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sameyrasmea72 · 09-29-2006, 05:59 PM

I thought this was pretty interesting . A few months ago I bought my next project. It’s a one owner 72 BB Cheyenne Super with the original title. I wish I could pay off a new truck in the same amount of time he paid off this one.

The truck also came with some other good documentation like the protec-to- plate. Now I need to come up with a way to keep the original title. Maybe I can get the PO to apply for a lost title of something!

Longhorn Man · 09-29-2006, 06:05 PM

Ask him if he'll do it...can't hurt. Offer to pay the fees and throw an extrad 50 on top... I promise he'll do it for 50 bucks.

Bummer the truck isn't a longhorn huh?

LONGHAIR · 09-29-2006, 06:44 PM

The youngens tend to not realize that the 48, 60, and 72 month car loans are a fairly new thing. "Back in the day" many people got new cars every year or so...they would be paid-off in 12 months and would be traded-in while still having significant value and life left to them.

I remember when the 48 month car loan was just begining and my mother, the banker, cautioning me against doing that. The longer you spread out the payments, the more interest you pay over-all.

My grandmother only had a four year note on her house.... in 1933

project1971 · 09-29-2006, 09:33 PM

I had the original title for mine since my father bought it new. was about the same size as a 3x5 card. Very cool looking. You have a good find there.

Jimbotronics · 09-29-2006, 09:37 PM

Damn - to bad you're not in Florida, you don't have to have a title. Just a bill of sale from the previous owner and Florida will cut you an new title. Then you could frame that one.

Southedisto · 09-29-2006, 09:41 PM

That is awesome, I say pay off the original guy.

junkyardjohn · 09-29-2006, 09:50 PM

GO TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER & TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I'LL BET HE'LL DO IT FOR YA. OFFER TO PAY ALL THE EXPENSES & TAKE HIM OUT FOR LUNCH AT A GIRLY BAR. SHOOT... I'D DO IT IN A MINUTE

JOHN

**special-K** · 09-30-2006, 06:56 AM

I agree,ask him.Tell him you`re an enthusiast and collect memorabilia.I bought my short K/10 this summer and it came with the original title that looked brand new.I hated to let it go.I have the original invoice,though.The guy put $20 down on it,then came back with the $3,700+/- cash and bought it outright.Under insurance it said "none".That was alot of money back then,but still easier to come up with than $37,000 today.And,we wouldn`t think of not insuring it,even w/o mandated insurance.Things were more relaxed back then,waaayyy more relaxed.

sameyrasmea72 · 09-30-2006, 12:02 PM

I guess i will and ask! The only problem is that the old man who owned and loved the truck has died. I think he would have done it for sure( well he would have never sold the truck if he was still alive). His grandaughter handles his estate and I am not sure she would even bother. I guess it wont hurt to try.

Here's a pic of the truck the day I got it by the way.

409biscayne · 09-30-2006, 01:22 PM

I bought a 68 a couple of years ago from the original owner , it was on the orig title , when i went to the DMV i asked them if there was any way i could keep the original , unfortunately i can't remember how they did it , but i got it , they did draw a line thru it and write Void across it . Could be just Washington State , but it couldn't hurt to ask .

72 CustomCamper · 10-01-2006, 12:13 AM

When I got my 72 from my uncle who was the original owner, Va DMV let me keep the original title but had to stamp VOID on it.They said they would only do that for the original titles. I have the old and new titles on my wall...

Chuck

73737373 · 10-02-2006, 04:11 PM

How much did you pay for your truck, if you don't mind me asking?

sameyrasmea72 · 10-02-2006, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73737373

How much did you pay for your truck, if you don't mind me asking?

$4000.

TruckinDaddy · 10-03-2006, 08:18 AM

I tried to keep the original for my 68, since it was my grandfather's trucka nd it was cool seeing his signature on it. But the DVM clerk would not let me.

My grandpa was a dirt poor farmer. This truck was the last machine he ever bought brand new. But because of a drought a couple of years later he had to keep rolling his farm loans over for several years. It really surprised me to see on the title that it took him over 7 years to pay off the truck note. OUCH!

I scanned a high quality copy of it before I turned it in, but it isn't the same...

09-29-2006, 05:59 PM	#1
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Original Title!! I thought this was pretty interesting . A few months ago I bought my next project. It’s a one owner 72 BB Cheyenne Super with the original title. I wish I could pay off a new truck in the same amount of time he paid off this one. The truck also came with some other good documentation like the protec-to- plate. Now I need to come up with a way to keep the original title. Maybe I can get the PO to apply for a lost title of something! Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

09-29-2006, 06:05 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Original Title!! Ask him if he'll do it...can't hurt. Offer to pay the fees and throw an extrad 50 on top... I promise he'll do it for 50 bucks. Bummer the truck isn't a longhorn huh?

