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mocwon · 05-05-2003, 02:59 PM

What does a short wide box in good shape for a 67-72 typically sell for where you live?

SCOTI · 05-05-2003, 03:29 PM

I recently bought a disassembled short wide minus the floor & tailgate for 650. I had been interested in others as far away as Houston & Abiliene but the initial price was higher plus the added costs of a road trip. The bed I found was from a board member in the Arlington area.

If I hadn't found these bedsides I might have considered Goodmarks, but there has been a lot of discussion lately about their quality of fit. I didn't want to spend almost a grand & then they don't fit good or the bodylines don't match.

You could prob find one for 700-1000$ depending on the finished quality your looking for.

Hutch · 05-05-2003, 04:50 PM

I would think a plain short wide bed in good shape would be worth $500 if it were complete.
Extra nice with all the chrome and a straight tailgate maybe a grand.

I am always off on these kind of things though.

crazy4chevs · 05-05-2003, 05:44 PM

I would also say 500-1000 renge.

SCOTI · 05-05-2003, 06:25 PM

When I was looking, I couldn't find any under 1000 that didn't need work. I am rather picky though & was mainly looking for original paint still attached (dents ok, but no primer jobs). There are a lot of good bodymen out there but there's also a bunch that just love to pile on bondo w/o actually pulling the dents first or properly removing rust. They then hide it under a fresh coat of primer saying 'it's ready for paint'. I freakin hate big globs of bondo . . ....

69Chevyc10 · 05-05-2003, 09:24 PM

I just found a box that is straight as an arrow. It is a long box and im getting it for 150. That is without a tailgate

mikep · 05-05-2003, 10:05 PM

What do they go for? Hell I dont know. Ive only seen ONE on the road around here in 3 years and it want for sale. 3/4 ton Longbeds out the ying yang and an occasional 1/2 ton or stepside but in 3 years living in this town I have seen exactly one shortbed fleetside.

Stroker · 05-05-2003, 10:08 PM

When I was looking I couldn't even find a nice one so I have no idea what it would cost. I finally found a dented but rust free bed w/o gate for $75 and was lucky to find that. A day or two of work on the bedsides and they should be fine the floor could be salvaged but I think it would take a week of hammering to get it to show type finish. I'm leaning toward the wood convertion since the front panel needs a lot of work anyway. I would have handed over $1,000 for a nice bed in a heartbeat.

Longhorn Man · 05-05-2003, 11:29 PM

I paid 1000 for my beat up short/wide GMC. I was able to drive it home...but I shouldn't have.
This was in the Fort Hood area in TX in 2001.

cruzn72 · 05-08-2003, 08:10 PM

I traded my stepside for a fleetside. It is in fair shape. I have seen them around for $500+.

http://photos.yahoo.com/cruzn72@pacbell.net

weasel29gm · 05-08-2003, 11:15 PM

Hard to find here in WVA, have to go south or west. 500.00 -- and up. Custom Classic Truck has a story on a aftermarket for around 3K!!!!

gmc383 · 05-09-2003, 02:16 AM

one needs work, one needs more work. Pretty decent beds. I have had guys say they wanted them, but they never came through with the dough. I would take 600 for both. Last really nice one I had sold for 675.00.

**STP67-72** · 05-09-2003, 07:40 AM

I have sold several for 500-650 range. A couple around 900 and 1200. I have one i turned down 1500, because i need it. I have 2-3 i would not take 1500-2000 for. The beds and cabs are the hardest items to find for these trucks.

XXL · 05-29-2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 69Chevyc10
I just found a box that is straight as an arrow. It is a long box and im getting it for 150. That is without a tailgate

$150!? Wow... that sounds like a good deal. Not as good as, say... $60 and free hubcaps, but still a great deal nonetheless!

lofly'a · 05-29-2003, 04:12 PM

i have sold 2 for 400 to 500 dollars that were in excellent shape. if anyone is desperate and willing to travel, i have sources that can get 'em for 300 to 500 (depending on condition). pm me if you're in need, there quite a few around here and not many rot here unless they're abused.

**Desert Rat** · 05-29-2003, 06:00 PM

A buddy of mine at a tow yard in the vicinity sells me beds for $100 short,long,step,any year.Ive bought 6 SWB beds in the last year and 2 steps.i sell depending on certain things,nice rust free $500,good $400,fair $300,getting beaterish $200 also depends on floor,i bought a bent bed with mint floor and sold the floor for $400,or i might sell a primo side for $300.just depends. I also bought a box at a boneyard where i didnt know the guy,they charged $250.Seems like short trucks here are more common.when i lived in Washington it was the opposite,and a junk bed still brought a few hundred and up to a grand.OUCH

**old Rusty C10** · 05-29-2003, 06:09 PM

four to six hundred bucks in the notrh east if iiits in good shape less for ratty ones

Baradium · 05-29-2003, 07:35 PM

Yard guy back in GA says he'll sell me a bed for $100 if I ever see one in his yard that I like, same price if I want just a bed side or a tailgate but if I take the whole thing I get the tailgate if it has it hehe. Havn't been able to go by there for a long time though

05-05-2003, 02:59 PM	#1
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	Short wide box prices where you live What does a short wide box in good shape for a 67-72 typically sell for where you live? __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....

