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gabet40 · 09-09-2002, 01:46 PM

drivin the freeway to work i came to a traffic jam to find one of our trucks had lost control, hit the center median then shot across to the right shoulder and totalled itself in some bushes, backed by a concrete wall.
can we all pour out a little oil

RON WOODGEARD · 09-09-2002, 01:51 PM

There's enough of our old trucks around yet to replace it, What about the driver and passengers (if any)??

I hate to see a bad wreck.. We had a FLIGHT FOR LIFE CHOPPER go down a couple of days ago, I knew the pilot.

Project1970 · 09-09-2002, 02:18 PM

That always hurts...but it is true, there's more than enough to go around, just depends on how much work you wanna do...I've actually got two friends who've had bad wrecks in their '67-'72s - both were fine - and they're both working on new ones now, heh. One found a nice straight truck - in Louisiana of all places! - that he's gonna transfer the interior from his wrecked truck into and probably some of the few body panels that aren't bent (it got hit HARD) and the other is going to fix his back up, then sell it and start another one. He bought this one mostly done and wants to build one up himself.

I'm just scared it's gonna happen to me. If it does...I pick up the parts I can save, find another straight truck, and go on.

gabet40 · 09-10-2002, 03:36 AM

thats true, but i got there too late to see any passengers, and there was no caution tape or white sheets so i think they were ok

bobs409 · 09-10-2002, 07:25 AM

I noticed you guys are from California, Nevada and Arizona. If you were from Pennsylvainia, you might not be so quick to say there are alot left to replace it. Although we do have a few left here, the pickin's are gettin' slim.

I bet you guys have alot of rust free trucks to choose from. That's not a luxury of us 4 season people.

Cherish the ones that are left.

HEAVY CHEVY · 09-11-2002, 10:32 PM

AMEN to that BOBS409! Those guys out west don't know how LUCKY they really are.

09-09-2002, 01:46 PM	#1
gabet40 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 565	saw one of ours go down this weekend....... drivin the freeway to work i came to a traffic jam to find one of our trucks had lost control, hit the center median then shot across to the right shoulder and totalled itself in some bushes, backed by a concrete wall. can we all pour out a little oil __________________ Current owner of 2016 2500 Silverado Midnight Edition. Former owner of: 69 1/2 ton, change from long/fleet to short/fleet, shaved door handles, shaved tailgate, 4/6 drop, power windows, 700r4 72 blazer, 350 with Holley Commander 950 DFI, crane energizer cam, 350 tranny, dual sanderson blockhuggers/magnaflow exhaust

09-09-2002, 02:18 PM	#3
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	That always hurts...but it is true, there's more than enough to go around, just depends on how much work you wanna do...I've actually got two friends who've had bad wrecks in their '67-'72s - both were fine - and they're both working on new ones now, heh. One found a nice straight truck - in Louisiana of all places! - that he's gonna transfer the interior from his wrecked truck into and probably some of the few body panels that aren't bent (it got hit HARD) and the other is going to fix his back up, then sell it and start another one. He bought this one mostly done and wants to build one up himself. I'm just scared it's gonna happen to me. If it does...I pick up the parts I can save, find another straight truck, and go on. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

09-10-2002, 03:36 AM	#4
gabet40 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 565	thats true, but i got there too late to see any passengers, and there was no caution tape or white sheets so i think they were ok __________________ Current owner of 2016 2500 Silverado Midnight Edition. Former owner of: 69 1/2 ton, change from long/fleet to short/fleet, shaved door handles, shaved tailgate, 4/6 drop, power windows, 700r4 72 blazer, 350 with Holley Commander 950 DFI, crane energizer cam, 350 tranny, dual sanderson blockhuggers/magnaflow exhaust

09-10-2002, 07:25 AM	#5
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	I noticed you guys are from California, Nevada and Arizona. If you were from Pennsylvainia, you might not be so quick to say there are alot left to replace it. Although we do have a few left here, the pickin's are gettin' slim. I bet you guys have alot of rust free trucks to choose from. That's not a luxury of us 4 season people. Cherish the ones that are left. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

09-11-2002, 10:32 PM	#6
HEAVY CHEVY BOWTIE FOREVER Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sanford,N.C. 23770 Posts: 273	AMEN to that BOBS409! Those guys out west don't know how LUCKY they really are. __________________ 69 C-10 SHORT FLEET BED 350 4-BOLT/400 turbo upper & lower molding 65 IMPALA 2-DR 283/POWERGLIDE 66 IMPALA 2-DR hopefully 283/350 ~ CAMELTOE ROCKS ~

09-09-2002, 01:51 PM	#2
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	There's enough of our old trucks around yet to replace it, What about the driver and passengers (if any)?? I hate to see a bad wreck.. We had a FLIGHT FOR LIFE CHOPPER go down a couple of days ago, I knew the pilot.



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