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pimperout · 02-06-2007, 01:23 AM

me and my friend were cruisin back allys in a nearby town after school seein if any one around town had any old parts that i could possibly buy for cheap offa some one fer my truck and i spotted an old 67-72 truck box that had been converted to a trailer with a beutiful tailgate and it had been obviously parked for quite somtime so i asked the guy if i could mabe buy the tailgate from that short bed box over there and he said "no i would rather sell the whole thing at once, and thats not a short bed im sure its an old style long bed" and i was thinking wtf never heard of that bfore so is there such a thing?

RACINJASON22 · 02-06-2007, 01:27 AM

Me either? ttt

CG · 02-06-2007, 01:31 AM

Im missing something?...they made our trucks in short, long and longhorn. Somebody made a trailer out of a longbed box. Im sure its been done hundreds of times. I know Ive seen em.

RACINJASON22 · 02-06-2007, 01:37 AM

CG's got a point there in the longhorn It could be just the wording

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thats not a short bed im sure its an old style long bed

GREASEMONKEY72 · 02-06-2007, 01:46 AM

i dont know but im lost

FarmTruk · 02-06-2007, 02:03 AM

I don't know how common it is, but I've got a trailer made by welding the axle to an early 60's Ford short fleet side box. It was bought at a local estate auction for $80.

Boy, is it rusty. So bad, we had to put plate steel in the bottom before anything could be loaded. Bounces REAL bad at highway speeds, maybe partially due to the axle is slightly bent. Real handy with the tailgate though. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.

1LoC10 · 02-06-2007, 02:10 AM

ive seen long beds before... they are out there

spinem · 02-06-2007, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 1LoC10

ive seen long beds before... they are out there

out there, yea, here in cali thats all you see.

CrashEd · 02-06-2007, 03:48 AM

You mean a old far that has a short bed and thinks its a long bed? Theres a lot of people that have long bed trailers made out of short beds thay just don't know it.And will argue with you tell the end of the world that its a long bed becuase joe blow that solded it to him said it was.

**special-K** · 02-06-2007, 07:20 AM

Could it be that by shortbed you mean Stepside?And he knows he has an 8` Stepside?They are a bit rare or seldom seen and they are "old-style" since Fleetsides didn`t exist before`58.I guess you knew you were looking at a Fleetside tailgate.
Anyway,other than tying to decifer all that,are you going to buy it or not?Long or Short

cdowns · 02-06-2007, 07:25 AM

young kids bothering old people to sell stuff ?? happens all the time

have also seen many cases where kids were willing to buy tailgates or other parts for $100 when they could of bought the whole trailer for $25

FarmTruk · 02-06-2007, 04:29 PM

$80 auction trailer with a $50 load of wood in it. Don't know what year trailer, but the wood is from '06

bryanw1968 · 02-06-2007, 04:39 PM

That's the best use for a ford I have ever seen!!!!

**jerry moss** · 02-06-2007, 05:50 PM

here's my long fleetside bed made into a trailer if it'll help identify what you're looking at.

pimperout · 02-12-2007, 02:25 AM

i was just curious about the name "old syle long" bed cuz i was looking at it and it seemed quite clearly to me that it was a short bed but i thought mabe its sum sorta different length in bed that i had never heard of or sumthing thats all

RicksTrucks · 02-12-2007, 08:32 AM

If there is a stake hole at the wheel wells, then it is a long bed

Imacarguytoo · 02-12-2007, 10:38 AM

I need that wood. Wanna mail it to me piece by peice...kinda chilly in the garage here.

**kwmech** · 02-12-2007, 10:55 AM

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, did you buy it? How much did/does he want for it?

67ChevyRedneck · 02-12-2007, 10:59 AM

The Ford bed is a 58-59 and was also used on the "wrong bed" trucks of '61.

Rollie396 · 02-12-2007, 11:22 AM

I may have to make a trip to Bow Island if that is a short box he has.They are like hen's teeth around here.

02-06-2007, 01:23 AM	#1
pimperout Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bow Island, AB, Canada Posts: 166	ever heard of this? me and my friend were cruisin back allys in a nearby town after school seein if any one around town had any old parts that i could possibly buy for cheap offa some one fer my truck and i spotted an old 67-72 truck box that had been converted to a trailer with a beutiful tailgate and it had been obviously parked for quite somtime so i asked the guy if i could mabe buy the tailgate from that short bed box over there and he said "no i would rather sell the whole thing at once, and thats not a short bed im sure its an old style long bed" and i was thinking wtf never heard of that bfore so is there such a thing?

