On a whim I purchased a 1972 Custom 350 C10 while on my way back through Vermont yesterday.
I've always been a fan of the second generation trucks and stopped in to look at this shop truck.
She's seen better days cosmetically with it's fender well rot, cracking bondo on the bed and a door that just won't quite shut right. Frame is in good shape and had something slathered onto it once upon a time to keep it from rotting out. The current owner knew nothing about the truck other then it had some things 'done to it' and they took it in on trade. They wanted to put their store logo on it and drive it around town but I guess that never quite happened.
I had some apprehension about buying it and the fellow asked me where I was from. After telling him that I lived over in Portland he offered to drive the truck through VT and NH to Maine behind his family's camper. Come to find out they were going to be staying at a campground 15 minutes from my house. So its being delivered here today, for free.
Knowing that I have some more work to do to my other truck, I didn't want to buy something that was going to soak up all my time. It's important to me to finish what I started.. but that doesn't mean I can't have a beat up old 'shop truck' to run back and forth to the store, does it? Besides.. it was dirt cheap, how could I resist?
"Pumpkin"
Upon a quick / closer inspection
It's been lowered and has New CA's & spindles
Disk brake conversion in front and a lot of other parts.
Shocks are shit.
New-Ish dual exhaust, rear tires are shit.
350 V8 purrs. Mechanically it runs great. Fires right up and motor is quiet and smooth.
New Radiator and housing and some electrical work in the front.
Has a good rumble.. but could be all bark and no bite. We'll see.
Bed is rusting through in a few areas.
Dat Bondo
Bubbles!
Frame is .. well great in my opinion
Another shot
Interior, everything works.
Driving over to pick it up in a few minutes. It made it through the mountains and hills of NH and VT no problem.
Just wanted to share with any of you who like a good ol' shop truck. I know, it's no work of art.
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I've always been a fan of the second generation trucks and stopped in to look at this shop truck.
She's seen better days cosmetically with it's fender well rot, cracking bondo on the bed and a door that just won't quite shut right. Frame is in good shape and had something slathered onto it once upon a time to keep it from rotting out. The current owner knew nothing about the truck other then it had some things 'done to it' and they took it in on trade. They wanted to put their store logo on it and drive it around town but I guess that never quite happened.
I had some apprehension about buying it and the fellow asked me where I was from. After telling him that I lived over in Portland he offered to drive the truck through VT and NH to Maine behind his family's camper. Come to find out they were going to be staying at a campground 15 minutes from my house. So its being delivered here today, for free.
Knowing that I have some more work to do to my other truck, I didn't want to buy something that was going to soak up all my time. It's important to me to finish what I started.. but that doesn't mean I can't have a beat up old 'shop truck' to run back and forth to the store, does it? Besides.. it was dirt cheap, how could I resist?
"Pumpkin"
Upon a quick / closer inspection
It's been lowered and has New CA's & spindles
Disk brake conversion in front and a lot of other parts.
Shocks are shit.
New-Ish dual exhaust, rear tires are shit.
350 V8 purrs. Mechanically it runs great. Fires right up and motor is quiet and smooth.
New Radiator and housing and some electrical work in the front.
Has a good rumble.. but could be all bark and no bite. We'll see.
Bed is rusting through in a few areas.
Dat Bondo
Bubbles!
Frame is .. well great in my opinion
Another shot
Interior, everything works.
Driving over to pick it up in a few minutes. It made it through the mountains and hills of NH and VT no problem.
Just wanted to share with any of you who like a good ol' shop truck. I know, it's no work of art.
[Updated info / Build details posted here]
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