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*Fast68Chevy* · 04-30-2002, 11:07 AM

in a junk yard a few months laeter ? thats pisses me off... has happened at least twice lately..
damn people.. thats bullsheep man...

coulda gotten a 72 3/4 ton 2wd parked on concrete and under a car port for years and years and a 69 or 70 custom cmaper C20 in an alley that a tree fell on, those are most recent ones that the damn owners claim dont want ot talk about selling even though are junkers rusted out bad, with lots of parts could be used, now are wasted in a damn towing and repair yard where none wil get used ever because they are not salveage yard

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**COBALT** · 04-30-2002, 11:21 AM

I experience something similar lately. I pulled into a Texaco to gas up, and I spied a '47 Cameo sitting behind the gas station. It had junk in the bed, and looked pretty straight even though it needed some serious work. All the tires were flat, and most of the window glass was gone, but it still had the Chevrolet badge on the hood.

I ran in and asked the clerk who's it was. She said the owners. I asked if he was willing to sell, and she laughed and said no way. She said about 10 people a day come in and ask to buy it, but the owner is "currently restoring" it and won't sell.

What a bunch of BullSh!t. It looks like it hasn't been touched in over a year, and that was to throw junk in the back. It's just sitting there rotting...

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*Fast68Chevy* · 04-30-2002, 11:25 AM

probably wil end up in a towing yard or similar, i bet, how much rust through on it ? big holes, little holes, only surface pitting ? just curious.. thats a damn old truck to be still sitting around anymore in this century, damnnnnnn old. i owuld bug the iss out of the owner and show him some $$ and tel him how you wil make the truck immaculate and take real good care of it and let him cruise it once or twice maybe when its done, etc, you know., try and save it before it gets wasted., once you did score the truck then you can do whatever you want with it, its yours then, hehe you oculd run into a tree if you want, at least running it would be better than just letting it sit there like that...

good luck

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HuggerCST · 04-30-2002, 11:26 AM

Yea, I hate that. It's happened to me lots of times. Found a '69 camaro in a shed once, tried to buy it, wouldn't sell. Three months later a guy I know bought it for $300.00! I would have given a lot more, but I didn't offer any cash, and he did. I always make an offer now, and it has paid off. I think some people don't want to sell simply because they don't think the stuff is worth selling for the little amount of money that it is worth to them. Did that make any sense?

dross · 04-30-2002, 04:17 PM

How you act toward the guy your wanting to deal with makes a difference. Remember your bothering him. You can ask about it, see how long he's had it. why he bought it, what are his future plans. It may have set there for years not touched, the point is, it isn't yours. I may understand this guy, I got 16 vehicles in my yard (I live out in the middle of nowhere), but I can only drive one at a time. You think your frustrated. Somebody walks up to your house, uninvited, then tells you what you ought to be doing with your stuff. I am going off on my own little rant here cause I have been on the other side of this conversation. I ain't dope smoking old man but I ain't mister goodwrench either. What I got, I got. where do you fit in to that. I ain't scared to talk to any body about whats here. I like good coversation. I got no time for it if it's one sided. Ask yourself going in why should this guy care about what you want. Just one guys advise/opinion. dave

**COBALT** · 04-30-2002, 04:24 PM

Well, normally I'd stay to my business, but this truck is sitting in a public place. I think he's asking for it...

Fast: plenty of surface rust, but you can see it's been painted about 5 times. I didn't get close enough to see the interior but judging by the bed I'd say it's probably trashed. Cab looks in pretty good shape though. Couple of rot-through places in the doors, and rear fenders.

I'm going to make it a habit of buying gas from that station from now on. Maybe get friendly with the guy...

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'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

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bouncytruck · 04-30-2002, 06:23 PM

Many years ago, my brother and I tried to by a '65 Mustang fastback. It was sitting in the weeds and blackberry bushes rusting away. Asked the guy if he wanted to sell it and he said he was going to restore it someday and since he was a "body man," he wasn't worried about rust. Well, I think it finally got past the point of no return and it was hauled off for junk. It worked out for the best, we bought a '68 Charger for $150, painted it and put some fake Craigars on it, and sold it two months later for $2500.

