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colohusker · 07-19-2002, 02:11 AM

Just curious how many of our style trucks are in your neighborhood? Went for a walk with my wife and kids tonight, (trying to get brownie points to buy the 454!) and saw 7 trucks within 3 blocks of my house. In this little city, I know of close to 20 of them running around, and see a new one about once a week. Is it just me, or does this seem like a lot?

When I get time, I'll grab the digicam and take some pics of the ones around town.

Super Chevy · 07-19-2002, 02:13 AM

around here,one around the corner, a 69 LWB
Mine and thats it for about 10 miles, then 10miles away there is this SWEET gold 68 GMC short fleet.....

Slayer_EC · 07-19-2002, 02:13 AM

Hmmm, A guy down the street from me has a '71 3/4 Fleetside (I think thats what it is) And ive seen loads of 68-72 trucks in my town, way to many to count, I live in a city of about 35,000

O'l Buck · 07-19-2002, 02:17 AM

just 2 in my neghborhood.....of course, i have only one neighbor, and he's a mile away from me. he's got a 72 long fleet over there that hasn't moved in a couple years, i need to go bug him about it sometime, and mine is the other one. there are several in town that I can think of right off the top of my head.

colohusker · 07-19-2002, 02:20 AM

Chad

Yep, I can imagine that there would be a bunch out there. I know when I go to my mother's farm, I always see 10-15 of them when I'm out driving around. How's Ol'Buck doing? Bet it's nice having the new cab on!

72burb 4x4 · 07-19-2002, 03:10 AM

there is about aleast 30 of our trucks over here and 4 burbs.2 burbs are some old ladie's,and i know her grandson,and 2 r mine my other 1 is for parts,but i haven't seen it in half a year

67cst · 07-19-2002, 04:34 AM

there is 2 in my subdivison, but in about a 10 min radius of walking there is probably abou 30-40, there is 100,000 people in central okanagan, and a lot of orchards and crap...about 1 dozen nice shortboxes i can think of right now...probs more when i start cruising

Patrick Sullivan · 07-19-2002, 04:38 AM

There's mine.. and there's mine.. and there's mine.

Not too many around here. I see some once in a while, but they are usually passing through. Saw a pretty nice Burb today on 101.

TimoL · 07-19-2002, 06:00 AM

Well, I also can say not so many around here = none. I live city about 24 000 in Finland and we have quite much of the older American cars but no Chevy/GMC trucks between 67-72 except mine

-Says proud owner of a one-

XXL · 07-19-2002, 06:06 AM

Including mine... 1.

In the next town over there's a GMC wrecker running around, but that's all I've seen.

Kenneth

blue_69 · 07-19-2002, 06:41 AM

less than 5 and most are rotted so bad you can hardly tell what they are

toms68cst · 07-19-2002, 08:35 AM

I can think of 4-5 within easy walking distance of me. One of them is a pretty nice original rust-free 69 3/4 2wd 350/4speed sitting under the trees in the back alley near here. It hasn't moved in several years. There woun't be much of it left in a while.

WHYBYNU · 07-19-2002, 09:04 AM

None there just isn't any 67-72 chevys up here, in upstate NY I've been here 2 years and maybe have seen 3. I'm from Akansas and these truck are everywhere, any parking lot you go to you will see at least 2 some are restored but most are just daily drivers.

*Randy70C-10* · 07-19-2002, 09:09 AM

I see a few every day. Within a mile of me there are 8 that I know of, but I'm sure there are alot more.
(I've raised that number twice, keep remembering another)

Tim Rich · 07-19-2002, 09:23 AM

There's three in my subdivision of about 100 homes. I routinely see about a dozen within a few miles of home being driven, and another half dozen or so that I see in yards - they don't seem to ever move. I'm sure there are many more in back yards and garages. I see a fair number of 60-66 era trucks around as well.

On my commute into Atlanta I see a good number of our trucks. I see some that are ragged out and on their last leg, but most are in pretty good shape. I must say that I also see quite a few old F@rds out there too.

*Shane* · 07-19-2002, 09:36 AM

This is looking out of my kitchen window...neighbor's truck. Sorry for the bad pic.....this pic was taken from inside my house, looking through the window... LOL

TheMattMan · 07-19-2002, 09:37 AM

There is more than you can count here......just about every time you go out you see new ones or more hidden behind fences and stuff....I generally see about 4-5 a day.........and 4-5 new ones every week........but then again this is TX----Truck Central.

*Randy70C-10* · 07-19-2002, 10:46 AM

Shane- that looks like the hotwheel. That's a sweet truck, does he still have it?

