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69sixpackbee · 12-17-2002, 07:19 PM

These people are SICK !!!

Truckstr · 12-17-2002, 07:23 PM

Agreed. Veeeeerrry sick!

boilrman · 12-17-2002, 07:24 PM

The person that bought that truck was a member at one time if I remember correctly. I have seen pics after all that duct tape was removed. VERY solid truck, tape is misleading.

Crank · 12-17-2002, 07:26 PM

I thought that, that truck was like a board members truck. Someone cleaned all the ducttape off of it and it looked semi-normal. Maybe I'm thinking of a different truck that someone did the same to it.???
Brandon

**Classic Heartbeat** · 12-17-2002, 07:32 PM

A board member had inherited that truck from his senile old grandfather after he had passed away. He said his grandfather was building a space ship out of it. Kina sad if you realy think about it. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

stllookn · 12-17-2002, 07:38 PM

Well...I think it's guys like that make life really interesting!!!!

dubie · 12-17-2002, 08:11 PM

I agree !!! What an imagination, and he couldn't have used a better truck to try and leave earth orbit with. At least he would be cruising in style

And yes it was a members truck

**68 Stepside** · 12-17-2002, 08:19 PM

That's Russ's truck. He lives near where I used to, and he's known as Russ 72 C/10 now or something. The story I heard was that his Grandpa was making it into a "spaceship" or something. Pretty "interesting" at any rate.

Alexis · 12-17-2002, 08:29 PM

yup i remeber at least he didn't torch it up to put in a rocket. but maybe that woulda of been cool.

*Randy70C-10* · 12-17-2002, 09:17 PM

At least he didn't die trying to launch it.

**Palf70Step** · 12-17-2002, 10:43 PM

In the words of my very wise wife "YUCK".
Even she has enough knowledge to know that is just WRONG!!

**BIG ORANGE** · 12-17-2002, 11:03 PM

Now thats different!

barn9 · 12-17-2002, 11:48 PM

At least we know it was SAVED, hope grandpa made it to space.

weasel29gm · 12-18-2002, 12:04 AM

I've got a neighbor whose daughter ran for the State Senate, and won, but he made a stripe out of her bumper stickers all the way around his truck. Now thats bein' supportive of a canidate or a fathers love!!

Russ72C10 · 12-18-2002, 01:58 AM

ROTFLMAO!!!

That's my grandpa's old 70 C10! He gave it to me when he moved out of that place... I then proceeded to remove all of the metal from it.... pie pans, oven racks, halogen lamp gaurds.... you name it! He actually did mention something to the effect of building a spaceship with it! I remember seeing him drive around town in the truck, just like it is in the pictures. He'd park it in the back of any parking lot, and walk 2 miles to get to the door... he was PROUD Of that old ugly thing! LOL!

Here's the progress I made w/ the truck in a matter of 2 days time... but it found a new home, and now I have a much better '72 SWB to use as a project base!

Check out the pictures!

EDIT : By the way, grandpa is still alive & kickin'! But he's not allowed near any other classic vehicles!

Hooter · 12-18-2002, 02:19 AM

All that crap saved the truck from rusting I guess. Can someone say coocoo?

Mandrake · 12-18-2002, 08:39 AM

Russ, thats awesome. The truck did look pretty solid afterwards. Gotta love our grandparents. My grandfather has a '71 gmc sierra grande, everything on it, sitting next to his barn rusting away. He told me I could have it (surprising since he NEVER gets rid of anything), but he has yet to walk up to me with the keys or title. Guess he thinks he'll take it with him. Of course, this is the same grandfather who sold his 1964 ford stepside, with 48,000 miles on it for $200 to a farmer friend. I asked him why? He said "I didn't know anyone wanted that ol' truck". Thats why I told him I want his gmc.

johnnyp · 12-18-2002, 10:48 AM

Russ72C10, I'm sorry to hear you no longer have the truck. I've been following your web site waiting for an update on the restoration. Taking that truck from "before" to "after" would have been an interesting read. I enjoy seeing trucks (or cars) that are handed down in the family -- probably just me getting sentimental in my old age.

69sixpackbee · 12-18-2002, 11:58 AM

Hey Russ, I would have loved to have met your grandpa!! The first question I would have asked him is "how many rolls of duct tape did you use?" And the second one would be "do you think one more roll will be enough protecetion to protect the cab from the ill effects of re-entry burn?"
He sounds like an interesting old fellow!
All I can say is I wish I had a grampa around to swap stories with

12-17-2002, 07:19 PM	#1
69sixpackbee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sabinal, Texas Posts: 1,706	Not for the faint of heart..for your own sake..open VERY CAREFULLY These people are SICK !!!

12-17-2002, 07:23 PM	#2
Truckstr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lebanon, Tennessee Posts: 1,372	Agreed. Veeeeerrry sick! __________________ Jeff '67 short Fleet; my ongoing project. '66 long Fleet; my original "baby." Live life or bust trying.