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**68SWB4x4** · 04-30-2002, 07:02 PM

do you mean 57 cameo?

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umrebelsfan · 04-30-2002, 08:31 PM

I never bother owners unless they happen to be there with the truck. I know enough people ask me about my motionless project that it used to give the wife the old "Why don't you sell and move on" ammunition.

What I do is leave a business card on the windsheild. On the back I write, "If you ever decide to sell this truck, please give me a call. I may be interested." I do this maybe ten times a year. Enough I keep a log so I know when a guy calls eight months later. I don't get mad if they don't call. When they do, I ask them if there is a time I can inspect the truck that is convenient for them. They can be there if they want or not.

Bought my last truck that way. Call came back three weeks later as the seller was an OTR driver. Have put maybe twenty feelers out since. Found some parts gold mines, but haven't gotten another truck.

*Fast68Chevy* · 04-30-2002, 08:41 PM

interesting stuff, dross has good points, but when an old guy who cant even and doesnt drive has a vehicle rotting away in his yard and knows wil never dirve it again or do anything with it and knows it will end up in junk eventually thanks to him doesnt want to sell and make a few bucks or whateverand clean up his inside city limits yard up to reduce risk of city zoning getting on him about it, doesnt make any sense at all whatsoever. meanwhile vehicle does end up in scrap just as knew it would....
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jjg · 04-30-2002, 08:50 PM

I got my last truck by doing a little investigative work. A completely straight 67 lwb stepside, this thing was in great shape, it was sitting at the service station. i went in and asked who owned it, and i talked to the guy and he said it was owned by his brother in law and that he was doing the work on it for him, so he gave me his number i called him he told me he was thinking about advertising it in a couple weeks so i offered him a price and he took it. so by doing a little work it can pay off.

sub4rvr · 04-30-2002, 11:01 PM

When I was at my buddies place last weekend, I saw a car peeking out of a carport next door. Asked my friend about it, he said it's been there at least 6 years. The owner of the property is an old man not in good health and no one is living in this rental now. Anyhow, I checked out the car....it looks like a '57 Studebaker President 2-door station wagon ! Looks complete, no rust or body damage. even has the Studebaker dealers license plate frame! I'm trying to get it, but the old man's kids are running the property, and I guess they are a-holes, and can't get any renters to stay very long.

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**67 cst swb** · 04-30-2002, 11:40 PM

there is a '72 2wd blazer here in town I first ask the owner if was for sale back in '88. here 14yrs later it still sits, same flat tires (2 driver side ones) hasn't moved since, still not for sale...Damn....

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bobs409 · 05-01-2002, 06:21 AM

Reminds me of a '68 Impala SS I asked about years ago. Not for sale.... A few months later it's in the junkyard.

I did manage to get the black bucket seats, dash pad, console/shifter and a few SS emblems anyhow. Someone else got the 327, trans and windshield before I got there.

Car was awesome too. Yellow with a black vinyl top and black interior. Decent body and paint!

So just how many great oldies went out this way? I'd bet tens of thousands.

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Relay · 05-01-2002, 07:07 AM

had a "?friend?" in high school who had a 68 fleetside shorty that I tried to buy for years and he wouldn't sell it....one day (after many attempts) I drove by and there it was sittin in his yard with grass grown up around it.....well I thought "one more time" so I stopped and he said yeah for $400 bucks...WeeeeeeeHaaaaa I told him I would go straight home and get the cash and be right back....ok he says....get back 15 minutes later and he says " Wife says I cant sell it to ya givin it to her brother" haven't talked to him since.....lol sorry A$$ho!!!!

**COBALT** · 05-01-2002, 11:41 AM

Oh no it was a '47 for sure, but I thought "Cameo" indicated that fender design that was supposed to blend in the lines of the truck with the step-side bed, and the 5 window design?!?

If not I need to brush up on my Chevy history...correct me if I'm wrong.

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jku72 · 05-01-2002, 11:53 AM

Sometimes situations change, and dreams fade.
I have had this 40 chevy here since I was 12, the first car I ever bought. I always dreamed of fixing it up, but now I am 29, check, 30, and it still sits there. About a million people have tried to buy it, and I always said no, but now, I am recently married, baby on the way, and now, all those old projects suddenly seem less important. Now, virtually everything I own is up for sale, and all those guys who tried to buy those cars and failed will be mad, cause they are going soon.
I will also sell the 70 CST Longhorn, I have not decided on a price, but it will be offered soon. I am going to keep the suburban, since it has no sale value, and is a mutt.
I will offer the Longhorn up here first, as soon as I get digital pictures, then it will go on ebay, then Hemmings. It is a real nice truck, the best I ever had, but life changes I guess.

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texnician01 · 05-01-2002, 01:15 PM

My dad was interested in a 55 chevy when he was in jr high. asked the old lady about it and she said no cause one of her kids was going to restore it. never happened. one day a friend of ours was out helping his brother in law get two old cars model A fords mabye? out of a field and the owner came up to them. they didn't know who owned the field just that they had permission to get the cars. well the guy asks if they would be interested in a 55 chevy. of course he said yes. when he went to get the car come to find out it was the same one that dad looked at all those years ago. we got lucky on it cause the friend didnt have time to restore it so we ended up with it. we've had it for prolly 5 years or better and havn't touched it yet. but this summer dad is building a shop and it is the next project after we finish my truck.

Nathan

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crews · 05-01-2002, 06:00 PM

Actually a "Cameo" was introduced in 55 ( second design) as a fleet side design exercise. The bed sides are fiberglass and they actually mount on to the same bed as a step side. They only produced Cameo's ( real ones, not the silly little S-10 thing GM did) from 55-mid year 58. Just until they did the steel sided fleet side beds. Just as a side note, there is an actual 55 Cameo sitting in front of a carpet place a little south of me that the guy uses for advertising....it just sits out front.....

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**COBALT** · 05-01-2002, 06:03 PM

Ahhhh! Ok. Thanks.

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'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
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04-30-2002, 11:07 AM	#1
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	dont you hate it when owners say not interested ins elling truck and then it ends up in a junk yard a few months laeter ? thats pisses me off... has happened at least twice lately.. damn people.. thats bullsheep man... coulda gotten a 72 3/4 ton 2wd parked on concrete and under a car port for years and years and a 69 or 70 custom cmaper C20 in an alley that a tree fell on, those are most recent ones that the damn owners claim dont want ot talk about selling even though are junkers rusted out bad, with lots of parts could be used, now are wasted in a damn towing and repair yard where none wil get used ever because they are not salveage yard ------------------ Randy- Lincoln, IL randy@ccaonline.com 2177353230 -71 C-10 350/CH465/3.07, basketcase literally, am assembling now -84 Z28 5.0L/700R4/3.73 daily driver -84 Firebird/SE 2.8L/T-5/3.73/engine bad, dammit,, -82 purple Trans Am, ram hood, junk305/good THM200C *I buy/sell/hoard/trade most any GM vehicle parts of any and all kinds -parting out: '81 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Paint is overrated © RSS Enterprises 2000 [This message has been edited by Fast68Chevy (edited April 30, 2002).]

04-30-2002, 11:21 AM	#2
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I experience something similar lately. I pulled into a Texaco to gas up, and I spied a '47 Cameo sitting behind the gas station. It had junk in the bed, and looked pretty straight even though it needed some serious work. All the tires were flat, and most of the window glass was gone, but it still had the Chevrolet badge on the hood. I ran in and asked the clerk who's it was. She said the owners. I asked if he was willing to sell, and she laughed and said no way. She said about 10 people a day come in and ask to buy it, but the owner is "currently restoring" it and won't sell. What a bunch of BullSh!t. It looks like it hasn't been touched in over a year, and that was to throw junk in the back. It's just sitting there rotting... ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

