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lilred67 · 02-05-2011, 11:11 PM

believe me when i say i keep anything from these trucks that can be used and or sold. some of the parts for these trucks do not have a market i.e; LWB frames, drum brake front ends, HO52 rear ends( tried to give one away on this forum....no takers), cabs needing complete floor boards, etc. i go to 4-5 swapmeets per year, sell a few things here, and on CL to put these parts back in circulation. i do not just buy'em to crush'em.

doaner70 · 02-06-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by chevy72pu

i went to the recycle center this week with a load of non automotive metal.got 9 cents a lb. Sold 22 lbs of #1 copper for $66. Sign said $11.25lb for cars. As i was leaving a truck rolled in hauling a 70's model caddy brougham limo. No telling what he got for it. I saw several truck chassis but the bodies were gone. Maybe some one saved those.

it had to be 11.25cents a pound becouse $11.25 a pound would be crazy.

mcbassin · 02-06-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by doaner70

it had to be 11.25cents a pound becouse $11.25 a pound would be crazy.

I was thinking the same thing. I can remember back in 86 it went down to around 1 cent a pound.

oldblue1968chevy · 02-06-2011, 12:34 AM

Its over $14 here now!

Hubscrub · 02-06-2011, 12:35 AM

its about 12.75 /100lbs right now here most the old trucks around here are the ones hauling the newer stuff to the scrap yard, seriously

VA72C10 · 02-06-2011, 12:45 AM

I see both sides to this...good because it raises the value of trucks and parts. Bad because it raises the value of trucks and parts

And bad because people lose the chance to get certain rare parts that are crushed

Jeffs70 · 02-06-2011, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

I see both sides to this...good because it raises the value of trucks and parts. Bad because it raises the value of trucks and parts

And bad because people lose the chance to get certain rare parts that are crushed

My exact thoughts also.

chevy72pu · 02-06-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by doaner70

it had to be 11.25cents a pound becouse $11.25 a pound would be crazy.

LOL. Yeah I didn't do the math. The sign actually said 11:25. Maybe they don't take them till after 11:25 am every day.

BOZO · 02-06-2011, 01:37 PM

They,ll get my junk trucks when they pry my cold dead fingers from them.
Years from now people are gonna be saying, I can't believe I sold that frame for just $200. Would you send a model A or T frame to the crusher? For some people who have no place to keep them I might understand, but before you send these classics to the furnace, give your fellow enthusiasts a chance at them.

**Dieselwrencher** · 02-06-2011, 02:48 PM

I try to sell everything I can before I crush one. But then again, I am doing it to fund my projects. I have to try to get the best bang for my buck. I have had people try to steal the stuff and more times than less, you can get more out of some stuff in scrap right now due to prices being good now. I have a 70 I'm trying to decide what to do with.

longhorn70gmc · 02-07-2011, 03:29 PM

Hello all,
Good thread; I wish we had incentive prices like you all have. Out here, 350 pounds of truck bed got me 350 cents. It is just not worth the aggravation, but you see the local junk guys buying all the old trucks up or receiving donations and crushing them in record numbers. The steel is sent back to the east for better return and financial gain.

**leddzepp** · 02-07-2011, 03:42 PM

I hit the yards yesterday and came across about a dozen 67-72 trucks...they seem to really be coming in now, and that means less time in the yard before they get crushed. I try to grab all I can off of them before they go to the crusher.

classic1967chevy · 02-07-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by doaner70

it had to be 11.25cents a pound becouse $11.25 a pound would be crazy.

i live in alabama and its $13.00 every hundred pounds here .... wish i could sit at thescrap yard all day long and stop everone from scraping these trucks but i was going by one day and there they hauled in a 1969 swb step and a 68 lwb step i was sick all that day thanking there is me a parts truck

Vintage Windmills · 02-07-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

I hit the yards yesterday and came across about a dozen 67-72 trucks...they seem to really be coming in now, and that means less time in the yard before they get crushed. I try to grab all I can off of them before they go to the crusher.

Where are you located? Any pics of what was rolling in?

**leddzepp** · 02-07-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Where are you located? Any pics of what was rolling in?

So Cal. No cameras allowed in the yards, and I did not have my cell phone on me to "sneak" pics.

