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Tynee · 07-25-2006, 10:50 AM

Me, my wife (it WAS her great-grandmother's truck, after all), my mother in an emergency situation, the muffler guy, and the guy that did my lower ball-joints (of course, by the time I came to the decision to let someone else do them, I would have happily let anybody run the thing off a cliff!!!).

CochinoFilipino · 07-25-2006, 03:13 PM

Just me so far. But I have no problems lending out any of my vehicles to my family or friends. I absolutley HATE borrowing other peoples vehicles though.

Dick Dale · 07-26-2006, 08:48 PM

I hope to teach my daughter to drive with it. She is only 2 so it will be a while.

ChevyCrazy67 · 07-26-2006, 09:20 PM

nobody yet, including myself.

JAKES 68GMC · 07-26-2006, 09:53 PM

Me and my dad. No one touches the GMC. My mom wanted to drive it once, so I took her for a spin around the camproad. By the time we got back (less than 5 min.) The truck was:
Too old
Too loud
Stinky
Rattely
Uncomfortable
Slow
Rode too rough.......By that time she wasn't done complaining, so I told her to get out.

**Already Gone** · 07-26-2006, 10:23 PM

I bought my truck five years ago..I been thinking and the only drivers since I bought it are me and I let my wife drive it once in a while cause I like to watch the truck driving down the road and she looks super driving the pink & white truck with her long blond hair blowing in the breeze..

My buddy after he did the brakes for me drove it 2 blocks with me riding shotgun and my friend from the front to the back of his bodyshop last year when I had the stake holes filled and the top of the box painted.. Next week I'm taking my truck to get the trans serviced and I'm staying with the truck and will go with the technician for the road test after its serviced...

Sweet72 · 07-26-2006, 10:27 PM

I owed a good friend a favor and let him borrow it to haul trash to the dump... what was worse is he let his wife drive it. It made me sick to see her behind the wheel with a full load of their nasty, smelly, leaking, maggot filled garbage. I cleaned her up (the GMC) and never loaned her out again. Not many people wanted to drive her anyway with her mottled primer paint job.

72 CustomCamper · 07-26-2006, 11:30 PM

I'm the only one that's driven mine, but dad has moved it around in the yard...

72Chevrolet · 07-27-2006, 09:00 PM

In the last 7yrs... only 4. All family but they each basically only drove it once, otherwise its only me.

**basketcase** · 07-28-2006, 02:39 AM

Nobody.........not even me.

I'm hoping to fix that problem by fall though. At least have it so I can run it down the drive and back.

Tom

68C15 · 07-28-2006, 07:26 AM

the only person who drove my 68 other than me was the MIL. this was back when it still had manual drums and steering. she went about 1/4 mile and blew the front brake hoses. since then only me. I at times ask the wife to "just pull it back a little" in the driveway or something like that and she refuses. she says "its too big to see out of" or "too old and uncomfortable" lets see what happens after I finish the stepside. "sorry honey, its too big and old for you" LOL

70c10 · 07-28-2006, 07:32 AM

Since I have owned it, 3 other people. 2 mechanics and my dad.

Bill72BB · 07-28-2006, 10:21 AM

I've let the wife drive it around the block , after I did the headlight conversion so I could see how much brighter the headlights were ,that is the only time someone else has driven BB .

panhandler62 · 07-28-2006, 10:42 AM

Besides me. the only other driver was the guy who did the last inspection on it.. and that was just in and out of the garage

Mudder · 07-28-2006, 03:20 PM

A Bunch!!!! Daughters and son-in-law drive it all the time. I know Lost Wages and Stano have driven it from the board here. Not sure that Wages even remembers it............

1969K10 · 07-28-2006, 03:45 PM

Let's see, my Dad & my "brother" always get a crack at any new driver that I have. Then my sister has driven it 2X. My g/f drove it on a road trip for a tank of gas, and I let the lady where my sister used to board her horse drive it once. And the guy at the exhaust shop & one at the tire shop. those are the only 2 things I don't work on, exhaust & tires... So 7 people total. of them, 3 were willingly...

redneckgirl · 07-28-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cornfed63

Ive never been much for letting anyone drive any of my vehicles. My wife on the other hand will borrow out anything I own. Pi$$es me off to no end!...

I have the same problem, except my husband will loan out anything we own...EXCEPT THE TRUCK...he & I are the only ones who have driven it (so far). There are a select few I would trust it with...very few.

birdie · 07-28-2006, 03:59 PM

I am the only one. Nobody I know is to crazy about a 3 on the tree and standard steering. Come to think of it nobody has even asked.

Pop's72 · 07-28-2006, 05:26 PM

My dad drove the Blazer when we went to pick it up. I figured it was the least I could do since he went with me, oh and since he helped create me.

