How to search for 60-66 Trucks/Parts on Craigslist-faster

[disturbinglykool]

Talkin to one of my buddies today who is pretty "techie" and he wasn't hip to http://www.searchtempest.com/ I stumbled upon it a few months ago. Thought I would share it...I hope it helps you find that "steal".

[coastierider]

http://www.allofcraigs.com/ another one that works pretty well

[Woogeroo]

me too, me too:

A great help article on craigslist on how to search for things.

Below is an example of a search string that I use when I am perusing trucks for sale in my area in the Cars and Trucks section of Craigslist. This search string is written to look for trucks of the 1964 - 1966 model range in c10. This search will sometimes pick up a few other ads for a 1967 c10, etc., but it will whittle down all the ads for you to a page or so, depending on the number of trucks for sale. Play around with the layout to find what you are looking for. You can also search like this in the auto parts section.

cars and trucks

1964 | 1965 | 1966 chevrolet (truck | pickup | c10)



For actual parts I will try a combination of the actual name and the slang/nicknames of parts and pieces to search. For example, a small block Chevrolet engine block will usually be listed as a SBC. Trying misspelled words works well also, plus sometimes people put ads in the wrong section, so keep that in mind. I also search the auto parts and put in the cubic inch of the engine: 283, 327... and so on. For the transmissions you can use the model numbers like sm420 or th350... sometimes people put more information and put the old hydromatic tag in the ad. So, play around with your searching parameters as you never know what will get a hit.

You can also put wanted to buy ads on craigslist, in the parts section. However, check the rules on the way to do so. Last time I had an ad there was a rule about how often you could repeat the same ad, as I believe their ads stay up for a month or so. I found that including an image or a link to a online image of the part in question is very helpful, along with any other information about the part such as length, size, weight, parts numbers, anything that you may know about the part you are looking for.

excerpt from my article on used chevy truck parts searching

-W

[PGSigns]

This is what I use to look for stuff on craigslist in larger areas. Works real good. http://www.crazedlist.org/
Jimmy

[duallyjams]

This is what I use http://www.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi