New rig...road trip!

[KIILew]

Well, I am typing this on my laptop computer as I sit in my hotel room in Springfield, Missouri. I just flew in today (Sunday) from my home in the state of Washington to pick up my first automotive purchase through eBay. Here it is…



This is a 1978 Chevy C30 Silverado chassis cab with a rollback flatbed. The gentleman I bought it from is the second owner (he knows the original owner) and he believes the rig has 82 K miles on it. Apparently, the truck was freshened up in 1993 (when, presumably, the ’77 style ochre-painted body side moldings and reproduction grille were added). I was impressed with the interior and exterior pictures the fellow posted in the original eBay posting. Tomorrow will be the first day I see it in person.

At any rate, I must be truly insane with respect to these trucks (or, insane – period) because I not only bought this vehicle for – ahem – “enough” (ostensibly to haul around some other “projects” and equipment), but I also will be driving it all the way from Missouri to my farm in central Washington, starting tomorrow. It is going to be a very long, slow, and “uneconomical” trip…I can hardly wait, LOL!

So, if you see this rig cruising somewhere (or broken down) somewhere west of Missouri, chances are it will be me (if not, call the cops). I haven’t settled on a route yet, but I may have to do some creative trip planning to avoid bad weather and road conditions. Let me know if any of you have any insights with respect to routes.

Talk to y’all soon,

Ken Lewis