Vintage picture thread - Page 19 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

litew8 · 03-25-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Z10

The one that got away. My 1968 Z/28. Bought this for the princely sum of $1150 back in 1971. Flash forward to 1974, gas has shot from 23cents to 36cents, I convinced myself I needed something more economical to drive when I was in college. So I traded in for ..................wait for it...............a 73 Vega GT. They gave me $650 for my Z/28 in trade. What a bone head decision.

How'd that aluminum block work out for ya?

Vegas make for good race cars.

Z10 · 03-25-2014, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by litew8

How'd that aluminum block work out for ya?

Vegas make for good race cars.

50k miles and threw a rod. But I'm sure that's no surprise to anyone.

litew8 · 03-25-2014, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Z10

50k miles and through a rod. But I'm sure that's no surprise to anyone.

exact same thing happened to mine, right through the side of the block.

Roostboy102 · 10-23-2014, 08:32 PM

I put together a photo album for our hunting camp in Northern PA and thought these couple were appropriate for this thread. Original camp was built in 1950, burned in 1990 (arson) and rebuilt.

slowcpe · 03-25-2014, 10:13 PM

My grandpa in '67 I believe standing next to his '67 Stepside. Cool I basically own the same truck.

richards72chevy · 04-06-2014, 09:42 AM

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**BC10** · 08-20-2014, 05:31 PM

Such a cool thread, loving all the stories as well.

No8Easy2 · 08-20-2014, 07:36 PM

Just went through all 23 pages and reading the stories is just amazing
great thread!

**FirstOwner69** · 08-20-2014, 10:14 PM

I can play this game!

I'll show the old truck pics in this post and others that may be of interest in the next post.

Pictures 1 and 2: New 1969 CST/20 and camper the week after purchase fall of 1969 near Big Bear, CA. Still have both. Note the dealer tag still on the front.

Picture 3: Joshua Tree Natl. Park near Palm Springs 1970.

Picture 4: Same camper on 1986 Silverado dually 4X4 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Copper Harbor in 1987.

**FirstOwner69** · 08-20-2014, 10:24 PM

Old cars.

Picture 1: 1965 Impala SS 327 and factory 4-speed on Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite N.P. Summer 1968. The one I wish I still had.

Picture 2: Impala SS in front of our apartment in Fullerton, CA.

Picture 3: 1969 Olds in Yellowstone summer of 1969.

Picture 4: 1974 Vega GT Estate Wagon in Point Beach State Park, Wisconsin.

BRL · 08-21-2014, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by No8Easy2

Just went through all 23 pages and reading the stories is just amazing
great thread!

Just did the same thing.

A trip down memory lane.

Excellent!

**special-K** · 08-21-2014, 07:27 AM

This picture has to be close to 30 years old,spring '87 I believe.

Bad Jackson · 08-21-2014, 11:29 PM

Great thread!

Andy4639 · 08-22-2014, 03:17 AM

I love these old picture threads. I look at them all the time.

Here is a very nice one off of the super car forum.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/312145/1

ArkGL01 · 10-07-2014, 09:42 AM

It looks vintage at least...

**DeadheadNM** · 10-07-2014, 09:05 PM

Check out this AWESOME period promo video, sorry film

, ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEsM...lGEZ37tJ9tbYGQ) posted to youtube by member JimH2828 (http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645639 ).

Turbo1dr · 10-23-2014, 12:28 PM

My mother standing by a 69 Dodge Super Bee. My father loved that car. I remember telling him to *dig a hole Daddy*. My way of telling him to do a burn-out!

Turbo1dr · 10-23-2014, 12:30 PM

My fathers old car.

Turbo1dr · 10-23-2014, 12:31 PM

My father holding my sister. Old car in the background.

Turbo1dr · 10-23-2014, 12:34 PM

My great grand parents with their daughter (my grand mother). Talk about an old picture! I have no idea what kind of car that was my great grand mother was standing beside.

**steelhorse** · 10-23-2014, 12:54 PM

This is one of my favorite threads.

**thelonerife** · 10-25-2014, 10:41 PM

Not real old but me and my first Chevy in 87 or 88

Turbo1dr · 10-26-2014, 01:13 AM

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Not real old but me and my first Chevy in 87 or 88

How old were you in that picture? I was 20 when I bought my truck in 1987.

Aussie Ol' Blue · 10-26-2014, 09:22 AM

My first car. Pics taken in '77

eightbanger · 10-26-2014, 09:22 AM

A couple more.

10-23-2014, 08:32 PM	#4
Roostboy102 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Amish Country Posts: 138	Re: Vintage picture thread I put together a photo album for our hunting camp in Northern PA and thought these couple were appropriate for this thread. Original camp was built in 1950, burned in 1990 (arson) and rebuilt. __________________ 72 C10 - Multicolor, 4.8 ls, NV3500. Sold 72 K5 - Under Construction

03-25-2014, 10:13 PM	#5
slowcpe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,774	Re: Vintage picture thread My grandpa in '67 I believe standing next to his '67 Stepside. Cool I basically own the same truck. __________________ Ryan 1967 Red Stepside..."Laymond" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...40#post6441840 1972 Medium Olive SWB-Chester http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=759628 1967/71 Blue SWB C10..SOLD 1977 SWB K10..my grandpa's.....never should have sold

04-06-2014, 09:42 AM	#6
richards72chevy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: konawa ok/oakdale Ca. Posts: 1,650	Re: Vintage picture thread

08-20-2014, 05:31 PM	#7
BC10 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 493	Re: Vintage picture thread Such a cool thread, loving all the stories as well.

08-20-2014, 07:36 PM	#8
No8Easy2 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Lafayette, LA. Posts: 105	Re: Vintage picture thread Just went through all 23 pages and reading the stories is just amazing great thread! __________________ "They Don't write songs about Hondas " 1972 C10 "Ole Red--blood, sweet & beers" USMC 1989-1997 1st Anglico

08-20-2014, 10:14 PM	#9
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,842	Re: Vintage picture thread I can play this game! I'll show the old truck pics in this post and others that may be of interest in the next post. Pictures 1 and 2: New 1969 CST/20 and camper the week after purchase fall of 1969 near Big Bear, CA. Still have both. Note the dealer tag still on the front. Picture 3: Joshua Tree Natl. Park near Palm Springs 1970. Picture 4: Same camper on 1986 Silverado dually 4X4 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Copper Harbor in 1987. Attached Images Last edited by FirstOwner69; 08-20-2014 at 10:39 PM.

08-20-2014, 10:24 PM	#10
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,842	Re: Vintage picture thread Old cars. Picture 1: 1965 Impala SS 327 and factory 4-speed on Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite N.P. Summer 1968. The one I wish I still had. Picture 2: Impala SS in front of our apartment in Fullerton, CA. Picture 3: 1969 Olds in Yellowstone summer of 1969. Picture 4: 1974 Vega GT Estate Wagon in Point Beach State Park, Wisconsin. Attached Images

08-21-2014, 07:27 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Vintage picture thread This picture has to be close to 30 years old,spring '87 I believe. Attached Images __________________ "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 ~

08-21-2014, 11:29 PM	#13
Bad Jackson Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Montana Posts: 63	Re: Vintage picture thread Great thread! __________________ I work with tools.

08-22-2014, 03:17 AM	#14
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Vintage picture thread I love these old picture threads. I look at them all the time. Here is a very nice one off of the super car forum. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/312145/1 __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

10-07-2014, 09:42 AM	#15
ArkGL01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nlr Arkansas Posts: 254	Re: Vintage picture thread It looks vintage at least... __________________ really clean 72! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=531183[/url] also 1972 2wd blaze.

10-07-2014, 09:05 PM	#16
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,348	Re: Vintage picture thread Check out this AWESOME period promo video, sorry film , ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEsM...lGEZ37tJ9tbYGQ) posted to youtube by member JimH2828 (http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645639 ). __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

10-23-2014, 12:28 PM	#17
Turbo1dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 177	Re: Vintage picture thread My mother standing by a 69 Dodge Super Bee. My father loved that car. I remember telling him to dig a hole Daddy. My way of telling him to do a burn-out! Attached Images __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super - Factory Big Block - Second (1987-89) & Fourth (2014-) Owner - To be restored 1978 Turbo Malibu - Owned since 1986 1987 Grand National Aerocoupe -1 of 1 1988 LeSabre T-Type - Supercharged

10-23-2014, 12:30 PM	#18
Turbo1dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 177	Re: Vintage picture thread My fathers old car. Attached Images __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super - Factory Big Block - Second (1987-89) & Fourth (2014-) Owner - To be restored 1978 Turbo Malibu - Owned since 1986 1987 Grand National Aerocoupe -1 of 1 1988 LeSabre T-Type - Supercharged

10-23-2014, 12:31 PM	#19
Turbo1dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 177	Re: Vintage picture thread My father holding my sister. Old car in the background. Attached Images __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super - Factory Big Block - Second (1987-89) & Fourth (2014-) Owner - To be restored 1978 Turbo Malibu - Owned since 1986 1987 Grand National Aerocoupe -1 of 1 1988 LeSabre T-Type - Supercharged



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10-23-2014, 12:34 PM	#20
Turbo1dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 177	Re: Vintage picture thread My great grand parents with their daughter (my grand mother). Talk about an old picture! I have no idea what kind of car that was my great grand mother was standing beside. Attached Images __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super - Factory Big Block - Second (1987-89) & Fourth (2014-) Owner - To be restored 1978 Turbo Malibu - Owned since 1986 1987 Grand National Aerocoupe -1 of 1 1988 LeSabre T-Type - Supercharged

10-23-2014, 12:54 PM	#21
steelhorse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Franklinton NC Posts: 1,309	Re: Vintage picture thread This is one of my favorite threads.

10-25-2014, 10:41 PM	#22
thelonerife Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clarksville TN 37043 Posts: 8,702	Re: Vintage picture thread Not real old but me and my first Chevy in 87 or 88 Attached Images __________________ Chuck 68swb Fleetside build ''Choncho'' http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374892 My trailer redo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...69#post5893869 Chuy my 59 bug http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=653798 Putnam 87 GMC Shop truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707687

10-26-2014, 09:22 AM	#24
Aussie Ol' Blue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sassafras. Victoria. The beautiful Mount Dandenong Ranges Posts: 234	Re: Vintage picture thread My first car. Pics taken in '77 Attached Images __________________ CLASSIC 1970 C20 WITH A RUMBLIN' V8. IT'S MY MID-LIFE CRISIS ONLY IT AIN'T A LITTLE RED SPORTS CAR OR A HARLEY! IF YOU'RE GUNNA SKATE ON THIN ICE, YOU MAY AS WELL TAP DANCE!

10-26-2014, 09:22 AM	#25
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: Vintage picture thread A couple more. Attached Images __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

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