Sympathy for the Rust Belt! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

stllookn · 04-02-2003, 05:39 PM

I have been driving around the rust belt for three days now...Lisle, IL - Peoria, IL - South Bend, IN - Milwaukee, WI and have only seen five 67-72 trucks! I can't drive 0.5 miles from my house without spotting that many. You guys really have my sympathy...only two of these trucks I spotted were runners! Maybe you guys have them locked up for the winter still...but the weather is sunny and nice...what gives...LOL!

1969 GMC · 04-02-2003, 05:55 PM

The trick around here is to find where they like to hide...in my little town (pop: 3k) there are at least 3, counting my GMC, but it was imported from Minnesota.

What I don't get is why do all the cool old trucks hide in the Pacific Northwest? When I was on my quest to find a truck, it seemed like all the nice ones were in Washington. I almost bought a 1956 GMC Napco dumptruck that was owned by the state of Oregon. I've never seen any of the old Task Force trucks around here, save for car shows. It seems like all the clean old Chevies, GMC's, Fords, and Dodges hide out there, and that's about the only place you can find an International truck or Scout with little rust, I say little because NO International light vehicle ever escaped the curse of the rust. Damn those salted roads...damn them.

Wasted Income · 04-02-2003, 06:13 PM

Well mine is still in Green Bay without license or insurance on it (she's still sleeping for the winter). Plus, up here in da U.P., we just got another 26 inches of snow last weekend. Puts a damper on things pretty quick.

stllookn · 04-02-2003, 06:42 PM

I'll be in Green Bay tomorrow about noon. Then back to Seattle tomorrow night. I wish there were an inexpensive way to get some of those NW trucks to you guys here. We have lots of rain but no salt because it seldom freezes in the major metropolitan areas...therefore no salt!!!! Yippeee!

I saw an abandoned '67-'68 C-30 watertruck on the way to Peoria that looked to be a starting point...only missing a door and it had minor dents. Unmolested paint. The other two abandoned trucks were '67-'68 red farm trucks...sitting in the weeds. No short beds! I saw one daily driver on the way into South Bend off highway 20...wonder if it was a board member?

Wasted Income · 04-02-2003, 06:54 PM

Too bad I'm not down there right now, or I'd meet up with you.

I hate roadsalt......

Shortbeds are definitely a rarity around here. Nearly all of them were low-optioned farm or work trucks. I found this gem sitting in the junkyard in upper michigan. I got it for $150, which included a 283. She's pretty rough, but if nothing else it's a straight shorty frame, right? :p

Does anybody want anything off of it?

stllookn · 04-02-2003, 07:02 PM

Can I get that bed into my suitcase? I don't care how bad it is those short fleets are worth repairing! It does look pretty rusty but the bed does not look that bad. I guess looks can be decieving though.

72MARIO · 04-02-2003, 07:06 PM

Nice grill and hood.

71MoneyPit · 04-02-2003, 07:44 PM

does it have the keyed doorlocks?

Wasted Income · 04-02-2003, 08:42 PM

There's only one door on it.

Anyways, on my way to the gym today, I saw a GMC shortbed 4x4 plow truck. It's been sitting there for awhile now. People up here like to use "beaters" for plow trucks and keep their daily drivers nice. I know of at least this truck and two other 4x4 blazers that are DEDICATED plow trucks. Damn man, use a toyota or something instead!!

Dreaminator · 04-02-2003, 08:45 PM

Hey 67 Lsi Swb I am just an hour south of Green Bay. Just cold and windy here. Hope that snow stays north. But you are right, the salt really does do in a lot of vehicles here in the rust belt.

stllookn · 04-02-2003, 08:48 PM

Any members in Milwaukee?

O'l Buck · 04-03-2003, 02:15 AM

Heck, you oughta stop by my place......I've got 3 of these trucks sitting in my front yard!! A 72 swb 4x4, a 72 lwb C-10 and a 69 Lwb C-10.......the 69's for sale.