04-30-2002, 11:26 AM	#4
HuggerCST Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Louisiana Posts: 4,501	Yea, I hate that. It's happened to me lots of times. Found a '69 camaro in a shed once, tried to buy it, wouldn't sell. Three months later a guy I know bought it for $300.00! I would have given a lot more, but I didn't offer any cash, and he did. I always make an offer now, and it has paid off. I think some people don't want to sell simply because they don't think the stuff is worth selling for the little amount of money that it is worth to them. Did that make any sense? __________________ Wynne 70 CST short fleet Hugger orange & white, 350/350, ps, pb, air, tilt, tach/vac/speedwarning, original buckets, AM/FM, oak bed floor, shoulder belts, 3.5"/5.5" drop, 20" American Racing VN425s. Build thread 53 Chevy shortbed 69 Camaro Click here to subscribe Chevy GMC International Truck Club Louisiana Charter Member http://www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com

04-30-2002, 04:17 PM	#5
dross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: prophetstown,IL. Posts: 40	How you act toward the guy your wanting to deal with makes a difference. Remember your bothering him. You can ask about it, see how long he's had it. why he bought it, what are his future plans. It may have set there for years not touched, the point is, it isn't yours. I may understand this guy, I got 16 vehicles in my yard (I live out in the middle of nowhere), but I can only drive one at a time. You think your frustrated. Somebody walks up to your house, uninvited, then tells you what you ought to be doing with your stuff. I am going off on my own little rant here cause I have been on the other side of this conversation. I ain't dope smoking old man but I ain't mister goodwrench either. What I got, I got. where do you fit in to that. I ain't scared to talk to any body about whats here. I like good coversation. I got no time for it if it's one sided. Ask yourself going in why should this guy care about what you want. Just one guys advise/opinion. dave __________________ Prophetstown, IL. The ark was built by amatures the titanic by professionals

04-30-2002, 04:24 PM	#6
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Well, normally I'd stay to my business, but this truck is sitting in a public place. I think he's asking for it... Fast: plenty of surface rust, but you can see it's been painted about 5 times. I didn't get close enough to see the interior but judging by the bed I'd say it's probably trashed. Cab looks in pretty good shape though. Couple of rot-through places in the doors, and rear fenders. I'm going to make it a habit of buying gas from that station from now on. Maybe get friendly with the guy... ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

04-30-2002, 11:25 AM	#3
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	probably wil end up in a towing yard or similar, i bet, how much rust through on it ? big holes, little holes, only surface pitting ? just curious.. thats a damn old truck to be still sitting around anymore in this century, damnnnnnn old. i owuld bug the iss out of the owner and show him some $$ and tel him how you wil make the truck immaculate and take real good care of it and let him cruise it once or twice maybe when its done, etc, you know., try and save it before it gets wasted., once you did score the truck then you can do whatever you want with it, its yours then, hehe you oculd run into a tree if you want, at least running it would be better than just letting it sit there like that... good luck [This message has been edited by Fast68Chevy (edited April 30, 2002).]

04-30-2002, 06:23 PM	#7
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Many years ago, my brother and I tried to by a '65 Mustang fastback. It was sitting in the weeds and blackberry bushes rusting away. Asked the guy if he wanted to sell it and he said he was going to restore it someday and since he was a "body man," he wasn't worried about rust. Well, I think it finally got past the point of no return and it was hauled off for junk. It worked out for the best, we bought a '68 Charger for $150, painted it and put some fake Craigars on it, and sold it two months later for $2500. ------------------ '69 K-5 Blazer - 350/TH350, 6" lift, 35" tires Bothell, WA __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

