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68xxx · 06-12-2004, 05:21 PM

Hi Guys,

I have recently joined the forum and the Truck community.

I am from Queensland Australia and there aren't too many nice pickups over here.

I previously had a nice 55 shortbox.

My latest ride is a 68 shortbox which I can't claim the responsibility of doing as I bought it pretty much as you see it.

It did and still does have quite a bit of sorting to do but as I have recently sold the last of a long line of resto's I decided to treat myself to one that was "done".

It broke down on me yesterday on the way to a major event so I was ready to burn it then but I've calmed down now.

So here's a pic of it and I hope to participate on the forum as much as possible.

Mark.

**Palf70Step** · 06-12-2004, 05:23 PM

Nice Truck. Welcome to the board from the southern side of Mississippi.
Hey mate, your wheel is on the wrong side for down yonder!

Pont · 06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

Very nice truck, I want it!

Welcome to the board from Southern Oregon........

2low72 · 06-12-2004, 05:49 PM

Nice truck and welcome from Abilene, Texas

krue · 06-12-2004, 06:11 PM

Another welcome from South Mississippi! Where in Australia are you. I visited Perth and Freemantle while I was in the Navy.

OhioChevy · 06-12-2004, 06:19 PM

Nice truck mate. Welcome to the forum from the state of Ohio.

**Canadian694x4** · 06-12-2004, 06:54 PM

Welcome To The Board From The Great White North!!!!

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 06-12-2004, 07:46 PM

G'Day Mate! and welcome aboard. Is your fleetside a '67 or a '68? It looks like the US '67 model year because of the lack of fender side marker reflectors, and no nose trim on leading edges of fenders and hood ("bonnet"). But that could be an export model. I've seen pix of Mexican '72s that had no side markers either. Is it possible to find Right-Hand drive components in down-under junkyards? Yours looks like US -style left-hand drive from the pic (unless it's flipped).

*RandysGal* · 06-12-2004, 08:09 PM

Welcome from the East Coast, Virginia Beach, Va that is. VERY NICE TRUCK!!!

dwaite72lnghrn · 06-12-2004, 08:12 PM

Welcome from Pennsylvania. It doesn't look like winter down there in that picture.

68xxx · 06-12-2004, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the welcomes and compliments, It's good to see that this forum is very active with friendly people.

I'll answer all of the questions in this post.

The truck is Left Hand Drive as we can licence them left hook provided that they are 30 years old or older.

We haven't had chev trucks available in Aus since the 40's so all are imported privately.

Mine only landed a few weeks ago and was a California truck.

I am on the Gold Coast which is on the East Coast in Queensland.

It is a 68 but has had all trim, marker lights, badges and door handles removed.

There would be no use even trying to find anything localy as the wrecking yards wouldn't even know what a 68 chev looked like.

There are specialist importers but usualy they just order the parts from the US and then charge a huge markup.

I have restored several US cars and a bunch of harleys and have imported virtualy all of the parts myself.

Yes, as hard to believe as it is we are in Winter and that pic was taken last weekend and I am sitting at the puter with a t-Shirt and track pants so as you could have guessed we have real mild winters.

It's rare to get below 5 deg C. but it does hapen but usualy only at night.

Thanks again for the welcome, Mark.

*dtlilly* · 06-12-2004, 10:07 PM

Welcome to the board from the state of Wisconsin, USA.

Cheesewagon · 06-12-2004, 10:19 PM

Welcome from Northern Ohio. And you got a nice truck there.

*Slams_58* · 06-12-2004, 11:04 PM

Welcome from Northern Manitoba Canada where it's below 5 Celsius in the middle of Summer!!!!!!

jcueckert13 · 06-12-2004, 11:10 PM

welcome from new mexico. you need to post some pics of the older utes

gr8scott51 · 06-12-2004, 11:11 PM

Howdy from soggy western Washington. Did you travel to California to inspect the truck or just hope for the best? Pretty ballsy to spend what that nice truck must have cost without driving it first.

This is a great board. We have members from England and I think Edmund is from Denmark (sorry if I'm wrong). It's nice to listen to you guys gripe about getting parts for a change. I've had a few British sports cars. Always had to get my parts mail order from UK or through Canada, eh.

weasel29gm · 06-12-2004, 11:13 PM

Howdy from good ole' West Virginia,you'll not find nicer folks on the net!!! Sharp ride!!!!

juju808 · 06-13-2004, 12:23 AM

Hello... your new truck is a beauty! Nice treat for yourself! Welcome from Denver Colorado... :p

Edmond · 06-13-2004, 04:07 AM

Welcome from Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands!!
Your Truck looks awesome man!! Great score.
Have fun with it, and also on this great board.

Cya,
Edmond

sixty8chev · 06-13-2004, 04:35 AM

Welcome from the great white north. I'm gonna be heading down to the east coast there in september and it'd be great to see a touch of home when on my travels. Is there any big chevy shows that i should try to see between sept and dec?

LUV2XCLR8 · 06-13-2004, 07:37 AM

WELCOME TO THE BOARD FROM WEST TN.

