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breeh · 01-02-2003, 01:49 AM

So I am out cleaning up the battery terminals on my 68 short 4x4 and a guy drives by and then stops. He comes up and says, " I noticed you like to work on these old trucks" and after a little bit of small talk he tells me that he has inherited a '68 with "that short bed on it". He says he doesn't know what to do with it and would I be interested in maybe purchasing it. I ask him how much and he tells me $1,000.00. Well now he has my attention! I go and take a look at it and as fate would have it the truck came up here to the NW in 2001 from southern CA. There is zero rust and the body is straight. However, it needs paint. To make a long story short, I offer him $800.00 for it and I now own it. It is going to be a good year!!

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2003, 01:54 AM

I hate you.
Good score man.

Crank · 01-02-2003, 02:03 AM

That's just mean man. Good score but too bad it wasn't my own.
Brandon

jays68yak · 01-02-2003, 02:37 AM

How can you post this and then not even give us pics to look at and droll over??????????

67cst · 01-02-2003, 03:16 AM

one day ill get a deal like that...

RED72blazer · 01-02-2003, 04:50 AM

when I first looked at my blazer the gut wanted 2000.00 for it. I passed and it sat for about a year, the next time I talked to him he wanted 1400.00. I talked him down to 500.00. the deals are out there. you just have to look, I think I'd rather have a swb for 800.00. does she run? What a killer deal man, congrads.

**COBALT** · 01-02-2003, 05:02 AM

I say since you live near me you should be a super nice guy (since you already own a cool camaro + a bunch of other stuff like 427s) and just hand those keys to me as a sign of good will...

Sorry. Had to ask.

Have fun!

**BIG ORANGE** · 01-02-2003, 10:56 AM

Congrats breech,stuff like that has happened to me alot.Show us some PIC.S

**Yukon Jack** · 01-02-2003, 03:47 PM

You suck! What luck!

bouncytruck · 01-02-2003, 03:50 PM

Wow, Things like that never happen to me...

MandarinSixSeven · 01-02-2003, 03:58 PM

im still waiting for my $800 truck to come along...i know its out there somewhere

autorecycler · 01-02-2003, 05:22 PM

so much for my $900 67 out of Renton...lol

RED72blazer · 01-02-2003, 05:38 PM

all the good deals are in the Northwest

Big69C20 Toy · 01-02-2003, 05:39 PM

awesome deal man. good luck and lets see this new toy!

chaptr2 · 01-02-2003, 06:54 PM

RED72blazer you can't tell everyone that we have good deals in the Northwest. If everyone know this then they will come and take our good deals away from us. The only deals we get are the same ones you get through our venders Wes and Frank.

Dandeluxe · 01-02-2003, 06:58 PM

LET SEE SOME PIC.S &STOP TEASING US DUDE

Darrell67 · 01-02-2003, 07:40 PM

The same thing happened to my nephew. A guy drove by his house and saw his 70 c 10 and stopped to see if he wanted to buy another one for $300. The only problem was it was only worth $30. All rusted to helllll.

Dean23 · 01-02-2003, 07:50 PM

Sounds like a good deal. for 800 bucks trucks up here have no rockers or floors

GMC JUNKIE TOO · 01-02-2003, 08:49 PM

I was looking for a clean 80's gm truck for a daily driver while working on the 65 and then one day my stepmom came home with a polaroid of a 69 gmc paneltruck for 1600.00. She was friends with the guy selling it and he said if i wanted it he would take 580.00 for it since thats all he had in it. And that is how I came to own the finiancial blackhole I call a truck.

breeh · 01-02-2003, 09:54 PM

It is dark and pouring rain so I will get some pics this weekend. After a little more investigation it turns out it is a '69 with a 68 front clip. It makes a guy wonder what happened to the original front clip! It drives OK though so if it was wrecked at one point it must have been sheetmetal damage only.

Another plus, it has a TH400. That will work nicely behind that spare 402 in my garage. It is a running truck but it just has a little 350 in it.

RED72blazer · 01-02-2003, 10:12 PM

since you wont be using that little old 350, how about you sell it to me

Hooter · 01-02-2003, 10:24 PM

Why doesnt this ever happen to me!!!!!!!!

breeh · 01-02-2003, 10:53 PM

RED72blazer, I will keep you in mind for that 350!

DeepPurple · 01-03-2003, 12:32 AM

I'm getting a distinctly evil feeling toward you...

$800 for a halfway decent truck???

I'd have given $800 for a reduced rust cab about 3 years ago...

Congrats and all that man

robby · 01-03-2003, 12:50 AM

awsome deal

01-02-2003, 01:49 AM	#1
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	Another unlooked for truck So I am out cleaning up the battery terminals on my 68 short 4x4 and a guy drives by and then stops. He comes up and says, " I noticed you like to work on these old trucks" and after a little bit of small talk he tells me that he has inherited a '68 with "that short bed on it". He says he doesn't know what to do with it and would I be interested in maybe purchasing it. I ask him how much and he tells me $1,000.00. Well now he has my attention! I go and take a look at it and as fate would have it the truck came up here to the NW in 2001 from southern CA. There is zero rust and the body is straight. However, it needs paint. To make a long story short, I offer him $800.00 for it and I now own it. It is going to be a good year!! __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

01-02-2003, 02:37 AM	#4
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,453	How can you post this and then not even give us pics to look at and droll over?????????? __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

01-02-2003, 03:16 AM	#5
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	one day ill get a deal like that... __________________ 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

01-02-2003, 04:50 AM	#6
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	when I first looked at my blazer the gut wanted 2000.00 for it. I passed and it sat for about a year, the next time I talked to him he wanted 1400.00. I talked him down to 500.00. the deals are out there. you just have to look, I think I'd rather have a swb for 800.00. does she run? What a killer deal man, congrads. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

01-02-2003, 05:02 AM	#7
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I say since you live near me you should be a super nice guy (since you already own a cool camaro + a bunch of other stuff like 427s) and just hand those keys to me as a sign of good will... Sorry. Had to ask. Have fun! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

01-02-2003, 01:54 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I hate you. Good score man.

