Value or good price of 72 SWB 4x4 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Custom 68 · 11-04-2003, 06:33 PM

I know these questions are tough so the prices and values will be all over the board but here goes. I found a 72 SWB 4x4 the body has the usual rust plus a small amount over one of the rear outer wheel wells. The body is fairly straight. I have been told but not looked serious but mechanically it is in excellent shape with new brakes trany work engine work. Not many options 350/350 auto. He is asking 2300.
i have not poked around too seriously so I dont know how bad the floor is. Any thoughts for this Missouri truck?
Thanks
Dave
and no I dont have pictures yet but maybe I need some.

l3rian_King_196 · 11-04-2003, 06:43 PM

Sounds like a good price.

landon4421 · 11-04-2003, 06:49 PM

I payed $4000 for mine, then a year later $1800 for a new frame !
It is a great deal IMO no matter how bad the body is. Make sure the frame is in great shape, check around the sterring box ! that is where mine was cracked. I did not even notice till the tare down !

Denny · 11-04-2003, 09:04 PM

$2300 doesn't sound bad for a 4x4 swb.

*dtlilly* · 11-04-2003, 09:15 PM

Sounds like a great price to me. The short wheel base 4X4 trucks are really sought after.

cableguy0 · 11-04-2003, 09:40 PM

lots of people want a swb 4x4 so if i were you and had the cash i would buy it. because that sounds like a good deal just take a magnet with ya when you bring the cash. and check all the usual spots for bondo if the magnent dont stick there bondo there

teeitup · 11-04-2003, 10:05 PM

Sounds reasonanble to me a 72 swb 4x4, they are hard to find anymore.

lukecp · 11-04-2003, 10:08 PM

It sounds like a good price to me if it does run good

We do need pics though

Custom 68 · 11-04-2003, 10:14 PM

Wow thanks guys all positive comments. Now I guess I better call and take another peak at it. I dont know much about the 4x4 parts but it may be a good time to learn.
Thanks
Dave

*dtlilly* · 11-04-2003, 11:26 PM

Get some pics when you go to put some money down on the 4X4, you know where to be concerned, then post here, and we'll coach you through the rebuild

**PICKMUP** · 11-08-2003, 02:17 AM

When you really want one (SWB/4X4), they may be tough to find. I wanted one bad, finally got one from a customer of minel...$2,500: looked like it was painted with a "mop", rotten stepside, had to cut the box up for scrap, ugly step bumper, bad cab & doors, rusty white spoke wheels, more rust on the front bumper than chrome, exhaust looked like tomato cans, steering & brakes worn out and it leaked everywhere....but it had a SWB frame & title-and that's a start!
The fleet box is on, posi in the rear, better wheels & tires, AND the new 383 w/vortec heads (from this board) is done and ready to install with a fresh TH350. It's coming!

rickh · 11-09-2003, 12:03 PM

I too have sought a 72 short 4x4 for a long time. Of all the ones I have looked at, most have been so cut and past, I would just pass them up. Now if the truck is original in that the frame has not been cut down to make it a short bed, the price is a good one.
After a frame off restoration, these trucks can command big bucks, 15-20k!, or course yo ucan sink 12k in it beore you know it!
You did not mention any options so I take it it does not have A/C, still a good price although the price is totaly market driven,
Good Luck,
Rick H...

jayrau · 11-10-2003, 09:47 PM

I own a '72 K10 swb 4x4; I bought it from a buddy's brother who was hurting for a down payment on a house. I paid $4000 for it. It needed paint, new motor and a few other goodies under the hood, and the body was fairly straight with a fleetside bed. Baddest mountain truck I've ever owned, I even take it on jeep trails in the mountains.

jose · 11-10-2003, 11:00 PM

Here is my 72 and i do take it out hunting every year thru some rugged country . Buy it they are hard to run across at a good price 2300 doesn't sound bad at all . I had a guy stop by yesterday he was drooling and wanted to buy my truck . After i bragged about my truck for 15 minutes i finally said no thank you . Buy it

Custom 68 · 11-10-2003, 11:40 PM

Well since this came back to teh top I did look it over. The frame was an original SWB but the front of the frame around teh steering box was cracked and rewelded and another crack about a foot in front of that

The guy was not around it was in a parking lotso I have not talked to him and probably wont unless he calls me back. The body was rougher than I had initially thought. The dash had been hacked and it had a sun/moon roof. PS PB and no air. Yes they are desirable and would be great to find one but I am not desperate so I will maybe run across a deal sometime. untill then I will continue assembling and sandind and grinding and ... on my 68 SWB 2wd.
Thanks again for the help and especially to landon for telling me where to find the crack...
untill the next one
Thanks
Dave

11-04-2003, 06:33 PM	#1
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,929	Value or good price of 72 SWB 4x4 I know these questions are tough so the prices and values will be all over the board but here goes. I found a 72 SWB 4x4 the body has the usual rust plus a small amount over one of the rear outer wheel wells. The body is fairly straight. I have been told but not looked serious but mechanically it is in excellent shape with new brakes trany work engine work. Not many options 350/350 auto. He is asking 2300. i have not poked around too seriously so I dont know how bad the floor is. Any thoughts for this Missouri truck? Thanks Dave and no I dont have pictures yet but maybe I need some. __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

