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pickup nut · 08-27-2004, 11:18 AM

In '68 I was heading to Ft. Benning Georgia

. Getting ready for an even longer trip

( 173rd Airborne brigade, border

ranger,RVN '69-'70) Ended up staying in for 6 years.My old man bought a '68 swb step side in '69 with about 600 miles on it from a bud of his. Then pop bought another car and decided he didn't need a truck.He sold it to a guy he worked with in early '70.This guy has had the truck every since.He always said if he ever got rid of the truck he would let us get it back.I called him about every 5 years asking if he wanted to sell the truck ,But the answer was always no.About 6 months ago I called this time he said " well I guess I will go ahead and give ya'll the truck back" I said "cool man I 'll come on up and we will get together on a price" He replied" No ,I said I was going to give you the truck back come on and get it".Ya'll might remember the post with the black '68 that everybody said it was the only one they had ever seen with factory trim on the cab of a step side.Took me over 30 years but I got this one back.

Joe67 · 08-27-2004, 11:53 AM

I was barely walking yet

fatfords · 08-27-2004, 01:02 PM

In 72 I was 10, and since it's almost fall, I was getting ready for my first hunting season. Poked lots of holes in the sky with my single shot .410, but the dove, pheasant and quail were very safe!
Dad had his 69 or 70 C10-and I drove on the highway for the first time that year! Gotta love rural Kansas and moving farm equipment from field to field with whatever child was avaialble to drive!

**Canadian694x4** · 08-27-2004, 01:11 PM

In Nov. of 1968 my Father was 18 and my Mother was just turning all of 11 and they hadn't even met yet...needless to say I wasn't even a thought yet!

GMan69 · 08-27-2004, 01:45 PM

In '69 I was a sophomore in h.s. Still had my paper route and worked after school at a local grocery. My father retired in December of that year and bought a new VW bug for $1838.00 cash. I learned to drive a 4- speed in that car under his watchful eye.

Actually it really would chirp the tires going into 2nd pretty easily. One of my teachers had a '67 CST long bed fleetside and from right then, I knew I had to own one eventually. Best lookin' trucks on the planet.

ryanroo · 08-27-2004, 01:45 PM

my dad had just turned 16 so i was a ways off but my truck was purchased new by my grandfather in late summer of 72 and i am the second owner. i remember my dad saying he was afraid of the newfangled 4x4 and thought he was going to bust the frontend off of it so he wouldn't drive it much at first then a few months later he bought a 67 4x4 k20 that he painted fire engine red.... i really wish he'd have kept it
Ryan

69sixpackbee · 08-27-2004, 02:40 PM

freshman in HS

**CPNE** · 08-27-2004, 02:56 PM

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drummin'.
Four dead in Ohio.

- CSNY

I shouted out,
Who killed the kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me

- Rolling Stones

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;

- Country Joe and the Fish

Great vehicles, horrible period in US History. Was in grade school/ Jr High and watched a lot of nightly news.

biglou55 · 08-27-2004, 03:02 PM

I was 21(truck 71) working as a mechanic for the town i grew up in counting the years until retirement. (eleven years left) I now work for the state as a carpenter

**Yukon Jack** · 08-27-2004, 03:25 PM

I was 2 in 1969 so wasn't doing much and as for my 70 K5, I was 3, still not doing much at least that I can remember.

**passthebuck** · 08-27-2004, 10:14 PM

My trucks are 67's & I was born in '73. I was a few eggs up the chain & my dad was thinking "I think we need to have a boy, these two girls I've had so far have been nothing but trouble." & that was it & shortly thereafter, along I came. The first time I sat in my green '67 was 1980 & I & my uncle drove to the water treatment plant that he managed in town - Kenton, Manitoba.

Zonaman · 09-01-2004, 11:50 AM

OK this is a pretty big group. I just wanted reassure myself I wasn't the oldest guy on this list. The oldest person posting enough actual numbers to calculate was 49. But I stopped doing the math after the first page or so. I think some of our Vietnam Vets

beat that. I'm almost afraid to guess the age of the youngest pup behind the wheel, but I'd start the "bidding" at 16. So what about it? Who's the Oldest; who's the youngest?

zooza · 08-27-2004, 04:22 PM

In '72 i was just starting first grade. Had a huge crush on Emily Ivy ( the prettiest girl) But I was so shy , she never knew of my love. sigh.....

Warbones · 08-27-2004, 04:23 PM

I think maybe I was a bun in the oven. Might have been keeping the rents awake also . Hard telling.

franko72 · 08-27-2004, 04:25 PM

I was 10 years old putting models together,and getting rides to little league baseball in the back of a new 72

No3Fan4Ever · 08-27-2004, 04:30 PM

In 1970 I was a freshman in high school in Milford, Connecticut

dallas71 · 08-27-2004, 04:34 PM

I was 9 and probably playing hockey or putting together models...(plastic ones)

Zonaman · 08-27-2004, 04:46 PM

13, watching the USA land a couple of guys on the moon for the first time.

68cajun · 08-27-2004, 04:54 PM

I have a 68 and was born in 67. I was 1 and being bad i'm sure.