04-30-2002, 07:02 PM	#8
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04-30-2002, 08:31 PM	#9
umrebelsfan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford, MS USA Posts: 123	I never bother owners unless they happen to be there with the truck. I know enough people ask me about my motionless project that it used to give the wife the old "Why don't you sell and move on" ammunition. What I do is leave a business card on the windsheild. On the back I write, "If you ever decide to sell this truck, please give me a call. I may be interested." I do this maybe ten times a year. Enough I keep a log so I know when a guy calls eight months later. I don't get mad if they don't call. When they do, I ask them if there is a time I can inspect the truck that is convenient for them. They can be there if they want or not. Bought my last truck that way. Call came back three weeks later as the seller was an OTR driver. Have put maybe twenty feelers out since. Found some parts gold mines, but haven't gotten another truck. __________________ 67 Short Step 250

04-30-2002, 08:41 PM	#10
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	interesting stuff, dross has good points, but when an old guy who cant even and doesnt drive has a vehicle rotting away in his yard and knows wil never dirve it again or do anything with it and knows it will end up in junk eventually thanks to him doesnt want to sell and make a few bucks or whateverand clean up his inside city limits yard up to reduce risk of city zoning getting on him about it, doesnt make any sense at all whatsoever. meanwhile vehicle does end up in scrap just as knew it would.... ....

04-30-2002, 08:50 PM	#11
jjg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: elk horn, ia, USA Posts: 554	I got my last truck by doing a little investigative work. A completely straight 67 lwb stepside, this thing was in great shape, it was sitting at the service station. i went in and asked who owned it, and i talked to the guy and he said it was owned by his brother in law and that he was doing the work on it for him, so he gave me his number i called him he told me he was thinking about advertising it in a couple weeks so i offered him a price and he took it. so by doing a little work it can pay off.

04-30-2002, 11:01 PM	#12
sub4rvr Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Palm Springs, Ca. Posts: 574	When I was at my buddies place last weekend, I saw a car peeking out of a carport next door. Asked my friend about it, he said it's been there at least 6 years. The owner of the property is an old man not in good health and no one is living in this rental now. Anyhow, I checked out the car....it looks like a '57 Studebaker President 2-door station wagon ! Looks complete, no rust or body damage. even has the Studebaker dealers license plate frame! I'm trying to get it, but the old man's kids are running the property, and I guess they are a-holes, and can't get any renters to stay very long. ------------------ 72 C10 suburban 85 C20 90 S10 69 Torino GT 90 Mustang GT Conv. Palm Springs, Ca. __________________ 72 C10 Suburban 90 S10 57 F100 (2) 67 Mustang (2) 69 Torino GT 00 Mustang GT Conv.

04-30-2002, 11:40 PM	#13
67 cst swb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,281	there is a '72 2wd blazer here in town I first ask the owner if was for sale back in '88. here 14yrs later it still sits, same flat tires (2 driver side ones) hasn't moved since, still not for sale...Damn.... ------------------ Bryan in South Dakota ------------------ -67 CST originally a 327-4bbl(missing),still has orig.TH400 w/AC,PS,PB,3pc bucket seat,small window,LWB. orig. drk blue w/blue interior. needs serious restoration -67 CST(plain janer) 283/MT LWB -2000 Silverado 1/2ton 2wd x-cab w/4th door *future projects* A 67/68 CST,SWB,350/TH350,Lowered 5/7. using above listed 67 CST (janer) __________________ My Trucks: 1967 Chevrolet Short Wide Box 327 TH350 9" w/3.90 gears paint will be White - Current Project 1967 Chevrolet Custom LWB 283 TH400 3.73 Posi, no-AC, no-PS, no-PB, bench-seat, small-window - mostly orig driver 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB originally a 327 TH400 3.73 Posi AC PS PB, had Buddy Buckets, Small Window - parts truck 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB, 283 MT 3.73 had Buddy Buckets, Panoramic Window - parts truck 2001 Chevrolet 3500 2WD Crew Cab Dually 8.1L Allison White

05-01-2002, 06:21 AM	#14
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Reminds me of a '68 Impala SS I asked about years ago. Not for sale.... A few months later it's in the junkyard. I did manage to get the black bucket seats, dash pad, console/shifter and a few SS emblems anyhow. Someone else got the 327, trans and windshield before I got there. Car was awesome too. Yellow with a black vinyl top and black interior. Decent body and paint! So just how many great oldies went out this way? I'd bet tens of thousands. ------------------ 63 Impala66 Chevelle SS69 Chevelle69 C10 Stepside71 Cheyenne 20*72 Chevelle Parts for sale: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mr409/items4sale.html __________________ 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

