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sean1969c10 · 04-19-2012, 08:37 AM

I like that parts are available so readily, new and used. The styling is timeless and they drive so nicely, they are very useable classics. So you get all these great points and the awesome Chevy parts interchangeability and you have the total package in my opinion!!

HotNotch · 04-19-2012, 12:32 PM

The fact that its definitely the only one in the parking lot at work, school, almost wherever

OldCreek · 04-19-2012, 01:33 PM

I'm just totally stoked when I drive mine. It brings a smile every time.

I feel like I'm saying to the world, "Hey, I don't need to keep up with the Jones'." Go ahead and spend your tens of thousands on a new one...mine will still get the job done!

In the 4x4 lexicon: "Built not Bought!"

71veronica · 04-20-2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by LakeAnna

For me it's about being able to spend time with my Dad. Anding learn so much while I restore it.

enough said that is the reason for mine.

sanford66 · 04-20-2012, 04:03 AM

First off, i drive my truck almost every day, and i use it as a truck. As stated above they are the easiest trucks to work on yourself [no scan tool needed here]. Also you can pull up to a stoplight and see two newer trucks or cars that look identical in the same intersection, that won't happen with a 67-72. I have the only one like mine around here. The thumbs up and compliments are nice too. Joseph

VWNate1 · 04-20-2012, 08:45 AM

Interestingly , here on the West Coast , there's still quite a few of the doing daily working duty , the scrap yards get in a dozen every week , mostly because of rust issues , no one wants to spend any $ fixing up a long bed V-8 that gets 10 ~ 13 MPG at best .

A sad thing really .

Bardahl · 04-20-2012, 09:16 AM

The looks,style and ease of upkeep ! let alone they are made by the best auto/truck manufacturer ever ! Like a Rock !

eldogg · 04-20-2012, 09:40 AM

My favorite part about these trucks is they are old enough to be cool but new enough to drive great!! and they seem to hold value better than most other trucks........

**CC69Rat** · 04-20-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 71veronica

enough said that is the reason for mine.

X100

Plus, the things you do to these trucks add value. Go buy a new one and the value drops so freakin fast .. I'm just sick of loosing my butt when I buy new. I'll put my $400 a month in an older one that appreciates (to a point) It sure doesn't make it depreciate.

When my 350 gets tired, I'll drop in an LS2.. so be it.

chevy88 · 04-20-2012, 01:45 PM

Just getting the thumbs up does it for me.

Eddie H. · 04-20-2012, 01:47 PM

My daily driver is a 2012 Silverado ( company truck) It's ok, has all the modern bells and whistles, but it just don't have the character that my 69 GMC has. There's just something about these old trucks that makes them more than just a piece of machinery.

72chevyk10 · 04-20-2012, 05:20 PM

best part of my truck is the girl attention it brings

and all the little kids that ALWAYS give me a thumbs up haha

big_al_71 · 04-20-2012, 09:57 PM

The best part for me is the satisfaction of completing the project and the compliments i get on it.

powpow · 05-09-2012, 12:50 PM

The fact that girls love old trucks is nice. Working on it with my dad and Grandpa are really some of the best times i ve had no matter how mad we get. And that you really can make it your own, the newer trucks are all the same. I have never confused my truck with any one elses at a parking lot

midniteblues · 05-09-2012, 01:55 PM

Its not the best part but being able to do this is nice try it with a newer truck and your gonna break plastic

chopnchaneled · 05-09-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pat 70/71

Sound nuts but, I like the feeling I get when I drive my truck and all the pressures of life seem to be put on hold. Just relax and enjoy the ride.
I love taking my truck to my shop and sometimes I just drive right by it!
Cheers, Pat
Posted via Mobile Device

10-4 on that, I find myself (even with todays gas prices) Finding a excuse
to drive mine every chance i get.

AF_Chevy · 05-09-2012, 03:20 PM

The best part about working on one of these trucks is that even someone like me can do it.

The best part about owning one of these trucks is driving it (which is a blast!) and all of the heads turning and horns honking as you drive down the street. What a great feeling!

Hubscrub · 05-09-2012, 10:13 PM

No computer, no sensors, no check engine light, super reliable, easy to fix, cheap to fix, looks great, drives and rides better than my new stuff only one i own rides better my 75 nova. Round headlights, glass headlights never dull out, fun to drive, minimal plastic crap, my wife loves them, etc.....