12-17-2002, 07:24 PM	#3
boilrman 70 Chevy 3/4t Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Kokomo,IN USA Posts: 1,230	The person that bought that truck was a member at one time if I remember correctly. I have seen pics after all that duct tape was removed. VERY solid truck, tape is misleading. __________________ Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. 1998 Yamaha V-Star 650 1970 Chevy 3/4t, I6 (rebuilt), 4 speed Kokomo,IN

12-17-2002, 07:32 PM	#5
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	A board member had inherited that truck from his senile old grandfather after he had passed away. He said his grandfather was building a space ship out of it. Kina sad if you realy think about it. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

12-17-2002, 07:38 PM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Well...I think it's guys like that make life really interesting!!!! __________________ '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)

12-17-2002, 07:26 PM	#4
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	I thought that, that truck was like a board members truck. Someone cleaned all the ducttape off of it and it looked semi-normal. Maybe I'm thinking of a different truck that someone did the same to it.??? Brandon

12-17-2002, 08:11 PM	#7
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,853	I agree !!! What an imagination, and he couldn't have used a better truck to try and leave earth orbit with. At least he would be cruising in style And yes it was a members truck __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

12-17-2002, 08:19 PM	#8
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	That's Russ's truck. He lives near where I used to, and he's known as Russ 72 C/10 now or something. The story I heard was that his Grandpa was making it into a "spaceship" or something. Pretty "interesting" at any rate. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

12-17-2002, 08:29 PM	#9
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,874	yup i remeber at least he didn't torch it up to put in a rocket. but maybe that woulda of been cool.

12-17-2002, 09:17 PM	#10
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	At least he didn't die trying to launch it.

12-17-2002, 10:43 PM	#11
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,468	In the words of my very wise wife "YUCK". Even she has enough knowledge to know that is just WRONG!! __________________ 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!

12-17-2002, 11:03 PM	#12
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,779	Now thats different! __________________ Things happen for a reason!

12-17-2002, 11:48 PM	#13
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	At least we know it was SAVED, hope grandpa made it to space. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

12-18-2002, 12:04 AM	#14
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,103	I've got a neighbor whose daughter ran for the State Senate, and won, but he made a stripe out of her bumper stickers all the way around his truck. Now thats bein' supportive of a canidate or a fathers love!! __________________ 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.......

12-18-2002, 01:58 AM	#15
Russ72C10 Four Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 101	ROTFLMAO!!! That's my grandpa's old 70 C10! He gave it to me when he moved out of that place... I then proceeded to remove all of the metal from it.... pie pans, oven racks, halogen lamp gaurds.... you name it! He actually did mention something to the effect of building a spaceship with it! I remember seeing him drive around town in the truck, just like it is in the pictures. He'd park it in the back of any parking lot, and walk 2 miles to get to the door... he was PROUD Of that old ugly thing! LOL! Here's the progress I made w/ the truck in a matter of 2 days time... but it found a new home, and now I have a much better '72 SWB to use as a project base! Check out the pictures! EDIT : By the way, grandpa is still alive & kickin'! But he's not allowed near any other classic vehicles! __________________ '84 K20 4x4 350 V8 - Weiand intake - Headers - 4" Tuff Country lift - 35x12.50 ProComp M/Ts on 15x10s Last edited by Russ72C10; 12-18-2002 at 02:12 AM.



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12-18-2002, 02:19 AM	#16
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	All that crap saved the truck from rusting I guess. Can someone say coocoo? __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

12-18-2002, 08:39 AM	#17
Mandrake Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 25	Russ, thats awesome. The truck did look pretty solid afterwards. Gotta love our grandparents. My grandfather has a '71 gmc sierra grande, everything on it, sitting next to his barn rusting away. He told me I could have it (surprising since he NEVER gets rid of anything), but he has yet to walk up to me with the keys or title. Guess he thinks he'll take it with him. Of course, this is the same grandfather who sold his 1964 ford stepside, with 48,000 miles on it for $200 to a farmer friend. I asked him why? He said "I didn't know anyone wanted that ol' truck". Thats why I told him I want his gmc.

12-18-2002, 10:48 AM	#18
johnnyp Keepin' It Stock Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Posts: 554	Russ72C10, I'm sorry to hear you no longer have the truck. I've been following your web site waiting for an update on the restoration. Taking that truck from "before" to "after" would have been an interesting read. I enjoy seeing trucks (or cars) that are handed down in the family -- probably just me getting sentimental in my old age. __________________ 72 Sierra Grande - Maych Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.

12-18-2002, 11:58 AM	#19
69sixpackbee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sabinal, Texas Posts: 1,706	Hey Russ, I would have loved to have met your grandpa!! The first question I would have asked him is "how many rolls of duct tape did you use?" And the second one would be "do you think one more roll will be enough protecetion to protect the cab from the ill effects of re-entry burn?" He sounds like an interesting old fellow! All I can say is I wish I had a grampa around to swap stories with

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