*Shane* · 07-19-2002, 11:52 AM

Randy.....the truck is lots better from a distance. The guy has started using it as a "street class/bracket racer." He has stripped/gutted the bed, front clip and cab.

BED - no wood....you can see the ground looking from the top
FRONT CLIP - no inner fenders, no bumper, taken heater box out
CAB - no carpet, no door panels, no radio, no dash pad, etc.....
OTHER - NO mufflers - straight headers (real nice at 12:00 A.M when he decides to crank it up just to impress his visiting buddies) - spider gears welded in rear end, so forth and so on.......

The sad part is the truck was complete and a pretty nice piece before he started taking stuff off of it......I have asked him about maybe selling or trading me the truck for something lighter weight since he is planning on racing it... but his reply to me was "Its just an old truck.....whats the big deal?"

He really is a super nice guy, but some folks dont see these "old trucks" the the same way that WE do......

dion · 07-19-2002, 12:02 PM

I see many every day. There's at least 20 around town and 5 of them are green and white! Great. I see burbs and blazers every day also. It's starting to get out of control, it's great that these trucks are popular but I don't want to see them become "A dime a dozen" The new trend in CA seems to be to restore an old Chevy. I see tons of Scouts and Broncos too. San Diego is very "Trendy"

68gmcjon · 07-19-2002, 12:30 PM

I've seen about 6-7 different trucks around here

**1970 CST Short Wide** · 07-19-2002, 12:33 PM

4 in my neighborhood that I know of not including mine, 3 are VERY nice and 1 beater.

J · 07-19-2002, 01:02 PM

There are a few running around here on Camp Pen and lots in San Diego. I went up to a place called Turlock, CA (about 2 hours north of Fresno) for the 4th and saw 100's of them running around. They were in all kinds of shape from your beat-to-death farm trucks to your street trucks to some really sweet 4x4's.

CE20934 · 07-19-2002, 01:22 PM

2 in Fenton (10,000 people or so)--mine & a guy just inside town limits.

Might be five in Flint. Only seen five, but I couldn't ID the plates to be sure they were from Genesee County.

But there is a nice '69 C60 flatbed at one of the salvage yards in Flint. It's still earning its keep like a good Chevrolet.

SWINGSAX68 · 07-19-2002, 01:24 PM

In my imediate neighbor hood, there is a 72 I think it is, next door, covered in junk, but it seems real straight....too bad it's just sitting there and the guy doesn't want to sell any parts from it. block away there is a beater black primer 68, its got a chrome skull on the floor shifter....pretty cool looking. there was a 69 across the street that I was gonna buy....before my 68, but it's gone now.....oh yeah

I have a 68 in my back yard for parts!!!!

hee hee, but I see them all the time. there are three or four of them around my girlfreinds neighberhood.

Here in san marcos, you see a few here and there.....I've seen a blue fleetside beater, a white 69 beater, a Blue 71 beater for sale, one real sweet cherry red 67 by a church. 2 beaters off of I35, that have been sitting for months at a shop...yet they are still 'customers' trucks...hmmm. there is a primered sweet looking 71 on campus, also a yellow white topped longbed 72, a bad beater with Starter problems I've seen...these are some I see on a regular basis for the most part.

07-19-2002, 02:11 AM	#1
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	How many trucks in your neighborhood? Just curious how many of our style trucks are in your neighborhood? Went for a walk with my wife and kids tonight, (trying to get brownie points to buy the 454!) and saw 7 trucks within 3 blocks of my house. In this little city, I know of close to 20 of them running around, and see a new one about once a week. Is it just me, or does this seem like a lot? When I get time, I'll grab the digicam and take some pics of the ones around town. __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

07-19-2002, 02:17 AM	#4
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	just 2 in my neghborhood.....of course, i have only one neighbor, and he's a mile away from me. he's got a 72 long fleet over there that hasn't moved in a couple years, i need to go bug him about it sometime, and mine is the other one. there are several in town that I can think of right off the top of my head. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

07-19-2002, 02:20 AM	#5
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	Chad Yep, I can imagine that there would be a bunch out there. I know when I go to my mother's farm, I always see 10-15 of them when I'm out driving around. How's Ol'Buck doing? Bet it's nice having the new cab on! __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

07-19-2002, 04:34 AM	#7
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	they are everywhere there is 2 in my subdivison, but in about a 10 min radius of walking there is probably abou 30-40, there is 100,000 people in central okanagan, and a lot of orchards and crap...about 1 dozen nice shortboxes i can think of right now...probs more when i start cruising __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

07-19-2002, 04:38 AM	#8
Patrick Sullivan Transcendental Trucker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rockaway Beach, OR Posts: 374	There's mine.. and there's mine.. and there's mine. Not too many around here. I see some once in a while, but they are usually passing through. Saw a pretty nice Burb today on 101. __________________ Patrick Sullivan \| sullivan@oregoncoast.com Rockaway Beach, Oregon 1972 Chevy Cheyenne C-20 1998 Dodge Dakota 4x4 So, fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate'er befalls... Then gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all!

