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Blue Beard · 01-21-2005, 10:29 PM

Did you wipe the drool off when you were finished....?

**PICKMUP** · 01-21-2005, 11:20 PM

Wow! That really is a special truck, then. The arm rests and cloth seats aren't even worn.
The Highlanders I have had did not come with hubcaps...a little rougher than that one, by a long shot

I believe that would be a good candidate for Barrett-Jackson's auction.

**Already Gone** · 01-22-2005, 01:47 AM

This truck is as nice as you are gonna find but the gentlemen sure wants all the money for it in my opinion. What happened to the good old days when you found stuff like this and could buy it at reasonable prices.

*dtlilly* · 01-22-2005, 03:38 AM

That's a canidate for a survival award. I don't think it's too much at all, in fact, if advertised on e-bay, it may well bring way more than that. Heck, there's people on this board that spend way more than that to restore their trucks, and they will never regain the original factor.

teeitup · 01-22-2005, 08:16 AM

Thats a FACT Don.

**special-K** · 01-22-2005, 08:45 AM

Nice pictures.I`ve never seen that brochure.Must have been a promotion for the Highlander package.That`s alot of dough for a brochure.Seriously,I know an ol`boy that had two like that in a steel building(actually 4 trucks,a`55 conv,`57 power-pac,&`56 Nomad).One was his,the other had been his brothers.Both w/caps on the bed since new.He was selling his(Ochre/White)Cheyenne,I took a friend,another somewhat older guy,that is a bodyman and hot rodder/collector to look about buying it `til he got his SWB done.He passed,on the way home he picked it to death.I couldn`t believe it.Lost alot of respect for this guys judgement after that(hot air blowhard).He said,"looks good now.It`s gonna need everything".Did I mention the price was $3,500?6-7 years ago.I was broke,the only reason I let this guy in on it.Oh well.By the way,does that truck smell like mothballs?That`ll hurt resale.

weasel29gm · 01-22-2005, 10:11 AM

What was the sticker price? And...... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Huck · 01-22-2005, 10:15 AM

Nice truck but I wonder what the MPG would be? And does it need leaded gas? ---LIKE WHO CARES!!!! Would love to have it but----would hate to have to haul mulch and other love muffin stuff with it!! Too nice for me-----. Great truck to compare to as it's so original it's like a beautiful model----would like to touch it a bit---maybe fondle a part or two---and see how they were supposed to look like originally!hehehe

Tennman · 01-22-2005, 11:19 AM

So many replys when i checked in today ! I'm so glad that i could share this piece of history with you guys . I think for the most of ya'll you liked it ?!?! Thoses were factory hubcaps that came on the truck. It don't smell nothing like mothballs either . The sticker price was posted too in a picture . It can and does have unleaded gas in it and who care about MPG ?!?! *L* I'm only getting about 7-8 MPG in my 3/4 ton 4x4 w/454 in it , but i luv to drive it and cost is only around 5 dollars a day , so i figure its worth that . Just to answer a few of the questions that i read over and remember . I have seen nicer trucks after a restore , but , i haven't NEVER seen a nicer stock one before in my life . Mr. Witty want'it me to try to sale it here on this board since i mentioned it to him . If no one buys it here , he wants me to help him market it on E-Bay .

franko72 · 01-22-2005, 07:12 PM

A very sharp time capsule! I wish that I had the money and patience to have bought one and put it away .How much profit was in that deal?What did that truck sell for originally?

cduster · 01-23-2005, 01:26 AM

After the discount looks like it was $3813.00 or somewhere close to that. $4193 before the discount. Can't really tell for sure cuase the eyes aren't what they used to be.
On the application for title, there is a mistake in the addition. When they added up the fees they got a total of $4.25. I got $5.25.

Just thought it was funny. Those fees seem like chicken scratch today.

Dan

Castiron9 · 01-23-2005, 02:21 AM

One of you board vendors should buy that BEAUTY and put it in your shop as a museum piece.............So we can

all droll over it.............

ACES · 01-23-2005, 02:34 AM

Please Thank Mr. Witty for sharing this piece of history with us.

**special-K** · 01-23-2005, 02:29 PM

I just want to pick that thing to pieces.Let`s see,It has the wrong kind of mufflers on that 'Non-original exhaust system.Look like glass-pacs,probably ran the crap out of it.He may be older now,but was probably one of them biker houligans burnin`rubber,spittin`baccy,tearin`up the countryside.That`s why it didn`t get driven much.Too busy blastin`some Apehangin`upswept suicide-shift chopped all-to-heck Panhead with one brake all night long,sleepin`all day.Lord knows what-all went on back in that bed,under that shell.No,not me,I`d be very suspicious if I were you.Least a banged-up tatered tie-wired 6-tone fenderflapper tells the truth about how it was treated.

mtdave2 · 01-23-2005, 02:49 PM

now that is tempting as hell.....ugh, what an awsome truck!

**CPNE** · 01-23-2005, 02:55 PM

Thanks for sharing. Excellent example of an original Highlander. Hope it goes to someone who'll appreciate it for what it is. I don't know how you'd go about this but you ought to market it to a collector. If sold on ebay, someone with more money than brains may buy it and turn it into a "me too" truck--> a 4/6 drop, custom wheels and 2001 Silverado seats.

If the guy really wants it to go to a good home, I'll keep her safe from harm

**special-K** · 01-23-2005, 07:01 PM

Just got an idea,lets buy it and make it the 67-72 board mascot.What`ll it cost,like a buck apiece?`Course I`m putting in $20 to gain controlling interest.

Tennman · 01-24-2005, 11:21 AM

What a great ideal . Just get everyone to put a few dollars in the hat and buy it . Then let every member that donated , drive it a few days and then hand it to the next one . I would want to be one of the first ones though , for i know how some of ya'll drive ! *LOL* When everyone gets done ,we'll draw a winner , that donated , to get to keep it for life .

**special-K** · 01-24-2005, 11:56 AM

SERIOUSLY!!!C`mon y`all!! BTW:there`s only one way to drive a truck like that,like an old man.

junkyardjohn · 01-24-2005, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Already Gone

This truck is as nice as you are gonna find but the gentlemen sure wants all the money for it in my opinion. What happened to the good old days when you found stuff like this and could buy it at reasonable prices.

$13,900 DOESN'T SEEM OUTA LINE TO ME. THAT IS ABOUT AS NICE OF AN ORIGINAL STOCK TRUCK AS YOUR LIKELY TO FIND. WHERE ARE ALL THE YOUNG MEMBERS THAT CLAIM TO HAVE THEY'RE 1/2 FINISHED TRUCKS APPRAISED AT $25000???

OR THE INTELIGENT INDIVIDUALS WHO OOOOD & AHHHHD OVER THAT $28,000 RAT ROD P.O.S. , & CLAIMED THAT IT WAS SUCH A BARGAIN.

CPNE--- I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT PARTS TRUCK

(JUST KIDDING) JOHN

junkyardjohn · 01-24-2005, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

SERIOUSLY!!!C`mon y`all!! BTW:there`s only one way to drive a truck like that,like an old man.

THATS O-K SOME OF US DRIVE LIKE OLD MEN. H@LL SOME OF US ARE OLD MEN.

JOHN

chipflyer · 01-24-2005, 06:28 PM

Boy, that is nice. Sure would be fun to look that truck over.

*72CSTC5* · 01-24-2005, 07:48 PM

I would buy that up and throw the camper in the local city dump, put that long bed thing on ebay for 300.00 bucks, chop the frame and back half it and air bag it all the way around with 24"s in the rear and 22"s in the front and put a short bed on it and drive the crap out of it until the engine blows and put in a new LS2 motor out of an 05 vette in it. Just kidding. Just dreaming. Really nice truck. I agree with special-k. Everybody kick in a few buck and make it a board parts chaser truck.

