My new 60 turd

[**grumpy**]

Finally back in the game. With losing my job last year, and still no work, I basicly sold everything I had obtained over the past 15yrs.

So no more 8 to 18 thousand dollar cars or trucks as toys.

I need a second vehicle, because I may be flipping burgers in 3-4 weeks when unemployment runs out, and all we have is my wifes 99 Suburban.

I took some of our tax refund and set myself a very tight budget, to find something to drive daily(until snow and salt).
I could of bought many different newer S10's or caviliers etc., but wanted something old and fun.
At least I can still cruise it and enjoy it.

I've always loved old worn-out shop truck styled trucks. I've had many.

So I'm cruising CL, and spotted a 1960 Chevy short fleet.

After talking to the guy, and hearing he bought it from his brother in NC 10 years ago, and its never even seen Ohio roads, I was curious.

So me and the kids road-tripped to his place today. What I found was:

I really clean 60 short fleet with a early 70's 250 straight 6 and a TH350 auto.
Tons of new parts, rubber seals, gaskets, lens, a new cherry bed kit.

Body has very little rust, very little. Few bubbles here and there. 100 times nicer than most everything you usually see in Ohio.
He started taking it apart 2yrs ago to paint it, but stalled on it and there it set, in his pole barn.
So the bed is just sitting loose on the frame right now, and the bed kit isn't installed, lights and lens out etc.

The whole chassis was painted por-15, with entirely new brake system. New lines, hoses, hardware etc.

It has new 15" skinny white radial tires on stock wheels, which is cool by me. I roll old school anyway.

New battery, hoses, alt.

A spare good windshield, and boxes and buckets of spare parts.

The frame and suspension are super clean. The trailing arms look brand-new.

So I'm happy as can be. And shocked by what he took for it. He said he could tell how much I liked it, so he took less than what he wanted.

Heres a couple crappy cell-phone pics. I will post better pics later, when its not raining.

I'd love to say its getting a color soon, but likely just assembled, lowered and driven this summer. Come fall, it can go to my buddys shop for a nice satin squirt job. He owes me anyway.