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blazerparts · 12-28-2005, 08:53 PM

My folks ordered this '68 in the fall of '67. It has a 327 and was built to haul an overhead camper and for odd jobs around the place. It is always garaged and has 56k miles, with probably 6k miles in the last 25 years. The paint, upholstery, glass, weather stripping, everything is original. I don't even remember the brakes being rebuilt. There is not a dent or speck of rust anywhere. Mom replaces the tires every 7 years or so just because they dry out and crack. Mom's 85 now and still drives the truck a couple times a month to get hay and feed or take the dog for a ride.

blazerparts · 12-28-2005, 08:55 PM

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**68 Stepside** · 12-28-2005, 09:02 PM

WOW!!! Talk about a time capsule!! That is a sweetheart (and one of my favorite colors too!). I dig the antique Johnson Messenger CB under the dash, but what's the chrome thing under the center of the dash? Also, are those lights in the radio delete plate?

Totally awesome truck!

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 12-28-2005, 09:05 PM

Very nice what are the doo-dads on the radio delete plate???

blazerparts · 12-28-2005, 09:09 PM

Those lights in the radio delete were for leveling the camper and that other thing is a 50 year old kleenex dispenser.

**68 Stepside** · 12-28-2005, 09:10 PM

Awesome. I thought that may have been a tissue box, but didn't have any idea on the lights. Too cool!

*FUNMUDDER* · 12-28-2005, 09:21 PM

Those are freaking huge mirrors for that truck. Beautiful shape though.

krazy_texan · 12-28-2005, 09:21 PM

i have never seen a choke delete until now that is pretty cool. that is also a very nice truck.

**Palf70Step** · 12-28-2005, 09:28 PM

Very Nice!!!

409biscayne · 12-28-2005, 09:31 PM

Very nice truck . Call me crazy but i like that truck more than most of the high dollar restored trucks . Ofcourse i did drive a very similar 68 to high school , so i have some fond memories . Also that yellow is one of my favorites , next to my gold , lol. Your mom must be very cool . Thanks for posting .

doc70sub · 12-28-2005, 09:34 PM

Nice....good to see a real one left!!

qksilver · 12-28-2005, 09:39 PM

there is the front end I need!
sweet truck

weasel29gm · 12-28-2005, 09:45 PM

Family heirloom!!!!!!! Perfect!!!!!!

mjrmn · 12-28-2005, 09:48 PM

COOL!! Why don't I have relatives like that?!!!

krue · 12-28-2005, 11:25 PM

Very nice. Tell your mom Kudo's from the board.

Robert1970C20rstbukt · 12-28-2005, 11:36 PM

Man that truck is in awesome shape!

**Yukon Jack** · 12-29-2005, 10:28 AM

That is very cool - wonder how many 1 owner 67-72's there are out there?

toms68cst · 12-29-2005, 11:38 AM

Now that's my kind of truck! That thing's in great shape and it looks like it has all the right stuff for 68.

That's an unusual color combo for these trucks. Do you know if they picked out the yellow/blue interior combo when they ordered the truck?

thejoker · 12-29-2005, 11:45 AM

Super truck. Has your Mom ever considered adopting a poor man in Mississippi? I know one if she has!

Sweet truck!

JKR

ChevLoRay · 12-29-2005, 01:36 PM

I guess that's the perils of living in a dry, desert environment.

Nice truck. One-owner, to boot.

As for the interior, I don't think it is blue. I believe it is green.

When these trucks were ordered new, GM "suggested" color combos, but you could specify any available interior, with any available paint color. Sounds weird, but that's the deal. Here's the verbage from the November 8, 1968 Cabs, Bodies and Colors section of my Truck Data Book for '69.

IMPORTANT
Dealer Note: Exterior and Interior combinations shown in charts below are those recommended by Chevrolet; however, any exterior color may be ordered with any available interior color if the particular combination is desired by a customer.

All an order had to have was an interior trim code for an available trim color, regardless of the exterior paint color. Also, other notes state that the interior color would match the primary color of the exterior, except the top of the dash would be a non-glare finish.

So, if the original order sheet specified a Turquoise interior and the exterior primary color was Maroon, that's the way it came to the dealer. Can't do that now, can we? Dang computers messed everything up.

blazerparts · 12-29-2005, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toms68cst

Now that's my kind of truck! That thing's in great shape and it looks like it has all the right stuff for 68.

That's an unusual color combo for these trucks. Do you know if they picked out the yellow/blue interior combo when they ordered the truck?

It's more green than blue. They special ordered that color combo.

smirch9 · 12-29-2005, 06:55 PM

Very, very nice blazerparts!