02-06-2007, 01:27 AM	#2
RACINJASON22 GEARHEAD Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CENTRAL,PA Posts: 2,284	Re: ever heard of this? Me either? ttt __________________ 72 SWB 2WD MY PROJECT 72 LWB 4X4 FUTURE PROJECT SUBSCRIBE HEREBOARD VENDORS HERE NORWOOD MEET SURVIVOR!

02-06-2007, 01:31 AM	#3
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,847	Re: ever heard of this? Im missing something?...they made our trucks in short, long and longhorn. Somebody made a trailer out of a longbed box. Im sure its been done hundreds of times. I know Ive seen em.

02-06-2007, 01:46 AM	#5
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: ever heard of this? i dont know but im lost __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

02-06-2007, 02:03 AM	#6
FarmTruk In Memoriam... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallburg, NC Posts: 1,216	Re: ever heard of this? I don't know how common it is, but I've got a trailer made by welding the axle to an early 60's Ford short fleet side box. It was bought at a local estate auction for $80. Boy, is it rusty. So bad, we had to put plate steel in the bottom before anything could be loaded. Bounces REAL bad at highway speeds, maybe partially due to the axle is slightly bent. Real handy with the tailgate though. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow. __________________ '68 C10 SWB 307ci 2BBL *FarmTruk Pics Here* *"You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right."*

02-06-2007, 02:10 AM	#7
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: ever heard of this? ive seen long beds before... they are out there __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all << Last edited by 1LoC10; 02-06-2007 at 02:10 AM.

02-06-2007, 03:48 AM	#9
CrashEd 72 chevy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Il Posts: 725	Re: ever heard of this? You mean a old far that has a short bed and thinks its a long bed? Theres a lot of people that have long bed trailers made out of short beds thay just don't know it.And will argue with you tell the end of the world that its a long bed becuase joe blow that solded it to him said it was.

02-06-2007, 07:20 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: ever heard of this? Could it be that by shortbed you mean Stepside?And he knows he has an 8` Stepside?They are a bit rare or seldom seen and they are "old-style" since Fleetsides didn`t exist before`58.I guess you knew you were looking at a Fleetside tailgate. Anyway,other than tying to decifer all that,are you going to buy it or not?Long or Short __________________ "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 ~

02-06-2007, 07:25 AM	#11
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: ever heard of this? young kids bothering old people to sell stuff ?? happens all the time have also seen many cases where kids were willing to buy tailgates or other parts for $100 when they could of bought the whole trailer for $25 __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY Last edited by cdowns; 02-06-2007 at 07:55 AM.

02-06-2007, 04:29 PM	#12
FarmTruk In Memoriam... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallburg, NC Posts: 1,216	Re: ever heard of this? $80 auction trailer with a $50 load of wood in it. Don't know what year trailer, but the wood is from '06 Attached Images __________________ '68 C10 SWB 307ci 2BBL *FarmTruk Pics Here* *"You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right."*

02-06-2007, 04:39 PM	#13
bryanw1968 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leander, Texas Posts: 850	Re: ever heard of this? That's the best use for a ford I have ever seen!!!!

02-06-2007, 05:50 PM	#14
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,863	Re: ever heard of this? here's my long fleetside bed made into a trailer if it'll help identify what you're looking at. Attached Images __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

02-12-2007, 02:25 AM	#15
pimperout Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bow Island, AB, Canada Posts: 166	Re: ever heard of this? i was just curious about the name "old syle long" bed cuz i was looking at it and it seemed quite clearly to me that it was a short bed but i thought mabe its sum sorta different length in bed that i had never heard of or sumthing thats all

02-12-2007, 08:32 AM	#16
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Re: ever heard of this? If there is a stake hole at the wheel wells, then it is a long bed __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

02-12-2007, 10:38 AM	#17
Imacarguytoo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 306	Re: ever heard of this? I need that wood. Wanna mail it to me piece by peice...kinda chilly in the garage here. __________________ '67 C20 Lwb 350 4-Speed '01 Chrysler Concorde LXI (wifes ride) '91 Gmc Suburban 3/4 2wd 454 Tbi '51 Jeep Cj3a "Willys" 350 V8



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02-12-2007, 10:55 AM	#18
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,505	Re: ever heard of this? Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, did you buy it? How much did/does he want for it?

02-12-2007, 10:59 AM	#19
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02-12-2007, 11:22 AM	#20
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: ever heard of this? I may have to make a trip to Bow Island if that is a short box he has.They are like hen's teeth around here. __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

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