Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 05-04-2017, 01:04 AM

See if you can find it......Ha! Someone along the way, who knows, has the wrong idea. In fairness, I think I'll send them a message.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Chevrol...xYW0~I&vxp=mtr

67/Heaven · 05-04-2017, 01:34 AM

"Georgia truck all its life". Truck has Florida plates

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 05-04-2017, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67/Heaven

"Georgia truck all its life". Truck has Florida plates

Ha ha haaaaaa!, I didn't seen that one. Nice. I saw something else. If you ask me, it's kind of important.

DBK81 · 05-04-2017, 01:45 AM

"Garage kept since new" I have a hard time believing that one.

El Dorado Jim · 05-04-2017, 02:00 AM

maybe that they say it is in original condition....and has just been repainted and new upholstery?

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 05-04-2017, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Dorado Jim

maybe that they say it is in original condition....and has just been repainted and new upholstery?

Nope.

midniteblues · 05-04-2017, 02:45 AM

Original Factory "chrome" rally wheels.

Certainly is a nice truck.

**GR8-68** · 05-04-2017, 02:49 AM

57k original miles since new

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 05-04-2017, 02:59 AM

Yeah, but that "original" business is often used loosely anyway. Technically, original is what, battery replaced, 2K miles & still resembles how it came off the floor? I can think of two. One belongs to a board member. Anyway, I've been through SS-tim 101, and there's a "glaring" problem. Either they know it and perhaps using certain wording by their description, or more likely, they don't know what they're selling, meaning a buyer may not recognize it either.

Edit: Come to think of it, I believe there are two problems with the same thing. The other may be a simple error.

**SIXTY9** · 05-04-2017, 03:34 AM

Looks like the wrong mirrors.

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 05-04-2017, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIXTY9

Looks like the wrong mirrors.

I agree, but that's not it. The more you guys point out...They REALLY used the term original loosely......Nice rig though.

Someone will see it. The fenders provide a clue. This old man is off to bed.

Ken B · 05-04-2017, 06:20 AM

Maybe its just the lighting but to me the drivers door looks a shade or two lighter than the rest of the truck.... I'd be willing to bet that there is a ton of parts right out of the LMC catalog on that truck... All in all a pretty nice truck even if the price is getting pretty steep.

**mongocanfly** · 05-04-2017, 06:38 AM

I agree with the paint issue..it appears to be several different shades

dirish · 05-04-2017, 06:49 AM

The side marker lenses are red front and rear, my front are yellow. ?

52napco · 05-04-2017, 07:02 AM

All original ...with 6 cylinder vin

**special-K** · 05-04-2017, 07:51 AM

This is about the 90th thread on a nice truck offered by a dealer who lists a truck with an inaccurate description as if they know anything more about the truck someone else built than what they paid and how much they want. Isn't that the way for about any dealer? It spent it's whole life in neighboring Georgia and being sold by a Florida dealer. Big deal. Dealers' possession doesn't count as ownership. If that was true then there is no such thing as an original owner. It's a nice truck with a "classic" dealer description. You guys are experts thanks to what you have learned from the knowledgeable few on this site. No need to make a big deal over this truck. We know how dealers are. If you like it, look it over, see through the BS, and either you want it or not. But, we don't do truck bashing here, right? You've flexed your knowledge muscles now relax. It's a decent truck, either you like it or you don't. Bidders seem to like it. Hopefully based on the truck itself and not the dealer's misleading words.

bigdog55 · 05-04-2017, 09:06 AM

You don't see the Chevy version of a c10 with leaf springs very often.

bigdog55 · 05-04-2017, 09:19 AM

Isn't the vin number for a GMC and not a Chevy?

hounddogs! · 05-04-2017, 09:44 AM

I'd be much more concerned with the mileage claim. That's a '67 instument cluster. Let's assume that the odometer isn't original to the vehicle.

**CUSTOM/10** · 05-04-2017, 10:09 AM

Flush mounted marker lights !

MoFormula · 05-04-2017, 10:17 AM

I love these threads. I am amazed at the level of knowledge of the details here.

custom10nut · 05-04-2017, 10:24 AM

The other day I saw an add for a 68, 454/400th, 67k miles, all original survivor.

**LockDoc** · 05-04-2017, 10:47 AM

-
Gear shift indicator housing is incorrect for '72. I can't tell if the mirror is mounted on the windshield or above it, '72 would be mounted on the windshield.

I don't call this bashing, I call it an informational and learning thread....

If the Mods for this forum disagree they can close it.

I would be proud to drive it in any case.....

LockDoc

**kwmech** · 05-04-2017, 11:00 AM

Nice restoration, but no where near factory original with only 57k. As mentioned 6cyl vin with a late model 350, fenders and hood are off, you can even see the original green paint on the underside of the hood. Wrong instrument cluster for a 72. Brake booster swapped. Wrong rally rims. Turbo 350 pan would have had a drain plug in 72. I saw a lot more than that.

CountofMonteCarlo84 · 05-04-2017, 11:30 AM

I don't think this is truck bashing and I actually greatly appreciate a thread like this. I am looking to buy a 67-72 C10 in Florida and have considered going to see this one several times since it is about 2 hours from me and it has been on ebay quite a while. However, something never sat right with me about it and I have not gone to see it (but I would have never spotted all the things you guys pointed out because I just don't have the knowledge yet). I think I will be leaving this one alone.

