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Resto-Rand · 08-17-2021, 01:50 PM

I parked my truck on the street and paper notes keep sticking to it asking if it's for sale.

I sold my house and don't have a place to park it so it's on the street. Every time I go by to check it I find another note. Hopefully I find a storage yard here pretty quick.

**truckster** · 08-17-2021, 02:56 PM

You're lucky. I have people knocking on my door.

**kwmech** · 08-17-2021, 04:39 PM

Bay Area?? I would be finding a way to keep it from being stolen. Lock out the ignition or starter with a switch.

**Steeveedee** · 08-17-2021, 07:50 PM

Yeah, mine's just an old truck, but I don't like people leaving notes on it, either. If it ain't yours, keep your pickers off! I can just picture someone coming up and lifting the wiper blade to put a note under it, and the whole arm popping off, and scratching the custom paint (not on my truck, though). I'd sure feel like dog droppings if I did that to someone's property.

Blue GMC · 08-17-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Yeah, mine's just an old truck, but I don't like people leaving notes on it, either. If it ain't yours, keep your pickers off! I can just picture someone coming up and lifting the wiper blade to put a note under it, and the whole arm popping off, and scratching the custom paint (not on my truck, though). I'd sure feel like dog droppings if I did that to someone's property.

Unfortunately at that point they are not leaving a note and just running away

CWW · 08-17-2021, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by truckster

You're lucky. I have people knocking on my door.

In the last year 8 people knocked on my door and asked me to sell mine.

**Steeveedee** · 08-17-2021, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue GMC

Unfortunately at that point they are not leaving a note and just running away

Yup, and you have the damage, if any, to contend with.

**FleetsidePaul** · 08-18-2021, 04:58 AM

I have no wipers on my truck. So no worries about someone putting a note on it. But I have had people stop me and offer to buy it. But they don't go near my truck. Maybe because I have a snarling big azz German Shepherd in it. Duke likes to ride in the truck. And he doesn't like strangers. He's better than an alarm.

sick472 · 08-18-2021, 08:46 AM

I dread the day that someone wants to spend more on my truck than I am willing to turn down. I doubt it ever happens, but it will be a day of self-evaluation that I could regret the rest of my life.

Most "is-it-for-saler's" are just looking for a cheap buy. They think that it can't hurt to ask. I guess they are right, but it gets a bit annoying...like what year is it?...at every gas station. It's just a small price to pay for an classic owner.

They say, "is it for sale?"

I say, "everything's for sale" with a greedy look on my face and they get the picture that they don't have enough and the conversation turns to how much they like it and we're all good.

Hotcorner · 08-18-2021, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sick472

I dread the day that someone wants to spend more on my truck than I am willing to turn down. I doubt it ever happens, but it will be a day of self-evaluation that I could regret the rest of my life.

Most "is-it-for-saler's" are just looking for a cheap buy. They think that it can't hurt to ask. I guess they are right, but it gets a bit annoying...like what year is it?...at every gas station. It's just a small price to pay for an classic owner.

They say, "is it for sale?"

I say, "everything's for sale" with a greedy look on my face and they get the picture that they don't have enough and the conversation turns to how much they like it and we're all good.

I’m in the same boat. There may be other trucks I could buy with the proceeds (or a Chevelle

), but I might regret it. Best to save it for my heirs to deal with.

**FleetsidePaul** · 08-19-2021, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sick472

I dread the day that someone wants to spend more on my truck than I am willing to turn down. I doubt it ever happens, but it will be a day of self-evaluation that I could regret the rest of my life.

Most "is-it-for-saler's" are just looking for a cheap buy. They think that it can't hurt to ask. I guess they are right, but it gets a bit annoying...like what year is it?...at every gas station. It's just a small price to pay for an classic owner.

They say, "is it for sale?"

I say, "everything's for sale" with a greedy look on my face and they get the picture that they don't have enough and the conversation turns to how much they like it and we're all good.

I just turned down a large offer for my truck. It did turn my head. But in the end I just couldn't do it.

54blackhornet · 08-19-2021, 05:11 PM

I hope you are moving out of state ?

697498chevy · 08-20-2021, 01:57 PM

Before I had my privacy fence put up . Guys would sometimes stop and ask about buying my old truck . Now it's out of sight . When I'm running errands , people do often comment about it . Most ask what year it is . I don't mind talking if they're not too long winded .

Resto-Rand · 08-22-2021, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 54blackhornet

I hope you are moving out of state ?

Brookings brother.

72c20customcamper · 08-22-2021, 06:07 PM

I get that too with my trucks . Last one was just a nice note .

72c20customcamper · 08-22-2021, 06:12 PM

But when I’m drive this it ranges from “ That’s beautiful “ to " offers “to your crazy driving it from the guys who look at the vin and realize it’s a true 138 SS .

**Steeveedee** · 08-22-2021, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

I get that too with my trucks . Last one was just a nice note .

Was that "oat" groat?

As for the last post you made, back in those days the GTO/Le Mans/Tempest distinction was also made in the VIN. I had a '65 Tempest convertible that I was restoring in '92, but peace had broken out a year earlier, and I'd lost my defense job. I ended up selling it to make the mortgage. The guy told me he was going to "GTO it". I kept mum. When/if he ever went to sell it, a savvy buyer would have spotted the fake.

72c20customcamper · 08-22-2021, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Was that "oat" groat?

As for the last post you made, back in those days the GTO/Le Mans/Tempest distinction was also made in the VIN. I had a '65 Tempest convertible that I was restoring in '92, but peace had broken out a year earlier, and I'd lost my defense job. I ended up selling it to make the mortgage. The guy told me he was going to "GTO it". I kept mum. When/if he ever went to sell it, a savvy buyer would have spotted the fake.