Huskerboy2 · 08-27-2004, 04:54 PM

1972 - Soiling myself, most likely, and trying to master that walking thing. It really doesn't sound a whole lot different than today.

toms68cst · 08-27-2004, 05:11 PM

In 68 I was a 3rd grader in an elementary school in Bar Harbor Maine.

Things I remember: Learning how to driver tractor, Playing on our hobby farm on Mount Desert Island and driving my mom and dad crazy.

Southpa · 08-27-2004, 06:15 PM

LOL, this is a great thread! I see many of you weren't even the glint in the milkman's eye yet.

I was 11 yrs old in 1970, recently moved from Battle Creek, Mi. to North Bay, Ont. (airforce brat). I guess I remember a bit of trouble and strife living 100 miles from Detroit. But I was too busy being a kid.

OLDROCK&ROLLER · 08-27-2004, 06:20 PM

1972 I remember it like yesterday. I was 23 years young. Rocking to the 8 track. First tape I bought was The Guess Who.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-27-2004, 07:21 PM

I guess I was aalittle fish since I was net even born yet???

kingsolver72 · 08-27-2004, 07:27 PM

I have two trucks,in 68 the year my first truck was built I was getting ready to start fist grade in Castle rock Colo.In 72 I was probably getting my butt whipped with a hot wheels track,which that year also happens to coinside with the birth of my wife.Oh yea Bob Moore I did basic training in Fort Sill.That Artillery camp was a good experience for me.

08-27-2004, 11:53 AM	#2
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	I was barely walking yet __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

08-27-2004, 01:02 PM	#3
fatfords Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 350	In 72 I was 10, and since it's almost fall, I was getting ready for my first hunting season. Poked lots of holes in the sky with my single shot .410, but the dove, pheasant and quail were very safe! Dad had his 69 or 70 C10-and I drove on the highway for the first time that year! Gotta love rural Kansas and moving farm equipment from field to field with whatever child was avaialble to drive! __________________ '56 F-100 (w/all GM stuff) Lookin' for another parts chaser! '05 GMC crew cab

08-27-2004, 01:11 PM	#4
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	In Nov. of 1968 my Father was 18 and my Mother was just turning all of 11 and they hadn't even met yet...needless to say I wasn't even a thought yet! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

08-27-2004, 01:45 PM	#5
GMan69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hernando, MS USA Posts: 1,152	In '69 I was a sophomore in h.s. Still had my paper route and worked after school at a local grocery. My father retired in December of that year and bought a new VW bug for $1838.00 cash. I learned to drive a 4- speed in that car under his watchful eye. Actually it really would chirp the tires going into 2nd pretty easily. One of my teachers had a '67 CST long bed fleetside and from right then, I knew I had to own one eventually. Best lookin' trucks on the planet. __________________ George Morgan Hernando, MS '69 C-10 swb fleetside '72 GMC swb Stepside

08-27-2004, 01:45 PM	#6
ryanroo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: sw colorado Posts: 2,720	my dad had just turned 16 so i was a ways off but my truck was purchased new by my grandfather in late summer of 72 and i am the second owner. i remember my dad saying he was afraid of the newfangled 4x4 and thought he was going to bust the frontend off of it so he wouldn't drive it much at first then a few months later he bought a 67 4x4 k20 that he painted fire engine red.... i really wish he'd have kept it Ryan __________________ 72 K20 12v build 72 K20 "parts truck" A place for your diesel swap questions

08-27-2004, 11:18 AM	#1
pickup nut Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Va. Posts: 14	In '68 I was heading to Ft. Benning Georgia . Getting ready for an even longer trip ( 173rd Airborne brigade, border ranger,RVN '69-'70) Ended up staying in for 6 years.My old man bought a '68 swb step side in '69 with about 600 miles on it from a bud of his. Then pop bought another car and decided he didn't need a truck.He sold it to a guy he worked with in early '70.This guy has had the truck every since.He always said if he ever got rid of the truck he would let us get it back.I called him about every 5 years asking if he wanted to sell the truck ,But the answer was always no.About 6 months ago I called this time he said " well I guess I will go ahead and give ya'll the truck back" I said "cool man I 'll come on up and we will get together on a price" He replied" No ,I said I was going to give you the truck back come on and get it".Ya'll might remember the post with the black '68 that everybody said it was the only one they had ever seen with factory trim on the cab of a step side.Took me over 30 years but I got this one back.

