How many square bodies do you see a day?

[chevymotocross]

It's amazing how many of these trucks are still out on the road. I'm an HVAC tech so I am on the road alot. I can count atleast 5 new square bodies a day on the road. From regular pickups to landscaping/contractor trucks. Even at the Air National Guard base here, we still have so many square bodies.

On top of that, this is New England, you would think these trucks would be mainly in the graveyard by now due to the harsh weather.

Can't say the same for similar year Ford and Dodge fullsize trucks.

Kind of a pointless topic but it's cool to see these trucks are still being used..... alot

[nlped]

Down here in the south you see TONS of them.

[ghettoluxury]

It depends on the day. On any given day at least 5 but on a day there is a truck pull no less than 40.

[old Rusty C10]

enough here in NYC that its kind of amazing considering the roads and all

[3r!c84]

i see like the same 10.its kinda cool when they go by they all honk at u. like they know me lol

[jchav62]

20 a day...easy...

[trenchwarfare]

Around my area I see maybe one a day. If I take a 20 minute drive to the country or city, I see a hell of a lot more.

[72 CustomCamper]

Every time I walk to my driveway I see 2. LOL


Chuck

[Rogue_Sentinel]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

i see like the same 10.its kinda cool when they go by they all honk at u. like they know me lol

same here,but 5 miles from my house i bet more than 30 trucks some for sale sum just sitting in the back yard runing and not runing . but when i go to town i see alot more . the sheriff here have a coupel long beds.

hell if i go to the junk yard, i now that there one fix up ther . hood, corvette rim, axle and the engine all upgade (black ) . the guy just what to much $$ for me. there is at least 50 truck there in the junk yard .

there is a nice blazer for sale up the road from me. white 80+ year.

i seen one for sale just the other day but it was broke down, long bed, red

[LONGHAIR]

I see several. There are a few right here on my block and I pass a few more on the way to work.....and those are just the ones that are parked in the same locations every time. There are lots of them running the streets too.

[Driveway Dreams]

I see a handfull each day. Every week or 2 I see one that really surprizes me for one reason or another. (Survivor, Resto, or whatever. Even some that make you wonder what is holding it together still.)

[flamingbig10]

I see 4 and that's just walking out my front door

[Driveway Dreams]

I forgot about our Lot truck here at work. Its a haggard old LWB K20 with a plow set up on it year round. It rocks.

[babyJay]

Several. And as stated you don't see as many Dodge or F@rds of the same vintage, or is it just that we don't notice or pay attention to them?

[81BLAZE]

I see a couple dozen of them a day. These trucks are staples here in San Antonio. The people here still use them for commuting, work, family trucks...I think this has to be the most 73-87 per capita in the country. Even after seeing a bunch on the road, my local pick n pull is always fully stocked with them. Anyone up north wants a 73-87 C10, Blazer, Suburban, Crew Cab...look here first. You will save alot of time and money buying here and transporting it back. I got my 81 Stepside for $700 rust free running and driving. I got my 81 2wd Blazer for $1500 running and driving with a 350 010 block and 4 bolt mains, Holley Street dominator intake, Long tubes , and flowmasters already ran. It and a few litle things to touch up on but was a great deal non the less.

J

[mongoose]

maybe one a day...

most people drive new fords or dodges..

[sperz1]

I'm amazed on how many F150's I see when I'm at the U-Pull!

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by babyJay

Several. And as stated you don't see as many Dodge or F@rds of the same vintage, or is it just that we don't notice or pay attention to them?

I see at least 15-20 74-79 Fords a day but not to many dodges most of us CHevy guys have scarfed them up for the Dana 60 front axles then scrapped the rest of the truck.

[pig rig]

I walk out my front door I see 5 and if I walk to the back of my garage I see 3 more then my neighbor to the south of me has 2 setting behind his house and the old guy thats to the north has 1 but if I drive up the road about a half mile that guy has a fleet of square bodys I'm starting to think he's trying to corner the market on them

[boatpuller]

i see lots of em.fords too.not very many dodges.

[Rollinsqrbdy]

Counted 17 today.(of course 2 of em were mine).

[East End K5]

It's funny...if you have one, you seem to look alot more....call me crazy. You're right, in CT, NJ, NY they seem to be beat up a bit, but good to see alot of people appreciate the square chevy....every once in a while i see a cherry one....

[JohnC]

There are tons of them around here. In all stages too. Wore out, nice drivers, restored originals, and modified ones. Plentiful abundance of both LWB, and SWB's, 2WD, and 4WD.

[SBTork]

whenever I look out my bedroom window there is a cab always sitting there

I see 5-10 a day on average, and in all stages aswell. Some work trucks, daily drivers, weekend wood haulers, trail rigs, drag trucks, and even a couple lowered street trucks every now and then.

[C-10 simplex]

1) Good question; i saw 4 randomly on tues. These were un-restored also. i mean, you may see a 57 chevy every now and then, but these are usually restored hot-rods going to a show or something. i'll probably see at least one today and my commute is only 9 miles.

My local fire dept. still uses one. And, i was in ohio about three weeks ago and apparently the army (nat'l guard?) still uses them. i didn't have my camera handy, but they were using it like it was no big deal; It was probably older than many of the soldiers, including the one driving it.


2) No, i don't think so in my case; i saw a 79ish F-150 about 2 weeks ago; i tend to notice any older "non-current" vehicles. And older chrsyler+ford pickups are definitely not common everyday sights like GM.


3) What i am also noticing is that new diesel crew cabs (ford, chry-co and gm silverado/sierra) are the big thing now. People don't seem to have a problem plunking down 40-50K and driving the hell out of them.