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**specialtyretail** · 05-25-2012, 09:48 PM

A lot of you know I roam central - south central Tennessee looking for trucks. Great people, good food and excellent sweet tea,, oh yea, trucks too. Anyway, we were in nashville last weekend at the Goodguys and were trying to cut a few deals on some trucks in the area. Logistics, schedules, differing opinions,, you name it,,, we came home empty. Looked on our local Craiglist and saw a shortbed in our area. We texted, discussed and finally decided to meet. As the owner was giving directions, they kept going towards my neighborhood. The end result, 72 GMC short wide,TWO blocks from my house. You never know... Owner just drove it down, I paid him, and he walked home...

Rusbuilt · 05-25-2012, 10:08 PM

That is a nice find!!!

bigdog57 · 05-25-2012, 10:14 PM

I have a simular story. I got mine from a guy that was a couple miles away.

lil hoodlum · 05-25-2012, 10:23 PM

Some people have all the luck!

Good job and cool story, that is pretty neat how things work out sometimes!

What are the plans for her?

Keith

**specialtyretail** · 05-25-2012, 10:43 PM

Going to give my son a chance at it. If he doesn't want it we are going to flip it.
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**specialtyretail** · 05-25-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

That is a nice find!!!

We tried to get with the guy on nashville craigslist with the red 72,, just couldn't get it lined out..
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black_sheep454 · 05-25-2012, 11:31 PM

My 71 was about an 1/8th mile from my house.
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m22muncie · 05-26-2012, 07:54 AM

Dang, you should have offered the poor fella a ride home...hee hee!

Rusbuilt · 05-26-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by specialtyretail

We tried to get with the guy on nashville craigslist with the red 72,, just couldn't get it lined out..
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yeah I saw that one, I found mine pretty close too. I was working on a job about 10 minutes from where the truck was. But I've done some traveling to buy parts... lol

71swb4x4 · 05-26-2012, 10:00 AM

Other than the Chevy fender that looks like a great truck!! I had a 71 short box that exact same color combo. Great looking truck you have.

**specialtyretail** · 05-26-2012, 11:32 AM

Thanks guys. Called my son as he was getting off work at the steel mill and he just wasn't as excited as I had hoped he would be about it. Could have something to do with him working a 14 hour shift in the melting room,,,,, We will let him get some sleep and run it by him then. Hope he wants it, if not, it has to go.

**specialtyretail** · 05-27-2012, 12:32 PM

Well,, son just wasn't feeling the truck like I did,, so I guess we are going to clean it up some and flip it. Couldn't believe how good shape the bed floor was in. Also, it is coil sprung and the spid says it has the highlander interior??

**70cst** · 05-27-2012, 04:23 PM

That is sweet. Great find

shawno72 · 05-27-2012, 04:32 PM

Great find
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**specialtyretail** · 05-27-2012, 05:31 PM

Thanks guys. Wife likes it better than the Cheap Bastard truck. Getting ready to get it listed to sell.
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54belair · 05-27-2012, 09:48 PM

Let me know where youre at on it!

**specialtyretail** · 05-27-2012, 10:21 PM

Probably going to ask right around $3,000.00 for it after we clean it up, oil change and a few other loose ends. Has the other rally wheel, just need to mount it.
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**specialtyretail** · 06-02-2012, 08:55 AM

Ok,, got the flat fixed. Now the wheels will all match. Getting ready to give it a bath, take some pics and find it a new home. Wish us luck.

oldblue1968chevy · 06-02-2012, 03:09 PM

shw us the add

**specialtyretail** · 06-02-2012, 03:36 PM

We have it listed here on the trucks for sale section right now. Thanks, Fred

**specialtyretail** · 06-05-2012, 07:26 AM

Just figured out how to do this.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...ide-bed&cat=12

**CC69Rat** · 06-05-2012, 08:14 AM

Good lookin truck. You shouldn't have any problem reselling it.