Longhorn Man · 04-04-2003, 02:04 AM

Yeah, the rust belt is no joke.
This is why there aren't many ppl in my area into the 73 - 87 trucks.

*Randy70C-10* · 04-04-2003, 10:42 AM

Hey Andy, that truck is a cream puff.

Looks better than most of the stuff I restore.

*dtlilly* · 04-04-2003, 10:47 AM

67LS1 and Dream,

I can't wait, I'll be back there in May. I'm from Oneida Reservation surrounding Green Bay, but got the H out of the cold and snow years ago. I actually growed up near Milwaukee, and hope to start a south to north car and truck connection, as there is so many clean vehicles down here, and people here don't even think about it.

Wasted Income · 04-04-2003, 10:55 AM

dtlilly,

Let me know when you get up this way. We'll have to meet up. I actually live on the Rez on the Hobart/Lawrence town line. After recently being to Oklahoma, I'm never buying a vehicle from up here again!!

*Shane* · 04-04-2003, 10:58 AM

Hey 67 LS1 SWB - what kind of shape are the trim pieces that go around the grill openings in?? If they are straight and rust free, then I am interested ... I am looking for some nice, straight, rust free peices to have plated.

Thanks!

*dtlilly* · 04-04-2003, 11:13 AM

67LS1, I graduate college on May 11, and want to come up after that to go Muskie fishing in Vilas County (Plum lake in Sayner). I'll be back at the beginning of July for the Oneida Pow Wow, and maybe stay for the Menomonie Pow Wow. Then I plan to be back in Milwaukee at the end of August for Harley Davidsons' 100 year anniversary.

Geez, sounds like I need to stay up there for the summer, since I plan on studying for my GMAT and LSAT exams, as I don't know if I'm going to get an MBA or a Law degree next. Gotta love being a member of a Tribe with 4 casinos, that is willing to send you to school AY?

04-02-2003, 05:39 PM	#1
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Sympathy for the Rust Belt! I have been driving around the rust belt for three days now...Lisle, IL - Peoria, IL - South Bend, IN - Milwaukee, WI and have only seen five 67-72 trucks! I can't drive 0.5 miles from my house without spotting that many. You guys really have my sympathy...only two of these trucks I spotted were runners! Maybe you guys have them locked up for the winter still...but the weather is sunny and nice...what gives...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-02-2003, 05:55 PM	#2
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	The trick around here is to find where they like to hide...in my little town (pop: 3k) there are at least 3, counting my GMC, but it was imported from Minnesota. What I don't get is why do all the cool old trucks hide in the Pacific Northwest? When I was on my quest to find a truck, it seemed like all the nice ones were in Washington. I almost bought a 1956 GMC Napco dumptruck that was owned by the state of Oregon. I've never seen any of the old Task Force trucks around here, save for car shows. It seems like all the clean old Chevies, GMC's, Fords, and Dodges hide out there, and that's about the only place you can find an International truck or Scout with little rust, I say little because NO International light vehicle ever escaped the curse of the rust. Damn those salted roads...damn them. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

04-02-2003, 06:13 PM	#3
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	Well mine is still in Green Bay without license or insurance on it (she's still sleeping for the winter). Plus, up here in da U.P., we just got another 26 inches of snow last weekend. Puts a damper on things pretty quick. __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

04-02-2003, 06:42 PM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I'll be in Green Bay tomorrow about noon. Then back to Seattle tomorrow night. I wish there were an inexpensive way to get some of those NW trucks to you guys here. We have lots of rain but no salt because it seldom freezes in the major metropolitan areas...therefore no salt!!!! Yippeee! I saw an abandoned '67-'68 C-30 watertruck on the way to Peoria that looked to be a starting point...only missing a door and it had minor dents. Unmolested paint. The other two abandoned trucks were '67-'68 red farm trucks...sitting in the weeds. No short beds! I saw one daily driver on the way into South Bend off highway 20...wonder if it was a board member? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-02-2003, 06:54 PM	#5
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	Too bad I'm not down there right now, or I'd meet up with you. I hate roadsalt...... Shortbeds are definitely a rarity around here. Nearly all of them were low-optioned farm or work trucks. I found this gem sitting in the junkyard in upper michigan. I got it for $150, which included a 283. She's pretty rough, but if nothing else it's a straight shorty frame, right? :p Does anybody want anything off of it? __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!* Last edited by Wasted Income; 04-02-2003 at 06:57 PM.

