Very cool article about 69 Baja truck - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**Yukon Jack** · 04-10-2008, 06:15 PM

I was looking through the February 2008 issue of Off-Road Adventuers (a free mag by the way) and they have an article on a 1969 Chevy truck that was ran in a number of off-road races including the Baja 1000. A dude came across this truck recently in Alturas, CA and bought it for a whooping $500 and rather than restore it, he got in cleaned up and took it to the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000 for a vintage parade.

The article says a number of these were built and they were COPO trucks.

The magazine should have this article up on their website I'm guessing in about a month.

As the mag is copyrighted I imagine I shouldn't post the article but here are a couple scans to wet your appetite!

62 short step · 04-10-2008, 10:10 PM

Thats awesome!!

griesel72 · 04-11-2008, 01:31 AM

wish i had a copy of that article, i really like the look of that truck, i'm pretty sure that the guy that owns that truck is a member here, he posted about it a couple of months ago

griesel72 · 04-11-2008, 01:43 AM

found it, here you go they guy's name is baja1000

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=hickey+baja

duallyjams · 04-11-2008, 02:18 AM

Thats bad ass

**special-K** · 04-11-2008, 04:13 AM

They really womped those trucks back then.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 04-11-2008, 05:17 PM

Yea! I like it!
Looks like the front end broke in that one picture. No suprise there.
That would have been a brutal ride for 1000 miles.
I think i'll paint my next race truck red....and put a 40 on the door.

**Yukon Jack** · 04-11-2008, 10:00 PM

Thanks so much for posting the link to that other thread - I missed it somehow - that is about as cool as it gets that this guy is a board member here!!!!!!!!

04-10-2008, 06:15 PM	#1
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Very cool article about 69 Baja truck I was looking through the February 2008 issue of Off-Road Adventuers (a free mag by the way) and they have an article on a 1969 Chevy truck that was ran in a number of off-road races including the Baja 1000. A dude came across this truck recently in Alturas, CA and bought it for a whooping $500 and rather than restore it, he got in cleaned up and took it to the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000 for a vintage parade. The article says a number of these were built and they were COPO trucks. The magazine should have this article up on their website I'm guessing in about a month. As the mag is copyrighted I imagine I shouldn't post the article but here are a couple scans to wet your appetite! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 Last edited by Yukon Jack; 08-22-2009 at 04:05 PM.

04-10-2008, 10:10 PM	#2
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck Thats awesome!!

04-11-2008, 01:31 AM	#3
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck wish i had a copy of that article, i really like the look of that truck, i'm pretty sure that the guy that owns that truck is a member here, he posted about it a couple of months ago __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife Last edited by griesel72; 04-11-2008 at 01:39 AM.

04-11-2008, 01:43 AM	#4
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck found it, here you go they guy's name is baja1000 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=hickey+baja __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

04-11-2008, 02:18 AM	#5
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck Thats bad ass __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

04-11-2008, 04:13 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck They really womped those trucks back then. __________________ "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 ~

04-11-2008, 05:17 PM	#7
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck Yea! I like it! Looks like the front end broke in that one picture. No suprise there. That would have been a brutal ride for 1000 miles. I think i'll paint my next race truck red....and put a 40 on the door. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

04-11-2008, 10:00 PM	#8
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: Very cool article about 69 Baja truck Thanks so much for posting the link to that other thread - I missed it somehow - that is about as cool as it gets that this guy is a board member here!!!!!!!! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14



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