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roll_the_dice · 11-11-2019, 06:55 PM

My dad passed away a few years ago and I was cleaning my closet and found some of his paperwork I had thrown in a box in the back of the closet. I found some interesting old paperwork. I found the original invoice from my dads 69 C10 he bought new. I also found an invoice for a 1959 Oldsmobile S88...

Crazy...the paperwork looks brand new. They were in an envelope folded neatly. Here is the picture of the 69 I took. The dealership is still in the same location 50 years later!

toms68cst · 11-11-2019, 07:04 PM

Very cool find!

To think a comparable new 2020 1/2 half ton Chevy runs about 10 times or more than your '69.

72supr · 11-11-2019, 07:29 PM

That’s a nice find.I like the sales tax rate.

**Boog** · 11-11-2019, 08:47 PM

That's a cool find and in such nice condition too. Yeah a new truck for $4g sounds like a cheap price compared to today but back in '69 that was a lot of money. Car notes were tough to make at $150 per month, back then.

Tuff Gong · 11-12-2019, 01:23 AM

Make sure you save that. Sounds like some sh!t my dad would do. Lol

AJC · 11-12-2019, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by toms68cst

To think a comparable new 2020 1/2 half ton Chevy runs about 10 times or more than your '69.

Using an inflation calculator $4,226.46 today is right around $30,000. A 2020 Silverado 1500 WT that is a 2WD Regular Cab long box with the only option being a V8 costs $30.290. Since AC and a radio is standard, its pretty comparable in cost after inflation.

Keith Seymore · 11-12-2019, 07:39 AM

Nice!

There's some cars I wish I could find the paperwork for in my dad's stuff.

K

roll_the_dice · 11-12-2019, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuff Gong

Make sure you save that. Sounds like some sh!t my dad would do. Lol

My dad saved EVERYTHING and dated EVERYTHING. He was a piece of work. I just finished a box of brillo pads that my dad had dated 8/15/2014...LOL I mean he dated everything..from cereal to batteries.

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Originally Posted by AJC

Using an inflation calculator $4,226.46 today is right around $30,000. A 2020 Silverado 1500 WT that is a 2WD Regular Cab long box with the only option being a V8 costs $30.290. Since AC and a radio is standard, its pretty comparable in cost after inflation.

I did the same calculations and was surprised at the amount of $4226 then versus now. That was a good chunk for a truck.

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Nice!

There's some cars I wish I could find the paperwork for in my dad's stuff.

K

Me too! I know my dad bought a 57 Corvette new and said he paid $2500 for it...I just looked up pricing and it said base price was $3196...so maybe he did! He owned it for 6 weeks, my mom got pregnant with my oldest brother and my dad sold it. We never heard the end of that growing up.

My dad also loved cars...new and old. We had that in common...at least!

roll_the_dice · 11-12-2019, 02:38 PM

Here is another invoice I found for a 59 Olds S88...traded in a 59 VW bug for it...he went through some cars!

Unlike the other dealership that is still in business...I never heard of this olds dealer. They were long gone before I started noticing cars. Well of course Olds is gone altogether.

aerotest · 11-13-2019, 07:45 AM

I know that dealership. Bought my first 69 c10 there in Savannah; used not at the dealership. Brings back some memories. Thanks for sharing.

Stover93 · 11-13-2019, 09:28 AM

That 64 Olds he traded in would make a cool project too!

Astro-Balls · 11-13-2019, 10:26 AM

Simpler times back then, Signed one or two pieces of paper and the deal was done..

roll_the_dice · 11-13-2019, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by aerotest

I know that dealership. Bought my first 69 c10 there in Savannah; used not at the dealership. Brings back some memories. Thanks for sharing.

That is cool! Glad I could bring back memories!

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Originally Posted by Stover93

That 64 Olds he traded in would make a cool project too!

Yeah I googled what it looked like and it was HUGE...but cool lines.

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Originally Posted by Astro-Balls

Simpler times back then, Signed one or two pieces of paper and the deal was done..