07-19-2002, 02:13 AM	#2
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	around here,one around the corner, a 69 LWB Mine and thats it for about 10 miles, then 10miles away there is this SWEET gold 68 GMC short fleet.....

07-19-2002, 02:13 AM	#3
Slayer_EC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 23	Hmmm, A guy down the street from me has a '71 3/4 Fleetside (I think thats what it is) And ive seen loads of 68-72 trucks in my town, way to many to count, I live in a city of about 35,000

07-19-2002, 03:10 AM	#6
72burb 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: texas Posts: 31	there is about aleast 30 of our trucks over here and 4 burbs.2 burbs are some old ladie's,and i know her grandson,and 2 r mine my other 1 is for parts,but i haven't seen it in half a year

07-19-2002, 06:00 AM	#9
TimoL Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: KEMI, FINLAND Posts: 14	Well, I also can say not so many around here = none. I live city about 24 000 in Finland and we have quite much of the older American cars but no Chevy/GMC trucks between 67-72 except mine -Says proud owner of a one-

07-19-2002, 06:06 AM	#10
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Including mine... 1. In the next town over there's a GMC wrecker running around, but that's all I've seen. Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

07-19-2002, 06:41 AM	#11
blue_69 someday Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: canastota,new york Posts: 629	less than 5 and most are rotted so bad you can hardly tell what they are __________________ Click Here to search ebay for all 67-72 parts My 72 CST blazer build 72 CST Blazer 4x4 67 2wd swb ( project onion crate ) 86 4x4 lwb plow truck 40 x 60 foot barn to work on all this stuff

07-19-2002, 08:35 AM	#12
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,297	I can think of 4-5 within easy walking distance of me. One of them is a pretty nice original rust-free 69 3/4 2wd 350/4speed sitting under the trees in the back alley near here. It hasn't moved in several years. There woun't be much of it left in a while. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

07-19-2002, 09:04 AM	#13
WHYBYNU WHYBYNU when old will do Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hot Springs, AR. Posts: 646	None there just isn't any 67-72 chevys up here, in upstate NY I've been here 2 years and maybe have seen 3. I'm from Akansas and these truck are everywhere, any parking lot you go to you will see at least 2 some are restored but most are just daily drivers. __________________ 71 Cheyenne super 2 tone green and white ZZ6 - Th350 4/6 drop 20x8.5 / 20x10 Billet Specialties

07-19-2002, 09:09 AM	#14
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I see a few every day. Within a mile of me there are 8 that I know of, but I'm sure there are alot more. (I've raised that number twice, keep remembering another)

07-19-2002, 09:23 AM	#15
Tim Rich Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 56	There's three in my subdivision of about 100 homes. I routinely see about a dozen within a few miles of home being driven, and another half dozen or so that I see in yards - they don't seem to ever move. I'm sure there are many more in back yards and garages. I see a fair number of 60-66 era trucks around as well. On my commute into Atlanta I see a good number of our trucks. I see some that are ragged out and on their last leg, but most are in pretty good shape. I must say that I also see quite a few old F@rds out there too. __________________ Tim Rich Kennesaw, GA 72 Stepside 65 Must@ng



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07-19-2002, 09:36 AM	#16
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	This is looking out of my kitchen window...neighbor's truck. Sorry for the bad pic.....this pic was taken from inside my house, looking through the window... LOL Attached Images Last edited by Shane; 07-19-2002 at 10:03 AM.

07-19-2002, 09:37 AM	#17
TheMattMan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lumberton, TX , USA Posts: 71	There is more than you can count here......just about every time you go out you see new ones or more hidden behind fences and stuff....I generally see about 4-5 a day.........and 4-5 new ones every week........but then again this is TX----Truck Central.

07-19-2002, 10:46 AM	#18
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Shane- that looks like the hotwheel. That's a sweet truck, does he still have it?

