought Old Yeller in August of 1990. We've been together ever since and will stay together till death do us part. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2121284/1

69TowRig · 09-29-2005, 11:19 PM

I bought my '69 in December, drove it 8 miles. It's been started up and moved maybe 4 times at home since then. So I think I've been driving them for a total of about 30 minutes thus far!

al's71gmc · 09-29-2005, 11:27 PM

I fell in love with these trucks in 1983, but didn't get one until 2000. I gave that one to my son for a father/son project on his 15th b-day. We're getting close to getting it on the road. Bought my daily driver last fall, and I don't think I will ever be without one again. I might upgrade or add a blazer too, but I'm addicted to the 67-72 body style. The 4 eyed gmc's really got to me.
Al

sdkid · 09-29-2005, 11:30 PM

I bought my '69 gmc in 1988. Drove it for 2 1/2 years in vo-tech and beat it to death. Its still partly here as a trailer. I've had 7 in all. 3 for parts and 3 driven, plus 1 in the back for a future project. I current have 2 running and the project.

matt67350 · 09-29-2005, 11:38 PM

1997 for me. Started with a 67 swb fleet. I6/3speed.
My granddad got me started.

86swb · 09-29-2005, 11:39 PM

I was doing electrecal work in 1972 and the boss bought a new 1972 Chevy Long bed that I drove. That was the first one I ever drove. The first one I owned was in (I think 1979. It was a 1972 blue and white Chyanne (sp). Have had three since. I now have the 1970 Suburban. Had a '70 Short Bed but gave it to my Son-In-Law for him and my Grandson to restore someday. That is the truck I had when I was on GMC Pauls truck board. Had some health problems. Touch and go for a while. But am just fine now. Knock on wood.

Blue_71 · 09-29-2005, 11:52 PM

i used to sit in my dads lap and steer his 72 in about 1992-1994, then in 2000 i bought my 71 C10, 2001 i bought the K20 frame, and 2004 i bought the 69 swb... thats the only three drivers, but i also have a 67 i traded around at a junkyard and got for parts

magooster · 09-29-2005, 11:52 PM

My Dad had a '67 in 1988 and then a '69 in 1991, so naturally my first vehicle when I turned 16 was a '72 Cheyenne in 1995. I had it until this last January when it was stolen and never recovered.

09-29-2005, 09:48 PM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	How Long Have You Been Driving 67-72s? I started driving in`71.They were pretty new,so nobody was too eager to let me drive one.I worked for a contractor that summer and got to drive his`67 C/30 dump truck.It was a bare-bones work truck:292,4spd,manual all the way,no radio.I loved it`cause I built the models when they came out and loved the change in body-style.I couldn`t believe I was driving it and operating the dump.I bought my own in`73,a`72 C/10 CustomDeluxe w/Highlander Pkg.I only know that now because it had a plaid seat and those Monte Carlo hub caps.I put 16.5s on it,8.25 on front/9.25 on rear,painted black with 55 car dog-dishes.It was a 307/3spd and I put dual exhaust on it.Oh yeah,and an under dash 8-track,of course. __________________ "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 ~

09-29-2005, 09:52 PM	#2
68haywagon I'm watching you! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Levittown, PA Posts: 1,822	I first drove one last October....hooked ever since! I got mine in Feb. Probably not as long as you were looking for. Mike __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 4WD 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 W/T - Blue - 4.3L V-6, 4 speed auto - Dad's (RIP) 1992 Chevrolet S10 - LS swap project 1968 Chevrolet C-10 longbed fleetside - sold

09-29-2005, 09:54 PM	#3
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	Since 1985 for me...I put over 550,000 miles on my 69 cst/10 350 a/c truck that has had 2 motors,1 trans and the rear 3.73 posi tnblazerk5 has right now..up untill 2 years ago,now its a rollback in the making...Had at least 3 trucks at the same time...I have 5 sitting here now....My uncle had a 70 K/30 single wheel truck we grem us around hauling junk to the scrap yard for years...A tried to get the truck,his son got it,and wrecked it...Not many 70 K/30's were made... 70 2wd blazer 70 4x4 blazer 69 K/20 68 C/10 69 rollback.. Last edited by bisquik65; 09-29-2005 at 09:57 PM.

