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**ThreeQuarter** · 12-06-2013, 12:57 AM

I inherited the ol' pickup from the first owner, an animal science professor who drove it daily to work and into retirement. My old friend has no kids, and while I was in college I did odd jobs around his property and on his vehicles. He's been saying for years that he wants me to have it when he's done with it, and the time has come that he can't drive anymore.

I remember when he had it repainted in the 90s, and I've done a few dozen repairs to it since then. It runs fine today, but it wasn't in a condition to be driven 250 miles last weekend. For now it's in my parents' tractor shed until I get the space to work on it. I expect to restore it like 1968, with a few inconspicuous modern upgrades. I've always liked 3/4 tons best, but this half-ton is a lifetime keeper for me. It still doesn't feel like mine, it'll always be his.

67_C-30 · 12-06-2013, 01:00 AM

Nice!

In The Ten Ring · 12-06-2013, 01:21 AM

I'm the same way. "My truck" will always be "dad's truck" or "the truck" as we called it back then.

dan42 · 12-06-2013, 02:04 AM

Very nice truck with a nicer story. Cool that it has history you can relate to. Not many of have trucks like that.

**WIDESIDE72** · 12-06-2013, 09:35 AM

Gig em Aggies!

Longhorn 70 · 12-06-2013, 09:38 AM

Bittersweet truck. Sorry to hear the donor is unable to drive. He put the truck in good hands.

67ChevyRedneck · 12-06-2013, 10:06 AM

That was very nice of him! Great looking truck too!

Jasper89 · 12-06-2013, 10:09 AM

Great story and nice truck.

Hope the restoration goes well.

Lou Boffa · 12-06-2013, 10:14 AM

Hope you get it home soon. We always need more of these babies rolling around our Texas!

Mr Chevorlet · 12-06-2013, 10:38 AM

Very clean and nice truck, good story also glad you got it.

dmartin1 · 12-06-2013, 10:57 AM

wow talk about clean. is it as rust free as it looks?

SuperC10Tex · 12-06-2013, 11:07 AM

Nice truck!!! Remove that ATM sticker I bet it runs better! J/K.......\m/

dhaymaker · 12-06-2013, 11:17 AM

Nice truck!! And, as dan42 and others have already said, what makes this deal even better is the story. It was good of you to be a good friend and be supportive of this gentleman. Enjoy your truck, although you'll probably always think of it as "The Professor's"!

BB72CHEVKT · 12-06-2013, 11:37 AM

A real beauty.

**steelhorse** · 12-06-2013, 11:44 AM

Nice truck.

RustyBucket · 12-06-2013, 12:55 PM

NICE TRUCK!, Nice story and very familiar to me. I bought a '68 C20 CST from an elderly neighbor years ago and drove it pretty much trouble free for 10+ years. A little weathered and scruffy, but what a sweet running, driving truck. Paid him $325 for it. He'd had a big slide in camper in it. 327 w/400 trans. Sold it for $500 to another neighbor that owned a roofing company. He had it painted and lettered in his company logo and used it for many more years to drive around and estimate jobs. He liked it 'cause it was a conversation piece with his customers... and was so reliable. It ended up hit front & rear in a rainstorm chain reaction rear ender on the expressway in '04.

**specialtyretail** · 12-06-2013, 04:43 PM

Cool truck and great story.

Hook'em · 12-06-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperC10Tex

Nice truck!!! Remove that ATM sticker I bet it runs better! J/K.......\m/

Agreed! But keep the BEEF sticker.

Nice truck.

zeldman · 12-06-2013, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WIDESIDE72

Gig em Aggies!

Hard to be humble when you are an Aggie..!!!
I bleed maroon.

**ThreeQuarter** · 12-06-2013, 09:13 PM

Thanks for the compliments. The old guy is 93 now. I used to sit and listen to his stories about growing up in eastern Kentucky in the 20s...moving with his family to Idaho in the 30s, then going under and moving back to Kentucky...being a national guardsman in KY during coal wars...WWII as a battlefield medic in Europe thru the entire war...graduate school...how much he loved Texas A&M...and getting old. I'm sure most of you know how tough it is when you realize those stories are lost to the ages because the storyteller can't remember them. Bittersweet is definitely the word.

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Originally Posted by dmartin1

wow talk about clean. is it as rust free as it looks?

No, it's not as rust-free as it looks. It doesn't have a lot of underbody rot (as you would expect from a Texas pickup) but it has a rotten cowl/firewall. He parked it under trees a lot, so leaves collected in the cowl and you know the rest. Some of the work I did in college was shadetree bodywork to seal out rainwater from dripping on his feet while he drove. That was temporary at best. A new cab is in the plans unless I figure out a firewall transplant is more practical.

YBNORML · 12-06-2013, 09:53 PM

Very nice truck, it's cool that he wanted you to take her over.