Tennman · 01-27-2005, 11:07 AM

I wonder if anyone has talked to Mr.Witty about this truck ?!?! Have any of you called him about it ?!?!

71-longbed · 01-27-2005, 12:40 PM

Wow !!!!... great stock truck ... thats how you use that jack hold down !!! ... i feel stupid

01-21-2005, 10:29 PM	#26
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Did you wipe the drool off when you were finished....? __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

01-21-2005, 11:20 PM	#27
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,132	Wow! That really is a special truck, then. The arm rests and cloth seats aren't even worn. The Highlanders I have had did not come with hubcaps...a little rougher than that one, by a long shot I believe that would be a good candidate for Barrett-Jackson's auction. __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

01-22-2005, 01:47 AM	#28
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,119	Too Much Money !!! This truck is as nice as you are gonna find but the gentlemen sure wants all the money for it in my opinion. What happened to the good old days when you found stuff like this and could buy it at reasonable prices. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

01-22-2005, 08:16 AM	#30
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Thats a FACT Don. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

01-22-2005, 08:45 AM	#31
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Nice pictures.I`ve never seen that brochure.Must have been a promotion for the Highlander package.That`s alot of dough for a brochure.Seriously,I know an ol`boy that had two like that in a steel building(actually 4 trucks,a`55 conv,`57 power-pac,&`56 Nomad).One was his,the other had been his brothers.Both w/caps on the bed since new.He was selling his(Ochre/White)Cheyenne,I took a friend,another somewhat older guy,that is a bodyman and hot rodder/collector to look about buying it `til he got his SWB done.He passed,on the way home he picked it to death.I couldn`t believe it.Lost alot of respect for this guys judgement after that(hot air blowhard).He said,"looks good now.It`s gonna need everything".Did I mention the price was $3,500?6-7 years ago.I was broke,the only reason I let this guy in on it.Oh well.By the way,does that truck smell like mothballs?That`ll hurt resale. __________________ "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 ~

01-22-2005, 03:38 AM	#29
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	That's a canidate for a survival award. I don't think it's too much at all, in fact, if advertised on e-bay, it may well bring way more than that. Heck, there's people on this board that spend way more than that to restore their trucks, and they will never regain the original factor.

01-22-2005, 10:11 AM	#32
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,093	What was the sticker price? And...... WOW!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

01-22-2005, 10:15 AM	#33
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Nice truck but I wonder what the MPG would be? And does it need leaded gas? ---LIKE WHO CARES!!!! Would love to have it but----would hate to have to haul mulch and other love muffin stuff with it!! Too nice for me-----. Great truck to compare to as it's so original it's like a beautiful model----would like to touch it a bit---maybe fondle a part or two---and see how they were supposed to look like originally!hehehe

01-22-2005, 11:19 AM	#34
Tennman 71 Chevy 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: McMinnville,Tn. USA Posts: 450	So many replys when i checked in today ! I'm so glad that i could share this piece of history with you guys . I think for the most of ya'll you liked it ?!?! Thoses were factory hubcaps that came on the truck. It don't smell nothing like mothballs either . The sticker price was posted too in a picture . It can and does have unleaded gas in it and who care about MPG ?!?! L I'm only getting about 7-8 MPG in my 3/4 ton 4x4 w/454 in it , but i luv to drive it and cost is only around 5 dollars a day , so i figure its worth that . Just to answer a few of the questions that i read over and remember . I have seen nicer trucks after a restore , but , i haven't NEVER seen a nicer stock one before in my life . Mr. Witty want'it me to try to sale it here on this board since i mentioned it to him . If no one buys it here , he wants me to help him market it on E-Bay . __________________ Tenn.man(a.k.a.Danny Cummings)

01-22-2005, 07:12 PM	#35
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	A very sharp time capsule! I wish that I had the money and patience to have bought one and put it away .How much profit was in that deal?What did that truck sell for originally? __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust

01-23-2005, 01:26 AM	#36
cduster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 403	After the discount looks like it was $3813.00 or somewhere close to that. $4193 before the discount. Can't really tell for sure cuase the eyes aren't what they used to be. On the application for title, there is a mistake in the addition. When they added up the fees they got a total of $4.25. I got $5.25. Just thought it was funny. Those fees seem like chicken scratch today. Dan

01-23-2005, 02:21 AM	#37
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	One of you board vendors should buy that BEAUTY and put it in your shop as a museum piece.............So we can all droll over it............. __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

01-23-2005, 02:34 AM	#38
ACES Life is a gamble Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 796	Please Thank Mr. Witty for sharing this piece of history with us. __________________ 1970 Orange CST C-10 w/350, posi, Longbed The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-23-2005, 02:29 PM	#39
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	I just want to pick that thing to pieces.Let`s see,It has the wrong kind of mufflers on that 'Non-original exhaust system.Look like glass-pacs,probably ran the crap out of it.He may be older now,but was probably one of them biker houligans burnin`rubber,spittin`baccy,tearin`up the countryside.That`s why it didn`t get driven much.Too busy blastin`some Apehangin`upswept suicide-shift chopped all-to-heck Panhead with one brake all night long,sleepin`all day.Lord knows what-all went on back in that bed,under that shell.No,not me,I`d be very suspicious if I were you.Least a banged-up tatered tie-wired 6-tone fenderflapper tells the truth about how it was treated. __________________ "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 ~

01-23-2005, 02:49 PM	#40
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,511	now that is tempting as hell.....ugh, what an awsome truck! __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban



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01-23-2005, 02:55 PM	#41
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Thanks for sharing. Excellent example of an original Highlander. Hope it goes to someone who'll appreciate it for what it is. I don't know how you'd go about this but you ought to market it to a collector. If sold on ebay, someone with more money than brains may buy it and turn it into a "me too" truck--> a 4/6 drop, custom wheels and 2001 Silverado seats. If the guy really wants it to go to a good home, I'll keep her safe from harm __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

01-23-2005, 07:01 PM	#42
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Just got an idea,lets buy it and make it the 67-72 board mascot.What`ll it cost,like a buck apiece?`Course I`m putting in $20 to gain controlling interest. __________________ "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 ~

01-24-2005, 11:21 AM	#43
Tennman 71 Chevy 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: McMinnville,Tn. USA Posts: 450	What a great ideal . Just get everyone to put a few dollars in the hat and buy it . Then let every member that donated , drive it a few days and then hand it to the next one . I would want to be one of the first ones though , for i know how some of ya'll drive ! LOL When everyone gets done ,we'll draw a winner , that donated , to get to keep it for life . __________________ Tenn.man(a.k.a.Danny Cummings)

01-24-2005, 11:56 AM	#44
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	SERIOUSLY!!!C`mon y`all!! BTW:there`s only one way to drive a truck like that,like an old man. __________________ "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 ~

01-24-2005, 06:28 PM	#47
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Boy, that is nice. Sure would be fun to look that truck over. __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

01-24-2005, 07:48 PM	#48
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	I would buy that up and throw the camper in the local city dump, put that long bed thing on ebay for 300.00 bucks, chop the frame and back half it and air bag it all the way around with 24"s in the rear and 22"s in the front and put a short bed on it and drive the crap out of it until the engine blows and put in a new LS2 motor out of an 05 vette in it. Just kidding. Just dreaming. Really nice truck. I agree with special-k. Everybody kick in a few buck and make it a board parts chaser truck.

01-27-2005, 11:07 AM	#49
Tennman 71 Chevy 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: McMinnville,Tn. USA Posts: 450	I wonder if anyone has talked to Mr.Witty about this truck ?!?! Have any of you called him about it ?!?! __________________ Tenn.man(a.k.a.Danny Cummings)

01-27-2005, 12:40 PM	#50
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	Wow !!!!... great stock truck ... thats how you use that jack hold down !!! ... i feel stupid __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

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