Took some pics by the river

[55chevy]

Isn't it great that people love rusty trucks? I've had this truck since 2004, bought it in Enterprise AL, I showed it to a local shop owner and he said he had been trying to buy it forever, not sure why the PO decided to sell to me, but it's been a fun driver over the years. I parked it in 2010, then fired it up in 2014 when my sister needed something to drive. She said people kept wanting to buy it, so I thought about selling it, and got 11 replies to the following CList ad the evening I posted it. I deleted the ad because I didn't want to mess with that many people looking at it, I and may let them know if I put it on Ebay, highest bidder gets it.

"I get asked all the time if I want to sell this, the 67-72 Chevy trucks have even made a list of vehicles that collectors should ad to their portfolio, the short fleets are very desirable. Jimmy here has a 6 cyl 3 on tree original driveline, lowered the old school way by torching the coil springs, kind of a bumpy ride over bumps, runs and drives but needs maintenance. The paint has been 47 years in the making, some people call it rust, some call it patina, but I call it a sling blade. I painted it once and it came back to haunt me. Had offer of $2000 so make a tempting offer, don't need any project trades, boats, cycles or anything newer than 1972, unless sporty, I really don't need any more vehicles as I'm a car hoarder. Only real reason I'm selling is because I got a 72 K5 Blazer two wheel drive to replace it. I may put it on Ebay because the last time I put an add I had a ton of responses also."

What's the best way to sell it? I do have some med bills to pay also. I read how some guys had never changed the oil in these old 6 cylinders, so I have never changed the oil, just added it, I figured if it ever ruined it I would drop in a V8. It has black oil, but still keeps running great, if it aint broke don't fix it, I did put a 2 barrel carb and adapter on it to replace the leaky 1 barrel. I did finally call the first guy to reply, he liked it, but didn't like rust at the back of the doors, he said if I put it back up it would sell quick. He was surprised it was running and driving, it's been in the same condition for a long time, doesn't seem to be getting any rustier.

[55chevy]

What was neat is how the rust made the tailgate letters look like they had shadows, that happened when it was parked for four years. It has an old Fort Rucker sticker on the front bumper.

[In The Ten Ring]

I don't think I would buy much of anything the owner bragged about not changing the oil for.

But I'm not a mechanic with a spare engine sitting around. Good luck with your sale.

The tailgate does have that "3D Superman Credit Effect" look to it.