Had to thin the herd today

[f6john]

Valkyrie is staying since it doesn’t eat much or take up a lot of space. My Dad’s old 85 Silverado is the least used vehicle I have and would continue to call on me to spend money on it if I let it hang around.

I put it on a few Facebook for sale pages and in two days it sold.

[cookiedough]

congrats on the sale, not too much cancer (rust) on it either, how many miles were on it?

I should sell my dad's 86 caprice classic brougham pretty good shape only 165K miles except needs brakes since do not work all spungy no brake pressure at all.  Seen them on craigslist all battered up going for over 1 grand but I would be happy with 1K selling it.  Am sure some cool cat from IL would buy it, put 20 inch mags on it,  2K stereo system, and be pimping!   

[f6john]

As 30+year old Chevy trucks go, it is in great shape. Some rust but it can be fixed easily as it’s in the early stages. Truck had almost 83,000 miles. Air wasn’t working, window motors weren’t working, some of the gauges weren’t working, the dash pad is toast so it had issues. It still looked good rolling down the road and it’s a Chevy so there was a lot of interest.

[Gryphon Rider]

If my '81 GMC looked as good as your Chevy, I wouldn't have sold it.  Mine would have required hundreds of dollars to make it roadworthy, including new exhaust and patching a hole in the floor.  As it was I asked and sold it for $500, but should have asked $1200; I didn't realize the value of a running 350 engine & tranny.

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

Here in the rusty northeast, the pre-88 square body GM trucks are almost gone from the roadways. I'd love to start a business travelling to non-rust areas and transporting vehicles back here to sell, but I feel it's a disservice to bring a clean 40 year old vehicle here.

[f6john]

There is one similar to mine for sale locally that is straight, rust free as far as I can tell, with severely faded paint needing fresh rubber but still looks good just driving by, $5,000.00 but it has been for sale for quit a while.

[pais]

  f6john,
   That Chevy is a beauty! I had a '78 K10 and '79 C30, at separate times in my life. My favorite truck(s) by far! Very reliable mechanically but, couldn't keep them from rusting and couldn't pass a gas station. Believe me yours ain't rusty, lol.
   These trucks(square bodies) are in great demand and fetching big $$$ these days! Who'da thunk it  

[The emperor has no clothes]

I’ve always liked this body style much better.

[f6john]

I’ve always liked this body style much better.

Nice, how long you had it?

[The emperor has no clothes]

I’ve always liked this body style much better.

Nice, how long you had it?

Not mine. Just a google pic. I did have one back in ‘77 though.

[Gryphon Rider]

If we're talking favourite old Chevy trucks, I love the '69-'72 body style.  With the '67 and '68, I'm not crazy about the greater angle (from vertical) of the front edge of the hood, nor the painted grille.

I learned to drive with a '69 like the one pictured below.  My dad's truck had a 4-on-the-floor (with bull low), a 250cid 6 cylinder, and power nothing.  I still vividly remember the workout that parallel parking into a tight space on a steep hill was; my arms and left leg were well worked, but I felt I had accomplished something!  I got air with that truck once or twice; I can't remember if I impressed the girl(s) or scared her(them) away.  I wish my dad had kept it long enough to sell it to me, but the garage and fence were built, we had several years of firewood stacked against the house, and he figured he didn't need three vehicles.  I "got to" drive the '75 Vista Cruiser station wagon when the truck was gone.

[3fan4life]

If we're talking favourite old Chevy trucks, I love the '69-'72 body style.  With the '67 and '68, I'm not crazy about the greater angle (from vertical) of the front edge of the hood, nor the painted grille.

I learned to drive with a '69 like the one pictured below.  My dad's truck had a 4-on-the-floor (with bull low), a 250cid 6 cylinder, and power nothing.  I still vividly remember the workout that parallel parking into a tight space on a steep hill was; my arms and left leg were well worked, but I felt I had accomplished something!  I got air with that truck once or twice; I can't remember if I impressed the girl(s) or scared her(them) away.  I wish my dad had kept it long enough to sell it to me, but the garage and fence were built, we had several years of firewood stacked against the house, and he figured he didn't need three vehicles.  I "got to" drive the '75 Vista Cruiser station wagon when the truck was gone.

That's by far my favorite body style on the Chevys as well.

[The emperor has no clothes]

If we're talking favourite old Chevy trucks, I love the '69-'72 body style.  With the '67 and '68, I'm not crazy about the greater angle (from vertical) of the front edge of the hood, nor the painted grille.

I learned to drive with a '69 like the one pictured below.  My dad's truck had a 4-on-the-floor (with bull low), a 250cid 6 cylinder, and power nothing.  I still vividly remember the workout that parallel parking into a tight space on a steep hill was; my arms and left leg were well worked, but I felt I had accomplished something!  I got air with that truck once or twice; I can't remember if I impressed the girl(s) or scared her(them) away.  I wish my dad had kept it long enough to sell it to me, but the garage and fence were built, we had several years of firewood stacked against the house, and he figured he didn't need three vehicles.  I "got to" drive the '75 Vista Cruiser station wagon when the truck was gone.

Bull low ? You Canadians sure have funny terms. In Alaska it was referred to as Granny gear. The '69 body style is probably the cleanest, best of all. I am most partial to this year, being that it was my first 4 wheel vehicle.