This is a cool thing, unsold 66 Chevy trucks!

[Yorkauto]

Originally Posted by 60-66

This poor truck , 3 miles, was from what I here , pretty badly damaged by the shipping company the new owner used to transport for him.

I am the owner of that black truck beside the white one, my dad has the 63. We haven't done much to the white one other than getting the tires to hold air. The black one is in the middle of restoring it but not changing the paint at all. Its neat to see them back at the auction, and they white one did receive a lot of damage from the shipping company and they refused to do anything about it.

[oem4me]

Yorkauto - First, welcome to the forum, and thanks for taking the time to register and become a member. Next, please know that whenever and whatever you decide to share about you and your dad's trucks will be of special interest to many of us here.
One could go on for hours on why Mr. Lambrecht did what he did, but in the end, what we are left with are his vehicles. Glad to hear the restoration on one is saving the original paint. Can't say they'd be quite as interesting all done up and shiny. Just my two cents.

[BeardedCowboy87]

Originally Posted by Yorkauto

I am the owner of that black truck beside the white one, my dad has the 63. We haven't done much to the white one other than getting the tires to hold air. The black one is in the middle of restoring it but not changing the paint at all. Its neat to see them back at the auction, and they white one did receive a lot of damage from the shipping company and they refused to do anything about it.

That white one is my favorite! The patina paint looks perfect. How are the motors in them? Have y’all gotten them running yet?
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[Yorkauto]

I got the black one running when I got it home from shipping little gas down the carb and a new set of plug wires and a battery and it fired right up. It was taken apart shortly after that and is in the process of being restored with an ls swap lowered etc, the usual patina look build. The white one was missing the carb and radiator as were most of them, we have gotten it to run briefly but haven't put a lot of work into it yet. We honestly aren't to sure what to do with it, either leave it alone and get it running and driving or restore it to 100% the way it would have come off the showroom floor in 63, but they are only original once.

Originally Posted by BeardedCowboy87

That white one is my favorite! The patina paint looks perfect. How are the motors in them? Have y’all gotten them running yet?
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[oem4me]

Originally Posted by Yorkauto

It was taken apart shortly after that and is in the process of being restored with an ls swap lowered etc,

Seriously? Is the black truck also one of the no mile, never titled trucks?

[Yorkauto]

No it was a trade in that was parked in the field, as far as I can tell it was traded in in 1968 with 28000 miles on it, I do not feel to bad about take this one apart and changing it. It did need quite a bit of floor and rocker work where it had sat in the dirt and moisture got to it, but it wasn't to bad. The frame and suspension components just had surface rust on them you could still read the factory stamped part numbers on them.

Originally Posted by oem4me

Seriously? Is the black truck also one of the no mile, never titled trucks?