71 garage find stored since 73

[DANTIP]

The storage was obviously not friendly, but none of us can prove the miles aren't correct. Sitting for decades is punishing!! Hopefully, it can be resurrected to it's former glory. I saw that on CL and am kicking myself for not calling!! Great Buy!!

[m6z]

Originally Posted by DorianB

heh, paid a lot more for a lot less.

You have a great deal there at any mileage.
Good luck!

same here. Nice truck. It would be sweet with a 402.

[shawno72]

Keep the pics coming. WE all love to see these trucks in there original form. Its a piece of history.

[bollybib]

I hope you will retain as much originality as possible as you work your way thru this great truck. Congratulations.

[oldblue1968chevy]

cool

[ls1nova71]

Those fender flares look alot newer than '73 to me, and if its a '71 it should have a black stripe around the grill surround......,

Good score though at $2000 even if it doesn't turn out to be a 7k mile truck.
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[C/10 King]

Not to hijack your thread, Speaking from experience don't make the same mistake I did by getting rid of it, especially when you have a truck a little bit different from everybody elses. Here's "the one" I should have kept. Look into the mirror.
Yes it had a big block.

[propanemudtruck]

Sweet deal!!!

[406 Q-ship]

Originally Posted by stich626

not bashing... but that dash should be mint among other things..
sorry I think you might need to step back and take an unbiased look..
late 70's cb and trailor brake controller..
thr 80's style snap on bed cover.. the engines general shape.. the accell colored dissy cap.. was filco that color back then can't remember..
coil/ oil fill tube the as brackets.. inless it was raining at 90* in that barn it shouldn't be that bad.. for 7k unless it was dipped in the ocean..
the dash I could see if it was a work truck but the add ons say different..
brake booster and leaking master..
hope you're right,, but I've see better looking engine compartments in 100k cars that lived at the ocean front there whole lives..
just mecause it wasn't reg since 73 means nada..
I bought a 86 monty SS that was never titled but had 86k on it.. so..
no ones bashing.. but I think you're p/o facts are um not totally true..

free up the engine with a little atf and marvels my oil mix..
good luck with it..

I will take a shot at your issues.

The snap on bed cover is not the 1980's, my fathers 53 Chevy P/U had one when he bought it in the 1970's. Well the truck is a 1971 and was parked in 1973, so a CB and trailer brake controller would be period correct (maybe a bit early but not out of the question). Cap and wires, someone tried to make it run and after almost 40 years being parking the wires will have rotted. It was noted that the carb, intake, spark plug wires, and dist cap were change by both the original owner and the next person that tried to make it run. I have seen stuff in dry California that is that rusty after sitting in a enclosed area for less than 40 years, so the amount of rust after sitting in a moist enviroment proves nothing. Agreed I have seen cars with well over 100k miles that looked better, but that proves nothing, miles do not equal rust.

To someone else that has an issue with the interior dash paint being scratched.....it has been parked for 38 year....think someone maybe had used the inside of the truck to store stuff and scratched the paint pulling stuf in and out of the cab? Vehicles get scratched when parked too.

I believe it is very possible what the OP put out as the truth. Anyway it is a hell of a deal at 2k.

[sboris]

Craving MORE pics!!!!!!!!!

[litew8]

Originally Posted by fwells67

motor is complete and orig except for the gm winters alum intake he bought and added right after he got the truck his wife said

I'm not really questioning the validity, but curious why anyone would want to swap out a new intake and plug wires. Did the PO die of a brain tumor?
And who really in their right mind lets a new truck sit around for that long without care/and or caring to pass it on to another family member or sell it.

just saying

[no moa]

Originally Posted by litew8

And who really in their right mind lets a new truck sit around for that long without care/and or caring to pass it on to another family member or sell it.

just saying

You would be amazed at the stuff people do, it could have easily been put in storage and forgotten about.
Ever seen the story of the 60's Ferrari racer? 1 or like 10 cars in the world, was in a cement bunker under a barn for 45 years, untouched! Family didn't even know it was there untill they cleared the land of debris. Sold for 465,000. It was ruff from sitting.
50s corvette here 2 towns up from me, guy encased it in his restaurant, bricked it up. I can't remember how long, but when he sold the building they removed it. Wasn't in that great a shape, my dad went up to see it.
There are tons of strange people out there.
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[fwells67]