WE BOTH HAVE SOMETHIN IN COMMON,

I JUST BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM CA. ALSO,

I BOUGHT MINE SIGHT UNSEEN, ONLY PIC'S

$10,000.00 ON PIC'S

68xxx · 06-13-2004, 08:22 AM

Thanks again for the welcomes,

I bought the truck from a local importer. He had a real nice 71 that I was interested in but he liked it too much thus had a very high asking price but then told me of this one. He showed me some pics but I resisted until it landed.

I took it for a test drive with my wife and she pretty much decided that I should buy it, so there you have it.

She loves trucks and although I have restored some great cars (my last one was a 59 Vette which I sold earlier in the year) the only ones that she has really been interested was the 55 pickup and this 68, neither of which I restored. (figures)!

By the way, here are a few details about the 68,

She's got a 350 which origin I haven't identified yet, Holley DP, Highrise edelbrock, HEI dissy, blockhuggers,a TH400, posi rear, disc frontend, powersteer, vintage air using original vents and controls. billet dash cluster, handles and winders, Flaming rivers tilt column and as seen in the pic 17" TT 2's with big rubber.

The hood looks to be aftermarket and isn't too straight so I will be looking into replacing it down the track.

It has needed a few things sorted before I could licence it but they are done and it is fully licenced, there are a few more that I will get to in the near future.

And for those interested here is a pic of my 55 now residing on the other side of the country.

It had a 350 tuned port and T700 grafted from an 89 camaro, 9" rear, Jag suspension and steering. I had a lot of trouble with cold starting and I was using it as a daily driver which was not too practical and the 10 min warmups at 5am was really getting the neighbours offside so I sold her awhile back.

Mark.

Warbones · 06-13-2004, 09:02 AM

Welcome form Kansas...Nice truck by the way.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 06-13-2004, 09:07 AM

Both are beautiful truck's another welcome from southern oregon...

orangeuavol · 06-13-2004, 09:46 AM

Welcome from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA!

06-12-2004, 05:21 PM	#1
68xxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gold Coast, East Coast of Australia Posts: 39	New Member From Australia! Hi Guys, I have recently joined the forum and the Truck community. I am from Queensland Australia and there aren't too many nice pickups over here. I previously had a nice 55 shortbox. My latest ride is a 68 shortbox which I can't claim the responsibility of doing as I bought it pretty much as you see it. It did and still does have quite a bit of sorting to do but as I have recently sold the last of a long line of resto's I decided to treat myself to one that was "done". It broke down on me yesterday on the way to a major event so I was ready to burn it then but I've calmed down now. So here's a pic of it and I hope to participate on the forum as much as possible. Mark.

06-12-2004, 05:23 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Nice Truck. Welcome to the board from the southern side of Mississippi. Hey mate, your wheel is on the wrong side for down yonder! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM	#3
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Very nice truck, I want it! Welcome to the board from Southern Oregon........ __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

06-12-2004, 05:49 PM	#4
2low72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cheyenne, Wy Posts: 555	Nice truck and welcome from Abilene, Texas __________________ 2014 GMC Yukon XL (Wifey's) 2004 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab Z71

06-12-2004, 06:11 PM	#5
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Another welcome from South Mississippi! Where in Australia are you. I visited Perth and Freemantle while I was in the Navy. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

06-12-2004, 06:19 PM	#6
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	Nice truck mate. Welcome to the forum from the state of Ohio.

06-12-2004, 06:54 PM	#7
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Welcome To The Board From The Great White North!!!! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

06-12-2004, 07:46 PM	#8
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,513	G'Day Mate! and welcome aboard. Is your fleetside a '67 or a '68? It looks like the US '67 model year because of the lack of fender side marker reflectors, and no nose trim on leading edges of fenders and hood ("bonnet"). But that could be an export model. I've seen pix of Mexican '72s that had no side markers either. Is it possible to find Right-Hand drive components in down-under junkyards? Yours looks like US -style left-hand drive from the pic (unless it's flipped). __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

06-12-2004, 08:09 PM	#9
RandysGal Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virginia Beach, Va Posts: 531	Welcome from the East Coast, Virginia Beach, Va that is. VERY NICE TRUCK!!!

06-12-2004, 08:12 PM	#10
dwaite72lnghrn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: central pa Posts: 1,525	Welcome from Pennsylvania. It doesn't look like winter down there in that picture. __________________ 72 longhorn c30 502BB/th400/fact air/4.11rear/ custom camper 72 bug(the better half's) under reconstruction 2009 HHR aqua blue 71 GMC k20 350/sm465 2009 Chevy hd3500 6.6 Victory Red crew cab dually Dave & Jeanne

06-12-2004, 08:43 PM	#11
68xxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gold Coast, East Coast of Australia Posts: 39	Thanks for the welcomes and compliments, It's good to see that this forum is very active with friendly people. I'll answer all of the questions in this post. The truck is Left Hand Drive as we can licence them left hook provided that they are 30 years old or older. We haven't had chev trucks available in Aus since the 40's so all are imported privately. Mine only landed a few weeks ago and was a California truck. I am on the Gold Coast which is on the East Coast in Queensland. It is a 68 but has had all trim, marker lights, badges and door handles removed. There would be no use even trying to find anything localy as the wrecking yards wouldn't even know what a 68 chev looked like. There are specialist importers but usualy they just order the parts from the US and then charge a huge markup. I have restored several US cars and a bunch of harleys and have imported virtualy all of the parts myself. Yes, as hard to believe as it is we are in Winter and that pic was taken last weekend and I am sitting at the puter with a t-Shirt and track pants so as you could have guessed we have real mild winters. It's rare to get below 5 deg C. but it does hapen but usualy only at night. Thanks again for the welcome, Mark.

