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ky kowboy · 07-31-2003, 09:26 PM

More Pics I made tonight. I am convinced that this is not an original vinyl top. It is still a rare truck without the vinyl top. Thanks for everybody's input. I am probably gonna sell it. I don't know when I would ever have time to fix it up. I am also not as mechanically inclined as I think one should be before tackling this truck. I made some more Pics tonight. I live in Glasgow, Kentucky. I was noticing the dash tonight when I was cleaning it up. This is the first dash I have ever seen of this color. It matches the seats perfect. Most dashes I've seen in these old trucks have been cracked and busted to pieces but not this one.

ky kowboy · 07-31-2003, 09:31 PM

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1969 GMC · 08-01-2003, 12:07 AM

that's not a dana 60, it's a 12-bolt...but that is still a cool truck. i would restore it and keep the 396/3 on the tree to be original and kinda different. you definitely need a new cab (in the pic of the passenger bucket, you can see rust thru in the door jamb that looks pretty bad too). but that would be a cool restored truck!

AJII · 08-01-2003, 01:33 AM

How much do you want for it? Cant affordvery much at all, Im only 15, but I would sure like a project. Let me know.

AJ

ky kowboy · 08-01-2003, 11:48 AM

I am asking $2700 for the truck. The truck needs a new bed, cab, and doors. All the original A/C stuff is there, original motor, transmission, rear end, spotlight and bucket seats. There are not alot of original 396 shortbeds w/ bucket seats and 3 speed on the column out there. With some new metal it will make someone a nice truck.

AJII · 08-01-2003, 12:20 PM

Jeez, no thanks. DOnt think you wilkl get that much. Its rare but it needs a TON of work. Maybe you will though.

AJ

koolgt · 08-01-2003, 12:28 PM

wow, thats higher than i expected as well..we paid 3k for our truck, and it still looks the same as it was when we got it really..and we drove it from tenn...to ohio lol...but maybe someone will see how rare it is and want it

zyggy72 · 08-01-2003, 12:29 PM

Any chance you might consider parting it out?

ky kowboy · 08-01-2003, 01:56 PM

I'd really like to keep the truck together. If someone was needing a parts truck there is alot there. I know right now where there is a 69 cab with a good top but needs cab corners and rocker panels, doors, hood, and fenders a man could buy for 300.00. I don't think it's out of the ballpark considering what the finished truck would be.

koolgt · 08-01-2003, 02:03 PM

hey guys i know this is kinda off topic but i found a vinyl top cst c/20 on ebay dirt cheap..im thinking of maybe putting a bid on it...seems to be decent
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2425673899

Maximum Overdrive · 08-01-2003, 02:07 PM

Well I will be the first realist to say it and take the heat. The truck was rare in the sense because of the particular packages it was set up with. That was then this is now though. I cannot fully read the tag but it looks like the vinyl package was also changed. There is so much damage that needs fixed and parts needed to bring it back to its rare stage it negates the truck from being rare anymore. It would be just as cost effective to buy another truck and turn it into that package combination.

rambler · 08-01-2003, 02:43 PM

That EBAY truck, he's got a really really rare 69 GMC there as well, it came with a chevy tailgate! [img[http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_...7771d5/i-2.JPG['img]

rambler · 08-01-2003, 02:44 PM

both trucks,, too bad I dont travel to Houston anymore.. (sigh) doubt I could drive one back towing the other...

rambler · 08-01-2003, 02:46 PM

here's the othe pic

bigvinnie · 08-01-2003, 04:04 PM

Reality bites, but given the extent of the rust, you have a marginal parts truck on your hands... the rarity of a tree speed backed big block pales in comparison to the overall condition of this neglected truck, and what it would take to bring it back...

Vinyl top was a bad idea in more ways than one....looks like the interior was put together from several other trucks... I'm afraid it's much more attractive as a parts source than a restoration project at this stage...

just my .02

**CPNE** · 08-01-2003, 04:06 PM

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There is so much damage that needs fixed and parts needed to bring it back to its rare stage it negates the truck from being rare anymore. It would be just as cost effective to buy another truck and turn it into that package combination.

I second this. Cool truck, but...

zyggy72 · 08-01-2003, 04:15 PM

Sorry that the truck is in such bad shape, if it were salvagable, it would have been a nice truck. I have to agree that the truck considering its condition is more attrctive as a parts source.
If you do end up parting it out, I'm interested in all the A/C parts...

palallin · 08-01-2003, 05:07 PM

Never underestimate the nostalgia/sentimental value. I'm putting a different cab on my K-10 for just that reason. A different truck would be easier (and probably cheaper), but I want MY truck (the lumberjack's axe). . . .

western star · 08-01-2003, 05:49 PM

I totally agree with you. The truck is a collectors piece or certainly will be in the very near future. You have everything going. Shortbox, options, 396 motor, factory 3 speed on the colume etc etc. Yup she needs attention but the body parts are out there. If the cab is to far gone ( let a bodyshop tell you ) then find a rust free cab. The roof can be replaced by knocking out the spots welds. We've done it recently. The bottom line is if you can't afford to do it right now then find an inside area and store it for later. You'll be glad you did.

540 Stroker · 08-01-2003, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by western star
I totally agree with you. The truck is a collectors piece or certainly will be in the very near future. You have everything going. Shortbox, options, 396 motor, factory 3 speed on the colume etc etc. Yup she needs attention but the body parts are out there. If the cab is to far gone ( let a bodyshop tell you ) then find a rust free cab. The roof can be replaced by knocking out the spots welds. We've done it recently. The bottom line is if you can't afford to do it right now then find an inside area and store it for later. You'll be glad you did.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY!!! I couldn't agree more.