MARKDTN · 06-05-2012, 08:26 AM

True, you just never know how well a local deal will turn out. I needed a used 302 Ford motor fast and cheap for a guy who was moving out of state and needed his truck running in a few days. A block away was a very rusty but running '84 Econoline conversion van in a yard. He was asking $500. I offered $300 and he accepted. I paid him, got the title, drove home and walked back and got it about 5 minutes later. Stripped it that afternoon. Sold the engine (installed in the pickup) for $800. Sold the AOD transmission for $75. Put the battery in a tractor. Sold the tilt column on Ebay for $75. Sold the 9-inch posi chunk and 3.55 gears for $125. Filled the rest with scrap metal and crushed it for like $300 plus the radiator, condensor, evaporator, and heater core. I still have the 302 from the pickup that I could build if I wanted to. I like those kind of deals.

Also, pulling a motor from a van you don't care about is quite a lot of fun. I wanted it out complete; oil pan to air cleaner. I took a sawzall and cut the dash out all the way up to the windshield. Took the bumper off and the radiator and condensor. Sawzalled anything that was in the way. The motor comes out fairly easily then. With the dash in the way, I think you would have to pull the carb at least.

Didn't mean to hijack your thread. Local finds can be quite worthwhile.

**specialtyretail** · 06-05-2012, 08:29 AM

Well, you know how it always goes. Have it listed for sale but Sunday we went and bought a 68 Chevy long bed with a 72 front cap on it. That front cap would look so good on this truck,,, if,, of course ,, it doesn't sell. Always got to have plan b,, and c,, and even d sometimes. Man, that black GMC you have is amazing. And i am not really a GMC front end sort of guy. Enjoyed watching the progress on the paint.

**specialtyretail** · 06-05-2012, 08:31 AM

No need to apologize Mark. Love stories like that. The sawzall is everyones friend.

05-25-2012, 09:48 PM	#1
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Local find,, really local.. A lot of you know I roam central - south central Tennessee looking for trucks. Great people, good food and excellent sweet tea,, oh yea, trucks too. Anyway, we were in nashville last weekend at the Goodguys and were trying to cut a few deals on some trucks in the area. Logistics, schedules, differing opinions,, you name it,,, we came home empty. Looked on our local Craiglist and saw a shortbed in our area. We texted, discussed and finally decided to meet. As the owner was giving directions, they kept going towards my neighborhood. The end result, 72 GMC short wide,TWO blocks from my house. You never know... Owner just drove it down, I paid him, and he walked home... Attached Images

05-25-2012, 10:08 PM	#2
Rusbuilt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 5,381	Re: Local find,, really local.. That is a nice find!!! __________________ -Rus PLEASE HELP WITH PROJECT UNDERHAULINPaypal donations accepted @ rus1785@yahoo.com Rusbuilt's garage 1968 Chevy C-30 Darcy SOLD Rusbuilt shop truck *SOLD*

05-25-2012, 10:14 PM	#3
bigdog57 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: krugerville Tx Posts: 81	Re: Local find,, really local.. I have a simular story. I got mine from a guy that was a couple miles away. __________________ Bigdog

05-25-2012, 10:23 PM	#4
lil hoodlum Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 1,703	Re: Local find,, really local.. Some people have all the luck! Good job and cool story, that is pretty neat how things work out sometimes! What are the plans for her? Keith

05-25-2012, 10:43 PM	#5
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Going to give my son a chance at it. If he doesn't want it we are going to flip it. Posted via Mobile Device

05-25-2012, 11:31 PM	#7
black_sheep454 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lebanon, Mo. Posts: 1,315	Re: Local find,, really local.. My 71 was about an 1/8th mile from my house. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1968 chevy lwb, getting ready to join forces with the 70 gmc 1970 gmc swb, getting ready to be a 68 chevy swb 1971 gmc lwb 2500 2wd Sierra Grande 1988 chevy 1-ton crew cab 2wd waiting for a 12v cummins

05-26-2012, 07:54 AM	#8
m22muncie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: memphis TN Posts: 49	Re: Local find,, really local.. Dang, you should have offered the poor fella a ride home...hee hee!