09-29-2005, 10:39 PM	#5
llegos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pleasanton, CA Posts: 570	uhh.....my dad has been driving on of these(or older) since 1968ish(head calculation) and loved them. on vacations, i got to drive my uncles around(all 4 spds) ever since a couple years back. then, in July, i got my own and plan on holding on to it forever. __________________ -Steve

09-29-2005, 10:49 PM	#8
hevy_chevy67 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Blackfalds, Alberta Posts: 593	I started last October when I bought my 71 C10. I only bought it for a beater truck, but it didnt take me long to get attached to it. Now I own 2, and I'm only 17. __________________ 1971 Chevrolet K10 - SWB, 5.3LS, 4L60e 1970 Chevrolet K5 Blazer - Project 1969 Chevrolet C10 - SWB, 350 Holley Sniper, 700r4 1969 GMC Suburban - 5.3 LS, 4L60e

09-29-2005, 10:04 PM	#4
cst70rocket Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Angelo or Eufaula Posts: 301	Hmm bought my first one in '88, and sold the last one 2 years ago. There have been 13 in between those two! I'm looking for a keeper to build right now. Kirk

09-29-2005, 10:45 PM	#6
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,599	Since 1977, my dad had a 71 GMC with a 351 v6. What a stump puller. I bought my own 71 chevy in 1979. I had that truck till about 7 years ago. I am currently restoring 2 at the moment.

09-29-2005, 10:48 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I got my first one May of 97 if I remember right. neighbor guy had a 69 GMC LWB 1/2 ton...that was the one that got me hooked. I've always liked these since I was a kid though... always did prefer the GMCs though.

09-29-2005, 10:52 PM	#9
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Mid 1999, course mine was off the road for 3 of those years so that kind was a bummer. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

09-29-2005, 10:52 PM	#10
Geezer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Spring Branch Texas Posts: 177	I bought a 69 panel truck in 73 and drove it untill around 83. I went through a couple of engines, trannies, and rear ends in that length of time.

09-29-2005, 11:03 PM	#11
rmrtndl Hey ya'll, Watch this! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 117	I tried to get my first one the summer of '85. I was 16. It was a green '67 SWB Fleetside, 6 cyc, 3 on the tree. Denied. I tried to get my first one again in the spring of '86. It was a brown '70 LWB Fleetside, 350, auto. Denied. Last year I again tried to get my first one. It is a 1972 GMC SWB fleetside, factory air, ps, pbs. 307 automatic. My wife was easier to convince than my father was. I haven't driven it much (yet), but there is plenty of time for that later. I am keeping this one forever. It took me 20 years to finally get one. Currently I am in the process of a frame off restoration. This picture was taken yesterday. I have already rebuild the engine. Currently working towards getting a nice rolling chassis. I haven't been driving it long, but I intend to drive it for a long time. __________________ Rick M. 72 GMC SWB Fleetside 25 Chevrolet Superior Series Truck 95 Mazda Miata 06 Dodge Charger RT http://ram92.ods.org/blog.html

09-29-2005, 11:04 PM	#12
70-Chevy -Chris Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Moyock, NC Posts: 622	my dad had a 69 and when i went to take my drivers liscense test in 1999, i passed an he let me drive his truck home. Ive worked on that truck ever since i was 8 years old. I drove his truck for to years back and forth to work for awhile before I joined the Marine Corps. I went to Japan for my first duty station and saved up a little money and bought my first truck ever and that was my '70 that i have now. Ill never let it go. __________________ 1970 Chevy C-10 P/U, Shortbed, Fleetside - 5/7 drop, 496, TH400, 12 bolt. BUILD THREAD - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=404481 2012 F250 Super Duty P/U - intake, exhaust, tuner, 4" lift with 35's 2017 Chevy Suburban (Wifes Car) - Fully Loaded & Stock "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985

09-29-2005, 11:04 PM	#13
Z28Owner ......................... Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: benton, ky Posts: 288	Had one in high school around 95 or 96, was my granpas, he died then my stapdad got it, my stepdad drove it for awhile, and I did some work to it drove it for about 2 months and was hooked. Damn thing caught on fire on burnt to ground in my driveway. Had a 396bb with 400 tranny. Took me about 5 or 6 yrs to get another one, my current. __________________ 1971 LWB Chevy C-10 350/350 3:42 eaton

09-29-2005, 11:05 PM	#14
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	2002 for the truck. First one of this era. Now 67-72s......that would be since 1972 when I got my license, they just weren't trucks...some not even GM. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-29-2005, 11:10 PM	#15
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,094	Since the early 70's, owned mine since '86 __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......