11-04-2003, 06:43 PM	#2
l3rian_King_196 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charlotte, Nc Posts: 86	Sounds like a good price. __________________ l3rian_King_1967@yahoo.com http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/l3rian_king_1967

11-04-2003, 06:49 PM	#3
landon4421 Life is Good ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 1,992	I payed $4000 for mine, then a year later $1800 for a new frame ! It is a great deal IMO no matter how bad the body is. Make sure the frame is in great shape, check around the sterring box ! that is where mine was cracked. I did not even notice till the tare down ! __________________ '72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter"

11-04-2003, 09:04 PM	#4
Denny Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cedar Hill, MO Posts: 426	$2300 doesn't sound bad for a 4x4 swb. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10. Dakota Digital Gauges, 383 Votex Engine, MSD 8361 Distributor, MSD 6A Unit, Demon Carb, Phoenix Transmission 4L80E trans, 3:73 Posi Rear End Early Classics 6 Lug Disc Brakes and Spindles All Stainless Lines

11-04-2003, 09:40 PM	#6
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	lots of people want a swb 4x4 so if i were you and had the cash i would buy it. because that sounds like a good deal just take a magnet with ya when you bring the cash. and check all the usual spots for bondo if the magnent dont stick there bondo there __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

11-04-2003, 09:15 PM	#5
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Sounds like a great price to me. The short wheel base 4X4 trucks are really sought after.

11-04-2003, 10:05 PM	#7
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Sounds reasonanble to me a 72 swb 4x4, they are hard to find anymore. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

11-04-2003, 10:08 PM	#8
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	It sounds like a good price to me if it does run good We do need pics though __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

11-04-2003, 10:14 PM	#9
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,929	Wow thanks guys all positive comments. Now I guess I better call and take another peak at it. I dont know much about the 4x4 parts but it may be a good time to learn. Thanks Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

11-04-2003, 11:26 PM	#10
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Get some pics when you go to put some money down on the 4X4, you know where to be concerned, then post here, and we'll coach you through the rebuild

11-08-2003, 02:17 AM	#11
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,126	When you really want one (SWB/4X4), they may be tough to find. I wanted one bad, finally got one from a customer of minel...$2,500: looked like it was painted with a "mop", rotten stepside, had to cut the box up for scrap, ugly step bumper, bad cab & doors, rusty white spoke wheels, more rust on the front bumper than chrome, exhaust looked like tomato cans, steering & brakes worn out and it leaked everywhere....but it had a SWB frame & title-and that's a start! The fleet box is on, posi in the rear, better wheels & tires, AND the new 383 w/vortec heads (from this board) is done and ready to install with a fresh TH350. It's coming! __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

11-09-2003, 12:03 PM	#12
rickh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bellevue Nebraska USA Posts: 74	I too have sought a 72 short 4x4 for a long time. Of all the ones I have looked at, most have been so cut and past, I would just pass them up. Now if the truck is original in that the frame has not been cut down to make it a short bed, the price is a good one. After a frame off restoration, these trucks can command big bucks, 15-20k!, or course yo ucan sink 12k in it beore you know it! You did not mention any options so I take it it does not have A/C, still a good price although the price is totaly market driven, Good Luck, Rick H... __________________ Rick H.... 69 C10-CST Wood bed floor full power 70 SWB 425hp HOTROD! Full power 71 C20 Camper Special 402 full power, factory dual tanks with gauge switch. FOR SALE!

11-10-2003, 09:47 PM	#13
jayrau Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 33	I own a '72 K10 swb 4x4; I bought it from a buddy's brother who was hurting for a down payment on a house. I paid $4000 for it. It needed paint, new motor and a few other goodies under the hood, and the body was fairly straight with a fleetside bed. Baddest mountain truck I've ever owned, I even take it on jeep trails in the mountains.

11-10-2003, 11:00 PM	#14
jose Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Salem , Oregon 97301 Posts: 1,796	Here is my 72 and i do take it out hunting every year thru some rugged country . Buy it they are hard to run across at a good price 2300 doesn't sound bad at all . I had a guy stop by yesterday he was drooling and wanted to buy my truck . After i bragged about my truck for 15 minutes i finally said no thank you . Buy it Attached Images __________________ 68 GMC 4x4 SWB jose6772@yahoo.com

11-10-2003, 11:40 PM	#15
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,929	Well since this came back to teh top I did look it over. The frame was an original SWB but the front of the frame around teh steering box was cracked and rewelded and another crack about a foot in front of that The guy was not around it was in a parking lotso I have not talked to him and probably wont unless he calls me back. The body was rougher than I had initially thought. The dash had been hacked and it had a sun/moon roof. PS PB and no air. Yes they are desirable and would be great to find one but I am not desperate so I will maybe run across a deal sometime. untill then I will continue assembling and sandind and grinding and ... on my 68 SWB 2wd. Thanks again for the help and especially to landon for telling me where to find the crack... untill the next one Thanks Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"



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