So true...not an hour spent with the finance manager reiterating, no I don't want wheel protection or whatever else they make a ton of $ selling. Crazy how long it takes these days.

Doug's68SS · 11-13-2019, 01:41 PM

I would like to have the trade in for the Olds. 59 Bug

**HO455** · 11-13-2019, 03:41 PM

It's interesting that he traded a 59 VW in on a 59 Oldsmobile. I wonder what the back story on that was.
Anybody else notice the price of the 68 truck was almost the same as the 59 Oldsmobile?

roll_the_dice · 11-13-2019, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug's68SS

I would like to have the trade in for the Olds. 59 Bug

He never mentioned the VW much...other than saying he owned one once. The only cars he really talked about were the Corvette..a 61 C10 Apache, and the first car he ever owned a 40 Ford Coupe Deluxe...when he was 14! He later found another 40 Ford and restored it...kept it for 30+ years and sold it about 5 years before he passed away.

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Originally Posted by HO455

It's interesting that he traded a 59 VW in on a 59 Oldsmobile. I wonder what the back story on that was.
Anybody else notice the price of the 68 truck was almost the same as the 59 Oldsmobile?

Yeah I noticed the price of the Olds...$39.3k in today's money...crazy amount for back then...or was it. LOL

Killer Bee · 11-13-2019, 04:24 PM

those are great finds! I just love looking at old paperwork and hearing the stories behind them!

back in July while visiting the family farm, I was helping my mom with some cleaning and organizing and we found these receipts..

grandpa's first tractor in 1950 he traded in for the second one in 1957 that we still have

I reckon there's a heap of other old records there but this one is kinda special since I have a lot of memories attached to it..

I use that little chore tractor every time I'm there, my daughter and I last year going for a little ride after some grading in the barn

tdangle · 11-13-2019, 05:01 PM

I also have the sales paperwork on my 70 C20. Folks bought it new. I still remember going with them to pick it up.

roll_the_dice · 11-16-2019, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Killer Bee

those are great finds! I just love looking at old paperwork and hearing the stories behind them!

back in July while visiting the family farm, I was helping my mom with some cleaning and organizing and we found these receipts..

grandpa's first tractor in 1950 he traded in for the second one in 1957 that we still have

I reckon there's a heap of other old records there but this one is kinda special since I have a lot of memories attached to it..

I use that little chore tractor every time I'm there, my daughter and I last year going for a little ride after some grading in the barn

That is cool...I think the memories we make like this with our kids are the best! Links the past with the present.

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Originally Posted by tdangle

I also have the sales paperwork on my 70 C20. Folks bought it new. I still remember going with them to pick it up.

That is nice. I think it would be awesome to have the vehicle and the paperwork.

yysenhimer · 11-19-2019, 01:23 PM

That's really cool. Especially seeing the trades and the pricing

roll_the_dice · 11-20-2019, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by yysenhimer

That's really cool. Especially seeing the trades and the pricing

I agree...the trades are a very cool aspect of the invoices. The fact he traded a 59 VW on a 59 Olds...of course my oldest brother was 1 in 59...so maybe that had something to do with it.

GerhardH · 11-21-2019, 06:39 AM

Thank you so much for the great story and pictures.

lil hoodlum · 01-16-2020, 10:41 PM

That is awesome, thank you for sharing.

11-11-2019, 06:55 PM	#1
roll_the_dice Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manlius, NY Posts: 1,698	Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 My dad passed away a few years ago and I was cleaning my closet and found some of his paperwork I had thrown in a box in the back of the closet. I found some interesting old paperwork. I found the original invoice from my dads 69 C10 he bought new. I also found an invoice for a 1959 Oldsmobile S88... Crazy...the paperwork looks brand new. They were in an envelope folded neatly. Here is the picture of the 69 I took. The dealership is still in the same location 50 years later! Attached Images __________________ 1965 C10 LWB Stepside 1964 GMC 1 Ton Dually Instagram #notaratrodnotashowtruck

11-11-2019, 07:04 PM	#2
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,297	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Very cool find! To think a comparable new 2020 1/2 half ton Chevy runs about 10 times or more than your '69. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

11-11-2019, 07:29 PM	#3
72supr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Protection S.Dakota Posts: 428	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 That’s a nice find.I like the sales tax rate.