05-26-2012, 10:00 AM	#10
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Local find,, really local.. Other than the Chevy fender that looks like a great truck!! I had a 71 short box that exact same color combo. Great looking truck you have. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-26-2012, 11:32 AM	#11
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Thanks guys. Called my son as he was getting off work at the steel mill and he just wasn't as excited as I had hoped he would be about it. Could have something to do with him working a 14 hour shift in the melting room,,,,, We will let him get some sleep and run it by him then. Hope he wants it, if not, it has to go.

05-27-2012, 12:32 PM	#12
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Well,, son just wasn't feeling the truck like I did,, so I guess we are going to clean it up some and flip it. Couldn't believe how good shape the bed floor was in. Also, it is coil sprung and the spid says it has the highlander interior?? Attached Images

05-27-2012, 04:23 PM	#13
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05-27-2012, 04:32 PM	#14
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05-27-2012, 05:31 PM	#15
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Thanks guys. Wife likes it better than the Cheap Bastard truck. Getting ready to get it listed to sell. Posted via Mobile Device

05-27-2012, 09:48 PM	#16
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05-27-2012, 10:21 PM	#17
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Probably going to ask right around $3,000.00 for it after we clean it up, oil change and a few other loose ends. Has the other rally wheel, just need to mount it. Posted via Mobile Device



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06-02-2012, 08:55 AM	#18
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Ok,, got the flat fixed. Now the wheels will all match. Getting ready to give it a bath, take some pics and find it a new home. Wish us luck.

06-02-2012, 03:09 PM	#19
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06-02-2012, 03:36 PM	#20
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. We have it listed here on the trucks for sale section right now. Thanks, Fred

06-05-2012, 07:26 AM	#21
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Just figured out how to do this.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...ide-bed&cat=12

06-05-2012, 08:14 AM	#22
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06-05-2012, 08:26 AM	#23
MARKDTN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 2,142	Re: Local find,, really local.. True, you just never know how well a local deal will turn out. I needed a used 302 Ford motor fast and cheap for a guy who was moving out of state and needed his truck running in a few days. A block away was a very rusty but running '84 Econoline conversion van in a yard. He was asking $500. I offered $300 and he accepted. I paid him, got the title, drove home and walked back and got it about 5 minutes later. Stripped it that afternoon. Sold the engine (installed in the pickup) for $800. Sold the AOD transmission for $75. Put the battery in a tractor. Sold the tilt column on Ebay for $75. Sold the 9-inch posi chunk and 3.55 gears for $125. Filled the rest with scrap metal and crushed it for like $300 plus the radiator, condensor, evaporator, and heater core. I still have the 302 from the pickup that I could build if I wanted to. I like those kind of deals. Also, pulling a motor from a van you don't care about is quite a lot of fun. I wanted it out complete; oil pan to air cleaner. I took a sawzall and cut the dash out all the way up to the windshield. Took the bumper off and the radiator and condensor. Sawzalled anything that was in the way. The motor comes out fairly easily then. With the dash in the way, I think you would have to pull the carb at least. Didn't mean to hijack your thread. Local finds can be quite worthwhile. __________________ '83 K20-TPI '73 C10 '79 C10-ex-diesel(SOLD) '07 Tahoe(Son driving) '14 Suburban-DD '71 C10-current project

06-05-2012, 08:29 AM	#24
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. Well, you know how it always goes. Have it listed for sale but Sunday we went and bought a 68 Chevy long bed with a 72 front cap on it. That front cap would look so good on this truck,,, if,, of course ,, it doesn't sell. Always got to have plan b,, and c,, and even d sometimes. Man, that black GMC you have is amazing. And i am not really a GMC front end sort of guy. Enjoyed watching the progress on the paint.

06-05-2012, 08:31 AM	#25
specialtyretail So,, what else you got??? Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson, Mo Posts: 18,637	Re: Local find,, really local.. No need to apologize Mark. Love stories like that. The sawzall is everyones friend.

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