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Re: most original 60-66 truck in existence?
Every once in awhile you just get this feeling something neat is going to surprise you today. Yesterday was that day. I spotted this truck driving in to a car show yesterday. 10,340 miles, original black paint, 1966 short stepside. This is the third documented 1966 I've seen with 16 inch wheels. Rarely found in black.
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Definitely qualifies for this category, thanks for exposing this awesome find 60-66. Interesting to see the white painted rear bumper, most bumpers of this style were painted silver on the West Coast. These type of bumpers usually get removed when these trucks hit the show circuit ( the beige gem top '65 had evidence of this ). IMO, this C 10 would look much better without the raised white letter "low profile" 16" radials, a set of black wall tall and skinny 215-85-16s would be the cats meow.
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Very Nice Jon, did you try?
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Re: most original 60-66 truck in existence?
[QUOTE=60-66;7577743]Every once in awhile you just get this feeling something neat is going to surprise you today. Yesterday was that day. I spotted this truck driving in to a car show yesterday. 10,340 miles, original black paint, 1966 short stepside. This is the third documented 1966 I've seen with 16 inch wheels. Rarely found in black.
Neat-o! How did the engine fare? And the bed wood? PS: I love it when my favorite thread comes back to life!
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Ha ! you bet Wally , had to ask. Owner I don't think will ever sell. Been in the family since new. [/QUOTE]Neat-o! How did the engine fare? And the bed wood? [/QUOTE] I didn't get pictures ! Was to busy drooling I guess. Truck really needs a good detailing. Owner did the mechanical's and washed it , then I spotted some recent modifications like an incorrect aftermarket RH mirror and one or two small details. Engine paint was about 50% and wood was nice though. ![]()
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Per Factorystock's request, here's the '66 Custom Camper photo I ran across online. It appears to be all-original (judging by the paint wear on the mirrors) with the correct lock ring wheels.... a rare sight.
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Thanks for posting up that black truck. I wondered how a base trim level black truck would look with the white grill/bumpers. Think I'll be painting my '64 like it.
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Just read about this one a gentleman on the '60-66 Chevy Trucks Facebook group came across. He said he waited outside the grocery store just to meet the owner. It was bought in '63, always garaged, & has about 13,000 original miles.
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Heres another one fresh out of the building. Bought this in 2008 . Doing a little re arranging in the building to fit more trucks ! 1960 C30 . Hazard flasher, windshield washers, power brakes, 283 , all 6 original BF Goodrich Silvertown tires still have the nubs on them. Story was it was owned by a John Deere dealer in New York. Owner was in his 90s and had passed in 2007.
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Very interesting. Proof that low miles does not always equate to pristine condition. In this case, pictures DON'T tell the story! Engine paint for instance gives the impression of much more use than a scant 500 times around on the mile counter. And what's up with that graham cracker floor mat? I've seen flawless mats in 75K mile trucks. ?
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The pics do tell a lot to go with VERY low miles ..... paint under ignition switch ,seat, mirror arms, mud flaps, tires, heater hoses/clamps batt cables, nothing molested, ECT...
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Beautiful, I love that the hazards still have the little tags and it has the original key chain. What's with that big square washer bottle? I've never seen one like that before
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VERY NICE Jon, now maybe you can give me the one ton with the bent frame?
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Thanks Wally , if this one was a dump bed like the 64 is I might consider that . PS the 4x4 panel is up by the metal man Steve.
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Great find. If it was perfect we would know Chevrolet didn't build it. Trucks were made to beat up.
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Oops! Sorry Jon, that's not how I meant my comments to come across. I was just saying that even an extremely low mile truck can show a surprising amount of less than perfect cosmetics. The floor mat especially in this case. It's puzzling to see some mats endure very well, and then some disintegrate with no miles on them.
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Thank you for posting Jon, a great addition to this thread!!
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great post and all trucks are sweet. hard to pick one
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Man those are great looking trucks, outstanding! Although I'm of the realm of modifying, I do love and respect the originality pieces as well, so classic and classy.
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Excellent addition to this thread 60-66. This is what this thread is all about, most original and best preserved. IMO, we want a chance see them the way they looked in the prime of their life, before the repaints, before the wheel change, before the engine change, before the reupholstry. In other words, a visual history lesson.
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