71 garage find stored since 73

[fwells67]

this truck is solid 0 body rot and as of now 90% original plus it has 7,xxx orig miles yes that is right and i have all documents for verification. this will make a excellent truck when cleaned up and running. i have a 72 402 truck that i am thinking about using the motor ,trans,tach and tilt out of for this but age and lack of time anymore are against me but you never know. i will try to unstick the orig 350 sometime this week and go from there

[VA72C10]

WOW! What a find!!! So those ridiculously low miles are documented? AWESOME!!!

[shaneschevys]

Thats a pretty cool find. I wouldnt change anything about it.
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[fwells67]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

WOW! What a find!!! So those ridiculously low miles are documented? AWESOME!!!

well not 100% but when i went to the title dept that is what they have on file minus 15 miles. but i have all that paperwork and a certified paper showing it was last registered in 73

[fwells67]

it would be even better if i can get the motor unstuck from sitting all them years. that is why i am thinking about the 402/400 combo transplant.

[VA72C10]

Very cool!

[fwells67]

motor is complete and orig except for the gm winters alum intake he bought and added right after he got the truck his wife said

[stich626]

that truck looks mighty ruff for 7k miles.. look at the scratchs on the dash/glove box and the engine brackets/carb/etc.. nice truck tho..
some of the add ones look newer than 73 also..

[fwells67]

Originally Posted by stich626

that truck looks mighty ruff for 7k miles.. look at the scratchs on the dash/glove box and the engine brackets/carb/etc.. nice truck tho..
some of the add ones look newer than 73 also..

yes it looks bad under the hood the air cleaner was rusted almost in 2 parts from sitting all those years with a leaking roof and the hood open. the building was ready to fall down on it.

[stich626]

good luck with it..

[cdowns]

lookin at that motor theere doesn't seem to b a whole lot original there
a 7000 mile original i'd expect to see the original clamps hoses manifolds sparkplug wires etc

[VA72C10]

Looks like one section of fuel line was replaced but I see the original clamps on the rad hose...

intake was disclosed to have been replaced in 73 and plug wires could have been done at the same time obviously...

I find it funny/annoying that everyone immediately bashes and tries to disprove any truck that's posted claiming low mileage.

It's happened with ALL of them no matter how well documented...the 70 mile ebay truck, the reggie jackson truck, and others....

This brake pedal looks like new (No wear) in the pictures (deep grooves) and the seat has age cracks but no wear on the driver's side....those two things in addition to the lack of registration since 73, the odometer (which looks straight not wonky like a reset one) and the word of the family seem to add up. But in all honesty, that's not for me to decide yea or nay....

[stich626]

not bashing... but that dash should be mint among other things..
sorry I think you might need to step back and take an unbiased look..
late 70's cb and trailor brake controller..
thr 80's style snap on bed cover.. the engines general shape.. the accell colored dissy cap.. was filco that color back then can't remember..
coil/ oil fill tube the as brackets.. inless it was raining at 90* in that barn it shouldn't be that bad.. for 7k unless it was dipped in the ocean..
the dash I could see if it was a work truck but the add ons say different..
brake booster and leaking master..
hope you're right,, but I've see better looking engine compartments in 100k cars that lived at the ocean front there whole lives..
just mecause it wasn't reg since 73 means nada..
I bought a 86 monty SS that was never titled but had 86k on it.. so..
no ones bashing.. but I think you're p/o facts are um not totally true..

free up the engine with a little atf and marvels my oil mix..
good luck with it..

[VA72C10]

Well, since it's not my truck and I have no stake in it....I'm pretty unbiased

Dash looks just to be dirty/dusty like it was in a shed for 48 years.....I guess we'll see how it looks cleaned up...dash pad looks mint (No cracking or sun warping so that leads me to also expect lower mileage)

Have you seen woodgrain that looked that good after 40 yrs/high mileage? No dings on the trim, grille looks clean (no dings)

Yes, it COULD be that the P/O's of the truck lied....but it also COULD be that it is a true low mileage truck...

The point I was trying to nicely make is that the original poster didn't ask if anyone thought it was a true low mileage truck...he stated it....

