Where/How did you find your Truck ?

[mitchell72]

Here it is...

[68bowtie]

Originally Posted by mitchell72

Here it is...

dude. i would LOVE to see some more pictures of your truck. what a great story and great find.

[mitchell72]

One more. Glad you like it 68bowtie.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by mitchell72

One more. Glad you like it 68bowtie.

I am not fan of dog dish hubcaps and white rims on atruck but I gotta say it sure works on your truck.

[rustytruck50]

Cool truck!!!!!
Dang...more truck envy....lol

[CST10]

Both of mine I found in the classified section of the local newspaper. Yes. People use use the newspaper. Mostly older folks who don't own computers.

[chefk85]

I had been looking for a 67-72 chevy for years. Looked at a couple and almost got a 67 2wd short bed w/327 that was primed for paint and ran awesome. That deal fell through and about 5 years later I had almost but given up on my 67-72 dream. Then one day while driving home from a friends house I saw a k10 Cheyenne 1971 sitting in somones driveway. The town is small, 300 or so ppl so I had seen it driving around for years. The guy used it to pull a 20 ft landscape trailer for his business. He bought it from another guy who bought it from original owner so I guess I'm the 4th owner. It had lived its early days on a dairy pulling 5th wheel trailers. The original 350 that was in it I was told died around the half million mark(with who knows how many rebuilds). The guy I bought it from installed a 283ci from a 65 pickup. I almost got the original block but he ended up scrapping it before I could make it back to pick it up. I paid 1400.00 for the truck and have put a couple k more into it in small parts and tires. With a baby on the way it may end up being restored by the time she can drive it to highschool. Anyway heres a couple pictures ive taken since buying it summer of 2015

[Dick's 67]

In 07 we found this '67. A farmer bought it new and at 35k, he quit dirving it. Nobody in his family wanted it . I had a '66 at the time so I upgraded to this '67. Just turned 75k. Just got a 2001 Dodge Ram Laramie from my brother to haul dead ash trees from our bottom land. What would be the value on this '67? Stick on column,straight six. The paint was faded so I had clear put on it, I know big mistake.

[Eddie H.]

I took my dad to the Chevy dealer in 1971 where he bought the truck that I have now.

[30 a truck]

A young guy in the fire department had this truck. I offered him $1000 for it. He wanted $2000. I was just playing with him one night, I offered $1500, I bought it the next day. It had all cab corners, rocker panels & floor replaced. 95% of the body work was already done. 3 years later, here it is for sale again.

[dmw319]

Found mine on ebay, but it was a listing that had already ended. The pictures were blurry and taken from far away and nobody bid on it. I sent him an email about it anyway and it was still for sale (almost a year after the listing). He still had it so I drove 13 hours to go get it!

[NoStopN]

Mine was also rescued from Craigslist. I have been off & on looking for a '67-'72 ever since a deal my dad & I had to buy a '70 GMC. I was 17 at the time & it was going to be a graduation gift, even though I went in half on it. Lol. The seller backed out the day after we agreed on a price. I had another mutt a decade later, but I didn't have much more experience fixing it up & sold it. It was a C10 with some GMC parts on it.

I bought the current truck the day after my birthday last year. I just decided to check CL on a whim & this model was one of the models I searched for. I saw the listing, sent an email, & didn't hear back until much later that evening. When the owner came out to show me the truck, I swear I knew her. We had worked at the same job a dozen years earlier. The price on the truck was reasonable in my opinion, & I at least tried to get it for less.

[i82much]

I wanted a spare vehicle for when my folks visit, and so we could take two vehicles for hunting season and leave my wife her subaru. Let's see ... what has 4x4, good ground clearance, cheap to work on, carries plenty of gear, and won't depreciate?

A 72 k10 longbed, that's what! Got it from a farmer in Dusty, WA that was using it as a weekend truck.

[Stock 87]

My story begins in 1987 when I was 16 years old. Looking for my first car with my dad. We came across a 1972 short step that was listed for sale as a 3/4 ton in the auto trader. Not knowing much about trucks I went with my dad to go have a look. Turned out to be a 1972 short step. Half ton 2wd, 350 auto with power brakes. Still manual steering. Originally light green. Engine was bad, cab corners and rockers had been brazed on and the passenger side door would fall off if you opened it. This was due to the top hinge being rotted off. $400 later I was driving it ten miles home, bad engine and all.
I spent the next few years driving it and installing every option you could have got in that truck. They were all over in the bone yards back then and acquiring cheap parts was easy. Good times!