To the owner-This truck is way too rare to part out or sell. If you sell it, some chucklehead is just going to buy it and part it out to make a quick buck off of its desirable parts....and there goes another piece of Chevy truck history. This truck is restorable. Like the guy said above, you can pretty much build a new truck body from reproduction parts readily available and there are competent restoration/body shops out there that can fix what cannot be bought. Good luck to you!

07-31-2003, 09:26 PM	#51
ky kowboy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 21	More Pics I made tonight. I am convinced that this is not an original vinyl top. It is still a rare truck without the vinyl top. Thanks for everybody's input. I am probably gonna sell it. I don't know when I would ever have time to fix it up. I am also not as mechanically inclined as I think one should be before tackling this truck. I made some more Pics tonight. I live in Glasgow, Kentucky. I was noticing the dash tonight when I was cleaning it up. This is the first dash I have ever seen of this color. It matches the seats perfect. Most dashes I've seen in these old trucks have been cracked and busted to pieces but not this one. Attached Images

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08-01-2003, 12:07 AM	#58
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	that's not a dana 60, it's a 12-bolt...but that is still a cool truck. i would restore it and keep the 396/3 on the tree to be original and kinda different. you definitely need a new cab (in the pic of the passenger bucket, you can see rust thru in the door jamb that looks pretty bad too). but that would be a cool restored truck! __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

08-01-2003, 01:33 AM	#59
AJII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Guntown,MS Posts: 172	How much do you want for it? Cant affordvery much at all, Im only 15, but I would sure like a project. Let me know. AJ __________________ 1985 K10 Under Severe Reconstructive Surgery 5.3/New Paint/New Interior/Yadda Yadda Yadda

08-01-2003, 11:48 AM	#60
ky kowboy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 21	I am asking $2700 for the truck. The truck needs a new bed, cab, and doors. All the original A/C stuff is there, original motor, transmission, rear end, spotlight and bucket seats. There are not alot of original 396 shortbeds w/ bucket seats and 3 speed on the column out there. With some new metal it will make someone a nice truck.

08-01-2003, 12:20 PM	#61
AJII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Guntown,MS Posts: 172	Jeez, no thanks. DOnt think you wilkl get that much. Its rare but it needs a TON of work. Maybe you will though. AJ __________________ 1985 K10 Under Severe Reconstructive Surgery 5.3/New Paint/New Interior/Yadda Yadda Yadda

08-01-2003, 12:28 PM	#62
koolgt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Arcanum, Ohio Posts: 14	wow, thats higher than i expected as well..we paid 3k for our truck, and it still looks the same as it was when we got it really..and we drove it from tenn...to ohio lol...but maybe someone will see how rare it is and want it

08-01-2003, 12:29 PM	#63
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	Any chance you might consider parting it out?

08-01-2003, 01:56 PM	#64
ky kowboy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 21	I'd really like to keep the truck together. If someone was needing a parts truck there is alot there. I know right now where there is a 69 cab with a good top but needs cab corners and rocker panels, doors, hood, and fenders a man could buy for 300.00. I don't think it's out of the ballpark considering what the finished truck would be.

08-01-2003, 02:03 PM	#65
koolgt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Arcanum, Ohio Posts: 14	hey guys i know this is kinda off topic but i found a vinyl top cst c/20 on ebay dirt cheap..im thinking of maybe putting a bid on it...seems to be decent http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2425673899 __________________ i own a grand am, work for GM, but drive a ford everyday



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08-01-2003, 02:07 PM	#66
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,634	Well I will be the first realist to say it and take the heat. The truck was rare in the sense because of the particular packages it was set up with. That was then this is now though. I cannot fully read the tag but it looks like the vinyl package was also changed. There is so much damage that needs fixed and parts needed to bring it back to its rare stage it negates the truck from being rare anymore. It would be just as cost effective to buy another truck and turn it into that package combination.

08-01-2003, 02:43 PM	#67
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	That EBAY truck, he's got a really really rare 69 GMC there as well, it came with a chevy tailgate! [img[http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_...7771d5/i-2.JPG['img] __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

08-01-2003, 02:44 PM	#68
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	both trucks,, too bad I dont travel to Houston anymore.. (sigh) doubt I could drive one back towing the other... __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

08-01-2003, 02:46 PM	#69
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	here's the othe pic __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

08-01-2003, 04:04 PM	#70
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	Reality bites, but given the extent of the rust, you have a marginal parts truck on your hands... the rarity of a tree speed backed big block pales in comparison to the overall condition of this neglected truck, and what it would take to bring it back... Vinyl top was a bad idea in more ways than one....looks like the interior was put together from several other trucks... I'm afraid it's much more attractive as a parts source than a restoration project at this stage... just my .02 __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project Last edited by bigvinnie; 08-01-2003 at 04:06 PM.

08-01-2003, 04:15 PM	#72
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	Sorry that the truck is in such bad shape, if it were salvagable, it would have been a nice truck. I have to agree that the truck considering its condition is more attrctive as a parts source. If you do end up parting it out, I'm interested in all the A/C parts...

08-01-2003, 05:07 PM	#73
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	Never underestimate the nostalgia/sentimental value. I'm putting a different cab on my K-10 for just that reason. A different truck would be easier (and probably cheaper), but I want MY truck (the lumberjack's axe). . . . __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

08-01-2003, 05:49 PM	#74
western star Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Victoria BC Canada Posts: 198	I totally agree with you. The truck is a collectors piece or certainly will be in the very near future. You have everything going. Shortbox, options, 396 motor, factory 3 speed on the colume etc etc. Yup she needs attention but the body parts are out there. If the cab is to far gone ( let a bodyshop tell you ) then find a rust free cab. The roof can be replaced by knocking out the spots welds. We've done it recently. The bottom line is if you can't afford to do it right now then find an inside area and store it for later. You'll be glad you did.

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