Where did your love of 67-72's come from?

[Fitz]

It's wednesday night poker with a couple of my friends...Chevelle Dave, the GTO Guru, and the Mustang Boy (that's short for Found On Road Dead). After 20 or so hands the beer has started to work on Chevelle Dave (69 396 SS with a 4 speed). His brain goes into neutral as he puts his mouth into high gear claiming he can outrun my 2007 Z06 at the local strip. I say: "BS, I can outrun that POS with my old pickup truck!" (67 stepside in re-assembly after paint)

20 grand and 14 months later "King Rat" comes to life. ZZ572 in a 3100 pound stepside truck, 4.10 posi rear and a JW Racing turbo 400. I never did tell Dave what he was running against until it was over. He turned high thirteens (good for that car) while my little old truck ran in the high elevens. Two whole seconds. What's not to like? Besides, Chicks dig it!

[BADPURPLE70CHEVY]

Originally Posted by Fitz

It's wednesday night poker with a couple of my friends...Chevelle Dave, the GTO Guru, and the Mustang Boy (that's short for Found On Road Dead). After 20 or so hands the beer has started to work on Chevelle Dave (69 396 SS with a 4 speed). His brain goes into neutral as he puts his mouth into high gear claiming he can outrun my 2007 Z06 at the local strip. I say: "BS, I can outrun that POS with my old pickup truck!" (67 stepside in re-assembly after paint)

20 grand and 14 months later "King Rat" comes to life. ZZ572 in a 3100 pound stepside truck, 4.10 posi rear and a JW Racing turbo 400. I never did tell Dave what he was running against until it was over. He turned high thirteens (good for that car) while my little old truck ran in the high elevens. Two whole seconds. What's not to like? Besides, Chicks dig it!

Lol

[Valhalla]

Been building cars and truck since I was 8 with my dad. I always loved the lines of these trucks. I saw one at a car show when I was 15 which was one of the coolest builds I ever saw. I have wanted one for years but had other cars to build first but now that I got my 70 its game on.

[Jacfourteen]

My love for these trucks came from riding around with my Grandad when I was a kid, hell when I was born my parents borrowed my Grandad's 68 GMC to bring me home from the hospital because it was nicer than their car and it had seatbelts. After my Grandad bought a newer truck back in 93 he sold his truck to my brother, who spun a bearing in the 305 V6 by hot rodding it. So me and my Dad found a 351 V6 for it and rebuilt it. My dad used it for a work truck for his drywall contracting company for a few years before he spun a bearing by going to fast on the highway (75 MPH with 4.56 gears). At this time I was about 17 and I told my Dad I wanted to take over the family truck, he said okay. Well life got in the way and my truck sat wothout an engine for about 10 years. Last year I got it running, and I drive it every chance I get. What makes my truck so special is that I remember all the trips to the store or the woods or where ever with my Grandad, he turned 86 a few weeks back and his health isn't the greatest, he has dementia and most times he doesn't remember who I am so those times are pretty special to me. So nowadays I cruise around with my 9 year old son and my 4 year old daughter and I'm sure they will have some love for these trucks too.

[67chevy1series]

well when my dad was 5 to about 13 he liked chevys alot it was bow tie or die and he liked the 40s dodges . he seen two of them one day and he knocked on the door and he said could i go look at your trucks out there and she said those were my husbands hes cheating on me so you can have them then she said just so i can say i sold em ,im gonna sell you them for 35 dollars so my dad bought them .when he was old enough to drive he got a 64 chevy malibu it was green and it was an ss but the guy who he got ti from took all the ss stuff out so it looked like a plain jane he then went into the army in 78 and came backin 86 and got a 56 and a 56 he fixed the 56 every thing was done except for paint then we had some bills to pay so he got rid of it and that was before i was born then my brother about 10 they got im a 65 mustang he messed up in school so my dad soldit after that my brother went through many 71 72 chevys and then i was born in 1995 i liked trucks but i never paid attention to my dad when he would fix one then my dad got his 70 flatbed .but he liked the 67 68 better ,he soon found a 68 chevy suburban after that we were going to move and he had no place to put it so he junked it and when he did that i noticed how much i loved his suburban and in 2009 i got my cab my truck was 67 3/4 ton lwb fleetside i bought the cab and my dad gave me the front end from his suburban and my brother got a 68 2wd swb fleet side but he wanted to build a stepside so my dad traded the step side for the fleetside and thats howi got my fleet side you can find out the rest in my b uild page if you did get all the way throught this then you are a trooper and thanks for your time

[jay_dubb2k5]

My dad had a 66 step, and my step dad had a few 67-72 fleets. I have always been in love with both body styles. I have been lurking here for a while and I have a good lead on a 67 68 and a 71 for sale in my area at some reasonable prices.