Hubscrub · 02-07-2011, 06:42 PM

i guess we will just have to start building kit cars

02-05-2011, 11:11 PM	#26
lilred67 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: weatherford,texas Posts: 1,003	Re: scrap trucks pricing believe me when i say i keep anything from these trucks that can be used and or sold. some of the parts for these trucks do not have a market i.e; LWB frames, drum brake front ends, HO52 rear ends( tried to give one away on this forum....no takers), cabs needing complete floor boards, etc. i go to 4-5 swapmeets per year, sell a few things here, and on CL to put these parts back in circulation. i do not just buy'em to crush'em.

02-06-2011, 12:34 AM	#29
oldblue1968chevy Grandpa in the rustmobile... Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN Posts: 11,422	Re: scrap trucks pricing Its over $14 here now! __________________ John Goose-1968 C10 355,9.32-1CR, Vortec Heads ,262 voodoo, 3.73:1 3OTT (HS ride/beater/farm truck) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=317684 Grams 53-1953 Chevrolet Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4327784 1969 Chevy C10 Shortbed 4.5/6?" Frame off resto http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=548136 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4

02-06-2011, 12:35 AM	#30
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: scrap trucks pricing its about 12.75 /100lbs right now here most the old trucks around here are the ones hauling the newer stuff to the scrap yard, seriously __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

02-06-2011, 12:45 AM	#31
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: scrap trucks pricing I see both sides to this...good because it raises the value of trucks and parts. Bad because it raises the value of trucks and parts And bad because people lose the chance to get certain rare parts that are crushed __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

02-06-2011, 01:37 PM	#34
BOZO Old School Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dover,AR Posts: 185	Re: scrap trucks pricing They,ll get my junk trucks when they pry my cold dead fingers from them. Years from now people are gonna be saying, I can't believe I sold that frame for just $200. Would you send a model A or T frame to the crusher? For some people who have no place to keep them I might understand, but before you send these classics to the furnace, give your fellow enthusiasts a chance at them. __________________ #1 Project...69 Chevy swb Fleetside (Dad's truck) #2...1983 El Camino SS (Choo Choo Custom) #3...1974 Datsun truck (4.3L V6/4L60E) #4...1951 Cadillac Limo (1975 Caddy running gear) #5...1938 Dodge M38 3/4 ton Military truck #6...1968 Sportster XLCH trail bike 5 GMC & Chevy parts trucks 68 to 72 Last but not least; My 1978 Harley Davidson Electraglide (trusted & reliable companion for the last 30 years)

02-06-2011, 02:48 PM	#35
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: scrap trucks pricing I try to sell everything I can before I crush one. But then again, I am doing it to fund my projects. I have to try to get the best bang for my buck. I have had people try to steal the stuff and more times than less, you can get more out of some stuff in scrap right now due to prices being good now. I have a 70 I'm trying to decide what to do with. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

02-07-2011, 03:29 PM	#36
longhorn70gmc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ridgecrest. CA, USA Posts: 1,715	Re: scrap trucks pricing Hello all, Good thread; I wish we had incentive prices like you all have. Out here, 350 pounds of truck bed got me 350 cents. It is just not worth the aggravation, but you see the local junk guys buying all the old trucks up or receiving donations and crushing them in record numbers. The steel is sent back to the east for better return and financial gain. __________________ Billy 1970 GMC Sierra Grande 402/TH400 (Longhorn)14 years and counting rebuild! 1975 (Build) Chevrolet SWB 4X4 350 SB Lifted 6 inches 1970 Ford F250 Ranger 390 BB 2010 Ford Super Duty F250 XLT W/4 inch lift kit and Pro Comp Tires Hub Cap Freak! *I need another truck like I need another hole in the head!* I'M IN THE MARKET...AS IT WERE!

02-07-2011, 03:42 PM	#37
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,031	Re: scrap trucks pricing I hit the yards yesterday and came across about a dozen 67-72 trucks...they seem to really be coming in now, and that means less time in the yard before they get crushed. I try to grab all I can off of them before they go to the crusher. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

02-07-2011, 06:42 PM	#41
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: scrap trucks pricing i guess we will just have to start building kit cars __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14



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