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Ole Blue 68 · 07-09-2009, 11:09 AM

Turns out Ole Blue wasn't always so blue....Some past work on the window regulators and a peeling bedliner has revealed a gold or bronze color paint. All this talk about 50th anniversary trucks got me to thinking about his pedigree so I decided to try and decipher the SPID (not in very good shape). Looks like Saddle/Off White (code 555 or 525, tough to make out).

So, even though he's not a 50th, I'm interested in seeing what this truck may have looked like on the day it drove off the dealer lot in Gorman, Texas.

Can anybody help me out with a pic?

eagleuh1 · 07-09-2009, 12:15 PM

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My 68 LB Camper special I just bought for $1200

eagleuh1 · 07-09-2009, 12:17 PM

interior shot of above truck.

Ole Blue 68 · 07-09-2009, 12:32 PM

That's a nice score Eagle, thanks for the pics.

stllookn · 07-09-2009, 12:43 PM

WOW...eagle nice truck!!!! I would have been all over that one at that price!!!! I especially love that diamond plate patio on the back

On second look...ac and split rims...a real survivor. I would get some steel rims drop it and drive it.

Ole Blue 68 · 07-09-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by stllookn

WOW...eagle nice truck!!!! I would have been all over that one at that price!!!! I especially love that diamond plate patio on the back

On second look...ac and split rims...a real survivor. I would get some steel rims drop it and drive it.

Original radio and an uncut dash too...

**Hart_Rod** · 07-24-2009, 06:29 PM

Nice truck Eagle, how about a closer shot of the fender emblem? Here's some picture of mine:

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Ole Blue 68 · 07-24-2009, 10:59 PM

Thanks for posting the pics Rob. It's cool to see what my truck looked like originally. As a matter of fact, i'm kind of liking that color scheme for when its time to re-paint.

Question. Are your door emblems the "Custom" in script or are they "CST"? My emblems were missing when I bought the truck and I think they should be the Custom script but I'm not 100% sure.

**Hart_Rod** · 07-24-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ole Blue 68

Thanks for posting the pics Rob. It's cool to see what my truck looked like originally. As a matter of fact, i'm kind of liking that color scheme for when its time to re-paint.

Question. Are your door emblems the "Custom" in script or are they "CST"? My emblems were missing when I bought the truck and I think they should be the Custom script but I'm not 100% sure.

68 50th - CST
68 - CCustom

Here's a couple of pictures.

eagleuh1 · 07-25-2009, 06:40 AM

Thanks Hartrod. I'll get some pics up as soon as its light enough outside. Just getting my engine put back together. Got it rebuilt to stock specs. Painted it up nice and purty. Still have to rebuild carb and paint exhaust manifolds. Would you have a picture of the engine mount and bracket setup on the driver side for a 68 with power steering. My bracket doesn't seem to fit with the new motor mounts and thats the only angle I didn't get a good picture. Thanks. Jim

eagleuh1 · 07-25-2009, 06:45 AM

Hartrod, nice shortbed. I really like that setup. Mine came this close to getting my 5.3 in it. But I really hated busting up one that was so original and all there.

**Hart_Rod** · 07-25-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Thanks Hartrod. I'll get some pics up as soon as its light enough outside. Just getting my engine put back together. Got it rebuilt to stock specs. Painted it up nice and purty. Still have to rebuild carb and paint exhaust manifolds. Would you have a picture of the engine mount and bracket setup on the driver side for a 68 with power steering. My bracket doesn't seem to fit with the new motor mounts and thats the only angle I didn't get a good picture. Thanks. Jim

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Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Hartrod, nice shortbed. I really like that setup. Mine came this close to getting my 5.3 in it. But I really hated busting up one that was so original and all there.

I would have left this one a LWB since it's kinda "rare" (BB/AC/half ton), but the frame was smacked hard on the drivers side. I found a good SWB frame and decided to do a swap. Is your truck a BB? The p/s setup is different from BB to SB. Here's the best picture I have of the BB setup.