12-28-2005, 08:53 PM	#1
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Moms' Truck My folks ordered this '68 in the fall of '67. It has a 327 and was built to haul an overhead camper and for odd jobs around the place. It is always garaged and has 56k miles, with probably 6k miles in the last 25 years. The paint, upholstery, glass, weather stripping, everything is original. I don't even remember the brakes being rebuilt. There is not a dent or speck of rust anywhere. Mom replaces the tires every 7 years or so just because they dry out and crack. Mom's 85 now and still drives the truck a couple times a month to get hay and feed or take the dog for a ride. Attached Images __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

12-28-2005, 08:55 PM	#2
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: Moms' Truck more pics Attached Images __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

12-28-2005, 09:02 PM	#3
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Re: Moms' Truck WOW!!! Talk about a time capsule!! That is a sweetheart (and one of my favorite colors too!). I dig the antique Johnson Messenger CB under the dash, but what's the chrome thing under the center of the dash? Also, are those lights in the radio delete plate? Totally awesome truck! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

12-28-2005, 09:05 PM	#4
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,604	Re: Moms' Truck Very nice what are the doo-dads on the radio delete plate??? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

12-28-2005, 09:09 PM	#5
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: Moms' Truck Those lights in the radio delete were for leveling the camper and that other thing is a 50 year old kleenex dispenser. __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

12-28-2005, 09:10 PM	#6
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Re: Moms' Truck Awesome. I thought that may have been a tissue box, but didn't have any idea on the lights. Too cool! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

12-28-2005, 09:21 PM	#7
FUNMUDDER Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 427	Re: Moms' Truck Those are freaking huge mirrors for that truck. Beautiful shape though.

12-28-2005, 09:21 PM	#8
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	Re: Moms' Truck i have never seen a choke delete until now that is pretty cool. that is also a very nice truck. __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

12-28-2005, 09:28 PM	#9
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,818	Re: Moms' Truck Very Nice!!! __________________ 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!

12-28-2005, 09:31 PM	#10
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: Moms' Truck Very nice truck . Call me crazy but i like that truck more than most of the high dollar restored trucks . Ofcourse i did drive a very similar 68 to high school , so i have some fond memories . Also that yellow is one of my favorites , next to my gold , lol. Your mom must be very cool . Thanks for posting . __________________ Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD)

12-28-2005, 09:34 PM	#11
doc70sub Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 669	Re: Moms' Truck Nice....good to see a real one left!! __________________ 1970 Sub C-10 - 350/TH-350/3.73 12-bolt Came home from the hospital in it & mine ever since. 1966 Catalina Ventura 2-door fastback 389/TH400

12-28-2005, 09:39 PM	#12
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: Moms' Truck there is the front end I need! sweet truck

12-28-2005, 09:45 PM	#13
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,092	Re: Moms' Truck Family heirloom!!!!!!! Perfect!!!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

12-28-2005, 09:48 PM	#14
mjrmn '67 K10 Work In Process Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Delano MN Posts: 163	Re: Moms' Truck COOL!! Why don't I have relatives like that?!!!

12-28-2005, 11:25 PM	#15
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: Moms' Truck Very nice. Tell your mom Kudo's from the board. __________________ "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"



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12-28-2005, 11:36 PM	#16
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	Re: Moms' Truck Man that truck is in awesome shape! __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck

12-29-2005, 10:28 AM	#17
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: Moms' Truck That is very cool - wonder how many 1 owner 67-72's there are out there? __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

12-29-2005, 11:38 AM	#18
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,282	Re: Moms' Truck Now that's my kind of truck! That thing's in great shape and it looks like it has all the right stuff for 68. That's an unusual color combo for these trucks. Do you know if they picked out the yellow/blue interior combo when they ordered the truck? __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

12-29-2005, 11:45 AM	#19
thejoker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gulfport Mississippi Posts: 364	Re: Moms' Truck Super truck. Has your Mom ever considered adopting a poor man in Mississippi? I know one if she has! Sweet truck! JKR __________________ **Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight....I ask that of all my prey** 68' C10 Short Step (rebuilding as we speak) 72' Custom Camper (wrecked, parting out) 79' C10 Fleet (rough, parting out) 97' C1500 Short Step Custom (DD) 97' Kawaski VN800a Customized 99' Z71 Silverado 04' Suzuki Volusia

12-29-2005, 01:36 PM	#20
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Moms' Truck I guess that's the perils of living in a dry, desert environment. Nice truck. One-owner, to boot. As for the interior, I don't think it is blue. I believe it is green. When these trucks were ordered new, GM "suggested" color combos, but you could specify any available interior, with any available paint color. Sounds weird, but that's the deal. Here's the verbage from the November 8, 1968 Cabs, Bodies and Colors section of my Truck Data Book for '69. IMPORTANT Dealer Note: Exterior and Interior combinations shown in charts below are those recommended by Chevrolet; however, any exterior color may be ordered with any available interior color if the particular combination is desired by a customer. All an order had to have was an interior trim code for an available trim color, regardless of the exterior paint color. Also, other notes state that the interior color would match the primary color of the exterior, except the top of the dash would be a non-glare finish. So, if the original order sheet specified a Turquoise interior and the exterior primary color was Maroon, that's the way it came to the dealer. Can't do that now, can we? Dang computers messed everything up. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

12-29-2005, 06:55 PM	#22
smirch9 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coweta, Oklahoma Posts: 2,389	Re: Moms' Truck Very, very nice blazerparts! __________________ 1999 GMC 2500--Natural Gas Powered baby! 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Have you subscribed? Click here. Order your site t-shirts and apparel here!

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