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Location: Orangeburg SC
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Re: Brand Loyalty
Well, Im brand loyal granted my trucks sucks with heavy loads
 You cant see whats in the garage though 
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10-02-2006, 10:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mtn Home, AR
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Re: Brand Loyalty
'97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited - Silver Orvis Edition - 19,000 miles. An unbelievable butt-ugly tan & dark green & red piping leather inside - who thinks of these stupid color combos ??? I just got it last month with LOW LOW retiree-driven miles. Now my daily driver, even though it's probably too rare to use it that way. Bought it too cheap not to use it up, though.
'96 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo - 'ole Red - 248,000 Miles on the inline 6 and will pull (or jump) stumps as needed - it's been treated like a Jeep & still looks & drives new. Never ever been waxed & the paint still looks new. How did they do that, I wonder ?????? '92 Buick Roadmonster - 78,000 miles - the last of the Big American Iron. My wife's daily driver/tank - loaded, leather, & a super comfortable car for trips, but automatically turns right straight into the driveway of every gas station it sees - (a truly nasty habit). Shoulda bought stock in Texaco & Exxon when I bought this one. Same color as my '68 Chevy truck. '74 VW Superbeetle Gold Convertible "Sunbug" - truly rare, one of about 500 +/- made, I'm the original owner & holding at 75,000 miles --- it's in storage awaiting a (maybe someday) showroom restore. Still looks new, and worth about three times what I paid for it; going up every day '68 Chevy C-10 short stepside - 350/350 & 5 bolt Ralley rims. My avatar which "looks good at 20 feet" & very much a (sloooooow)work in progress. Probably the most fun to drive of all of them except the VW 'vert. |
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10-02-2006, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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In order of age (but not really before beauty!)::::
"VICTOR " a 1952 GMC COE (GMC 302 inline 6)(Clark 5-speed, Eaton 2- speed rear axle 19,500GVW) runs completely all there "PEARL" a 1957 Willys Wagon (stock) driver "DUNCAN " a 1958 Willys Truck (Chevy drive train) in process "LITTLE" a 1961 Willys CJ (Chevy drive train) daily driver " CECIL" a 1967 K-20 front clip on a 69 K-20 fleet, 383,SM465,NP205 Eaton rear Dana 44 front 4.10:1 "stump puller"!!) in process " EARL" a 1968WillysTruck(Buick 350,factory with em in the 60s) daily driver "MARYLIN" a 1975 3/4 Jeep Truck (stock 10,000 GVW)driver "VIVIAN" a 1979 Mercedes 300 diesel (wifes car) daily driver "ROXY" a 1985 Jeep Wagoneer (stock)( " " ). driver We have all of the PINKs also!
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10-02-2006, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada
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Re: Brand Loyalty
71 C10, and a 1987 Honda Accord daily beater. I like all brands but have a preference for (old) GM trucks and Ford and Pontiac cars.
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10-02-2006, 10:29 PM
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Just hang'n around
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Camano Island WA
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I like GM cars and trucks. I always have. By the way Colorado's are really not Chevys....they are Izuzu.
I do let other makes park in my driveway though...reluctantly...there is a tax though depending on what make and model you drive 
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10-02-2006, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I've had a lot of great cars/trucks. In order of purchase:
1972 Pontiac Grand Prix (bad ass muscle) 1970 'Cuda 1986 Toyota 4x4 1977 Datsun 280z 1993 Toyota Extra Cab 4x4 1975 GMC 4x4 SWB 1992 Toyota 4x4 1989 Toyota 4Runner 1960 Chevy C10 LWB 1968 VW Bug 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab SWB 1973 Chevy C10 4x4 SWB 1969 Chevy C10 LWB (current project) Wife had a Honda Accord when we met, I bought her a 1998 Chevy Malibu when we got married, we will trade it next year for a Dodge Ram 2500 Biodiesel 4x4 (3/4 ton version of my old truck). I try to get what I feel is the "best of breed". I'm not a big Ford fan and Mopar gets expensive. Some day I will get either my Corvette or a Cadillac CTX. Last edited by jimmydean; 10-02-2006 at 11:54 PM. |
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10-03-2006, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Southern Pines NC
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Re: Brand Loyalty
any thing but a Yugo or Fiat
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10-03-2006, 12:31 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Arkansas
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Well ! This little thread sure stirred a bunch of input. Thanks ! Now for my current list of insurance liabilities.