Ole Blue 68 · 07-25-2009, 02:19 PM

Thanks guys!

eagleuh1 · 07-26-2009, 08:42 AM

Here's those pics of the fender emblems and my engine waiting to go in HartRod, hope this is what you wanted.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0317.jpg
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0318.jpg
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0319.jpg
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0325.jpg
The engine all nice and fresh
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0324.jpg
the wheels I picked up yesterday for $100
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0330.jpg
The tranny all painted nice

eagleuh1 · 07-26-2009, 08:45 AM

Thats better.

stllookn · 07-26-2009, 09:42 AM

WOW...you are not wasting any time! Did you already rebuild the tranny and engine or just dress them up? I have repainted those Custom Camper emblems in the past. Nice work!

eagleuh1 · 07-26-2009, 12:03 PM

The engine got rebuilt to stock specs, the tranny I just removed 20 pounds of crud from outside, all new seals and crossing my fingers it works fine. Idrove it 2 blocks and it shifted fine, so i'm giving it a try. Also painted it hammered bronze color.

CheyenneShop · 07-26-2009, 01:33 PM

Here is mine - I added the white - but originally a Saddle truck.

Your work looks great so far.

eagleuh1 · 07-27-2009, 07:25 AM

Cheyenneshop, the grill looks great on your truck. That and the mirrors and roof are my next projects. After that, rockers,and passenger cab corner and cab supports, and battery box and inner fender on passenger side and..... the list goes on. Trying to avoid the frame off restoration right now is hard work. LOL.

Kel's 72 GMC · 07-27-2009, 03:31 PM

None of these are mine but i wish they where!!!

CheyenneShop · 07-27-2009, 10:09 PM

[QUOTE=eagleuh1;3432296]Cheyenneshop, the grill looks great on your truck. QUOTE]

Thanks a lot. Good luck, and remember one step at a time!

CST*TEN in Katy · 07-29-2009, 04:08 PM

Here's mine.

Ole Blue 68 · 07-30-2009, 07:27 AM

Nice one CST*Ten

07-09-2009, 11:09 AM	#1
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Turns out Ole Blue wasn't always so blue....Some past work on the window regulators and a peeling bedliner has revealed a gold or bronze color paint. All this talk about 50th anniversary trucks got me to thinking about his pedigree so I decided to try and decipher the SPID (not in very good shape). Looks like Saddle/Off White (code 555 or 525, tough to make out). So, even though he's not a 50th, I'm interested in seeing what this truck may have looked like on the day it drove off the dealer lot in Gorman, Texas. Can anybody help me out with a pic?

07-09-2009, 12:15 PM	#2
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics [IMG]h ttp://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z297/eagleuh1/IMG_0305.jpg[/IMG] My 68 LB Camper special I just bought for $1200

07-09-2009, 12:17 PM	#3
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics interior shot of above truck.

07-09-2009, 12:32 PM	#4
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics That's a nice score Eagle, thanks for the pics.

07-09-2009, 12:43 PM	#5
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics WOW...eagle nice truck!!!! I would have been all over that one at that price!!!! I especially love that diamond plate patio on the back On second look...ac and split rims...a real survivor. I would get some steel rims drop it and drive it. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 07-09-2009 at 12:45 PM.

07-24-2009, 06:29 PM	#7
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,846	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Nice truck Eagle, how about a closer shot of the fender emblem? Here's some picture of mine: . Attached Images __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

07-24-2009, 10:59 PM	#8
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Thanks for posting the pics Rob. It's cool to see what my truck looked like originally. As a matter of fact, i'm kind of liking that color scheme for when its time to re-paint. Question. Are your door emblems the "Custom" in script or are they "CST"? My emblems were missing when I bought the truck and I think they should be the Custom script but I'm not 100% sure.