05-01-2002, 07:07 AM	#15
Relay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: New Ulm, MN USA Posts: 71	had a "?friend?" in high school who had a 68 fleetside shorty that I tried to buy for years and he wouldn't sell it....one day (after many attempts) I drove by and there it was sittin in his yard with grass grown up around it.....well I thought "one more time" so I stopped and he said yeah for $400 bucks...WeeeeeeeHaaaaa I told him I would go straight home and get the cash and be right back....ok he says....get back 15 minutes later and he says " Wife says I cant sell it to ya givin it to her brother" haven't talked to him since.....lol sorry A$$ho!!!! __________________ 71 GMC 1/2 frame up restore in progress!



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05-01-2002, 11:41 AM	#16
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Oh no it was a '47 for sure, but I thought "Cameo" indicated that fender design that was supposed to blend in the lines of the truck with the step-side bed, and the 5 window design?!? If not I need to brush up on my Chevy history...correct me if I'm wrong. ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

05-01-2002, 11:53 AM	#17
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Sometimes situations change, and dreams fade. I have had this 40 chevy here since I was 12, the first car I ever bought. I always dreamed of fixing it up, but now I am 29, check, 30, and it still sits there. About a million people have tried to buy it, and I always said no, but now, I am recently married, baby on the way, and now, all those old projects suddenly seem less important. Now, virtually everything I own is up for sale, and all those guys who tried to buy those cars and failed will be mad, cause they are going soon. I will also sell the 70 CST Longhorn, I have not decided on a price, but it will be offered soon. I am going to keep the suburban, since it has no sale value, and is a mutt. I will offer the Longhorn up here first, as soon as I get digital pictures, then it will go on ebay, then Hemmings. It is a real nice truck, the best I ever had, but life changes I guess. ------------------ jku 70 C30 CST Longhorn 68k10 burb 69 K5 beater 43 willys GPW 40 Chev coupe 67 catalina __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

05-01-2002, 01:15 PM	#18
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	My dad was interested in a 55 chevy when he was in jr high. asked the old lady about it and she said no cause one of her kids was going to restore it. never happened. one day a friend of ours was out helping his brother in law get two old cars model A fords mabye? out of a field and the owner came up to them. they didn't know who owned the field just that they had permission to get the cars. well the guy asks if they would be interested in a 55 chevy. of course he said yes. when he went to get the car come to find out it was the same one that dad looked at all those years ago. we got lucky on it cause the friend didnt have time to restore it so we ended up with it. we've had it for prolly 5 years or better and havn't touched it yet. but this summer dad is building a shop and it is the next project after we finish my truck. Nathan ------------------ 1969 C-10 292 I-6 4 spd in the middle of a restoration. going to get a 327 and 3.07 gears but keeping all of the original parts so I can put it back to original later on down the road. 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

05-01-2002, 06:00 PM	#19
crews It just doesn't matter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca Posts: 1,660	Actually a "Cameo" was introduced in 55 ( second design) as a fleet side design exercise. The bed sides are fiberglass and they actually mount on to the same bed as a step side. They only produced Cameo's ( real ones, not the silly little S-10 thing GM did) from 55-mid year 58. Just until they did the steel sided fleet side beds. Just as a side note, there is an actual 55 Cameo sitting in front of a carpet place a little south of me that the guy uses for advertising....it just sits out front..... ------------------ Coming Home Soon..Next "project" 67 small window cab, short fleet bed...LT1, 4L60E 81 Crew Cab Dually TBI 454, 4L80E __________________ 05 Chevy Silverado..... A rogue BMW guy.... If you don't like me- TAKE A NUMBER; There are people ahead of you!!

05-01-2002, 06:03 PM	#20
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Ahhhh! Ok. Thanks. ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

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