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Gorn · 02-20-2008, 09:39 AM

I found a 68 shorty all original inline 6 with 3 on the tree sitting in a field just rusting away. I stopped and asked about it and the guy said he had it for sale a couple years back and no one wanted it. I offered him $700. He took on the spot. His grandfathers was the original owner. It still has the faded stickers from the dealership it was sold. mileage 60K. I drove it home and it ran strong with no smoke. I will be doing my first frame off.

Monster Power plant

Even the original cover plates for the optional radio are still there.

Fraser Beatty · 02-20-2008, 09:43 AM

Wow looks like one heck of a deal...wish I could find one like that around here!

tcb-1 · 02-20-2008, 09:47 AM

that my friend is officially classified as a SCORE!!!!

thanks for bringing another back from the dead!

EyeH8the24 · 02-20-2008, 09:47 AM

great find..good luck with it

griesel72 · 02-20-2008, 09:47 AM

cool, there are some good deals left out there

you should have offered $500, shouldn't you

Longhorn Man · 02-20-2008, 09:52 AM

slap some rims on it, drive it for a year. Then you'll know what you want to do to it, and it'll give you a year of learing the truck, a year of building up the parts stash, and a year of fun in a beater.

Gorn · 02-20-2008, 10:02 AM

I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work. I found it the end of the summer so I have had it a few months now. I already started working on it. I had to wait till I collected some body working tools including a good mig welder. As longhorn said I am not sure what I want to do with it but I do know I want the body and frame to last another 40 years.
This is a PA truck so I am expecting to replace the bottom 6 inchs all the way around the body.

JayDubBlazer · 02-20-2008, 10:12 AM

Nice pick, hey I'm not that far from you up here in Danville

Chevyman680063 · 02-20-2008, 11:01 AM

Nice find and I love the 67/68 front end. Now that you've got you an old truck it's gonna be in your blood and you're gonna be itching for more.

jrb71c20 · 02-20-2008, 11:34 AM

Cool find, congrats on it...Now, make it something good

stllookn · 02-20-2008, 02:34 PM

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slap some rims on it, drive it for a year.

I couldn't agree more! You stole it...say a prayer and send the guy a nice Christmas present...LOL!

GREAT FIND! BTW...welcome to the board from sunny Seattle!

67_C-30 · 02-20-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorn

I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work.

WHAT!?! To me that's 53.2% of the fun of having an old truck!

If everybody was like that, there would only about three of them on the road!

**hilljob26** · 02-20-2008, 08:06 PM

you dont see those everyday for that price

greasy68 · 02-20-2008, 08:19 PM

Heck of a deal. Drive the crap out of it and work on it as you go.

pugs · 02-20-2008, 08:24 PM

hey man nice truck, where the heck was it sitting, im very close to you, but i never seen that truck on my adventures driving around, let me know if i can help ya out in any way

Gorn · 02-20-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pugs

hey man nice truck, where the heck was it sitting, im very close to you, but i never seen that truck on my adventures driving around, let me know if i can help ya out in any way

You know the Schaeffer's Harley in Orwigsburg? Across the street from there is Sckuylkill Automotive. It was sitting in the field right behind that. I didn't even know it was a shop (no sign) until i stopped in to ask about the truck. There is a nice 70 chevelle sitting there but it does not belong to the shop owner yet

. The truck was his grandfathers

I really want to get this rust off this thing. I think the truck was keep inside most of its life and the last few year sitting outside have been hard on it. Seems like there is surface rust everywhere.

Number98 · 02-21-2008, 12:05 AM

Umm.... no offense man..... you suck!

estig70 · 02-21-2008, 12:11 AM

some guys have all the luck!!!!!!!!!!

when you find another send em my way.

Congrats on the sweet find.

Eric

dan42 · 02-21-2008, 12:41 AM

Man, that is a great deal - but drive that sucker, those old sixes are sweet, if you want to work on the body, go for it, but like Longhorn man says, get to know the truck for a while, it's personality.