Up to 68 the SS Chevelles were easy to spot vin started with 138 . 69 and up you need paperwork to prove its lineage

I at first thought what the hell is a groat? The realised it was all caps .

Had one weird interaction with a 30 something with my truck. I parked it and a guy standing next to his car a few spots away yells out " thumbs up " without actually doing it . Guess he thought he was on his phone

**Steeveedee** · 08-22-2021, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Up to 68 the SS Chevelles were easy to spot vin started with 138 . 69 and up you need paperwork to prove its lineage

I at first thought what the hell is a groat? The realised it was all caps .

Had one weird interaction with a 30 something with my truck. I parked it and a guy standing next to his car a few spots away yells out " thumbs up " without actually doing it . Guess he thought he was on his phone

OK, I went and looked at the Poncho database, and it would appear that I had remembered about a '66 Le Mans that I had, not the '65. '65 doesn't appear to indicate "GTO" by the VIN. But it was a Tempest, so he'd still have been caught out. I don't like it when people cheat...

72c20customcamper · 08-23-2021, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

OK, I went and looked at the Poncho database, and it would appear that I had remembered about a '66 Le Mans that I had, not the '65. '65 doesn't appear to indicate "GTO" by the VIN. But it was a Tempest, so he'd still have been caught out. I don't like it when people cheat...

GTO was just an option untill 66 when it became a model if I remember right. The SS was also a trim option till 66 when it became a model with 396 . You could have gotten a 65 SS with a six banger

**Steeveedee** · 08-23-2021, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

GTO was just an option untill 66 when it became a model if I remember right. The SS was also a trim option till 66 when it became a model with 396 . You could have gotten a 65 SS with a six banger

Yup on the 6. SS was bucket seats, gauges and badges. My dad worked final inspection at the GMAD in Van Nuys for many years. A '70 Camaro SS got written up for low power. It had every available option and a 250 CID six in it, so of course it was weak. It MAY have even had a Powerglide, as they were still available. That would have made it a real dog!

LS short box · 08-23-2021, 05:30 PM

Sign in the window in all capital letters "NOT FOR SALE". And maybe a cover?

72c20customcamper · 08-23-2021, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LS short box

Sign in the window in all capital letters "NOT FOR SALE". And maybe a cover?

Been there

k29349 · 08-23-2021, 08:56 PM

I would just put a For Sale sign on it with a ridiculous price on it with the word FIRM right after.

08-17-2021, 01:50 PM	#1
Resto-Rand Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 108	Paper sticks to my truck... I parked my truck on the street and paper notes keep sticking to it asking if it's for sale. I sold my house and don't have a place to park it so it's on the street. Every time I go by to check it I find another note. Hopefully I find a storage yard here pretty quick. __________________ 1971 C-10 307 3OTT

08-17-2021, 02:56 PM	#2
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,942	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... You're lucky. I have people knocking on my door. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

08-17-2021, 04:39 PM	#3
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,576	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... Bay Area?? I would be finding a way to keep it from being stolen. Lock out the ignition or starter with a switch.

08-17-2021, 07:50 PM	#4
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,549	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... Yeah, mine's just an old truck, but I don't like people leaving notes on it, either. If it ain't yours, keep your pickers off! I can just picture someone coming up and lifting the wiper blade to put a note under it, and the whole arm popping off, and scratching the custom paint (not on my truck, though). I'd sure feel like dog droppings if I did that to someone's property. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

08-18-2021, 04:58 AM	#8
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,419	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... I have no wipers on my truck. So no worries about someone putting a note on it. But I have had people stop me and offer to buy it. But they don't go near my truck. Maybe because I have a snarling big azz German Shepherd in it. Duke likes to ride in the truck. And he doesn't like strangers. He's better than an alarm. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

08-18-2021, 08:46 AM	#9
sick472 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sedalia Mo. Posts: 1,131	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... I dread the day that someone wants to spend more on my truck than I am willing to turn down. I doubt it ever happens, but it will be a day of self-evaluation that I could regret the rest of my life. Most "is-it-for-saler's" are just looking for a cheap buy. They think that it can't hurt to ask. I guess they are right, but it gets a bit annoying...like what year is it?...at every gas station. It's just a small price to pay for an classic owner. They say, "is it for sale?" I say, "everything's for sale" with a greedy look on my face and they get the picture that they don't have enough and the conversation turns to how much they like it and we're all good. __________________ He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Compressions 8.7:1 1972 C10 1976 C10 (parts truck) 1985 K20

08-19-2021, 05:11 PM	#12
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,365	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... I hope you are moving out of state ? __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD

08-20-2021, 01:57 PM	#13
697498chevy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 265	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... Before I had my privacy fence put up . Guys would sometimes stop and ask about buying my old truck . Now it's out of sight . When I'm running errands , people do often comment about it . Most ask what year it is . I don't mind talking if they're not too long winded .

08-22-2021, 06:07 PM	#15
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,588	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... I get that too with my trucks . Last one was just a nice note . Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-22-2021, 06:12 PM	#16
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,588	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... But when I’m drive this it ranges from “ That’s beautiful “ to " offers “to your crazy driving it from the guys who look at the vin and realize it’s a true 138 SS . Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-23-2021, 05:30 PM	#22
LS short box Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Carlos MN Posts: 2,084	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... Sign in the window in all capital letters "NOT FOR SALE". And maybe a cover?

08-23-2021, 08:56 PM	#24
k29349 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Inman S.C. Posts: 67	Re: Paper sticks to my truck... I would just put a For Sale sign on it with a ridiculous price on it with the word FIRM right after.



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