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padresag · 08-11-2013, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by oem4me

"Holy digression, Batman". I noticed that mill chatter immediately when I first looked at the auction pictures. IF that is curly figure in the oak, it is the most consistent and regular I've seen, especially for oak. The figure is also completely perpendicular to the grain and would most likely show in quartered stock, which I don't think that is. But if it IS mill chatter, then it simply does not fly with the rest of the build quality ..at all. Just look at the custom billet hinges and the uniform sheen of the finish. So, it's gotta be figure. Just that could explain a small portion of the huge expense.

here is a picture of some curly english sycamore that I bought for a job about 8 years ago. I had almost 200 feet of it all the same. it was just fascinating

ron

Vernski · 08-11-2013, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by UGLY66

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=449613&page=2
mid way down the page by 2dwn4u
looks to be the same truck?

Looks like you nailed that one, if it's not the same truck it is a perfect clone of it. I think there may be more to this story than what meets the eye..Vernski

gulfcoast66 · 08-12-2013, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vernski

Looks like you nailed that one, if it's not the same truck it is a perfect clone of it. I think there may be more to this story than what meets the eye..Vernski

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Rich 5150 69 · 08-12-2013, 02:25 AM

Not sure how many watched the Barrett Jackson aution in Reno Hot august nights, but there were three or four 62 to 66 trucks that came across the platform that were equally as nice that sold for 32,000 and under, one went for 19,000, if you were looking to buy a done truck that was the place to be.

padresag · 08-13-2013, 02:30 AM

I did run across a piece of curly red oak today in the shop

ron

TJ's Chevy · 08-14-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UGLY66

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=449613&page=2
mid way down the page by 2dwn4u
looks to be the same truck?

You are right! That is the same truck!

TJ's Chevy · 08-14-2013, 12:48 PM

Looks like somebody made a mistake here! Since I didn't read the entire ad until now I just found out that he invested 124,000 not 144,000. And he writes that it was all done PROFESSIONALLY BY OTHER SHOPS. Makes light on why he would invest 124,000! Especially if it was done by a shop with high rates! If you look at the truck closely you will see like the guy said "Its flawless". It does have a 350 but I mistaked it for a 383!

That 350 has alot of money in it also. Found out that those gauge clusters alone are around $650! He is trying to sell it for $74,000. Truck appraised at $93,000? By whom? I have spent of $2000 in my truck and you wouldn't even know I did a darn thing to it!

I don't like the color but it looks like a $30,000 paint job to me. Overall is a very nice truck, bit I would be scared to drive it cause I wouldn't want to get a scratch on the paint!lol

TJ's Chevy · 08-14-2013, 12:58 PM

And it looks like he did some work on it too, look at the ebay ad then scroll down to the part were he describes what he did. And really look at those pictures again!

McCoyAZ · 08-14-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Looks like somebody made a mistake here! Since I didn't read the entire ad until now I just found out that he invested 124,000 not 144,000. And he writes that it was all done PROFESSIONALLY BY OTHER SHOPS. Makes light on why he would invest 124,000! Especially if it was done by a shop with high rates! If you look at the truck closely you will see like the guy said "Its flawless". It does have a 350 but I mistaked it for a 383!

That 350 has alot of money in it also. Found out that those gauge clusters alone are around $650! He is trying to sell it for $74,000. Truck appraised at $93,000? By whom? I have spent of $2000 in my truck and you wouldn't even know I did a darn thing to it!

I don't like the color but it looks like a $30,000 paint job to me. Overall is a very nice truck, bit I would be scared to drive it cause I wouldn't want to get a scratch on the paint!lol

NOPE. No mistake. The description was revised. It did say 144,000

No mater.

He won't get anything close to what he wants.

Time to move on.

TJ's Chevy · 08-14-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by McCoyAZ

NOPE. No mistake. The description was revised. It did say 144,000

No mater.

He won't get anything close to what he wants.

Time to move on.

Yeah, I wonder why he changed it from 144,000 to 124,000? But like you said no matter.

J.Cagle · 08-14-2013, 06:52 PM

Wow, that guy supposedly has that much money invested, but they couldnt even block sand the wide belt sander marks out of the bed wood?! Guy's on crack

OldTrucksRule · 08-14-2013, 09:15 PM

I'm with most of you. I see ads all the time here in CA saying what someone has invested in their car or truck. It is not really too much different with a house in my humble opinion. You can sink all the money in the world in your project, but the market is what the market is. I call my truck a labor of love and I don't expect anything back if I have to sell it, which I most likely will never do. With this guy, money will talk, walk up with cash, maybe $30+ thousand and he will probably take it. He could be wishing that he will get some hit from Dubai on the internet and that is a possibility. Not here in the U.S.

1963c-10 · 08-15-2013, 01:44 PM

How about this one for sale locally for $25,000.....Think it'll buff out? Has a big block in it, looks like he went sideways into something. Driver side looks fine , cant really tell about front end from the pics.

1963c-10 · 08-15-2013, 02:19 PM

Driver side pic....

par4tom · 08-15-2013, 02:27 PM

That wagon looks good for $25k. Looks like he hit a telephone pole.

Now, when the owner posts his ad, all he needs to do is show a picture of the drivers side, and mention the "custom wood inlay" on the passenger side...hehe!