01-02-2003, 02:03 AM	#3
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	That's just mean man. Good score but too bad it wasn't my own. Brandon

01-02-2003, 10:56 AM	#8
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,764	Congrats breech,stuff like that has happened to me alot.Show us some PIC.S __________________ Things happen for a reason!

01-02-2003, 03:47 PM	#9
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	You suck! What luck! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

01-02-2003, 03:50 PM	#10
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Wow, Things like that never happen to me... __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

01-02-2003, 03:58 PM	#11
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	im still waiting for my $800 truck to come along...i know its out there somewhere __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

01-02-2003, 05:22 PM	#12
autorecycler Recycler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill City Oregon Posts: 88	so much for my $900 67 out of Renton...lol __________________ 72 C20 with a 350. Previous owner swapped the 4 speed for a 700R4 auto. I'm retired and volunteer at state and national parks. I spend summers in Oregon. Found this truck for $800 and offered $600. Paid for it with $$ made from recycling bottles and cans. Oregon pays .05 per can/bottle. Now doing restification with recycled parts purchased with recycling $$.

01-02-2003, 05:38 PM	#13
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	all the good deals are in the Northwest __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

01-02-2003, 05:39 PM	#14
Big69C20 Toy Livin' it up. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Richland, MI Posts: 2,212	awesome deal man. good luck and lets see this new toy! __________________ -Greg; Sold the 69 C20. It's off to a better home with more love! Now onto the 86 CUCV M1009; K5 blazer with 6.2L diesel, corp 10 bolt axles, Detroit locker in the rear, trutrac front, 3.73 gears, 35" tires.

01-02-2003, 06:54 PM	#15
chaptr2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Olalla, WA Posts: 705	RED72blazer you can't tell everyone that we have good deals in the Northwest. If everyone know this then they will come and take our good deals away from us. The only deals we get are the same ones you get through our venders Wes and Frank. __________________ This is only my opinion and it is subject to change. 70 GMC Short box stepside Blown 388 Stroker 72 K/5 Blazer 350/SM465/205



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01-02-2003, 06:58 PM	#16
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	GOOD SCORE LET SEE SOME PIC.S &STOP TEASING US DUDE __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

01-02-2003, 07:40 PM	#17
Darrell67 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Prince Edward Island ,Canada Posts: 81	The same thing happened to my nephew. A guy drove by his house and saw his 70 c 10 and stopped to see if he wanted to buy another one for $300. The only problem was it was only worth $30. All rusted to helllll. __________________ 67 c20 lwb stepside,327 70 GMC(parts truck) 69 Olds Cutlass(The new baby) 93 silverado 4x4 99 chrysler intrepid 95 ski doo formula st 86 honda 350 4x4 98 Yamaha outboard 25 hp The one who dies with the most toys wins!!!

01-02-2003, 07:50 PM	#18
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	Sounds like a good deal. for 800 bucks trucks up here have no rockers or floors __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

01-02-2003, 08:49 PM	#19
GMC JUNKIE TOO THE QUICKER FIXERUPER Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ok Posts: 615	I was looking for a clean 80's gm truck for a daily driver while working on the 65 and then one day my stepmom came home with a polaroid of a 69 gmc paneltruck for 1600.00. She was friends with the guy selling it and he said if i wanted it he would take 580.00 for it since thats all he had in it. And that is how I came to own the finiancial blackhole I call a truck.

01-02-2003, 09:54 PM	#20
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	It is dark and pouring rain so I will get some pics this weekend. After a little more investigation it turns out it is a '69 with a 68 front clip. It makes a guy wonder what happened to the original front clip! It drives OK though so if it was wrecked at one point it must have been sheetmetal damage only. Another plus, it has a TH400. That will work nicely behind that spare 402 in my garage. It is a running truck but it just has a little 350 in it. __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women" Last edited by breeh; 01-02-2003 at 09:58 PM.

01-02-2003, 10:12 PM	#21
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	since you wont be using that little old 350, how about you sell it to me __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

01-02-2003, 10:24 PM	#22
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Why doesnt this ever happen to me!!!!!!!! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

01-02-2003, 10:53 PM	#23
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	RED72blazer, I will keep you in mind for that 350! __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

01-03-2003, 12:32 AM	#24
DeepPurple Real Deep... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Louis Posts: 116	I'm getting a distinctly evil feeling toward you... $800 for a halfway decent truck??? I'd have given $800 for a reduced rust cab about 3 years ago... Congrats and all that man __________________ 1970 GMC C10 (Deep Purple) 383/700-R4 Mass Modifications 1976 GMC K5 Jimmy (Big Blue) 400/TH350 Coming soon to a drive-in near you... We have done So Much with So Little for So Long.. We are now qualified to do Anything with Nothing.

01-03-2003, 12:50 AM	#25
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	awsome deal __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

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