2002 Chevy Tahoe ( wifes' daily driver ) 1999 Ford Interceptor Crown Vic ( my road car ) 1979 Ford F-150 Indy 500 truck ( daily driver , and yes I have 2 of them ) 1979 Ford F-150 Indy 500 truck ( currently at resto shop in line ) 1991 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe ( Wifes' supercharged Sunday driver ) 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 ( My Sunday driver. PERFECT ground up resto ) 1972 Chevy C-30 car hauler ( project truck I'm building. 454 , TH400 etc... ) 1967 Ford galaxie 500 ( 390 auto car that belonged to my grandfather ) 1967 Chevy C-10 ( currently in pieces , was my other grandfathers ) 1976 Pontiac Trans Am ( 455 car with a 4 speed currently for sale on ebay ) 1976 Pontiac Trans Am ( Complete 400 auto parts car for previous T/A. ) As you can see I bounce around with respect to makes. Cars I've owned previously reads like a catalog of American muscle. Formerly owned insurance liabilities ; A 1970 Yenko Deuce Nova A 1970 Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator 2 1969 Torino Cobras with bench seats one auto and one 4 speed 1971 Torino Cobra 429CJ 4 speed ( my favorite care ever ! ) 1971 Torino Cobra 351 4 speed 2 1970 Torino Cobras one with a base 429 and the other a 429CJ 1969 Chevelle SS ( ground up resto wifes first car 375 hp, 396 4 gear ) 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 with a 421 1967 Fairlane GTA 1971 Torino GT convertible 1967 SS Impala convertible 396 4 speed 1967 Impala convertible 327 auto 1970 SS 454 Monte Carlo ( probably the most fun car I ever owned ) 1972 Monte Carlo 350/350 buckets etc... 1972 Chevelle former race car restored to Freddy Fryar and Marty Robbins race trim 1968 Montego convertible 390 GT auto 1963 Galaxie XL 390 auto 1963 Galaxie 4 door with Interceptor 390 ( former US Govt. issue cop car ) 1970 Roadrunner GTX 440 4 gear 2 1970 Roadrunners one 440 4 gear and one 440 auto ETC ... ETC ,.... ETC ..... Man I wish I had some of those cars back ! Dean
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10-03-2006, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Leader, S.K.
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I'm a GM guy all the way and was pretty disgusted with myself when up untill a few months ago all I had in my yard was a 1993 Taurus and a 1981 F150, granted one was the girlfriends car and the other I only used to haul garbage but still. Luckily I got my 1970 GMC Sierra Grande and don't mind driving in public anymore
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10-03-2006, 02:23 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: cornville, maine
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I have no brand loyalty whatsoever, I buy what strikes me as sensible.
When Chevies are good I buy them, when not, I dont. Right now I have a Scion (toyota) for our front line daily car, but I also have 5 chevrolets, 2 pontiacs, 1 Ford, 1 Dodge, 1 Willys. I'd love to have an old Bug, or a Model A. The Chevy trucks I have of 67-72 vintage I got because they are cheap to run and repair. They have decent looks, but its a money thing with me. When they become expensive, they go.
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jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers |
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10-03-2006, 03:18 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chula Vista, California
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I'm not loyal to any brand, but there is a soft spot in my heart for old
domestic pick-up trucks. Besides the two trucks in my signature I own: '79 Mercedes 300 CD (diesel coupe, Euro model)-daily driver '83 Porsche 928 S (Germany's version of a Corvette)-weekend driver '90 Ford E-350 box van (U-haul look alike, diesel powered & smog exempt) '95 Honda XR600 (street legal dirt bike).
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rwgregory 67 GMC 2500 ,2w/d wide box 305 V-6, 4-speed |
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10-03-2006, 05:33 AM
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It's ok to stare...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
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Re: Brand Loyalty
Okay I'll play...
1971 Blazer 2wd 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Coupe (My daily driver) 2003.5 Infiniti G35 Sedan (Wife's car) Whenever the wife and I go anywhere we (meaning I) drive the G35. The GTP will be the last FWD drive car I own and it really hasn't done anything for me in terms of GM brand loyalty. |
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10-03-2006, 08:27 AM
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Woof?
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Raleigh, NC
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All lined up in the sig. Except for one recently sold car which I was too embarassed to put in it. Sold off a '91 Escort and bought a '00 Chrysler minivan for work. The cool part is that I got $600 for the Escort, and paid $600 for the van. The guy said the van's engine was shot. It's amazing what replacing a never-replaced set of spark plugs will do for a "shot" engine. :P
What might be interesting is a "list all the cars you've ever owned" thread. That'd take me a few hours to figure out, as I think the grand total is over 60 cars by now. :P
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1968 LWB CST BB 2004 Avalanche Z71 LT3. 2003 S-10 ZR2 (hers). 1997 Astro 1992 Caprice wagon, 500k stock miles. Nursing wounds after a bad wreck. 1997 Saturn - need gas mileage from something! Last edited by Werewolf; 10-03-2006 at 08:28 AM. |
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10-03-2006, 08:44 AM
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I am not a big lover of the '60's and '70's fords but if I can buy this barn find as cheap as I think I can I will probably spring for it. I haven't actually seen it yet but the son in law says it shows 47,000 miles on it......
 http://showcase.netins.net/web/backt...Ford%20Pickup/ LockDoc
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10-03-2006, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: the netherlands europe
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in the couple a years i own my licence i've usually drove clunkers trading them in or bring them to the wreckers and buy another one , i've been lucky sofar in the repair department .
