Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67_C-30 · 02-28-2009, 06:40 PM

I bought a '68 C-40 dump truck and a 72 or 73 GMC parts truck. I am confused about the GMC because the VIN indicates a "3" like it is a '73 year model?. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but the dump truck has a great running 292.

Otsa580 · 02-28-2009, 06:43 PM

How in the world are you going to haul the GMC home? Put it in the back of the dump truck?
Nice score!

**too much stuff** · 02-28-2009, 06:44 PM

Nice, did ya score a tach dash or 2?
HMMM, i don't seem to have a C-40 emblem in my collection...
I am not sure if the Vin decoder is the same on the bigger series? I would say it is not newer than 72.

thirdstreettito · 02-28-2009, 07:26 PM

There are ALWAYS a few(less than 10 usually)vehicles made the year after that style is stopped. That is most likely one of them. Nice scores! Give me one!

too much stuff - It's because I bought it!

Actually I have 67-72 C/50 Diesel emblem. Pretty sweet!

Spray-Bomb · 02-28-2009, 08:12 PM

Dude, I want that dump truck !!!!!!!!

Sweet

67_C-30 · 02-28-2009, 09:02 PM

The GMC has '72 doors with the plastic door panels and the dimples with extra screw, but it has no "2" in the VIN. Does anybody know for that these trucks didn't carry over longer than '72? I have always thought that they cut off in '72 like the pickups.

The dumper is a shorty. I haven't checked the WB yet, but it is really short. I haven't looked at the SPIDs' yet, but neither had tach dashes or a vac/air pressure gauges. The GMC has a big Tulsa PTO winch on and both have 2 speed rearends. The GMC was V8 truck according to badge, but it is gone.

grayw0lf · 03-01-2009, 10:16 AM

Cool finds.

stllookn · 03-01-2009, 11:09 AM

You must have a big pasture to store those and a very understanding wife...LOL!

67_C-30 · 03-01-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stllookn

You must have a big pasture to store those and a very understanding wife...LOL!

Well, I own 6 acres (mostly wooded) and I have big spot cleared out back in the woods that I keep my parts trucks. I usually keep my ramp truck and dump truck back there, too. These 2 put me back up to 16 total for 67-72's. I have sold 3 of them recently, and I was gettin' a little thin!

I just can't seem to turn them down when I get these kind of deals.

I do have VERY understand wife!

Bob 68327 · 03-01-2009, 11:38 AM

Nice new Trucks !!!! I seem to have to buy then when I see em also . I have a very understanding wife also

Bob

stllookn · 03-01-2009, 12:00 PM

Funny story...I was sitting in my office with my back turned to the door talking to CARS4567 about my recent acquistion. He asked what my wife thought about the growing herd of '67-72's. I told him she didn't have a clue and had not been back into the pasture for years and would probably never even know how many I had stored back there. Guess who was standing behind me when I spun my chair around to look...we both had a good laugh about that one. She still has not been back there...LOL!

sailed2japan · 11-01-2009, 12:33 AM

Now I KNOW I need to get more land!

BAGNDRAGIT · 11-01-2009, 12:43 AM

More pics!!!!!

02-28-2009, 06:40 PM	#1
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 I bought a '68 C-40 dump truck and a 72 or 73 GMC parts truck. I am confused about the GMC because the VIN indicates a "3" like it is a '73 year model?. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but the dump truck has a great running 292. Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

02-28-2009, 06:43 PM	#2
Otsa580 I Love Rusty Chevys Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 617	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 How in the world are you going to haul the GMC home? Put it in the back of the dump truck? Nice score!

02-28-2009, 06:44 PM	#3
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,817	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Nice, did ya score a tach dash or 2? HMMM, i don't seem to have a C-40 emblem in my collection... I am not sure if the Vin decoder is the same on the bigger series? I would say it is not newer than 72. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

02-28-2009, 07:26 PM	#4
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 There are ALWAYS a few(less than 10 usually)vehicles made the year after that style is stopped. That is most likely one of them. Nice scores! Give me one! too much stuff - It's because I bought it! Actually I have 67-72 C/50 Diesel emblem. Pretty sweet! __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck Last edited by thirdstreettito; 02-28-2009 at 07:26 PM.

02-28-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Dude, I want that dump truck !!!!!!!! Sweet __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

02-28-2009, 09:02 PM	#6
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 The GMC has '72 doors with the plastic door panels and the dimples with extra screw, but it has no "2" in the VIN. Does anybody know for that these trucks didn't carry over longer than '72? I have always thought that they cut off in '72 like the pickups. The dumper is a shorty. I haven't checked the WB yet, but it is really short. I haven't looked at the SPIDs' yet, but neither had tach dashes or a vac/air pressure gauges. The GMC has a big Tulsa PTO winch on and both have 2 speed rearends. The GMC was V8 truck according to badge, but it is gone. __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

03-01-2009, 10:16 AM	#7
grayw0lf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Clanton, AL Posts: 1,253	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Cool finds. __________________ 85' CUCV M1009!!! The newest addition! 6.2diesel, Th400, NP208, & only 36k miles! 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside - Looking good these days! 05' Dodge Neon 88' Winner Escape Sport 1750 - 4.3v6 94' Seadoo SP 84' Honda TRX200, bare nekkid. Just a frame & tires. Always looking for another project or any good deal!

03-01-2009, 11:09 AM	#8
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 You must have a big pasture to store those and a very understanding wife...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)

03-01-2009, 11:38 AM	#10
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Nice new Trucks !!!! I seem to have to buy then when I see em also . I have a very understanding wife also Bob __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

03-01-2009, 12:00 PM	#11
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Funny story...I was sitting in my office with my back turned to the door talking to CARS4567 about my recent acquistion. He asked what my wife thought about the growing herd of '67-72's. I told him she didn't have a clue and had not been back into the pasture for years and would probably never even know how many I had stored back there. Guess who was standing behind me when I spun my chair around to look...we both had a good laugh about that one. She still has not been back there...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)

11-01-2009, 12:33 AM	#12
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 Now I KNOW I need to get more land! __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

11-01-2009, 12:43 AM	#13
BAGNDRAGIT Just Not Low Enough! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 525	Re: Scored a '68 C-40 and a '72? GMC 5500 More pics!!!!! __________________ NEED ELECTRICAL HELP? ASK ME! 67-72 Full Wiring Diagrams Lots Of Info, TAKE A LOOK 1967 Chevy C-10 Shortbox Bagged 327 4spd Previous: 1971 Chevy C-10 Short Sep I6 Auto (Traded) 1973 Chevy C-20 THE REDNECK BATTLE TRUCK 2001 Chevy Silverado 2Dr 5.3L Shortbox. R.I.P. 1969 Volkswagen Bug This is my first meeting, I have a horsepower problem.

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