VWNate1 · 05-11-2012, 11:05 AM

Do what ? all I see is a blurry picture of someone looking out a car window....

Quote:

Originally Posted by midniteblues

Its not the best part but being able to do this is nice try it with a newer truck and your gonna break plastic

midniteblues · 05-12-2012, 08:49 AM

hey vw nate sorry for the blurry pic.
It is a pic of a pic but it is my boy sitting under the 67 c10 hood puttin a hei in.
I dont believe there is any vehicles made lately that you can sit under the hood.

Rob H. · 05-12-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by chopnchaneled

10-4 on that, I find myself (even with todays gas prices) Finding a excuse
to drive mine every chance i get.

My 98 Tahoe gets 15 mpg, my 72 if I keep my foot out of it gets close to 14, I'm willing to give up 1 mpg anyday to drive my 72! It handles better and is more comfortable to me.

odog · 05-12-2012, 10:36 AM

The best part about owning my truck, is ITS MINE and I didnt drop $30,000 on it!!! I can haul 1 1/2 cords of fire wood or I can take my girls fishing, and not worry that I am going to scratch the paint. If something breaks down, I can fix it. I drive an 08 superduty as my work truck and if it breaks down, I am stuck, you cant even see half the engine cause its under the dash. The engine on my 69 is right out in the open, easy to see and work on.

Dunenutt · 05-12-2012, 11:21 AM

For me, it's knowing that my truck has been parked in the same driveway for 42 years. 500,000 miles worth of memories are embedded into that steel.

Even though I drastically changed everything about my truck, it still has the exact same soul. Everybody that I have known for a long time has fond memories of it. Having a beer with friends, leaning on the bed rails, and someone says " remember when...".

I can not even comprehend it not being there.

brianthelion02 · 05-12-2012, 02:35 PM

That's awesome Dunenutt!!!
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04-19-2012, 08:37 AM	#26
sean1969c10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Powhatan, Va. Posts: 376	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? I like that parts are available so readily, new and used. The styling is timeless and they drive so nicely, they are very useable classics. So you get all these great points and the awesome Chevy parts interchangeability and you have the total package in my opinion!! __________________ Sean "If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough" 1960 Chevy Impala Sedan - my 25 year search is over!! 1969 C-10 longbed - Nice day DD 1970 Chevy Nova - Street and Strip Project 2002 Acura MDX my DD 2007 Honda Odssey - My Wife's "Mommy Van"

04-19-2012, 12:32 PM	#27
HotNotch Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: st. louis missouri Posts: 9	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The fact that its definitely the only one in the parking lot at work, school, almost wherever

04-19-2012, 01:33 PM	#28
OldCreek Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Coast California Posts: 1,026	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? I'm just totally stoked when I drive mine. It brings a smile every time. I feel like I'm saying to the world, "Hey, I don't need to keep up with the Jones'." Go ahead and spend your tens of thousands on a new one...mine will still get the job done! In the 4x4 lexicon: "Built not Bought!" __________________ 1972 K20 Suburban 5.7/700r4/NP205 Dana 44/H052 Sold 1972 C10 5.3L/4L60E 12bolt 5Lug - Sold 1971 K5 Blazer 6.0L LQ9 4L60E NP205 Dana 44/H052!!! 1970 K3500 1ton CrewCab 8.1L/Allison1000/NP205 Dana 60/14B!!!! - Sold 1984 K10 SWB 7.4L/4L80e/NP208 Corp 10/12 bolt Sold 1988 V30 CCLB 7.4L/TH400/NP205/Dana 60/Dana 70/3.73!!! (Sold) 2003 K2500HD 8.1/Allison1000/NP263

04-20-2012, 04:03 AM	#30
sanford66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Everest Ks Posts: 749	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? First off, i drive my truck almost every day, and i use it as a truck. As stated above they are the easiest trucks to work on yourself [no scan tool needed here]. Also you can pull up to a stoplight and see two newer trucks or cars that look identical in the same intersection, that won't happen with a 67-72. I have the only one like mine around here. The thumbs up and compliments are nice too. Joseph __________________ 1970 Chevelle Nomad station wagon 1966 C-10 lwb,250-six,granny 4speed 1966 C-10 lwb,factory A/C,Custom Cab 1954 Delray 2-door sedan [rat rod project]

04-20-2012, 08:45 AM	#31
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,665	Re : Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? Interestingly , here on the West Coast , there's still quite a few of the doing daily working duty , the scrap yards get in a dozen every week , mostly because of rust issues , no one wants to spend any $ fixing up a long bed V-8 that gets 10 ~ 13 MPG at best . A sad thing really . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

04-20-2012, 09:16 AM	#32
Bardahl Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northwest Posts: 90	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The looks,style and ease of upkeep ! let alone they are made by the best auto/truck manufacturer ever ! Like a Rock !