07-19-2002, 11:52 AM	#19
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Randy.....the truck is lots better from a distance. The guy has started using it as a "street class/bracket racer." He has stripped/gutted the bed, front clip and cab. BED - no wood....you can see the ground looking from the top FRONT CLIP - no inner fenders, no bumper, taken heater box out CAB - no carpet, no door panels, no radio, no dash pad, etc..... OTHER - NO mufflers - straight headers (real nice at 12:00 A.M when he decides to crank it up just to impress his visiting buddies) - spider gears welded in rear end, so forth and so on....... The sad part is the truck was complete and a pretty nice piece before he started taking stuff off of it......I have asked him about maybe selling or trading me the truck for something lighter weight since he is planning on racing it... but his reply to me was "Its just an old truck.....whats the big deal?" He really is a super nice guy, but some folks dont see these "old trucks" the the same way that WE do......

07-19-2002, 12:02 PM	#20
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Way too many I see many every day. There's at least 20 around town and 5 of them are green and white! Great. I see burbs and blazers every day also. It's starting to get out of control, it's great that these trucks are popular but I don't want to see them become "A dime a dozen" The new trend in CA seems to be to restore an old Chevy. I see tons of Scouts and Broncos too. San Diego is very "Trendy" __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

07-19-2002, 12:30 PM	#21
68gmcjon Got earplugs? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winfield, Kansas Posts: 556	I've seen about 6-7 different trucks around here __________________ 1968 GMC Original A/C, bucket seats, PS,PB 396 bored to 402, Dynomax cerama-coat headers, Super 40 Flowmasters, 272/284 Crane cam, Crane gold roller rockers, holley 750 cfm double pumper, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, HEI ignition, 9.5:compression Alltogether 411HP and 446ft/lbs Dana 60 w/ 3.54 gears Turbo 400 tranny Why would you have anything other than a big block? HAHA

07-19-2002, 12:33 PM	#22
1970 CST Short Wide Senior Moment Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburg Ca Posts: 4,193	4 in my neighborhood that I know of not including mine, 3 are VERY nice and 1 beater. __________________ 1970 CST LS 1 6 speed Ford 9 inch Detroit Tru Track, Dakota Didgital, Vintage Air, QA1 Coil Overs Front & Rear Lots of FUN 2013 GMC PU, Oldest Son 71 GMC LWB. QA1 Suspension, Angry SB. Youngest Son 2017 Toyota SUV Daughters car 2018 Traverse , Wife’s Ride Pittsburg Ca 94565

07-19-2002, 01:02 PM	#23
J Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 164	There are a few running around here on Camp Pen and lots in San Diego. I went up to a place called Turlock, CA (about 2 hours north of Fresno) for the 4th and saw 100's of them running around. They were in all kinds of shape from your beat-to-death farm trucks to your street trucks to some really sweet 4x4's. __________________ '72 C-10 '99 Silverado '91 S-Dime

07-19-2002, 01:22 PM	#24
CE20934 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Help! I'm in an office park with its own network of freeways! Posts: 470	2 in Fenton (10,000 people or so)--mine & a guy just inside town limits. Might be five in Flint. Only seen five, but I couldn't ID the plates to be sure they were from Genesee County. But there is a nice '69 C60 flatbed at one of the salvage yards in Flint. It's still earning its keep like a good Chevrolet. __________________ '67 C20--427 tall deck/SM420, 4.10 HO52 (Michigan has not been kind to the Old Man) '95 Caprice--355 LT1/T56/3.42 8.5" 10-bolt (daily driver, almost 300k on the chassis) '07 Outback--wife's car. 125k & counting. No head gasket or transmission issues yet. fingers crossed

07-19-2002, 01:24 PM	#25
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	hmmmm In my imediate neighbor hood, there is a 72 I think it is, next door, covered in junk, but it seems real straight....too bad it's just sitting there and the guy doesn't want to sell any parts from it. block away there is a beater black primer 68, its got a chrome skull on the floor shifter....pretty cool looking. there was a 69 across the street that I was gonna buy....before my 68, but it's gone now.....oh yeah I have a 68 in my back yard for parts!!!! hee hee, but I see them all the time. there are three or four of them around my girlfreinds neighberhood. Here in san marcos, you see a few here and there.....I've seen a blue fleetside beater, a white 69 beater, a Blue 71 beater for sale, one real sweet cherry red 67 by a church. 2 beaters off of I35, that have been sitting for months at a shop...yet they are still 'customers' trucks...hmmm. there is a primered sweet looking 71 on campus, also a yellow white topped longbed 72, a bad beater with Starter problems I've seen...these are some I see on a regular basis for the most part. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788 Last edited by SWINGSAX68; 07-19-2002 at 01:31 PM.

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