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Woody · 04-23-2002, 08:34 AM

Wild4Wheels,

I live just outside of Lexington. There are some truck to be found, but you have to go outside of lex to find them. Ky has used salt for years so most KY truck have rust. We have a good to great parts supplier in lex called OB Smith's, he has been selling 57 chevy parts for yrs & yrs, the last 4 or 5 yrs he has added 67-72 truck parts. His prices are competive and you can save on shipping for body panels. Junk yards are getting harder to find, but they are still out there. It's about a 2-2.5hr trip to Knoxville, TN, so that is an option. Don't know about TN junkyards, but have seen some nice trucks from there. A lot of the yards in this area get vehicles from Cinn. OH and Columbus OH area, as well as local, so body parts around here is limited. Running gear parts are easier, Interior parts and chrome are getting harder and harder to find, but still can be found if looking hard enough. I have not been to many jards near here so this is what I have saw at those I visit. I have an uncle-in-law with a jard a few hrs. south but his trucks are picked over except for running gear. He does have a few C30's with short wheel bases (not sure of length) and older trucks as well (65 GMC w/ a v-6).

There are 3 to 5 board member near Lex, so one of us should be able to help you out finding jards and parts.

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Woody
'69 Custom-10 Deluxe
Short Fleetside,Factory 350cid/TH400,A/C,PS,PB,Carpet
Coming soon 700R4, 350 Crate Engine, Pwr Disks...

04-23-2002, 08:34 AM	#4
Woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Georgetown, KY, USA Posts: 631	Wild4Wheels, I live just outside of Lexington. There are some truck to be found, but you have to go outside of lex to find them. Ky has used salt for years so most KY truck have rust. We have a good to great parts supplier in lex called OB Smith's, he has been selling 57 chevy parts for yrs & yrs, the last 4 or 5 yrs he has added 67-72 truck parts. His prices are competive and you can save on shipping for body panels. Junk yards are getting harder to find, but they are still out there. It's about a 2-2.5hr trip to Knoxville, TN, so that is an option. Don't know about TN junkyards, but have seen some nice trucks from there. A lot of the yards in this area get vehicles from Cinn. OH and Columbus OH area, as well as local, so body parts around here is limited. Running gear parts are easier, Interior parts and chrome are getting harder and harder to find, but still can be found if looking hard enough. I have not been to many jards near here so this is what I have saw at those I visit. I have an uncle-in-law with a jard a few hrs. south but his trucks are picked over except for running gear. He does have a few C30's with short wheel bases (not sure of length) and older trucks as well (65 GMC w/ a v-6). There are 3 to 5 board member near Lex, so one of us should be able to help you out finding jards and parts. ------------------ Woody '69 Custom-10 Deluxe Short Fleetside,Factory 350cid/TH400,A/C,PS,PB,Carpet Coming soon 700R4, 350 Crate Engine, Pwr Disks...