Someone turns 50 today - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mike80D · 05-25-2022, 08:36 AM

Just wanted to share the birthday girl. ‘Olive’s 350 has a 5/25/72 date code from Flint MI, so I’m calling it her date of birth haha. This has been such a great truck, and I take a lot of pride in preserving it. I’ve owned her for almost a year now, and have gained a good friend, Larry (Hooverfish) since purchasing it from him.

**special-K** · 05-25-2022, 08:54 AM

Looking good at 50. Happy Birthday!

SRU1436 · 05-25-2022, 09:50 AM

Beautiful truck, happy birthday. I have a 72 as well, you make me want to go check now.

Chevys4life · 05-25-2022, 09:56 AM

Very nice truck!!!

**Palf70Step** · 05-25-2022, 10:25 AM

Very kewl!

**68bowtie** · 05-25-2022, 10:44 AM

HBD! It’s looking great for its age…

**FleetsidePaul** · 05-25-2022, 11:42 AM

I wish I looked that good when I was 50. Beautiful truck.

**MySons68C20** · 05-25-2022, 11:45 AM

Happy 50th nice truck!

**special-K** · 05-25-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I wish I looked that good when I was 50. Beautiful truck.

I thought I had it all figured out. If a vehicle can be so well preserved by leaving it sit alone in a garage all through the years maybe it would work on me. I tried for just one week and they say I came out looking pretty rough. Bad idea, no shower, no food, just sat there under a blanket

**cericd** · 05-25-2022, 01:00 PM

Congrats! What a great looking truck.

best view · 05-25-2022, 07:17 PM

And I love that house nice pic

57taskforce · 05-25-2022, 11:53 PM

Awesome. Mine turns 50 early next month. Mine looks a lot more like what you’d expect 50 to look like than yours does

great looking truck!

Mike80D · 05-26-2022, 08:52 AM

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

**uncle** · 05-26-2022, 10:49 AM

Very nice at 50. I think Highlanders have become one of my favorites or maybe I’m just telling my age.

**hooverfish** · 05-26-2022, 12:30 PM

Hey Mike, I've gained a good friend too.
Appreciate your great care of Olive also. Love the dog dish & black wall look.

72 tigger · 05-26-2022, 06:33 PM

Happy birthday olive! You’re taking good care of her Mike! I met both of you in TN last July

jumpsoffrock · 05-26-2022, 09:02 PM

Hard to believe that people would buy them looking just like that and absolutely run them into the god forsaken ground.

Today if any of us had the chance to buy one like that just-out-of-the-blue like it was a normal thing, we'd have a heart attack and protect it like our first born child.......much less beat the snot out of it, overload it, leave it outside in brutal sun/rain, turn wiring into rats nest with cheapest Kmart radio you can find, etc etc.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-26-2022, 09:24 PM

Happy Birthday Olive!

Mike80D · 05-27-2022, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Happy birthday olive! You’re taking good care of her Mike! I met both of you in TN last July

Thanks! We'll be there this year again. Hope to bump into some of you there.

05-25-2022, 08:36 AM	#1
Mike80D Registered User Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Crab Orchard KY Posts: 282	Someone turns 50 today Just wanted to share the birthday girl. ‘Olive’s 350 has a 5/25/72 date code from Flint MI, so I’m calling it her date of birth haha. This has been such a great truck, and I take a lot of pride in preserving it. I’ve owned her for almost a year now, and have gained a good friend, Larry (Hooverfish) since purchasing it from him. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C/10 Highlander “Olive” 1973 C/10 Black & Tan Life’s a garden. Dig it.

05-25-2022, 08:54 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Someone turns 50 today Looking good at 50. Happy Birthday! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-25-2022, 09:50 AM	#3
SRU1436 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 238	Re: Someone turns 50 today Beautiful truck, happy birthday. I have a 72 as well, you make me want to go check now.

05-25-2022, 09:56 AM	#4
Chevys4life Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 671	Re: Someone turns 50 today Very nice truck!!!

05-25-2022, 10:25 AM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	Re: Someone turns 50 today Very kewl! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

05-25-2022, 10:44 AM	#6
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,795	Re: Someone turns 50 today HBD! It’s looking great for its age… __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

05-25-2022, 11:42 AM	#7
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,418	Re: Someone turns 50 today I wish I looked that good when I was 50. Beautiful truck. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

05-25-2022, 11:45 AM	#8
MySons68C20 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wenatchee, Wa Posts: 929	Re: Someone turns 50 today Happy 50th nice truck!

05-25-2022, 01:00 PM	#10
cericd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texan, back in TX Posts: 2,155	Re: Someone turns 50 today Congrats! What a great looking truck. __________________ Chris My 1970 SWB C/10 - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=534872

05-25-2022, 07:17 PM	#11
best view Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: newbury new hampsire Posts: 2,152	Re: Someone turns 50 today And I love that house nice pic

05-25-2022, 11:53 PM	#12
57taskforce All about them K’s Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Entrapment Posts: 6,487	Re: Someone turns 50 today Awesome. Mine turns 50 early next month. Mine looks a lot more like what you’d expect 50 to look like than yours does great looking truck! __________________ Tyler '57 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=813888 '72 K20 Cheyenne: 5” lift, 35’s, front dana 60 blah blah blah… http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=662879 ‘69 K10 SWB: 4” lift 33”s… in a million pieces http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=805206 '98 Silverado LT K2500HD ECLB Vortec 454/4l80E: 6" lift 35x12.5x20’s

05-26-2022, 08:52 AM	#13
Mike80D Registered User Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Crab Orchard KY Posts: 282	Re: Someone turns 50 today Thanks everyone for the kind words! __________________ 1972 C/10 Highlander “Olive” 1973 C/10 Black & Tan Life’s a garden. Dig it.

05-26-2022, 10:49 AM	#14
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,288	Re: Someone turns 50 today Very nice at 50. I think Highlanders have become one of my favorites or maybe I’m just telling my age.

05-26-2022, 12:30 PM	#15
hooverfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 2,147	Re: Someone turns 50 today Hey Mike, I've gained a good friend too. Appreciate your great care of Olive also. Love the dog dish & black wall look. __________________ Larry 84 Chevy SWB, "Roy", dark blue OG paint, 5.7 LS1, 4L60, Vintage Air, 96k miles. "It's a sorry man who can't find his wife a good job"

05-26-2022, 06:33 PM	#16
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,250	Re: Someone turns 50 today Happy birthday olive! You’re taking good care of her Mike! I met both of you in TN last July __________________ 71 C10 72 K20 72 K10 Super Kirk



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05-26-2022, 09:02 PM	#17
jumpsoffrock Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California Posts: 975	Re: Someone turns 50 today Hard to believe that people would buy them looking just like that and absolutely run them into the god forsaken ground. Today if any of us had the chance to buy one like that just-out-of-the-blue like it was a normal thing, we'd have a heart attack and protect it like our first born child.......much less beat the snot out of it, overload it, leave it outside in brutal sun/rain, turn wiring into rats nest with cheapest Kmart radio you can find, etc etc.

05-26-2022, 09:24 PM	#18
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 651	Re: Someone turns 50 today Happy Birthday Olive!

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