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The family still hasn't found the keys so I had to climb through the back window to unlock the door but what neat stuff inside! Everything is just like it was when they parked it. Everything is inside including the snake bite kit, rifle cleaning kit, games and petrified toilet paper lol
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First, a HUGE congrats on getting that truck, that is amazing
The story behind it is priceless along with all the 'trinkets' still inside the truck, ...and the original condition is unreal. How cool is it, when you can sit behind the wheel and just imagine where the Young (at the time) couple had taken it. A really neat truck, please keep the pics coming and keep us posted
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I got the chance to cut the chain locking the hood shut today! Very nice to see the original engine and mostly intact. I guess he felt the need for the "super high performance dual air filter" and "addon dual snorkel" 😉
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Great story!
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Gosh, I can’t help but wonder if he painted the truck gold when it was near new? Is the red underneath all that unmolested? I’ve never done it, what if the gold was sanded off to the original red?
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Joking of course, but either he really was trying his best to seal the thing up, or their last trip was in a cold area. SO so cool to see all the original stuff on this truck...
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So glad it went to a real good home. I would have loved to own that one.
Take good care of it. I know you will.
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LOL, I like that Dixie cup dispenser!!!
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Lol there is a toothpick dispensers as well! Everything you needed to live in and more
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This is like finding and opening the “Arc Of The Covenant “ ! Congratulations on your perseverance...
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I keep coming back to look at this cool truck
Just noticed the mirror brackets. The 'fly-swatter' type bracket used with the larger mirrors...
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Every time I look at this truck I find more stuff! The mirror brackets are very unique, he must have replaced the mirrors at some point but I'm glad he left the brackets
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Spent the evening pulling removing some stuff from the dash/window coverings and pulled the air cleaner.
Looks like someone added cruise control from a Chrysler at some point. It's a Perfect circle like Chevrolet used so that's kind of neat. Not a bad installation job. I pulled the oil stick and was very impressed to see like new oil and at the top of the full mark.
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all the cardboard and paper on dash preserved everything very well
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Thanks for posting pics, very cool stuff
Post#66, photo #4, what is the knob left of ash tray?
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The knob is for the cruise control
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I was able to pull all the bed box doors and found some cool stuff!
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Everything was still in it ready to go on the next trip
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I have unbolted the coach and jacked up the truck, blocked up the camper from the lift points and let the truck down so we have seperation. Probably going to pull the truck out from underneath of it sometime later this week or Saturday. I have pulled most of the good stuff out and I think I have someone who is going to take it away... I hate to get rid of it but the roof and walls are all completely rotted :/
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On a positive note I gave the hood and front of the truck a little bath which removed some of the saddle/gold paint revealing the original red paint!
One of the coolest things I have found is this..
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Don't let that emblem of the hunter, on the back of the camper, go with it, that looks cool!!!
A member on my Pontiac website, is an engineer. He's now retired. Told a story of how farmers used to drain the crankcases of their tractors in the winter. They' put the oil in large glass containers. The sediment would fall to the bottom. They'd siphon off the clear oil and put it back in the tractor, and top it off with new oil (yes, this was a LONG time ago!!!) BUT, I was wondering about the same situation with your 327 in this awesome pickup??? Carry on!!! Thanks for sharing, can't wait for next installment!!! |
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Wow it is like opening a time capsule with all the stuff you are digging out.
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Always wanted a service truck, camper/coach has gone to a new owner
After looking the bed over I believe the truck had a previous life as a service truck or something. The camper had been built specific for the large wheel wells in the bed and the bed has a few areas with some large holes drilled that had been taped over before the camper was installed.
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