05-04-2017, 01:04 AM	#1
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,329	Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description See if you can find it......Ha! Someone along the way, who knows, has the wrong idea. In fairness, I think I'll send them a message. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Chevrol...xYW0~I&vxp=mtr __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025

05-04-2017, 01:34 AM	#2
67/Heaven Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 180	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description "Georgia truck all its life". Truck has Florida plates

05-04-2017, 01:45 AM	#4
DBK81 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 357	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description "Garage kept since new" I have a hard time believing that one. __________________ 1972 C10 - It might be old, but it's not slow

05-04-2017, 02:00 AM	#5
El Dorado Jim Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Dorado Ca Posts: 3,374	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description maybe that they say it is in original condition....and has just been repainted and new upholstery?

05-04-2017, 02:45 AM	#7
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Original Factory "chrome" rally wheels. Certainly is a nice truck. __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

05-04-2017, 02:49 AM	#8
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description 57k original miles since new __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

05-04-2017, 02:59 AM	#9
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,329	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Yeah, but that "original" business is often used loosely anyway. Technically, original is what, battery replaced, 2K miles & still resembles how it came off the floor? I can think of two. One belongs to a board member. Anyway, I've been through SS-tim 101, and there's a "glaring" problem. Either they know it and perhaps using certain wording by their description, or more likely, they don't know what they're selling, meaning a buyer may not recognize it either. Edit: Come to think of it, I believe there are two problems with the same thing. The other may be a simple error. __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 Last edited by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402; 05-04-2017 at 03:17 AM.

05-04-2017, 03:34 AM	#10
SIXTY9 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Charleston SC Posts: 504	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Looks like the wrong mirrors.

05-04-2017, 06:20 AM	#12
Ken B Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: danbury, ct. Posts: 568	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Maybe its just the lighting but to me the drivers door looks a shade or two lighter than the rest of the truck.... I'd be willing to bet that there is a ton of parts right out of the LMC catalog on that truck... All in all a pretty nice truck even if the price is getting pretty steep.

05-04-2017, 06:38 AM	#13
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,674	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description I agree with the paint issue..it appears to be several different shades

05-04-2017, 06:49 AM	#14
dirish Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Heart of Tennessee Posts: 1,120	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description The side marker lenses are red front and rear, my front are yellow. ?

05-04-2017, 07:02 AM	#15
52napco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: upstate sc Posts: 2,095	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description All original ...with 6 cylinder vin

05-04-2017, 07:51 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description This is about the 90th thread on a nice truck offered by a dealer who lists a truck with an inaccurate description as if they know anything more about the truck someone else built than what they paid and how much they want. Isn't that the way for about any dealer? It spent it's whole life in neighboring Georgia and being sold by a Florida dealer. Big deal. Dealers' possession doesn't count as ownership. If that was true then there is no such thing as an original owner. It's a nice truck with a "classic" dealer description. You guys are experts thanks to what you have learned from the knowledgeable few on this site. No need to make a big deal over this truck. We know how dealers are. If you like it, look it over, see through the BS, and either you want it or not. But, we don't do truck bashing here, right? You've flexed your knowledge muscles now relax. It's a decent truck, either you like it or you don't. Bidders seem to like it. Hopefully based on the truck itself and not the dealer's misleading words. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 05-04-2017 at 07:57 AM.

05-04-2017, 09:06 AM	#17
bigdog55 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: TX Posts: 122	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description You don't see the Chevy version of a c10 with leaf springs very often. __________________ Brian

05-04-2017, 09:19 AM	#18
bigdog55 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: TX Posts: 122	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Isn't the vin number for a GMC and not a Chevy? __________________ Brian



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

05-04-2017, 09:44 AM	#19
hounddogs! Restoring it $200 at a time... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 889	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description I'd be much more concerned with the mileage claim. That's a '67 instument cluster. Let's assume that the odometer isn't original to the vehicle. __________________ Charter member of the 'Put the dimmer switch back on the damn floor where it belongs' Society '68 5.3L-4 speed LWB C20; grandpa bought it for the farm in '71. Now LS 5.3, rather than 327. DD '09 Pilot Weekender '65 Skylark 300-4V-4 speed Wife's '07 Lexus ES350; 117 actuator motors and I can't see the engine. Son's '04 F250 SuperCab 6.0

05-04-2017, 10:09 AM	#20
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,854	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Flush mounted marker lights ! __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

05-04-2017, 10:17 AM	#21
MoFormula Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE MO Posts: 106	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description I love these threads. I am amazed at the level of knowledge of the details here.

05-04-2017, 10:24 AM	#22
custom10nut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns) Posts: 1,891	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description The other day I saw an add for a 68, 454/400th, 67k miles, all original survivor.

05-04-2017, 10:47 AM	#23
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,818	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description - Gear shift indicator housing is incorrect for '72. I can't tell if the mirror is mounted on the windshield or above it, '72 would be mounted on the windshield. I don't call this bashing, I call it an informational and learning thread.... If the Mods for this forum disagree they can close it. I would be proud to drive it in any case..... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 05-04-2017 at 10:57 AM.

05-04-2017, 11:00 AM	#24
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,650	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description Nice restoration, but no where near factory original with only 57k. As mentioned 6cyl vin with a late model 350, fenders and hood are off, you can even see the original green paint on the underside of the hood. Wrong instrument cluster for a 72. Brake booster swapped. Wrong rally rims. Turbo 350 pan would have had a drain plug in 72. I saw a lot more than that.

05-04-2017, 11:30 AM	#25
CountofMonteCarlo84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Longwood, FL Posts: 165	Re: Nice truck, but there is a hick-up in description I don't think this is truck bashing and I actually greatly appreciate a thread like this. I am looking to buy a 67-72 C10 in Florida and have considered going to see this one several times since it is about 2 hours from me and it has been on ebay quite a while. However, something never sat right with me about it and I have not gone to see it (but I would have never spotted all the things you guys pointed out because I just don't have the knowledge yet). I think I will be leaving this one alone.

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.