Is this really a factory truck?

[Madbomber88]

Not mine, just noticed it on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Longhorn Man]

I'll bet a kick in the nuts it isn't real.

Anyone wanna take that bet?
IU say it is a cab/chassis with a longhorn bed tosserd on it. If some one asks for a pic of the glove box, or simply gets the model number off of it, then we'll know 100% of the story. The model number alone will prove it.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Seems like a lot of $$$ added to wire money storage fees etc etc.. I did send a e-mail to ask for more pics and a pic of the glove box door... We shall see what happens..

[LUV2XCLR8]

I thought Dually's had DUAL rear wheels

[ChevLoRay]

My 1969 Chevrolet Truck Data Book doesn't say you can't have dual rear wheels on a Longhorn. It seems that it was an option and a logical one, if you consider that the Longhorn was created to serve the growing RV industry. In that case, dual rear wheels would make the vehicle more stable. But, seems that some sort of fender flare would be needed. I don't think the tires would have been contained within the fender lines.

While it sounds fishy, stranger things have happened. It would have been nice if the seller had taken more pictures, including one of the glove box door data sticker.

[special-K]

The ones that GM sold after`72 were called "Dooley",not dually.

[Longhorn Man]

The daullie trucks in 67 - 72 had the tires to the inside, not to the outside. Installing the bed on one would place the tire directly under the bed side. Just a mini-flare would do fine... like those gay things you see attached to jeeps, and custom vans from the '70's.
If you look through your 69 data book, you'll see no option listed in any section of trucks with beds for daul wheels. They were only avalible on cab/chassis or cowl/chassis models.
I suppose you could have special ordered something, but then it would be a COPO vehicle, and untill I see one, I'll say none were built.
Like I said, once we see the model number, we'll know the whole story.


Also, notice, in the picture, he has daullie front wheels, but normal 8 lug rears.... I'm willing to say, that there wasn't enough room for the extreem offest of the daullie wheels in the fenderwells. I *think* you need to extend the tubs a bit...but I may be mistaken on that one.

[jrb71c20]

Holy Cow, he didn't ask for character references and mothers maiden name too???

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by special-K

The ones that GM sold after`72 were called "Dooley",not dually.

And as true as that info is, it's one of the gayest things GM has done....even gayer than a bright yellow chivette with a luggage rack and plaid seats.

[Longhorn Man]

Looking at it some more, notice the bed was 2 tone paint, and the body wasn't.
I requested pics, or simply the model number. We'll see what happens.

[Robert1970C20rstbukt]

Throwing away the four original 2 piece budd rims was stupid since the newer 1 piece rims won't fit over the rear drums........

[Skruffy]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

And as true as that info is, it's one of the gayest things GM has done....even gayer than a bright yellow chivette with a luggage rack and plaid seats.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Longhorn Man]

Lol!

[dougs69c10]

100 bucks just to look at it, makes ya think its not what he says it is and is hoping noone will come look at it and just buy it off ebay

[Longhorn Man]

the minority upset feed back makes him look like a tool.
He just added pics, I'll enlarge them and see if I can get the model number.

[Longhorn Man]

IT'S OFFICIAL... NOT FACTORY


Couldn't read the model number, however, a quick look at our VIN decoder on this site ( http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/Chevyear.html ) shows that the 4th digit would be a 4 if the truck was originally built with a bed. The VIN of the truck in question is;
CE339S8244*89* (the last two were kinda fuzy, but they don't matter anyways)
This truck decodes as;
C Conventional cab...2 wheel drive
E V-8 powered
3 one ton
3 cab and chassis
9 1969
S St Louis assembly plant
the rest is the serial number, or sequential number.

Seller is either uninformed, or a tool trying to pull the wool over some poor sap's eyes.
Sad thing is, some one will buy it thinking it is gold.

Looking at this info, and the model number decoder found on the same page as linked above, the model number will be;
CE310903Sxxxxxx

[1969k10stepside]

I will go buy it right now.

[dougs69c10]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

the minority upset feed back makes him look like a tool.
He just added pics, I'll enlarge them and see if I can get the model number.

if something wasnt right it was always the buyers fault, This guys as trustworth as michael jackson at a grade school christmas pagent

[gtomechanic]

Check it out ,has factory side pipes too? It was probably a flat bed dually that someone put a longhorn bed on,that would be easy enough to do.

[CG]

the thing i find most amusing about this truck is the fact he says it would bring over 100 grand restored. if you had purchased a 72 cheyenne super, short fleet with every option available and stored it from day one in a climate controlled garage i doubt you could get 100k for it.

[1969k10stepside]

Originally Posted by CG

the thing i find most amusing about this truck is the fact he says it would bring over 100 grand restored. if you had purchased a 72 cheyenne super, short fleet with every option available and stored it from day one in a climate controlled garage i doubt you could get 100k for it.

Come on ,be nice,a ultra rare "dually" that has 4 wheels and is a longhorn
in crappy condition on ebay has to be worth at least $200000

[qksilver]

yep, worth every penny!
My boss way back built a 68 C-30 dual rear wheel tow truck. He didn't want a wide truck for down town use so he put a fleet bed on it and a holmes 440. the wheels didn't stick out but we had to modify the inside wheel tubs, cut and splice so they were wider toward the inside.
Love those split rims, boy they can fly!

[special-K]

[QUOTE=Also, notice, in the picture, he has daullie front wheels, but normal 8 lug rears.... I'm willing to say, that there wasn't enough room for the extreem offest of the daullie wheels in the fenderwells. I *think* you need to extend the tubs a bit...but I may be mistaken on that one.[/QUOTE]
You are correct.There is less than 48" between inner tires on cab`n`chassis.
The guy`s a tool,right again.If he`s misinformed,he sure talks like he has proof.Which he doesn`t.Sound`s like a barstool expert.

[72armyswbtruck]

Notice that you can't see the longhorn model number option code

[chevy_fatman]

WTF is up with the $100.00 access fee and transport prep charge for removal from the storage area and the $20.00 for the bank receiving fee he sure wnats to make money on top of selling the truck.