19673ontree · 02-21-2008, 03:39 AM

nice 68 !!
it is I think an original california truck too because of the smog equipment ,,, cool truck !!!!!!!

caminokid · 02-21-2008, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorn

I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work.

If that was the case on my truck...I would be going no where!

I drive mine everyday. No option truck. The cab is ready to fall off. the front end needs ball joints and everything else. No heat. BB holes in the windshield. The roof leaks when it rains. You have to pump the brakes to get it to stop. The gas pedal is screwed to a license plate under the floor mat...other wise I think my heal would be sitting on the trans. So drive your truck! Mine is an adventure every time I get into it!

Premium72 · 02-21-2008, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

WHAT!?! To me that's 53.2% of the fun of having an old truck!

If everybody was like that, there would only about three of them on the road!

yeah no $h!t. why bother having an old ride if you dont get to experience the ageing process a lil bit. ehh. what ever. just dont tear it apart with all these grand hopes of this an that and it never happens. Just make sure your gana finish it.

Longhorn Man · 02-21-2008, 07:10 AM

well, he's already restoring another car, so he knows what he's getting into.

pugs · 02-21-2008, 08:07 AM

ok now the more i thought about it i do remeber the truck sitting at that shop but just never stopped to ask about it hey ill trade my 89 swb stepside for it

nyncompute · 02-21-2008, 08:17 AM

The great thing bout those unmolested finds are you never have to guess what was stock or oem. You just be organized and put it back the way you found it right down to the clamps. This would be my aim on this one. Now watch you go and slam it to the ground and stuff a gen III in it..lol

02-20-2008, 09:39 AM	#1
Gorn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orwigsburg PA Posts: 59	Field Find I found a 68 shorty all original inline 6 with 3 on the tree sitting in a field just rusting away. I stopped and asked about it and the guy said he had it for sale a couple years back and no one wanted it. I offered him $700. He took on the spot. His grandfathers was the original owner. It still has the faded stickers from the dealership it was sold. mileage 60K. I drove it home and it ran strong with no smoke. I will be doing my first frame off. Monster Power plant Even the original cover plates for the optional radio are still there. __________________ It is better to live one day as a Lion then 100 years as a Sheep Dingers Build Thread Dingers Before Pic's My 67 Camaro

02-20-2008, 09:43 AM	#2
Fraser Beatty Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sarnia, Ontario Posts: 571	Re: Field Find Wow looks like one heck of a deal...wish I could find one like that around here! __________________ 1961 GMC 930- SOLD 1979 GMC C35 Single Wheel Camper Special- SOLD 1980 GMC C25 Camper Special- SOLD 1983 Chevrolet C10- SOLD 1983 Chevrolet Camaro- SOLD 1985 GMC C1500 (Dad's truck) 1985 GMC C3500 Crew Cab Dually- TRADED FOR 61 GMC 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 V6 Shortbox- Daily Driver

02-20-2008, 09:47 AM	#3
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Field Find that my friend is officially classified as a SCORE!!!! thanks for bringing another back from the dead! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

02-20-2008, 09:47 AM	#4
EyeH8the24 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: beulah,alabama Posts: 1,075	Re: Field Find great find..good luck with it

02-20-2008, 09:47 AM	#5
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	Re: Field Find cool, there are some good deals left out there you should have offered $500, shouldn't you __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

02-20-2008, 09:52 AM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Field Find slap some rims on it, drive it for a year. Then you'll know what you want to do to it, and it'll give you a year of learing the truck, a year of building up the parts stash, and a year of fun in a beater.

02-20-2008, 10:02 AM	#7
Gorn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orwigsburg PA Posts: 59	Re: Field Find I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work. I found it the end of the summer so I have had it a few months now. I already started working on it. I had to wait till I collected some body working tools including a good mig welder. As longhorn said I am not sure what I want to do with it but I do know I want the body and frame to last another 40 years. This is a PA truck so I am expecting to replace the bottom 6 inchs all the way around the body. __________________ It is better to live one day as a Lion then 100 years as a Sheep Dingers Build Thread Dingers Before Pic's My 67 Camaro Last edited by Gorn; 02-20-2008 at 10:04 AM.