Elsie72 · 07-28-2006, 09:20 PM

In the last 6 years since I've owned the truck, it's been me, my wife (once) and the alignment guy and the exhaust guy. My brother was the most recent owner, and also did the inspection on it. His wife drove it a couple of times, and my Dad drove it a couple of times. Grandma was the owner before she passed on, and it was bought from her estate by my brother, and Grandad drove it when he was still around. Grandad bought it when it was 2 years old, so I wouldn't know how many drove it before, but there's a good chance that only 10 people have driven this truck since 1974

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-07-2006, 04:00 PM

Besides me, ZERO, I wouldn't even leave the keys at the exhaust shop
when it was there 4 days and it was one of my best friends, sorry huh.

stingray72 · 08-07-2006, 04:02 PM

TONS of people have driven mine. Countless Valets, my friends borrow it to pick up stuff at the store. My parents drive it a lot. Pretty much if I know ya, you can drive it or borrow it. I'm like that with all my vehicles except my vette (and that's only b/c of the sentimental value)

grayw0lf · 08-07-2006, 04:35 PM

Only 1 other person has driven my truck, my dad. He's the only one brave enough to try it!

**Stocker** · 08-07-2006, 06:58 PM

In the 29 years I've owned it, just two people besides myself. My wife has driven it a few times (but not in the past several years), and I loaned it to my son once a few years ago to go hunting.

Jerry Jones · 08-07-2006, 08:01 PM

'ol yeller gets barrowed for the dup runs and long stuff (it has a lumber rack on it).

The black one doesn't get borrowed (even I wont use it for hauling) My cousin is using it right now though because his '69 long step and his 72 GMC are both down... maybe I should think again about him using the truck!

07-25-2006, 10:50 AM	#26
Tynee I miss this truck. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington, KY U.S.A. Posts: 2,863	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Me, my wife (it WAS her great-grandmother's truck, after all), my mother in an emergency situation, the muffler guy, and the guy that did my lower ball-joints (of course, by the time I came to the decision to let someone else do them, I would have happily let anybody run the thing off a cliff!!!). __________________ '07 GMC Acadia SLT. Sweet ride. '08 Crew Cab Z-71 short bed. Really like this truck A LOT.

07-25-2006, 03:13 PM	#27
CochinoFilipino Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Republic of California Posts: 345	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Just me so far. But I have no problems lending out any of my vehicles to my family or friends. I absolutley HATE borrowing other peoples vehicles though. __________________ '67 C10 Short Stepside 5.0TPI/700R4

07-26-2006, 08:48 PM	#28
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I hope to teach my daughter to drive with it. She is only 2 so it will be a while. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

07-26-2006, 09:20 PM	#29
ChevyCrazy67 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dothan Alabama Posts: 2,604	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? nobody yet, including myself. __________________ Kevin 1967 C-10 swb fleetside 1968 C-10 stepside 1999 Z71- sons dd 1999 2wd silverado-my dd 2003 Tahoe- wifes dd

07-26-2006, 09:53 PM	#30
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,212	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Me and my dad. No one touches the GMC. My mom wanted to drive it once, so I took her for a spin around the camproad. By the time we got back (less than 5 min.) The truck was: Too old Too loud Stinky Rattely Uncomfortable Slow Rode too rough.......By that time she wasn't done complaining, so I told her to get out.

07-26-2006, 10:23 PM	#31
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,139	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I bought my truck five years ago..I been thinking and the only drivers since I bought it are me and I let my wife drive it once in a while cause I like to watch the truck driving down the road and she looks super driving the pink & white truck with her long blond hair blowing in the breeze.. My buddy after he did the brakes for me drove it 2 blocks with me riding shotgun and my friend from the front to the back of his bodyshop last year when I had the stake holes filled and the top of the box painted.. Next week I'm taking my truck to get the trans serviced and I'm staying with the truck and will go with the technician for the road test after its serviced... __________________ 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

07-26-2006, 10:27 PM	#32
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I owed a good friend a favor and let him borrow it to haul trash to the dump... what was worse is he let his wife drive it. It made me sick to see her behind the wheel with a full load of their nasty, smelly, leaking, maggot filled garbage. I cleaned her up (the GMC) and never loaned her out again. Not many people wanted to drive her anyway with her mottled primer paint job. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

07-26-2006, 11:30 PM	#33
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I'm the only one that's driven mine, but dad has moved it around in the yard... __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

07-27-2006, 09:00 PM	#34
72Chevrolet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 107	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? In the last 7yrs... only 4. All family but they each basically only drove it once, otherwise its only me.

