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Old 04-13-2014, 05:07 PM   #1
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Re: Calling all Base Model/ "Plain Jane" Truck Owners

Here is my 1985 Chevy Custom deluxe it has the 305 with a 700r4 , I think I am just going to clear coat it to slow the rust , funny thing is the cab corners are rock solid and the only rust is on the cab roof , and its just surface rust
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Old 01-22-2016, 01:33 PM   #2
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73 no option. except short bed, sport mirrors, no power, or air ..
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Old 01-24-2016, 12:27 AM   #3
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Nice '73. A simple truck from a simpler time. White painted bumpers and white painted hubcaps give it that "no nonsense" look. A look that hasn't came out of Detroit in a long, long time.
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Re: Calling all Base Model/ "Plain Jane" Truck Owners

You could call mine some sort of plain jane, no AC for a California truck ect. What I like about my truck is, this is how I would have ordered one back then, big motor, HD components.


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Old 01-26-2016, 11:09 AM   #5
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Re: Calling all Base Model/ "Plain Jane" Truck Owners

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Nice '73. A simple truck from a simpler time. White painted bumpers and white painted hubcaps give it that "no nonsense" look. A look that hasn't came out of Detroit in a long, long time.
And don't you just hate the massive, glittering grilles on the new trucks? Not to mention needing a ladder to check the oil, even on a base 1500.

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Whereas this is actually pretty clean:
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