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07-11-2020, 10:17 PM | #1 | |
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I’m putting a LS and 4L80e into the 1959 gmc and making it like I have always wanted it to be They’ve had it around 8 years I think
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10-21-2020, 03:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Found my grandfathers 71 gmc
Still hoping for some luck on getting this truck back
It would mean so much to me I’ve offered money but didn’t hear anything back Just going to be patient and give it time Story time on the truck When I was little, grandfather Gerald and I would get snacks and go to Dallas NC in it to his mothers house The trucks radio was stolen out of it when my grandfather was a principal ha ha... I don’t think he ever replaced it Grandfather loved that truck, but when he got sick he had to park it and it sat until it was sold when I was 17. I just hope to get it back A lot of people have said to me that it’s just a truck, but to me it’s more than a truck
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10-22-2020, 07:51 AM | #3 |
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Yup patience, it's all you can do.
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01-30-2022, 09:54 PM | #4 |
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I have offered a bigger offer for this particular truck. They’re going to be thinking about it
Hoping they take my offer on the old truck It would mean so much to me Keeping my fingers crossed for the outcome I am desperately wanting and that is to be able to buy it
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01-30-2022, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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Re: Found my grandfathers 71 gmc
I hope you get it
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01-31-2022, 12:04 AM | #6 |
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Good luck! I would nearly kill to have my dads old K10.
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Thanks for the update, We're all hoping (praying) for ya'
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01-31-2022, 07:58 AM | #8 |
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I’m nearly breaking my fingers I’m crossing them so much
You all know how long I’ve been after it My life would feel so complete
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01-31-2022, 08:09 AM | #9 |
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Do you have a picture of this truck? How long has current owners had the truck? Apparently a long enogh time to build memories otherwise you would think they would let it go. Does it need much work? Any pics?
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01-31-2022, 08:15 AM | #10 |
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Go to the first page of this thread and you’ll see them all
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Good luck! I hope they sell it to you...
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01-31-2022, 11:54 AM | #12 |
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This thread makes me think of a few things. I am now a grandfather and I still have the truck I bought 35 years ago, when my two daughters were ages 2 and 6. The truck is a 1972 Custom Deluxe Highlander. I used it for many years as a work truck, always taking it off the road in the winter, until I restored it and now it is too nice to use as a work truck. But I remember my kids riding in it when they were very young . I have often thought of giving it to one of my two daughters but they really do not have a way to store it and take care of it. They just are not truck people although one likes it alot. I guess this makes me realize I need to have a conversation about this because sentimental value counts for more than money. But I also have grandchildren, and that opens up other things to consider. I hope that you find your truck in your driveway one day. At least you have fond memories of your grandfather, and that counts for a lot.
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01-31-2022, 03:37 PM | #13 | |
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If I remember correctly as a small child we would run to my great grandmothers in it, and go get snacks at the local gas station. It would mean so much to me to be able to purchase it and own it Fingers crossed
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Just an idea while things are nice and friendly with the current owner.
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They told me when they confirmed that it was the same truck two years ago that I’d be basically the first to know. Fast forward to nearly 2 years later. I offered a big chunk of money for it. They’re going to think about it Fingers crossed
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My son grew up under the hood as he spent many hours with me while we worked on it together. It was a defining moment in his life, when he was 16 yo and we had to run to the Auto parts store. The look on his face was PRICELESS when I asked him if he wanted to drive. He Still talks about “the day that dad entrusted me with driving the truck”. It was tough moving around and holding onto to it as assignment change, and at one time it was in storage for five years when we were stationed in Germany, but now I’m so glad I did. Now I’m retired, but my daughter works GS, and my son is an Army Tank Mechanic (go figure). My love for theses trucks comes from my Dad’s 69 GMC, that I learned to drive and be a mechanic in. It’s long gone, as the Michigan Rust claimed it so many years ago. |
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Hope you are able to get it, reminds me of the story of my grandfather's truck I just got. Was sitting at a family members house in the back yard for years and I had to watch it rot. Finally got a call from them and they realized they wouldn't bring it back to life before the earth would claim it. Hopefully you'll get that random call saying they will take your offer!
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02-01-2022, 05:41 PM | #19 |
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They’re slowly restoring it as far as I know
I’m hoping to hear back soon
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Just ran across this and I remember your search years ago. I really hope all this works out for you.
Sometimes in this hobby you run across people that "act" as though a vehicle is really special, only to horse trade or sell it away because they found something else more special. It's pretty well apparent how important that truck is to you; you stayed persistent for years, found it, and upped your offer to get it. I wish you all the best in eventually getting it. |
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I am still eager to be able to get it it’s a very special old gmc to me I never ever gave up hope to find it
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While not about a Chevy Truck, my story is about understanding sentimental loss and yearning for it back:
My dad got his first car in the mid-60s while in high school, a 1930 Model-A. It was missing just about everything but he got it working. When he went into the Navy it went into storage (well a backyard barn really) and he pulled out in the late 70s, when I was just a kid. From then on out it me and him working on it and then my brother and Dad. The model A was my dads primary car to drive (anywhere, including to Garland, Tx to visit his Mom & Dad from Longview, Tx). Kind of crazy now thing about my Dad driving a Model A all over town from about '78 until the early 90s. Also, there must have been a dozen or so family members that learn to drive in that Model A (my Dad was the oldest of 7). Nearly every kid on my street growing up drove this car as their first car to drive. My brother is the car mechanic (restoring 20~30s Ford is what he does), so he really got into it with my dad. When both my mom were classified as disabled, my brother got his hard ship license in 8th grade and the Model A was the car he drove from then on out. My brother drove this car until he was in Dallas where it ended up being stolen right under his nose at his apartment complex around 2005. It was like we lost a family member. To make this story even sadder, about a year or so ago he was going to some guys place in East Texas that he was told had "old 30s Ford parts" for sell. In all the stuff on this guys land was a cut up Model A Ford... which was my Dads that got stolen from my brother in Dallas. There wasn't much left but what was left we could tell it was Dads... from the hole for the "whip CB antenna" to some welding scars (the car was a 100% beater but drove like an angel). When my brother called me from that place, I really thought he was going to have a mental break down and not recover... So all of that is to say: if you can get your grandfather truck, get it! I am rooting for you!
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