07-28-2006, 02:39 AM	#35
basketcase Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Edgerton OH USA Posts: 633	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Nobody.........not even me. I'm hoping to fix that problem by fall though. At least have it so I can run it down the drive and back. Tom __________________ '69 swb stepside in progress. '59 Corvette lifetime project

07-28-2006, 07:26 AM	#36
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? the only person who drove my 68 other than me was the MIL. this was back when it still had manual drums and steering. she went about 1/4 mile and blew the front brake hoses. since then only me. I at times ask the wife to "just pull it back a little" in the driveway or something like that and she refuses. she says "its too big to see out of" or "too old and uncomfortable" lets see what happens after I finish the stepside. "sorry honey, its too big and old for you" LOL

07-28-2006, 07:32 AM	#37
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Since I have owned it, 3 other people. 2 mechanics and my dad. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

07-28-2006, 10:21 AM	#38
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I've let the wife drive it around the block , after I did the headlight conversion so I could see how much brighter the headlights were ,that is the only time someone else has driven BB . __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

07-28-2006, 10:42 AM	#39
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Besides me. the only other driver was the guy who did the last inspection on it.. and that was just in and out of the garage __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....

07-28-2006, 03:20 PM	#40
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? A Bunch!!!! Daughters and son-in-law drive it all the time. I know Lost Wages and Stano have driven it from the board here. Not sure that Wages even remembers it............



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07-28-2006, 03:45 PM	#41
1969K10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 733	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Let's see, my Dad & my "brother" always get a crack at any new driver that I have. Then my sister has driven it 2X. My g/f drove it on a road trip for a tank of gas, and I let the lady where my sister used to board her horse drive it once. And the guy at the exhaust shop & one at the tire shop. those are the only 2 things I don't work on, exhaust & tires... So 7 people total. of them, 3 were willingly...

07-28-2006, 03:59 PM	#43
birdie Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rouleau, Saskatchewan Posts: 87	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? I am the only one. Nobody I know is to crazy about a 3 on the tree and standard steering. Come to think of it nobody has even asked.

07-28-2006, 05:26 PM	#44
Pop's72 It's ok to stare... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 669	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? My dad drove the Blazer when we went to pick it up. I figured it was the least I could do since he went with me, oh and since he helped create me. __________________ -Matt 1971 Blazer/Jimmy : Factory 2WD, Factory AC, Crate 350

07-28-2006, 09:20 PM	#45
Elsie72 Chinook Arch Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: High River, Alberta, Canada Posts: 218	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? In the last 6 years since I've owned the truck, it's been me, my wife (once) and the alignment guy and the exhaust guy. My brother was the most recent owner, and also did the inspection on it. His wife drove it a couple of times, and my Dad drove it a couple of times. Grandma was the owner before she passed on, and it was bought from her estate by my brother, and Grandad drove it when he was still around. Grandad bought it when it was 2 years old, so I wouldn't know how many drove it before, but there's a good chance that only 10 people have driven this truck since 1974 __________________ 1972 GMC 1500 Custom - Bought used by Grandpa in '74, currently back on the road after a long hiatus. Elsie's truck 2.5" dual exhaust with Hooker Aero Chambers Holley 670 Street Avenger Edelbrock Performer RPM on GMPP 290HP 350 ECE drop 3.5/5

08-07-2006, 04:00 PM	#46
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Besides me, ZERO, I wouldn't even leave the keys at the exhaust shop when it was there 4 days and it was one of my best friends, sorry huh. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-07-2006, 04:02 PM	#47
stingray72 Red Headed Step Child Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,216	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? TONS of people have driven mine. Countless Valets, my friends borrow it to pick up stuff at the store. My parents drive it a lot. Pretty much if I know ya, you can drive it or borrow it. I'm like that with all my vehicles except my vette (and that's only b/c of the sentimental value) __________________ "Dinner, the perfect break between work and drunk" -Homer Simpson

08-07-2006, 04:35 PM	#48
grayw0lf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Clanton, AL Posts: 1,253	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? Only 1 other person has driven my truck, my dad. He's the only one brave enough to try it! __________________ 85' CUCV M1009!!! The newest addition! 6.2diesel, Th400, NP208, & only 36k miles! 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside - Looking good these days! 05' Dodge Neon 88' Winner Escape Sport 1750 - 4.3v6 94' Seadoo SP 84' Honda TRX200, bare nekkid. Just a frame & tires. Always looking for another project or any good deal!

08-07-2006, 06:58 PM	#49
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,692	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? In the 29 years I've owned it, just two people besides myself. My wife has driven it a few times (but not in the past several years), and I loaned it to my son once a few years ago to go hunting. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

08-07-2006, 08:01 PM	#50
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: How many ppl have driven your truck? 'ol yeller gets barrowed for the dup runs and long stuff (it has a lumber rack on it). The black one doesn't get borrowed (even I wont use it for hauling) My cousin is using it right now though because his '69 long step and his 72 GMC are both down... maybe I should think again about him using the truck! __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

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