07-25-2009, 06:40 AM	#10
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Thanks Hartrod. I'll get some pics up as soon as its light enough outside. Just getting my engine put back together. Got it rebuilt to stock specs. Painted it up nice and purty. Still have to rebuild carb and paint exhaust manifolds. Would you have a picture of the engine mount and bracket setup on the driver side for a 68 with power steering. My bracket doesn't seem to fit with the new motor mounts and thats the only angle I didn't get a good picture. Thanks. Jim

07-25-2009, 06:45 AM	#11
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Hartrod, nice shortbed. I really like that setup. Mine came this close to getting my 5.3 in it. But I really hated busting up one that was so original and all there.

07-25-2009, 02:19 PM	#13
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Thanks guys!

07-26-2009, 08:42 AM	#14
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Here's those pics of the fender emblems and my engine waiting to go in HartRod, hope this is what you wanted. http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0317.jpg http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0318.jpg http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0319.jpg http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0325.jpg The engine all nice and fresh http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0324.jpg the wheels I picked up yesterday for $100 http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_0330.jpg The tranny all painted nice

07-26-2009, 08:45 AM	#15
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Thats better.

07-26-2009, 09:42 AM	#16
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics WOW...you are not wasting any time! Did you already rebuild the tranny and engine or just dress them up? I have repainted those Custom Camper emblems in the past. Nice work! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-26-2009, 12:03 PM	#17
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics The engine got rebuilt to stock specs, the tranny I just removed 20 pounds of crud from outside, all new seals and crossing my fingers it works fine. Idrove it 2 blocks and it shifted fine, so i'm giving it a try. Also painted it hammered bronze color.

07-26-2009, 01:33 PM	#18
CheyenneShop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 638	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Here is mine - I added the white - but originally a Saddle truck. Your work looks great so far. Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne shorty "*CheyLow" 72 3/4 long 4X4 69 SWB "Prospector" 68 C/10 shorty - "Picacho"* http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428379 *sold to "93redsled"* Have you heard about *C10 Talk? C10 Talk* is a podcast all about C10 Trucks, the builders, the vendors, and most importantly the C10 Community. Check us out online at www.c10talk.com



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07-27-2009, 07:25 AM	#19
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Cheyenneshop, the grill looks great on your truck. That and the mirrors and roof are my next projects. After that, rockers,and passenger cab corner and cab supports, and battery box and inner fender on passenger side and..... the list goes on. Trying to avoid the frame off restoration right now is hard work. LOL.

07-27-2009, 03:31 PM	#20
Kel's 72 GMC GM made with FORD paint Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeBary, Florida Posts: 127	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics None of these are mine but i wish they where!!! Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC Custom 1500, 2WD LWB, 1970 chevy impala SS 350 c.i., shaved door handles, Ford Paint (portofino blue), blue underglow, and much more. 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 ext. cab, 2WD SWB, 305 c.i. all original 165,000 miles and still strong (daily driver)

07-27-2009, 10:09 PM	#21
CheyenneShop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 638	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics [QUOTE=eagleuh1;3432296]Cheyenneshop, the grill looks great on your truck. QUOTE] Thanks a lot. Good luck, and remember one step at a time! __________________ 72 Cheyenne shorty "*CheyLow" 72 3/4 long 4X4 69 SWB "Prospector" 68 C/10 shorty - "Picacho"* http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428379 *sold to "93redsled"* Have you heard about *C10 Talk? C10 Talk* is a podcast all about C10 Trucks, the builders, the vendors, and most importantly the C10 Community. Check us out online at www.c10talk.com

07-29-2009, 04:08 PM	#22
CST*TEN in Katy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 48	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Here's mine. Attached Images __________________ 1970 CST-10 owned it 26 years, finally back on the road after a 10 year rest. 1989 Suburban 1971 Sleekcraft 455Olds Berkeley 1992 SC400 pimp ricer

07-30-2009, 07:27 AM	#23
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Re: Any Saddle/White Trucks? Please Post Pics Nice one CST*Ten

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