06-12-2004, 10:07 PM	#12
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Welcome to the board from the state of Wisconsin, USA.

06-12-2004, 10:19 PM	#13
Cheesewagon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Perrysburg, Ohio, USA Posts: 409	Welcome from Northern Ohio. And you got a nice truck there. __________________ '91 suburban 350 TBI - R 700 4 new daily driver '72 Cheyenne Super 49,000miles 350/350 frame up resto w/ matching numbers.

06-12-2004, 11:04 PM	#14
Slams_58 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: I let ya know as soon as I know Posts: 3,593	Welcome from Northern Manitoba Canada where it's below 5 Celsius in the middle of Summer!!!!!!

06-12-2004, 11:10 PM	#15
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	welcome from new mexico. you need to post some pics of the older utes __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart



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06-12-2004, 11:11 PM	#16
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	Howdy from soggy western Washington. Did you travel to California to inspect the truck or just hope for the best? Pretty ballsy to spend what that nice truck must have cost without driving it first. This is a great board. We have members from England and I think Edmund is from Denmark (sorry if I'm wrong). It's nice to listen to you guys gripe about getting parts for a change. I've had a few British sports cars. Always had to get my parts mail order from UK or through Canada, eh. __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

06-12-2004, 11:13 PM	#17
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,097	Howdy from good ole' West Virginia,you'll not find nicer folks on the net!!! Sharp ride!!!! __________________ 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.......

06-13-2004, 12:23 AM	#18
juju808 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 141	Hello... your new truck is a beauty! Nice treat for yourself! Welcome from Denver Colorado... :p __________________ ...juju...

06-13-2004, 04:07 AM	#19
Edmond Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,063	Welcome from Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands!! Your Truck looks awesome man!! Great score. Have fun with it, and also on this great board. Cya, Edmond __________________ 1971 Chevy C/20 Longhorn, 350/TH400, Edelbrock Performer, IMPCO 425 LPG Carb 1974 Chevy Camaro Z28 (Original) ------------------------- The Netherlands

06-13-2004, 04:35 AM	#20
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	Welcome from the great white north. I'm gonna be heading down to the east coast there in september and it'd be great to see a touch of home when on my travels. Is there any big chevy shows that i should try to see between sept and dec? __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now)

06-13-2004, 07:37 AM	#21
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	WELCOME TO THE BOARD FROM WEST TN. WE BOTH HAVE SOMETHIN IN COMMON, I JUST BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM CA. ALSO, I BOUGHT MINE SIGHT UNSEEN, ONLY PIC'S $10,000.00 ON PIC'S __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

06-13-2004, 08:22 AM	#22
68xxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gold Coast, East Coast of Australia Posts: 39	Thanks again for the welcomes, I bought the truck from a local importer. He had a real nice 71 that I was interested in but he liked it too much thus had a very high asking price but then told me of this one. He showed me some pics but I resisted until it landed. I took it for a test drive with my wife and she pretty much decided that I should buy it, so there you have it. She loves trucks and although I have restored some great cars (my last one was a 59 Vette which I sold earlier in the year) the only ones that she has really been interested was the 55 pickup and this 68, neither of which I restored. (figures)! By the way, here are a few details about the 68, She's got a 350 which origin I haven't identified yet, Holley DP, Highrise edelbrock, HEI dissy, blockhuggers,a TH400, posi rear, disc frontend, powersteer, vintage air using original vents and controls. billet dash cluster, handles and winders, Flaming rivers tilt column and as seen in the pic 17" TT 2's with big rubber. The hood looks to be aftermarket and isn't too straight so I will be looking into replacing it down the track. It has needed a few things sorted before I could licence it but they are done and it is fully licenced, there are a few more that I will get to in the near future. And for those interested here is a pic of my 55 now residing on the other side of the country. It had a 350 tuned port and T700 grafted from an 89 camaro, 9" rear, Jag suspension and steering. I had a lot of trouble with cold starting and I was using it as a daily driver which was not too practical and the 10 min warmups at 5am was really getting the neighbours offside so I sold her awhile back. Mark. Attached Images

06-13-2004, 09:02 AM	#23
Warbones Navel Inspector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,373	Welcome form Kansas...Nice truck by the way. __________________ 1948 Chevy Aerosedan GONE! I think. 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe WANTED 1967 IMPALA 1967 CST C10 Long Bed with a 283

06-13-2004, 09:07 AM	#24
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Both are beautiful truck's another welcome from southern oregon...

06-13-2004, 09:46 AM	#25
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