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06-27-2021, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
So a buddy of mine dropped by on Saturday and said his uncle called and told him about some Chevy truck parts that was sitting on the side of the road for sale. He also told him he seen a tailgate in the mix, so I pointed out to him I was in need of a tailgate. Before he had told me about the parts he had made his mind up that he wasn’t gonna bother with them, but after talking to me he decided to go. Upon arrival all the parts was being loaded on a scrap trailer to be hauled off to the scrap yard on Monday. In the parts pile was the tailgate, inner fenders, a rocker panel, a fender, a bed header panel, and a steering column among other parts. He offered the guy $100 for the pile of parts and he gladly accepted. So my buddy calls me and said come and get your tailgate! I asked him how much I owed him and he gladly said just bring me $50 bucks! Only parts my buddy needed was the steering column and the rest is extra parts I guess he will sale off to get his money back. It’s good to have good friends to help you out from time to time. Here’s a picture of the tailgate!
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06-27-2021, 09:22 PM | #2 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Oh wow! Score isn’t the word. Mine is pretty good but I’ve been searching to get a little bit nicer one.
Like you said.... hard to come by Here in NE ohio these parts are becoming much tougher to find
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06-27-2021, 09:28 PM | #3 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Nice 68-72 gate! Prob worth $400-500 minimum if it's that clean on the backside too.
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06-27-2021, 09:36 PM | #4 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Wow, nice stuff like that is hard to find in our state.
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06-27-2021, 10:00 PM | #5 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Well done! Glad to see it live on…
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06-27-2021, 10:06 PM | #6 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
It’s as clean on the inside as well. I think the original owner may have passed away and had the parts stored in a old shed, and maybe a family member was cleaning up and just wanted them out of the way!
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06-27-2021, 10:07 PM | #7 |
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06-27-2021, 10:09 PM | #8 |
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06-27-2021, 10:21 PM | #9 |
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06-27-2021, 10:54 PM | #10 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Well damn, now you'll have to paint the rest of the truck to match the tailgate!
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06-28-2021, 09:10 AM | #11 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Bingo ... great score
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06-28-2021, 08:33 PM | #12 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Here is the inside of it, not perfect but pretty nice!
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06-29-2021, 10:40 AM | #13 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Nice score. You'd have a hard time finding one that nice and this one fell into your lap.
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06-29-2021, 10:41 AM | #14 |
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06-29-2021, 05:16 PM | #15 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
Nice score
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06-30-2021, 10:18 PM | #16 |
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Re: Awesome find and scored a nice tailgate
I had just about give up trying to find one and like body bolt said it fell right in my lap!
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