04-20-2012, 09:40 AM	#33
eldogg Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mooresville NC/Gainesville GA Posts: 499	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? My favorite part about these trucks is they are old enough to be cool but new enough to drive great!! and they seem to hold value better than most other trucks........ __________________ Eric Evans Queen City Shop Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post6139834 66 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=543110

04-20-2012, 01:45 PM	#35
chevy88 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern, Saskatchewan Posts: 640	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? Just getting the thumbs up does it for me. __________________ Kerry My build thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3657823 1971 Chev SWB with 68 nose, 6.2 diesel th350, and 3.73 rear gears 1988 Chev Extendacab 2010 Honda VT1300CS Sabre 2005 Buick Rendezvous wife's ride

04-20-2012, 01:47 PM	#36
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? My daily driver is a 2012 Silverado ( company truck) It's ok, has all the modern bells and whistles, but it just don't have the character that my 69 GMC has. There's just something about these old trucks that makes them more than just a piece of machinery. __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

04-20-2012, 09:57 PM	#38
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The best part for me is the satisfaction of completing the project and the compliments i get on it. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

05-09-2012, 12:50 PM	#39
powpow Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 18	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The fact that girls love old trucks is nice. Working on it with my dad and Grandpa are really some of the best times i ve had no matter how mad we get. And that you really can make it your own, the newer trucks are all the same. I have never confused my truck with any one elses at a parking lot

05-09-2012, 01:55 PM	#40
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? Its not the best part but being able to do this is nice try it with a newer truck and your gonna break plastic Attached Images __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

05-09-2012, 03:20 PM	#42
AF_Chevy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 44	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The best part about working on one of these trucks is that even someone like me can do it. The best part about owning one of these trucks is driving it (which is a blast!) and all of the heads turning and horns honking as you drive down the street. What a great feeling! __________________ Brian ______________________________________________________________________________________________ My attempt at a build thread... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5371238

05-09-2012, 10:13 PM	#43
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? No computer, no sensors, no check engine light, super reliable, easy to fix, cheap to fix, looks great, drives and rides better than my new stuff only one i own rides better my 75 nova. Round headlights, glass headlights never dull out, fun to drive, minimal plastic crap, my wife loves them, etc..... __________________ 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

05-12-2012, 08:49 AM	#45
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? hey vw nate sorry for the blurry pic. It is a pic of a pic but it is my boy sitting under the 67 c10 hood puttin a hei in. I dont believe there is any vehicles made lately that you can sit under the hood. __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.



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05-12-2012, 10:36 AM	#47
odog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wendell, Idaho Posts: 608	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? The best part about owning my truck, is ITS MINE and I didnt drop $30,000 on it!!! I can haul 1 1/2 cords of fire wood or I can take my girls fishing, and not worry that I am going to scratch the paint. If something breaks down, I can fix it. I drive an 08 superduty as my work truck and if it breaks down, I am stuck, you cant even see half the engine cause its under the dash. The engine on my 69 is right out in the open, easy to see and work on. __________________ 1969 4x4 Nothing beats a good rock drill and some dynamite

05-12-2012, 11:21 AM	#48
Dunenutt Newbee Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,406	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? For me, it's knowing that my truck has been parked in the same driveway for 42 years. 500,000 miles worth of memories are embedded into that steel. Even though I drastically changed everything about my truck, it still has the exact same soul. Everybody that I have known for a long time has fond memories of it. Having a beer with friends, leaning on the bed rails, and someone says " remember when...". I can not even comprehend it not being there. __________________ My Build, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...58#post4464158

05-12-2012, 02:35 PM	#49
brianthelion02 Overdrive club Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: apache junction, arizona Posts: 819	Re: Whats the best part about working-owning these trucks? That's awesome Dunenutt!!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1971 c-10 1951 3100 chevy 1970 chevy c-30 Sold!

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