12-06-2013, 12:57 AM	#1
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,523	Brought it home I inherited the ol' pickup from the first owner, an animal science professor who drove it daily to work and into retirement. My old friend has no kids, and while I was in college I did odd jobs around his property and on his vehicles. He's been saying for years that he wants me to have it when he's done with it, and the time has come that he can't drive anymore. I remember when he had it repainted in the 90s, and I've done a few dozen repairs to it since then. It runs fine today, but it wasn't in a condition to be driven 250 miles last weekend. For now it's in my parents' tractor shed until I get the space to work on it. I expect to restore it like 1968, with a few inconspicuous modern upgrades. I've always liked 3/4 tons best, but this half-ton is a lifetime keeper for me. It still doesn't feel like mine, it'll always be his. Attached Images __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

12-06-2013, 01:00 AM	#2
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12-06-2013, 01:21 AM	#3
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: Brought it home I'm the same way. "My truck" will always be "dad's truck" or "the truck" as we called it back then.

12-06-2013, 02:04 AM	#4
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Brought it home Very nice truck with a nicer story. Cool that it has history you can relate to. Not many of have trucks like that. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

12-06-2013, 09:35 AM	#5
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Brought it home Gig em Aggies!

12-06-2013, 09:38 AM	#6
Longhorn 70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 1,149	Re: Brought it home Bittersweet truck. Sorry to hear the donor is unable to drive. He put the truck in good hands. __________________ 1970 Longhorn, Front Disc, 350/4 bolt, 882 heads, HEI, Edelbrock, 700R4, HO-52/4.11. 1996 Corvette, Collector Roadster, LT4, 396, 450RWHP, 6sp, 4.11/Dana44/posi 5 point roll bar And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Gal 6:9

12-06-2013, 10:06 AM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Brought it home That was very nice of him! Great looking truck too! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

12-06-2013, 10:09 AM	#8
Jasper89 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Sedalia,Mo Posts: 48	Re: Brought it home Great story and nice truck. Hope the restoration goes well.

12-06-2013, 10:14 AM	#9
Lou Boffa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 733	Re: Brought it home Hope you get it home soon. We always need more of these babies rolling around our Texas! __________________ Figure out what you want--then figure out what you are willing to give up to get it.

12-06-2013, 10:38 AM	#10
Mr Chevorlet Rusty Nuts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Clever Missouri Posts: 1,338	Re: Brought it home Very clean and nice truck, good story also glad you got it. __________________ (Clever Missouri) Southwest Larry Mr Chevrolet My Build, The Marathon Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=604414

12-06-2013, 10:57 AM	#11
dmartin1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mohave valley,arizona Posts: 1,088	Re: Brought it home wow talk about clean. is it as rust free as it looks? __________________ 1969 Shortbed in progress 1982 short step, few suspension and motor upgrades.getting a 468 1978 Shortbed fleet side bonanza fully loaded 1978 k20 Silverado loaded.currently engine-less 1989 k10 suburban 9" lift 65 nova And more

12-06-2013, 11:07 AM	#12
SuperC10Tex Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 567	Re: Brought it home Nice truck!!! Remove that ATM sticker I bet it runs better! J/K.......\m/ __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande CST SWB Fleetside "Texas Touch" "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows"

12-06-2013, 11:17 AM	#13
dhaymaker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Peyton, CO Posts: 448	Re: Brought it home Nice truck!! And, as dan42 and others have already said, what makes this deal even better is the story. It was good of you to be a good friend and be supportive of this gentleman. Enjoy your truck, although you'll probably always think of it as "The Professor's"! __________________ don "The DRBMan" 2014 Audi A4 (The Wife's Daily Driver) 2017 HD Ultra (The Cruiser) 2003 HD Fatboy (The Ride) 2001 Chevy Suburban (Another back up!!) For the first time in forever, not a single 67-72 Chevy truck, Blazer, or Suburban on the property! Basically retired and getting the new Motorhome ready for some traveling. Doing a bit of work on the house getting it ready to sell! LOL!!

12-06-2013, 11:37 AM	#14
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Brought it home A real beauty. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

12-06-2013, 11:44 AM	#15
steelhorse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Franklinton NC Posts: 1,309	Re: Brought it home Nice truck.



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12-06-2013, 12:55 PM	#16
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,055	Re: Brought it home NICE TRUCK!, Nice story and very familiar to me. I bought a '68 C20 CST from an elderly neighbor years ago and drove it pretty much trouble free for 10+ years. A little weathered and scruffy, but what a sweet running, driving truck. Paid him $325 for it. He'd had a big slide in camper in it. 327 w/400 trans. Sold it for $500 to another neighbor that owned a roofing company. He had it painted and lettered in his company logo and used it for many more years to drive around and estimate jobs. He liked it 'cause it was a conversation piece with his customers... and was so reliable. It ended up hit front & rear in a rainstorm chain reaction rear ender on the expressway in '04. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

12-06-2013, 04:43 PM	#17
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,634	Re: Brought it home Cool truck and great story. __________________ Our paypal is specialtyretail@yahoo.com Please DO NOTsend paypal funds as a gift, right is right. Thanks.... Sorry, we CANNOT ship larger parts. Thanks.

12-06-2013, 09:53 PM	#21
YBNORML Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 3,844	Re: Brought it home Very nice truck, it's cool that he wanted you to take her over. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------------- Jason. 68’ GMC shortbox https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=794201 72' 2WD Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=425385 67' LongBox C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691845 InstaGram ybnorml67

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