1 opel manta A 1.9 1 opel manta B 1.9 on propane 1 mini cooper 1.3 rusted beyond repair 1 ford escort mexico (turned out to be stolen after sliding out of a corner and dove of a dock into the water 1 day after buying it and registering it to my name this made me dislike ford ever since) 1 opel corsa diesel (my verry first car after getting my licence) 1 1969 chevrolet camaro (whent to oregon and bought it put in in a garage with the idea to import it to europe never drove it though since it had no motor and trans and had to sell it because of financial problems ) 3 opel astra station (a 94 turbodiesel, 95 on propane ,and a 98 on propane) 2 opel kadett (both gas) 1 mitsubishi diesel 1 peugeot 205 1.4 actually whent quite nice as it was a featherweight 1 volkswagen rabbit type II diesel 1 chevrolet C20 pickup the future plan is to either rebuild the C20 and repair the rust on it or buy another C35 dually and use both cars to make 1 dually narrow wheelbase with fleetside bed for me and another car to sell on i've been nudging towarth GM generally but havent been dissapointed in the other marks ive driven with the exeption of ford
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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10-03-2006, 08:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Oklahoma City
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well i work for Ford but as you can see in my sig I no longer own one. I have had several mustangs and ford trucks. When i got my '71 from my old man i soon after bought my Tahoe and soon after that sold my last ford truck i had. Since then just recently bought the silverado, didn't need it but WAY too cheap to pass up.
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2008 Ford FX2 Screw 1971 C10 project in shop now! 2004 Pontiac Grandam (wifes) 2000 Cavalier z24 (gas saver) |
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10-03-2006, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: sedalia mo
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2003 Silverado Z-71
2000 TransAm Ws6 1969 Chevy c10 |
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10-03-2006, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bel Air, Maryland
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I've always been GM brand loyal, as was my father before me. I have owned a handful of Pontiacs, a couple Caddy's but mostly Chevrolets. (but I have to 'fess up to owning a Datsun when I was in high school - had it about a year)
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10-03-2006, 11:13 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: Brand Loyalty
00 z71
67 c-10 58 Apache
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Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride  American Born, Country by the Grace of God  1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! |
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10-03-2006, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I'm not really brand loyal, but I'm trying to be American loyal.
I'd rather not send the profits overseas, regardless of where the car is built. That said, I've owned a few foreign cars in the past. At the moment, this is what I have: 1970 Dodge Challenger 1972 Chevy C20 2000 Buick Regal GS (daily beater) The wife drives a different company car every day and more than half are domestic, but they don't count. Having a new car all the time sure is nice though!
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1972 C20, 402/700R4 - My first classic truck, bought in September 2005. 85% transformed from "Farm" to "Cool" status! 1970 Dodge Challenger 440, 4sp (my other toy) 12.67 @ 117 MPH, with a pathetic 2.022 60' 2007 Dodge Charger SRT-8 2008 Cadillac CTS All-American garage, baby! |
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10-03-2006, 11:37 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Clinton, TN
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I drive a 1999 Jeep Wrangler and my wife has a 2006 Ford Fusion. I also just bought a 1969 C10 that I am trying to restore. I think the new Chevrolet cars and trucks are not made very well. if I bought a new truck today id would be a Ford. If I had my choice it would be anything that is earlier than 1986 for Chevy.
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10-03-2006, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Spokane , Wash.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
I'm Chevy loyal , up thru '72 . Then it's anything but Chevy. Current list:
64 Biscayne 68 c10 cst 70 c30 longhorn 72 c10 cheyenne super 98 jeep wrangler ( my favorite) 01 ranger ( girl's) 02 mazda pro 5 ( girl's) 05 mazda 3 ( wife's) 05 ram 3500 diesel ( daily driver) Sorry , no GM's after 1972 . Later .........................................409 01 ranger 02
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Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD) |
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10-03-2006, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Owensboro KY
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Re: Brand Loyalty
For cars and trucks it is GM all the way, but all my farm tractors wear a blue oval.
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Drew '71 Chevy 350/TH350 Hugger Orange Currently just a rolling frame, body work soon to follow!!! Check out my Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212927 Daily Driver: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with more gears than pistons 
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10-03-2006, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Northwest, GA
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Re: Brand Loyalty
In the past couple of years - 11 Chevy's/GMC's and 1 Jeep.
Pretty brand loyal. 
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10-03-2006, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dickson,Tn
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Re: Brand Loyalty
all chevys in this family....
1968 surburban 4x4 (my baby I'm restoreing) 1977 blazer 4x4 (next restore job) 1998 truck Z71 my d/driver 2000 truck Z71 my husbands and 5 more chevys belonging to the kids. Pickles |
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