11-11-2019, 08:47 PM	#4
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,534	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 That's a cool find and in such nice condition too. Yeah a new truck for $4g sounds like a cheap price compared to today but back in '69 that was a lot of money. Car notes were tough to make at $150 per month, back then. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

11-12-2019, 01:23 AM	#5
Tuff Gong Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 3,178	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Make sure you save that. Sounds like some sh!t my dad would do. Lol

11-12-2019, 07:39 AM	#7
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,228	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Nice! There's some cars I wish I could find the paperwork for in my dad's stuff. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

11-12-2019, 02:38 PM	#9
roll_the_dice Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manlius, NY Posts: 1,698	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Here is another invoice I found for a 59 Olds S88...traded in a 59 VW bug for it...he went through some cars! Unlike the other dealership that is still in business...I never heard of this olds dealer. They were long gone before I started noticing cars. Well of course Olds is gone altogether. Attached Images __________________ 1965 C10 LWB Stepside 1964 GMC 1 Ton Dually Instagram #notaratrodnotashowtruck

11-13-2019, 07:45 AM	#10
aerotest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: TN Posts: 104	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 I know that dealership. Bought my first 69 c10 there in Savannah; used not at the dealership. Brings back some memories. Thanks for sharing. __________________ 1969 C10 Suburban Custom (Factory 396/TH400, survivor with no rust)

11-13-2019, 09:28 AM	#11
Stover93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 127	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 That 64 Olds he traded in would make a cool project too!

11-13-2019, 10:26 AM	#12
Astro-Balls Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 822	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Simpler times back then, Signed one or two pieces of paper and the deal was done.. __________________ 1968 C20 Fleetside 396 4sp PS PB AC CST . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWK8GgWD4uA

11-13-2019, 01:41 PM	#14
Doug's68SS Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canton, Tx Posts: 175	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 I would like to have the trade in for the Olds. 59 Bug

11-13-2019, 03:41 PM	#15
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,393	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 It's interesting that he traded a 59 VW in on a 59 Oldsmobile. I wonder what the back story on that was. Anybody else notice the price of the 68 truck was almost the same as the 59 Oldsmobile? __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

11-13-2019, 04:24 PM	#17
Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,816	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 those are great finds! I just love looking at old paperwork and hearing the stories behind them! back in July while visiting the family farm, I was helping my mom with some cleaning and organizing and we found these receipts.. grandpa's first tractor in 1950 he traded in for the second one in 1957 that we still have I reckon there's a heap of other old records there but this one is kinda special since I have a lot of memories attached to it.. I use that little chore tractor every time I'm there, my daughter and I last year going for a little ride after some grading in the barn __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

11-13-2019, 05:01 PM	#18
tdangle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jurupa Valley, Ca Posts: 1,210	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 I also have the sales paperwork on my 70 C20. Folks bought it new. I still remember going with them to pick it up. __________________ Terry 1970 Custom Camper/C20 , GM Crate 350/7004R, Dana 60, factory AC

11-19-2019, 01:23 PM	#20
yysenhimer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 43	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 That's really cool. Especially seeing the trades and the pricing



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11-21-2019, 06:39 AM	#22
GerhardH Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: South Germany Posts: 527	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 Thank you so much for the great story and pictures. __________________ Best regards GerhardH! Members met: 68 short step, 68bowtie, 72c20customcamper, botmfedr1, C/10 King, Chevyland, cornerstore, dmjlambert, fun in dirt, GMan69, Ol Blue K20 1968 CHEVROLET C20 Custom Camper 50th Anniversary, Long bed (LB) 8', 327 V8, Air Condition (AC), Power Steering (PS), Power Brake (PB), Z62 Custom & Comfort Appearance, Turbo Hydramatic TH 400 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=760400

01-16-2020, 10:41 PM	#23
lil hoodlum Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 1,735	Re: Found Original Invoice 1969 C10 That is awesome, thank you for sharing.

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