**slepysal** · 08-15-2013, 03:09 PM

Nice truck no doubt, but........... for that much cash I would build it MY way with what I wanted and how I wanted it.
Im from San Jose and have not seen it around, but hey I'm from the East Side !

1963c-10 · 08-15-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by par4tom

That wagon looks good for $25k. Looks like he hit a telephone pole.

Now, when the owner posts his ad, all he needs to do is show a picture of the drivers side, and mention the "custom wood inlay" on the passenger side...hehe!

hahaha....yeah right....he can turn it into a woodie wagon.

Jonboy · 08-15-2013, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by oem4me

"Holy digression, Batman". I noticed that mill chatter immediately when I first looked at the auction pictures. IF that is curly figure in the oak, it is the most consistent and regular I've seen, especially for oak. The figure is also completely perpendicular to the grain and would most likely show in quartered stock, which I don't think that is. But if it IS mill chatter, then it simply does not fly with the rest of the build quality ..at all. Just look at the custom billet hinges and the uniform sheen of the finish. So, it's gotta be figure. Just that could explain a small portion of the huge expense.

Maybe they are "hand scraped".

Vernski · 08-15-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

Nice truck no doubt, but........... for that much cash I would build it MY way with what I wanted and how I wanted it.
Im from San Jose and have not seen it around, but hey I'm from the East Side !

Are you from across the tracks then?

Vernski

**slepysal** · 08-16-2013, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Vernski

Are you from across the tracks then?

Vernski

that would be a yes!

08-12-2013, 02:25 AM	#54
Rich 5150 69 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Galt, Calif Posts: 2,437	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck Not sure how many watched the Barrett Jackson aution in Reno Hot august nights, but there were three or four 62 to 66 trucks that came across the platform that were equally as nice that sold for 32,000 and under, one went for 19,000, if you were looking to buy a done truck that was the place to be. __________________ `64 C10 vortec 350/350/373 posi `69 RS/SS 350/350/308 `37 Ford 406/350/324 traclock `68 Dart 370/904/323 suregrip

08-13-2013, 02:30 AM	#55
padresag Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sidney,b.c. Posts: 4,425	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck I did run across a piece of curly red oak today in the shop ron

08-14-2013, 12:48 PM	#57
TJ's Chevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck Looks like somebody made a mistake here! Since I didn't read the entire ad until now I just found out that he invested 124,000 not 144,000. And he writes that it was all done PROFESSIONALLY BY OTHER SHOPS. Makes light on why he would invest 124,000! Especially if it was done by a shop with high rates! If you look at the truck closely you will see like the guy said "Its flawless". It does have a 350 but I mistaked it for a 383! That 350 has alot of money in it also. Found out that those gauge clusters alone are around $650! He is trying to sell it for $74,000. Truck appraised at $93,000? By whom? I have spent of $2000 in my truck and you wouldn't even know I did a darn thing to it! I don't like the color but it looks like a $30,000 paint job to me. Overall is a very nice truck, bit I would be scared to drive it cause I wouldn't want to get a scratch on the paint!lol __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

08-14-2013, 12:58 PM	#58
TJ's Chevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck And it looks like he did some work on it too, look at the ebay ad then scroll down to the part were he describes what he did. And really look at those pictures again! __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

08-14-2013, 06:52 PM	#61
J.Cagle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dennis Kansas Posts: 335	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck Wow, that guy supposedly has that much money invested, but they couldnt even block sand the wide belt sander marks out of the bed wood?! Guy's on crack __________________ 1964 c-10 Long stepside, 230 I6 ,3spd, dealer add-on air.

08-14-2013, 09:15 PM	#62
OldTrucksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 32	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck I'm with most of you. I see ads all the time here in CA saying what someone has invested in their car or truck. It is not really too much different with a house in my humble opinion. You can sink all the money in the world in your project, but the market is what the market is. I call my truck a labor of love and I don't expect anything back if I have to sell it, which I most likely will never do. With this guy, money will talk, walk up with cash, maybe $30+ thousand and he will probably take it. He could be wishing that he will get some hit from Dubai on the internet and that is a possibility. Not here in the U.S.

08-15-2013, 01:44 PM	#63
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck How about this one for sale locally for $25,000.....Think it'll buff out? Has a big block in it, looks like he went sideways into something. Driver side looks fine , cant really tell about front end from the pics. Attached Images __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer Last edited by 1963c-10; 08-15-2013 at 02:20 PM.

08-15-2013, 02:19 PM	#64
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck Driver side pic.... Attached Images __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

08-15-2013, 02:27 PM	#65
par4tom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Kingsburg CA Posts: 581	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck That wagon looks good for $25k. Looks like he hit a telephone pole. Now, when the owner posts his ad, all he needs to do is show a picture of the drivers side, and mention the "custom wood inlay" on the passenger side...hehe! __________________ My Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=705185 How to Get Audiophile Sound in 60-66 Trucks http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7236896 Building Your Own Speaker Kick Pods http://http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=730495

08-15-2013, 03:09 PM	#66
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck Nice truck no doubt, but........... for that much cash I would build it MY way with what I wanted and how I wanted it. Im from San Jose and have not seen it around, but hey I'm from the East Side ! __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "



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