Value for 1967 - 1972 Chev/GMC Pickups

[Ironhead]

Found one for sale in the neighbourhood. All original, and I mean totally original. Half-ton, long box, fleetside, 350 4 bbl, auto trans. No AC, no power steering, no power brakes. Going to fire it up on Saturday. Any ideas as to what the value would be? There is absolutely no rust. It has the trailing arm rear suspension. Vinyl bench seat.

 

[Justin S]

Maybe try asking on a BOOBS forum?

 

[jkeaton]

There's a BOOBS forum??

 

[Justin S]

Maybe I should have said B.O.O.B.S forum haha

 

[Ironhead]

Know of a link? I got something very nice when I did a google on BOOBS, but didn't help me with the question ;-)

 

[Justin S]

Maybe this site http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/ In case you didn't know and were wondering, I was referring to a "Before Old Old Body Style" forum, which is 67-72s

 

[Ironhead]

Thanks Justin. It seems, that depending on mechanical condition, the truck I'm looking at, which is either a 69 or 70, is worth about $4000 US. I am going to call the owner this afternoon so arrange time to have a much closer look at it. I'm interested because I've always like the body style of that generation, and because it is sooooo simple. I mean, there's hardly any wires or hoses under the hood, and you can do motor and trans swaps without worrying about sensors, wiring harnesses, PCMs and all that crap that gives us maybe 3 more miles per gallon at the end of the day.

Having said all that, I'm not sure how much I'd enjoy driving a truck with armstrong steering and no AC, so we'll have to see what develops here.

 

[Justin S]

Yeah I like simplicity but sometimes you want a little more than that. I used to daily drive a 72 chevelle sedan beater, had good enough heat, and it had power steering and power brakes, that's all I needed to be content at the time

 

[Ironhead]

So, I bought the truck. It really takes me back, as I had a 71 GMC C-1500 back in the mid 70s. The one I bought has 53,424 miles, all documentation from new, and is a totally original survivor. For issues with that truck, I'll use the 67-72 forum Justin pointed me to.

For now, thinking of hanging on to the 98, as it's a known quantity, with lots of mod cons, and only around 90,000 miles. Finding a place to put all this stuff is going to give me a headache, as I live in the city, and space is limited.

 

[Justin S]

Nice! Make a thread on the Other Vehicle Builds!