Originally Posted by C/10 King

Not to hijack your thread, Speaking from experience don't make the same mistake I did by getting rid of it, especially when you have a truck a little bit different from everybody elses. Here's "the one" I should have kept. Look into the mirror.
Yes it had a big block.

yes you should have kept that one that is what i am going to do with this one exactly

[fwells67]

Originally Posted by DANTIP

The storage was obviously not friendly, but none of us can prove the miles aren't correct. Sitting for decades is punishing!! Hopefully, it can be resurrected to it's former glory. I saw that on CL and am kicking myself for not calling!! Great Buy!!

you are right the storage has not showed well but it is not as bad as it looks. when i listed this people said the miles are not correct and i said i had proof they was well i went today with all the proof and here is the result. now there it is and you should not need anymore proof than that

[sboris]

Originally Posted by litew8

I'm not really questioning the validity, but curious why anyone would want to swap out a new intake and plug wires. Did the PO die of a brain tumor?
And who really in their right mind lets a new truck sit around for that long without care/and or caring to pass it on to another family member or sell it.

just saying

Can`t blame this persons wife for not gettin rid of a loved ones
presumable PRIZED possession. Maybe she was`t a gear head.
I bet in 73 that garage was not falling down around it!! And, time
does slip away we all know before know it. Hence, a corroded relic

[fwells67]

Originally Posted by litew8

I'm not really questioning the validity, but curious why anyone would want to swap out a new intake and plug wires. Did the PO die of a brain tumor?
And who really in their right mind lets a new truck sit around for that long without care/and or caring to pass it on to another family member or sell it.

just saying

from my understanding there was no other family members until the wife later got remarried and had kids then when the kids got older they did not have any intrest in fixing it since they had no connection to it so here is the result. yes he did die of brain cancer i think that is why she never moved it again.she was very emotional when i pulled out with it after all that time

[Longhorn Man]

you live in new rome... did you have a 68 long/fleet c/10? Orange... sat in the yard till the trailing arms snapped?
I'd love to try and meet up sometime and check this sucker out!

[fine69]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

you live in new rome... did you have a 68 long/fleet c/10? Orange... sat in the yard till the trailing arms snapped?
I'd love to try and meet up sometime and check this sucker out!

Andy i already hit him up. Let's get together with him and check it out.

[Tuff Gong]

What a great truck and a great find. I am very jealous. Please post more picks when you get it all cleaned up. I would drive the hell out of it once you get it back on the road. You can put some serious miles on it and it will still have less then 90% of the trucks out there . Good luck.

[YBNORML]

Great find! I think it's actually a good thing that it is in less than perfect shape. Now you won't feel like you shouldn't use the truck
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[Vintage Windmills]

Lack of pedal, steering wheel, and seat wear would also support low miles.

[Daves70]

Great Score.Pour some diesel fuel down the carb and let it work for a week.Take the plugs out and I'll bet you will get it to spin.Make sure you change the oil before you fire it up though.As much as I like the big block idea,I like the original low mileage drivetrain idea better. Good luck.

[ls1nova71]

Originally Posted by fwells67

you are right the storage has not showed well but it is not as bad as it looks. when i listed this people said the miles are not correct and i said i had proof they was well i went today with all the proof and here is the result. now there it is and you should not need anymore proof than that

Not to be a nay-sayer, but how does this prove anything? You can write whatever you want on the title, how does the DMV verify it?
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[litew8]

Originally Posted by fwells67

you are right the storage has not showed well but it is not as bad as it looks. when i listed this people said the miles are not correct and i said i had proof they was well i went today with all the proof and here is the result. now there it is and you should not need anymore proof than that

Fake!! Kidding!
Must be a state thing, I don't ever recall seeing mileage on any title I've owned.
How's it proven? The DOT (in 73') went out and wrote it down themselves?

P.S. You said earlier that the DOT was off by 15 miles.
The title you are showing states it's current numbers (if not 107, 693).

just saying

[oldgold70c10]

Very nice find. Looking at your pictures, I believe the sitting since 73 story 100% Stuff that is stored semi-sheltered like that can age kinda odd. And seeing as it wasn't being used and was still relatively new, the engine didn't have the coating of oily grime to protect it from rust.
Thanks for sharing. Whether its perfect or not, these time-capsule trucks are great to see.