[special-K]

Well,say what you will,but I don't believe it's an original truck. A little history would help support the claim. It seems hard to believe someone would take a brand new truck and add all that stuff,then leave it set. It's not bashing,it's stating the facts based on what is seen in the pictures. Those mirrors are not original 71/72 mirrors.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by special-K

Those mirrors are not original 71/72 mirrors.

It says DG4 mirrors on the spid...isn't that what those are?

[stich626]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Well, since it's not my truck and I have no stake in it....I'm pretty unbiased

Dash looks just to be dirty/dusty like it was in a shed for 48 years.....I guess we'll see how it looks cleaned up...dash pad looks mint (No cracking or sun warping so that leads me to also expect lower mileage)

Have you seen woodgrain that looked that good after 40 yrs/high mileage? No dings on the trim, grille looks clean (no dings)

Yes, it COULD be that the P/O's of the truck lied....but it also COULD be that it is a true low mileage truck...

The point I was trying to nicely make is that the original poster didn't ask if anyone thought it was a true low mileage truck...he stated it....

look at the paint on the dash... pass side. thats not dust thats scratched to hell paint.. glove box door, dash, the lower dash..under the glovie door..

and you RIGHT the o/p didn't ask.. he posted a thread of a low milage used 2 years then parked truck.. I just hope he didn't pay extra for that parked in a barn low mile story..
don't matter what we think.. if he like is and is happy with the deal he got.. but when he goes to sell as an original low miles barn find.. he better delete these photo's..

[special-K]

They are 69/70,but maybe some '71s had those. The later design had shorter arms and the top one bolts down to the flat area below the window. The way the paint scratched and chipped makes it look to me like it's not factory paint.
I'm curious why it was only driven a year. Did the man die or did he lose hi ability to drive? It just seems odd that it had so much personalization,then left forgotten for 40 years.

[fwells67]

the owner passed away in 73 and the truck was left alone after that

[fwells67]

Originally Posted by stich626

not bashing... but that dash should be mint among other things..
sorry I think you might need to step back and take an unbiased look..
late 70's cb and trailor brake controller..
thr 80's style snap on bed cover.. the engines general shape.. the accell colored dissy cap.. was filco that color back then can't remember..
coil/ oil fill tube the as brackets.. inless it was raining at 90* in that barn it shouldn't be that bad.. for 7k unless it was dipped in the ocean..
the dash I could see if it was a work truck but the add ons say different..
brake booster and leaking master..
hope you're right,, but I've see better looking engine compartments in 100k cars that lived at the ocean front there whole lives..
just mecause it wasn't reg since 73 means nada..
I bought a 86 monty SS that was never titled but had 86k on it.. so..
no ones bashing.. but I think you're p/o facts are um not totally true..

free up the engine with a little atf and marvels my oil mix..
good luck with it..

there is not one thing leaking on the truck i sprayed pb blaster over everything under the hood. and the dash pad is mint . some of the scratches i put there taking some fenders and a tailgate out from inside. but this guy used the truck to pull his a gas dragster to the track. the cb has a sticker on it that says it was serviced in 72 and the bed cover is hard and dry rotted

[fwells67]

i do not know what to believe yet but i will find out today when i get a ohio title for it then whatever miles is on that title will be what the truck has no matter what shape it is in but i can tell you i doubt you will find many more with 0 body rot that have not been touched. i feel i got a very good deal for $2,000

[hjewell2]

Originally Posted by stich626

that truck looks mighty ruff for 7k miles.. look at the scratchs on the dash/glove box and the engine brackets/carb/etc.. nice truck tho..
some of the add ones look newer than 73 also..

that's what I was thinking but did not want to say anything.

[hugger6933]

whether it is real or not, I think it is, I see know reason for the family to make up the claims that so easily could be debunked by someone determined to find the truth. I think it is a FANTASTIC!! find that many if not all of us would be proud to have in our shop. I am happy for you sir to find this truck , hope you enjoy it and make it what you want it to be.

[rob32472]

for 2k I would not care if it had 500k miles that is a steal of a deal....... good luck with it..... A truck with zero body rot is hard to come by........

[MARKDTN]

Nice! Why can't I find these things?