My problem came after getting the 4wd bug. With a 1970 blazer for parts I converted my exelllent running 2wd into a 4X4. Believe it or not this could be done with swapping over all of the suspension brackets from the blazer. All of the holes are already in the 2wd frames. Drum brakes and a leaking front seal in the doner trans were the problems my truck inherited from the blazer. This stopped me from driving it daily after a few years. I sold it not long after that.

Fast forward to today,
I have always had a soft spot for that truck and regret making it a 4X4 and selling it. Sooo fifteen years ago when I purchased my home I saw a 1971 short step sitting on a dead end st. that parallels a highway I frequently travel. Had my eye on it ever since. This passed New Year's Day my daughter and I were burning time when I saw someone standing outside of the house where the truck was parked. Thought well here's my chance. Ended up speaking to the guys wife and found out he may be willing to part with it. Hmmm, waited for the guy to get home, shot the **** with him about it and make him an offer. To my surprise he agreed to send it home with me knowing that it was going to be getting put back on the road. Now I have the resources to build what I was trying to when I was sixteen without any money.

Already have the doner 2002 6liter 4l80e sitting here too...

[Already Gone]

I've seen lots of new members on the boards lately so its time for a bump !!!

[64longbedcustom]

After becoming obsessed with older Chevy's last year, I found a 1964 on CL and bought that. Drove it on occasion last summer. After being trapped indoors over the Michigan winter watching restoration shows and reading up on this forum I knew I needed a 67-72 model too. I found one on FB marketplace down in TN. I have a friend who went and looked it over for me. It needs work but I really want to learn (I am not mechanically inclined).
He put a deposit down for me and I made arrangements with a transport company. Picked the truck up for $800. Has new gas tank, dash pad, fuel pump but has a loooong way to go. Paid $450 for the transport.
I now have a 1969 LWB. It runs but needs brakes. I have so many ideas for this truck lol. just need to get started..... come on spring!

[C1ph3r]

my Papaw bought it new in 1970. When he passed in early 2015 it went to my dad. So now I have it.

[Sikorsky72]

I found her in Bishop, CA parked at the airport. It looked like she had been sitting for a few years. Had a lot of down time so it kept picking at my brain. The friendly people at the airport helped me get a hold of the owner and he accepted my offer. Owned her three years now. Pic is at the airport and then when done restoring.

[KQQL IT]

Originally Posted by Sikorsky72

I found her in Bishop, CA parked at the airport. It looked like she had been sitting for a few years. Had a lot of down time so it kept picking at my brain. The friendly people at the airport helped me get a hold of the owner and he accepted my offer. Owned her three years now. Pic is at the airport and then when done restoring.

I like those wheels, what are they?

[CG]

My last K20 I got from my neighbor across the street, he was original owner. My current K20 I got from Livrat here on the board, he had it for around 30 years.

[Already Gone]

Must be some new stories on how you found your truck..

[Toolman_69]

I've read quite a few of these posts so here's mine. I had been itching for a project for a few years now. I would always peruse the local classifieds here. Last August I saw this truck that was a 69 LWB 454 4 speed that wasn't running, and the owner just wanted to get rid of it. It was parked on the side of the street and was advertised for 1600. Still a deal but I thought I'd try to talk him down. I offered the guy 800, which he called his sister who owned the truck to talk to her about it, and to my surprise he agreed to the price. I paid to have it towed home, and over the next few months got it running, and rebuilt the Differential with 4.10 gears and a Yukon gear limited slip. It was a blast to drive, but now I'm saving up to redo the engine with intercooled Twin turbos (76mm) and heavily ported 049 heads. It's parked right now due to hydro locking the cylinders. Apparently the previous owner didn't put sealant on the intake gasket. uggh I didn't know this and should have checked.

[FleetsidePaul]

I had a 70 SWB project that was going nowhere. I was always looking on CL and saw my truck. I knew who the guy was selling it. He was a local guy always flipping trucks. So I paid him a visit and we ended up swapping.

Some of my friends said I was crazy swapping a shortbed for a C/20, but I wanted something I could actually drive, and this truck was clean, it ran, and had no rust.

It's been about ten years now, and I don't regret it one bit. I love that truck.

When I got it.


Later.



And now. I really need to paint this thing.

[Canuckvetter]

Blue one Craigslist- Osoyoos BC



http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1496982158

Vermillion one Kijiji- Edmonton AB


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1496982158

[Already Gone]

I started this thread in 2014 and have loved reading the stories and looking at the pics that have been posted.Every few months I give it a bump. Last bump was June this year. Tonight I'm at work and the snow is starting early this year and we are getting more all weekend and its cold and I see a lot of new names posting so to warm me up please if let us know how you found your truck !!! Pic is outside Hospital just now.