[BADPURPLE70CHEVY]

I guess im in love with these trucks to much. Going to look at another one for sale. Wish me luck.

[89AKurt]

Technically, a friend had this pickup, I thought it looked good, when he needed money, I bought it. It's grown on me. Especially since my MINI has become a gold-plated money pit (it's days are numbered).

[LONGHORN1962]

It started in 1968, Dad had a '68 Custom, white with a blue interior. In 1970 he got a new Custom, green and white 402. In 1971 he got a new Cheyenne, red and white. All were long beds 1/2 tons. I got my first one in '76 a '68 C20 307 4 speed, still have it too. Since then I've had quite a few nice ones and like a dummy I let them go. In 2015 I finally got my '68 Longhorn, been looking for one for years. I guess you could say I've got 67-72 fever, and the only cure is buy more.

[89AKurt]

Originally Posted by LONGHORN1962

... and like a dummy I let them go. ...

LOL
I've heard that so many times from antique auto club members.

[summitflier]

I like them more now than I did back in the 70's. Back then I like fleet-sides, now I like step-sides. It's just a classic look, timeless. American, simple. No matter how you dress them up (raised up 4x4, lowered, stock, raked, traditional, h-tech,) whatever... they
always look good. And now.. you can get a ton of upgrades for them.

[cbeerman]

My grandfather had a 1970 hugger orange c10 LWB straight 6 / 3 on the tree.

[canuckian]

My dad had a 68 C20 LWB step side with the inline 6 and 4 spd with granny gear. It was just a basic truck but I liked everything about it. I was only 10 yrs old or so when he sold it and I've wanted one ever since. I presently have a 72 K10 short step side and I will own a 68 C10 at some point.

[snipescastle2]

I knew a guy who had a black on black Cheyenne Super short bed when I was in high school, it had a tonneau cover on it, all the factory trim and it had "Western Bullit" rims on all four corners, Didn't matter how much you bugged that guy, he wouldn't sell....six years later, I found that same truck, now painted white, inside and out....made me sick to my stomach. Any way's, mine is almost complete, and almost exactly like his was, only better in my opinion. Now, if only I could find a "mint" set of Western Bullit wheels" I'd be "spot on" with my efforts!

[35boulder]

I grew up in Texas where trucks were always on the road.

[bill3rail]

Might as well jump in on the conversation here...

Around 1978 to 1980, I had little money, no license and wanted a vehicle. A friend bought a '72 C10 long bed to move from Long Island to Poughkeepsie to attend the Culinary Institute. We were talking and he asked if I wanted the truck for $400.00, I knew he paid $600. or more. I said yes and after he moved, I took the train up to Poughkeepsie and went back to the farm and learned how to drive a 4 speed.

After killing the battery learning the standard transmission, I drove the truck home drove it too and from work for about a year, smashed it up in a snow storm and sold it for $200.00.

I always loved that truck, and had lots of fun driving it. Swore I would get another one some day... Fast forward 25 to 30 years, occasionally searching for one, I found one. With lots of prompting from my new neighbor, I bought it.

Now, I want to take it out for a drive, see ya!

Bill

Through the years, I owned about 50 different vehicles, trucks, cars and motorcycles. I may have the list around of what vehicles I have owned.

[Benny-]

Grandpa had a 72 K20 converted to a 1 ton for farm use (and abuse!). Best friend in High School's dad had a 66 K20 with a 383 and Bulldog trans as a daily driver. Another close family friend has a 66 Impala. I loved all these vehicles, the bright paint, the sound, the lines....and I love having one to drive every day. I love mine because people come up to me all the time and tell me a story about their dad or grandpa or "when i was kid..." It's fun to see people have fond memories of these classic trucks.