09-29-2006, 06:44 PM	#3
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Re: Original Title!! The youngens tend to not realize that the 48, 60, and 72 month car loans are a fairly new thing. "Back in the day" many people got new cars every year or so...they would be paid-off in 12 months and would be traded-in while still having significant value and life left to them. I remember when the 48 month car loan was just begining and my mother, the banker, cautioning me against doing that. The longer you spread out the payments, the more interest you pay over-all. My grandmother only had a four year note on her house.... in 1933

09-29-2006, 09:33 PM	#4
project1971 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 605	Re: Original Title!! I had the original title for mine since my father bought it new. was about the same size as a 3x5 card. Very cool looking. You have a good find there. __________________ 2008 Ford FX2 Screw 1971 C10 project in shop now! 2004 Pontiac Grandam (wifes) 2000 Cavalier z24 (gas saver)

09-29-2006, 09:37 PM	#5
Jimbotronics YA YA Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 1,273	Re: Original Title!! Damn - to bad you're not in Florida, you don't have to have a title. Just a bill of sale from the previous owner and Florida will cut you an new title. Then you could frame that one. __________________ Jimbo '72 SWB - 350 (frame-off resto in progress - donations accepted) '04 Chevy Avalanche '03 Cadillac CTS (wife's ride) Restoration progress - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335707

09-29-2006, 09:41 PM	#6
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: Original Title!! That is awesome, I say pay off the original guy. __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie!

09-29-2006, 09:50 PM	#7
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,425	Re: Original Title!! GO TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER & TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I'LL BET HE'LL DO IT FOR YA. OFFER TO PAY ALL THE EXPENSES & TAKE HIM OUT FOR LUNCH AT A GIRLY BAR. SHOOT... I'D DO IT IN A MINUTE JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

09-30-2006, 06:56 AM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Original Title!! I agree,ask him.Tell him you`re an enthusiast and collect memorabilia.I bought my short K/10 this summer and it came with the original title that looked brand new.I hated to let it go.I have the original invoice,though.The guy put $20 down on it,then came back with the $3,700+/- cash and bought it outright.Under insurance it said "none".That was alot of money back then,but still easier to come up with than $37,000 today.And,we wouldn`t think of not insuring it,even w/o mandated insurance.Things were more relaxed back then,waaayyy more relaxed. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-30-2006, 12:02 PM	#9
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: Original Title!! I guess i will and ask! The only problem is that the old man who owned and loved the truck has died. I think he would have done it for sure( well he would have never sold the truck if he was still alive). His grandaughter handles his estate and I am not sure she would even bother. I guess it wont hurt to try. Here's a pic of the truck the day I got it by the way. Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

09-30-2006, 01:22 PM	#10
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Re: Original Title!! I bought a 68 a couple of years ago from the original owner , it was on the orig title , when i went to the DMV i asked them if there was any way i could keep the original , unfortunately i can't remember how they did it , but i got it , they did draw a line thru it and write Void across it . Could be just Washington State , but it couldn't hurt to ask . __________________ 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)

10-01-2006, 12:13 AM	#11
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,368	Re: Original Title!! When I got my 72 from my uncle who was the original owner, Va DMV let me keep the original title but had to stamp VOID on it.They said they would only do that for the original titles. I have the old and new titles on my wall... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

10-02-2006, 04:11 PM	#12
73737373 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 1,000	Re: Original Title!! How much did you pay for your truck, if you don't mind me asking? __________________ 1968 Custom SWB, 327/3 speed OTC 1969 CST LWB, 402/400 1970 CST LWB, 402/400 1970 Sierra Grande LWB, 350/350 1971 Cheyenne LWB, 350/350 1972 Cheyenne Super LWB, 402/400 1972 Sierra Grande LWB, 402/400 1979 Silverado LWB, 350/350 1984 Suburban 1990 454 SS 1991 Silverado, X-cab, 4.3/5 speed Getrag 2005 Silverado Crew Cab Corvettes: 75, 77, 78, 93, 96

10-03-2006, 08:18 AM	#14
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	Re: Original Title!! I tried to keep the original for my 68, since it was my grandfather's trucka nd it was cool seeing his signature on it. But the DVM clerk would not let me. My grandpa was a dirt poor farmer. This truck was the last machine he ever bought brand new. But because of a drought a couple of years later he had to keep rolling his farm loans over for several years. It really surprised me to see on the title that it took him over 7 years to pay off the truck note. OUCH! I scanned a high quality copy of it before I turned it in, but it isn't the same... __________________ Mike S 68 C10 Long Step (Pretending to be a Long Fleetside) Grandpa's Farm Truck 3 on the tree, 307, No power brakes or steering Factory Options - HD rear spring and Ammeter/Oil Gauges My truck blog My Car Domain page



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