08-27-2004, 02:40 PM	#7
69sixpackbee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sabinal, Texas Posts: 1,706	freshman in HS

08-27-2004, 02:56 PM	#8
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'. We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drummin'. Four dead in Ohio. - CSNY I shouted out, Who killed the kennedys? When after all It was you and me - Rolling Stones And it's one, two, three, What are we fighting for ? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, Next stop is Vietnam; - Country Joe and the Fish Great vehicles, horrible period in US History. Was in grade school/ Jr High and watched a lot of nightly news. __________________ 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

08-27-2004, 03:02 PM	#9
biglou55 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Greenfield Mass. Posts: 551	I was 21(truck 71) working as a mechanic for the town i grew up in counting the years until retirement. (eleven years left) I now work for the state as a carpenter __________________ Certifiably crazy person

08-27-2004, 03:25 PM	#10
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	I was 2 in 1969 so wasn't doing much and as for my 70 K5, I was 3, still not doing much at least that I can remember. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

08-27-2004, 10:14 PM	#11
passthebuck Sisyphus was my mentor! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA Posts: 984	My trucks are 67's & I was born in '73. I was a few eggs up the chain & my dad was thinking "I think we need to have a boy, these two girls I've had so far have been nothing but trouble." & that was it & shortly thereafter, along I came. The first time I sat in my green '67 was 1980 & I & my uncle drove to the water treatment plant that he managed in town - Kenton, Manitoba. __________________ passthebuck #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car

09-01-2004, 11:50 AM	#12
Zonaman Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 519	Oldest? Youngest? OK this is a pretty big group. I just wanted reassure myself I wasn't the oldest guy on this list. The oldest person posting enough actual numbers to calculate was 49. But I stopped doing the math after the first page or so. I think some of our Vietnam Vets beat that. I'm almost afraid to guess the age of the youngest pup behind the wheel, but I'd start the "bidding" at 16. So what about it? Who's the Oldest; who's the youngest? __________________ 69 C-10 LWB, 350, 700r4, 3.73 posi-traction, front disc brakes. Built for the desert- She can take the heat! Vivat Rex Chevus!

08-27-2004, 04:22 PM	#13
zooza Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LINDEN, TN. Posts: 260	In '72 i was just starting first grade. Had a huge crush on Emily Ivy ( the prettiest girl) But I was so shy , she never knew of my love. sigh.....

08-27-2004, 04:23 PM	#14
Warbones Navel Inspector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,373	I think maybe I was a bun in the oven. Might have been keeping the rents awake also . Hard telling. __________________ 1948 Chevy Aerosedan GONE! I think. 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe WANTED 1967 IMPALA 1967 CST C10 Long Bed with a 283

08-27-2004, 04:25 PM	#15
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	I was 10 years old putting models together,and getting rides to little league baseball in the back of a new 72 __________________ 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



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08-27-2004, 04:30 PM	#16
No3Fan4Ever Running on empty Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 1,033	In 1970 I was a freshman in high school in Milford, Connecticut __________________ _____________________________________________ Tim We have two rules here at the Rock. Rule #1: No writing on the walls. Rule#2: Obey all rules 70 GMC Sierra Grande "Custom Camper" Longhorn 402 Big Block TH400 PS PB factory AC Posi; 94 Bronco XLT 302, auto;worn out daily driver

08-27-2004, 04:34 PM	#17
dallas71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Corinth,TX Posts: 444	I was 9 and probably playing hockey or putting together models...(plastic ones) __________________ My 1966 LWB Truck My 1966 SWB Truck

08-27-2004, 04:46 PM	#18
Zonaman Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 519	13, watching the USA land a couple of guys on the moon for the first time. __________________ 69 C-10 LWB, 350, 700r4, 3.73 posi-traction, front disc brakes. Built for the desert- She can take the heat! Vivat Rex Chevus!

08-27-2004, 04:54 PM	#19
68cajun 68 C/10 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Houma Louisiana Posts: 367	I have a 68 and was born in 67. I was 1 and being bad i'm sure. __________________ (2009) GMC Sierra Denali 6.2 AWD (67 C/10 fleetside SWB) (2018GMC Yukon Denali) Wifes Car

08-27-2004, 04:54 PM	#20
Huskerboy2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 1,628	1972 - Soiling myself, most likely, and trying to master that walking thing. It really doesn't sound a whole lot different than today. __________________ '72 Chevy Blazer

08-27-2004, 05:11 PM	#21
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,282	In 68 I was a 3rd grader in an elementary school in Bar Harbor Maine. Things I remember: Learning how to driver tractor, Playing on our hobby farm on Mount Desert Island and driving my mom and dad crazy. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club. Last edited by toms68cst; 08-27-2004 at 09:09 PM.

08-27-2004, 06:15 PM	#22
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	LOL, this is a great thread! I see many of you weren't even the glint in the milkman's eye yet. I was 11 yrs old in 1970, recently moved from Battle Creek, Mi. to North Bay, Ont. (airforce brat). I guess I remember a bit of trouble and strife living 100 miles from Detroit. But I was too busy being a kid. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-27-2004, 06:20 PM	#23
OLDROCK&ROLLER Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: WHITEVILLE N.C. Posts: 494	1972 I remember it like yesterday. I was 23 years young. Rocking to the 8 track. First tape I bought was The Guess Who. __________________ 72 CHEYENNE 10 SUPER 468/400/3.73

08-27-2004, 07:21 PM	#24
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,604	I guess I was aalittle fish since I was net even born yet??? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-27-2004, 07:27 PM	#25
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,207	I have two trucks,in 68 the year my first truck was built I was getting ready to start fist grade in Castle rock Colo.In 72 I was probably getting my butt whipped with a hot wheels track,which that year also happens to coinside with the birth of my wife.Oh yea Bob Moore I did basic training in Fort Sill.That Artillery camp was a good experience for me.

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