1972 Cheyenne Super 20 on the way home

[LT7A]

Very cool truck and quite the story you'll have once you've got it home. Count me in on the pictures and write up of what you do to get it back on the road.

[factorystock]

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by factorystock

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

yes sir.i have had 4 of these trucks,now #5 sitting at the border.3 longhorns,2 regular long wheelbase 3/4 ton trucks.3 big blocks,2 350 trucks and too stoopid to be able to hang to at least one.that has now changed.this truck is going nowhere without me.i had a lady stop in at my old shop one day and said why are there 6 vehicles here?i said cause i don't have room for 12??made perfect sense to me?we have a new shop,lots of room.not selling anything else if i can help it.take care.Greg

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

yes sir.i have had 4 of these trucks,now #5 sitting at the border.3 longhorns,2 regular long wheelbase 3/4 ton trucks.3 big blocks,2 350 trucks and too stoopid to be able to hang to at least one.that has now changed.this truck is going nowhere without me.i had a lady stop in at my old shop one day and said why are there 6 vehicles here?i said cause i don't have room for 12??made perfect sense to me?we have a new shop,lots of room.not selling anything else if i can help it.take care.Greg

I like this. I have finally accepted that I will continue to buy and hold, like you're supposed to do with stocks. There's more to this mindset than meets the eye, and I don't have to justify it to anybody.

If you aren't too far from the province to province border, I wonder if you can go there and find out if they will pass the vehicle through by itself. Then all you need to do is find a forum member to pick it up from the broker and drive it across New Brunswick and hand it off. A long shot maybe, but not unheard of. Especially if you have some parts they need ;)

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I like this. I have finally accepted that I will continue to buy and hold, like you're supposed to do with stocks. There's more to this mindset than meets the eye, and I don't have to justify it to anybody.

If you aren't too far from the province to province border, I wonder if you can go there and find out if they will pass the vehicle through by itself. Then all you need to do is find a forum member to pick it up from the broker and drive it across New Brunswick and hand it off. A long shot maybe, but not unheard of. Especially if you have some parts they need

hi,thanks.this little village i live in,Joggins,Nova Scotia is about 35 minutes or so from the New Brunswick border,then it's another 4 1/2 or 5 hours,give or take across New Brunswick to Calais at the Maine/New Brunswick border,where my truck is.it won't last long,maybe another week or 2 but right now, i can't get into NB,that border is closed and even though you can fire a rock across the bridge from Canada to the US,it might as well be a 1000 miles across that bridge.someone has to present the truck to US customs so they can verify the VIN before it leaves,then present all the paperwork to Canada customs.the broker doing my paperwork says they use a tow truck guy right there on the NB side,to go over,get the vehicle,stop at US,then Canada customs,then once on the CDN side,if i'm there.i get the truck,head for home.with everything shutdown,i can't get through NB ,and if i could,i can't get into the US,and the other side of the coin, someone from the US can't get to Canada.only essential travel is allowed,truckers,front line workers,people who live in NB and work in Maine,or live in Maine,work in NB can get back and forth but that's it.Calais,Maine and St Stephen,NB,the 2 little towns right there at the border have a deal in place for about 100 years where both fire services respond to fire,regardless of what side of the line,the fire may be at.i think there was something on the news a while ago,where the border folks were giving fire fighters going back and forth,a hard time??it shouldn't be so hard to get something done but right now,it seems to be with covid.my plan isn't all that difficult,if NB was open?it'll work out.i'm retired now but spent 35 years trucking and the last few years working for CAA,the Canadian version of AAA so i have lots of connections to the trucking and tow truck business.i let some folks know,if they had space or an empty truck near Calais,i'd pay for the space and get my truck here or closer?we'll get'er done.can't wait.

[mr.mud1]

Hi guys hope everybody is doing well.i wanted to give a little update regarding my 72 truck that had left Utah on April 24th heading to Maine,arrived in Maine at the Canada/US border on April 27th.the borders are all still closed and the truck is still in Maine.i had hoped it would be here long before this or I could go to Maine and get it but nothing is open.things are getting better quickly and on tonight's news,they announced that it was looking hopeful for the borders to re-open June 21st so we'll hurry up and wait, see what happens in the next couple of weeks. All the best.Greg

[Redneck Rydes]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

Hi guys hope everybody is doing well.i wanted to give a little update regarding my 72 truck that had left Utah on April 24th heading to Maine,arrived in Maine at the Canada/US border on April 27th.the borders are all still closed and the truck is still in Maine.i had hoped it would be here long before this or I could go to Maine and get it but nothing is open.things are getting better quickly and on tonight's news,they announced that it was looking hopeful for the borders to re-open June 21st so we'll hurry up and wait, see what happens in the next couple of weeks. All the best.Greg

I hope it does also,I would like to go see My family and bring home a couple of trucks that have been sitting in my yard since March 2020 in SC

[factorystock]

Originally Posted by factorystock

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

I will add on to this, a clean original well optioned ex camper hauler!

[mr.mud1]

thank you sir.this is quite a truck.i've had many over the years,never one like this.carpet goes in tomorrow,new signal light switch,the new tires get installed,maybe a lap around town?it'll be a good day.all the best.Greg

[knuckle-nurse]

Nice truck...good to see it arrived safe. I just picked up a 72 Cheyenne C20 big block, factory air, aux tank, tool box etc. Very similar to yours except mine is rusty and needing a lot of attention. I'm west of you in Sask....would like to get some engine compartment pics from you if possible.
Thanks
Scott

[mr.mud1]

hi Scott.nice to hear from you.my old Dodge truck came from Big River,Saskatchewan.i flew out,saw the truck and drove it home.it's a long,long drive and 20 liters of oil in the truck and no overdrive???but that's another story.i plan to put more pictures on here as i get this old girl back up and running after it's 25 years sitting in storage and will have some of the engine and everything else.if you want to PM me your email address,i can send whatever you'd like.Take care.Greg

[knuckle-nurse]

I've been on a few "bring the old truck home trips" as well. My 72 Cheyenne came to me with the intake off the motor and missing some of the parts to reassemble. Some engine compartment pics will help me identify the parts I'm missing. I'll pm my email address.
Thanks
Scott

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Very cool truck and quite the story you'll have once you've got it home. Count me in on the pictures and write up of what you do to get it back on the road.

thank you sir.this truck has quite a story and maybe once i actually have my hands on it,i may share some of that.you can count on some pictures.i have a thread started in the alternative tinkerings or whatever it's called,with some info on a 1939 Chrysler i'm building.no doubt there will be one on this truck too once it's here and we see what direction we go with it.it's going to be a survivor truck if it's good enough,and i think it is.we'll see??
take care.