05-05-2003, 03:29 PM	#2
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	I recently bought a disassembled short wide minus the floor & tailgate for 650. I had been interested in others as far away as Houston & Abiliene but the initial price was higher plus the added costs of a road trip. The bed I found was from a board member in the Arlington area. If I hadn't found these bedsides I might have considered Goodmarks, but there has been a lot of discussion lately about their quality of fit. I didn't want to spend almost a grand & then they don't fit good or the bodylines don't match. You could prob find one for 700-1000$ depending on the finished quality your looking for. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 05-05-2003 at 03:34 PM.

05-05-2003, 04:50 PM	#3
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	I would think a plain short wide bed in good shape would be worth $500 if it were complete. Extra nice with all the chrome and a straight tailgate maybe a grand. I am always off on these kind of things though. __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

05-05-2003, 05:44 PM	#4
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	I would also say 500-1000 renge. __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-05-2003, 06:25 PM	#5
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	When I was looking, I couldn't find any under 1000 that didn't need work. I am rather picky though & was mainly looking for original paint still attached (dents ok, but no primer jobs). There are a lot of good bodymen out there but there's also a bunch that just love to pile on bondo w/o actually pulling the dents first or properly removing rust. They then hide it under a fresh coat of primer saying 'it's ready for paint'. I freakin hate big globs of bondo . . .... __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

05-05-2003, 09:24 PM	#6
69Chevyc10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ND USA Posts: 122	I just found a box that is straight as an arrow. It is a long box and im getting it for 150. That is without a tailgate

05-05-2003, 10:05 PM	#7
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	What do they go for? Hell I dont know. Ive only seen ONE on the road around here in 3 years and it want for sale. 3/4 ton Longbeds out the ying yang and an occasional 1/2 ton or stepside but in 3 years living in this town I have seen exactly one shortbed fleetside. __________________ No truck :-(

05-05-2003, 10:08 PM	#8
Stroker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moore, Ok Posts: 1,149	When I was looking I couldn't even find a nice one so I have no idea what it would cost. I finally found a dented but rust free bed w/o gate for $75 and was lucky to find that. A day or two of work on the bedsides and they should be fine the floor could be salvaged but I think it would take a week of hammering to get it to show type finish. I'm leaning toward the wood convertion since the front panel needs a lot of work anyway. I would have handed over $1,000 for a nice bed in a heartbeat. __________________ 72 SWB parts and pieces Oklahoma

05-05-2003, 11:29 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I paid 1000 for my beat up short/wide GMC. I was able to drive it home...but I shouldn't have. This was in the Fort Hood area in TX in 2001.

05-08-2003, 08:10 PM	#10
cruzn72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 99	bed prices I traded my stepside for a fleetside. It is in fair shape. I have seen them around for $500+. http://photos.yahoo.com/cruzn72@pacbell.net

05-08-2003, 11:15 PM	#11
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,094	Hard to find here in WVA, have to go south or west. 500.00 -- and up. Custom Classic Truck has a story on a aftermarket for around 3K!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

05-09-2003, 02:16 AM	#12
gmc383 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 381	i have two one needs work, one needs more work. Pretty decent beds. I have had guys say they wanted them, but they never came through with the dough. I would take 600 for both. Last really nice one I had sold for 675.00.

05-09-2003, 07:40 AM	#13
STP67-72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PORT NECHES, TEXAS / USA Posts: 1,667	I have sold several for 500-650 range. A couple around 900 and 1200. I have one i turned down 1500, because i need it. I have 2-3 i would not take 1500-2000 for. The beds and cabs are the hardest items to find for these trucks.

05-29-2003, 04:12 PM	#15
lofly'a Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Posts: 1,451	i have sold 2 for 400 to 500 dollars that were in excellent shape. if anyone is desperate and willing to travel, i have sources that can get 'em for 300 to 500 (depending on condition). pm me if you're in need, there quite a few around here and not many rot here unless they're abused. __________________ -02 avalanche (daily driver) -66 gto ragtop 389/400 (garage queen, hand-me-down from dad) -72 Tribute Trans Am (6.0LS/T56 6-speed) in progress -2003 YUKON (Wife's) -71 gmc swb fleet (current project, gonna shave everything, bags, stuff w/ 20's, gen III powertrain) -48 3100 SWB - 12/31/23 LONG TERM Project

05-29-2003, 06:00 PM	#16
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	A buddy of mine at a tow yard in the vicinity sells me beds for $100 short,long,step,any year.Ive bought 6 SWB beds in the last year and 2 steps.i sell depending on certain things,nice rust free $500,good $400,fair $300,getting beaterish $200 also depends on floor,i bought a bent bed with mint floor and sold the floor for $400,or i might sell a primo side for $300.just depends. I also bought a box at a boneyard where i didnt know the guy,they charged $250.Seems like short trucks here are more common.when i lived in Washington it was the opposite,and a junk bed still brought a few hundred and up to a grand.OUCH



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05-29-2003, 06:09 PM	#17
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05-29-2003, 07:35 PM	#18
Baradium Binder Rep Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Salcha, AK Posts: 1,506	Yard guy back in GA says he'll sell me a bed for $100 if I ever see one in his yard that I like, same price if I want just a bed side or a tailgate but if I take the whole thing I get the tailgate if it has it hehe. Havn't been able to go by there for a long time though

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