04-02-2003, 07:02 PM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Can I get that bed into my suitcase? I don't care how bad it is those short fleets are worth repairing! It does look pretty rusty but the bed does not look that bad. I guess looks can be decieving though. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-02-2003, 07:06 PM	#7
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	Nice grill and hood. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

04-02-2003, 07:44 PM	#8
71MoneyPit MPG...hmm..more like GPM Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 339	does it have the keyed doorlocks? __________________ (Looking for 67-72 shortwide or shortstep bed) 71 C-10, 500ci of tire shredding Caddy torque, th400, 12 bolt w/Powertrax Lock-Right. Bald Rear Tires 85 Toyota 4x4- 22r 4-banger, 5 speed, I can actually AFFORD to drive this one.

04-02-2003, 08:42 PM	#9
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	There's only one door on it. Anyways, on my way to the gym today, I saw a GMC shortbed 4x4 plow truck. It's been sitting there for awhile now. People up here like to use "beaters" for plow trucks and keep their daily drivers nice. I know of at least this truck and two other 4x4 blazers that are DEDICATED plow trucks. Damn man, use a toyota or something instead!! __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

04-02-2003, 08:45 PM	#10
Dreaminator Dreaminator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Posts: 156	Hey 67 Lsi Swb I am just an hour south of Green Bay. Just cold and windy here. Hope that snow stays north. But you are right, the salt really does do in a lot of vehicles here in the rust belt. __________________ The Dreaminator Daily Driver 1971 Cheyenne 10 Lwb Tilt/Tac 402 .030 TH400.

04-02-2003, 08:48 PM	#11
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Any members in Milwaukee? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-03-2003, 02:15 AM	#12
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	Heck, you oughta stop by my place......I've got 3 of these trucks sitting in my front yard!! A 72 swb 4x4, a 72 lwb C-10 and a 69 Lwb C-10.......the 69's for sale. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

04-04-2003, 02:04 AM	#13
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Yeah, the rust belt is no joke. This is why there aren't many ppl in my area into the 73 - 87 trucks. Attached Images

04-04-2003, 10:42 AM	#14
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Hey Andy, that truck is a cream puff. Looks better than most of the stuff I restore.

04-04-2003, 10:47 AM	#15
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	67LS1 and Dream, I can't wait, I'll be back there in May. I'm from Oneida Reservation surrounding Green Bay, but got the H out of the cold and snow years ago. I actually growed up near Milwaukee, and hope to start a south to north car and truck connection, as there is so many clean vehicles down here, and people here don't even think about it.



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04-04-2003, 10:55 AM	#16
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	dtlilly, Let me know when you get up this way. We'll have to meet up. I actually live on the Rez on the Hobart/Lawrence town line. After recently being to Oklahoma, I'm never buying a vehicle from up here again!! __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

04-04-2003, 10:58 AM	#17
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Hey 67 LS1 SWB - what kind of shape are the trim pieces that go around the grill openings in?? If they are straight and rust free, then I am interested ... I am looking for some nice, straight, rust free peices to have plated. Thanks!

04-04-2003, 11:13 AM	#18
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	67LS1, I graduate college on May 11, and want to come up after that to go Muskie fishing in Vilas County (Plum lake in Sayner). I'll be back at the beginning of July for the Oneida Pow Wow, and maybe stay for the Menomonie Pow Wow. Then I plan to be back in Milwaukee at the end of August for Harley Davidsons' 100 year anniversary. Geez, sounds like I need to stay up there for the summer, since I plan on studying for my GMAT and LSAT exams, as I don't know if I'm going to get an MBA or a Law degree next. Gotta love being a member of a Tribe with 4 casinos, that is willing to send you to school AY?

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