Guy from UK needs a bit of advice

[Paul V]

Hi there, i am from the UK and a bit of a car nut

I visit the US (Florida) each Christmas for vacation and over the years have been looking at getting a C10 to bring back to the UK.

I have been a member on here for a while but this is my 1st post ! great forum by the way

I know what year of truck i want and also what i plan to do to it.
1970-72 short bed fleet side.

This will be a complete restoration job, slammed on the floor with a LS motor, 5 speed manual box big brakes etc.

Anyways i have seen a truck that i like and i have had a fellow forum friend go look at the truck (not this forum but another car forum) he is not that clued up on the make model but he has sent me 80 photos of the truck for me to look at.

It looks like a solid truck but with lots of surface rust and patina, one would say heavy patina but the guy says who is selling it that it is a solid rust free truck, when he says rust free i think he means corrosion free IE not structural rust.

So i need help from experienced members.

In this photo you can see the roof gutter has what looks like caulking ? is that normal ? or does it look like bondo (body filler we call it)


Now i know it is hard to tell from this photo but does this look surface rust or something much worse? are they know to rust though here ?


Again hard tell from the photos, lower rockers, does this look like surface rust





I know it is hard to tell from photos and believe me i know only too well how something can look good until you start poking around with a sharp took and make a big hole, but whats your thoughts ?

Here is a link to the rest of the photos 76 of them !
http://s1328.photobucket.com/user/pa...y/C10%20photos

The next question is related to bartering or knocking the price down. Now i have watched Gas Monkey Garage where RR seems to knock $$$ of the asking price, i know it is all for TV but do you guys put a price on a truck knowing you are going to get knocked down on the price ?? IE this truck is up for $5K what would be the selling price ? again a hard question to answer i know but what would the realist offer be ?

Thanks for you help in advance.

Regards Paul