02-20-2008, 10:12 AM	#8
JayDubBlazer go cyclones Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 1,883	Re: Field Find Nice pick, hey I'm not that far from you up here in Danville __________________ Wes PROJECT OLE GREEN 1972 Blazer 4X4 350/700R4 2017 Silverado LT

02-20-2008, 11:01 AM	#9
Chevyman680063 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 850	Re: Field Find Nice find and I love the 67/68 front end. Now that you've got you an old truck it's gonna be in your blood and you're gonna be itching for more. Last edited by Chevyman680063; 02-20-2008 at 11:04 AM.

02-20-2008, 11:34 AM	#10
jrb71c20 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Claremore, OK Posts: 486	Re: Field Find Cool find, congrats on it...Now, make it something good __________________ 93 Sonoma 2.8/5spd 75 Malibu Classic 350/350 If it don't have round headlights and a carb, I don't trust it!

02-20-2008, 08:06 PM	#13
hilljob26 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gypsum Kansas 67448 Posts: 1,681	Re: Field Find you dont see those everyday for that price __________________ 21 2500hd duramax 58 apache HILLJOB GRAPHIX--for all your graphic needs My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=542497 LS ENGINE SWAP INFORMATION THREAD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=377348 4l60 to an NP205 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...43#post3697343

02-20-2008, 08:19 PM	#14
greasy68 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: austin texas Posts: 202	Re: Field Find Heck of a deal. Drive the crap out of it and work on it as you go. __________________ Mike 68 C10 LWB midnight blue metallic 307ci, 700R4, HEI front discs, leaf spring rear tilt steering wheel, stock ride height, rally wheels, 2007 Dodge Charger(Hemi)

02-20-2008, 08:24 PM	#15
pugs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hamburg Pa Posts: 1,153	Re: Field Find hey man nice truck, where the heck was it sitting, im very close to you, but i never seen that truck on my adventures driving around, let me know if i can help ya out in any way __________________ I don't do thing cuz I can, I do it cuz someone told me it couldn't be done...

02-21-2008, 12:05 AM	#17
Number98 Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Worldwide Posts: 2,552	Re: Field Find Umm.... no offense man..... you suck!

02-21-2008, 12:11 AM	#18
estig70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mt. Sterling, Ky. Posts: 205	Re: Field Find some guys have all the luck!!!!!!!!!! when you find another send em my way. Congrats on the sweet find. Eric



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02-21-2008, 12:41 AM	#19
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Field Find Man, that is a great deal - but drive that sucker, those old sixes are sweet, if you want to work on the body, go for it, but like Longhorn man says, get to know the truck for a while, it's personality. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

02-21-2008, 03:39 AM	#20
19673ontree CAN'T FIX NOTHIN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SOUTHRUST VIRGINIA !!! Posts: 2,112	Re: Field Find nice 68 !! it is I think an original california truck too because of the smog equipment ,,, cool truck !!!!!!! __________________ 1967 C10 Shortbed Fleetside Small back glass 6 cyl 3spd on the tree 3.08 gears underdash AC

02-21-2008, 07:10 AM	#23
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Field Find well, he's already restoring another car, so he knows what he's getting into.

02-21-2008, 08:07 AM	#24
pugs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hamburg Pa Posts: 1,153	Re: Field Find ok now the more i thought about it i do remeber the truck sitting at that shop but just never stopped to ask about it hey ill trade my 89 swb stepside for it __________________ I don't do thing cuz I can, I do it cuz someone told me it couldn't be done...

02-21-2008, 08:17 AM	#25
nyncompute Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Nevada Posts: 532	Re: Field Find The great thing bout those unmolested finds are you never have to guess what was stock or oem. You just be organized and put it back the way you found it right down to the clamps. This would be my aim on this one. Now watch you go and slam it to the ground and stuff a gen III in it..lol __________________ 1972 K-10 SWB Cheyenne

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