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09-29-2005, 11:11 PM	#16
4tiresngas An American Soldier Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grumolo D' Abadessee, Italy Posts: 503	My dad had a '69 SWB 350, 3spd. I flipped it end over end when I was 15 (1994). I had borrowed it without permission. I had been begging my dad to get me a truck before I turned 16. As they pulled it up on the roll-back, my dad said, "you wanted a truck..well, there it is." A year later, it was a '69 Step w/350 and automatic. It went through all five of us boys. I've own four...three '69 Steps and one Fleet __________________ Dan dan.brue@us.army.mil

09-29-2005, 11:19 PM	#17
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	First time I drove one was in 1971, a 1967 panel truck. Never thought much of them until about 2-1/2 years ago when I decided to build one. __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....

09-29-2005, 11:19 PM	#18
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	I bought Old Yeller in August of 1990. We've been together ever since and will stay together till death do us part. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2121284/1 __________________ Old Yeller

09-29-2005, 11:19 PM	#19
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	I bought my '69 in December, drove it 8 miles. It's been started up and moved maybe 4 times at home since then. So I think I've been driving them for a total of about 30 minutes thus far! __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals...

09-29-2005, 11:27 PM	#20
al's71gmc 4 eyed fever Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eureka, Nevada Posts: 500	I fell in love with these trucks in 1983, but didn't get one until 2000. I gave that one to my son for a father/son project on his 15th b-day. We're getting close to getting it on the road. Bought my daily driver last fall, and I don't think I will ever be without one again. I might upgrade or add a blazer too, but I'm addicted to the 67-72 body style. The 4 eyed gmc's really got to me. Al __________________ 1971 GMC 2500 4x4 1972 GMC Sierra Grande 1/2 t 4x4-#1 son's truck. Recently completed resto. 4 YO daughter," Daddy, I like your truck better than Mom's." (2000 F350-ranch truck) Smart kid!!

09-29-2005, 11:30 PM	#21
sdkid Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pierre SD Posts: 1,533	I bought my '69 gmc in 1988. Drove it for 2 1/2 years in vo-tech and beat it to death. Its still partly here as a trailer. I've had 7 in all. 3 for parts and 3 driven, plus 1 in the back for a future project. I current have 2 running and the project. __________________ I think the world needs a drink... Help somebody...If you can....VanZant We're not wrong, we're not sorry, and its probably gonna happen again. That's the truth about men. Tracy Byrd Member# 13924 '70 c10, 350/350 '68 c10 250/4spd '68 c10 no eng/trans fac ps/pb/ac/at (future father/sons project) '48 Chevy Loadmaster Last edited by sdkid; 09-29-2005 at 11:32 PM.

09-29-2005, 11:38 PM	#22
matt67350 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Benbrook, TX Posts: 1,060	1997 for me. Started with a 67 swb fleet. I6/3speed. My granddad got me started.

09-29-2005, 11:39 PM	#23
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	I was doing electrecal work in 1972 and the boss bought a new 1972 Chevy Long bed that I drove. That was the first one I ever drove. The first one I owned was in (I think 1979. It was a 1972 blue and white Chyanne (sp). Have had three since. I now have the 1970 Suburban. Had a '70 Short Bed but gave it to my Son-In-Law for him and my Grandson to restore someday. That is the truck I had when I was on GMC Pauls truck board. Had some health problems. Touch and go for a while. But am just fine now. Knock on wood. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

09-29-2005, 11:52 PM	#25
magooster '65 GMC Project Join Date: May 2005 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 653	My Dad had a '67 in 1988 and then a '69 in 1991, so naturally my first vehicle when I turned 16 was a '72 Cheyenne in 1995. I had it until this last January when it was stolen and never recovered. __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder 1965 GMC project 1999 GMC Safari (daily driver) 2005 Scion XB (Wifey's car)

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