Just to reiterate some specifics that are scattered through these forums and add a bit more....
I bought My 65 in the Summer of 83 from money I made working with my dad all summer.
I was 18.
My first vehicle.
I sold it either late 86 or early 87.
I'm pretty sure it was early 87 when I sold it to the girl who worked at Napa Auto Parts.
When I bought the truck it was a pretty navy blue and was in beautiful shape.
The engine seemed to be a recently rebuilt 283.
The interior was gloss black. With chrome accents like the ashtray.
The seats were Blue Buddy Buckets in perfect shape.
First thing I did to the truck was to change all the knobs, gearshift,
and ashtray handle to oak I got from a dead branch up in an old oaktree out back of the place my dad lived.
(west hills of Portland, OR.)
Then Summer was over and I moved back to Calif.
I decided to forget school and get a job.
Moved into a trailer out back of my grandparents place.
Still just had the stock AM radio, so I bought a Cigarette lighter adapter to plug into the back of my 'Boom-Box'.
The speakers on the box clipped on and could be taken off and put outside on the roof of the cab so we could 'Rock-Out' when us guys would go latenite Catfishing on the Sacramento River. - Build a fire, drink beer, and listen for someone's bell to ring on their pole. Those were goodtimes!
Was working for Lowell Alger Construction and started making money, so I bought a Stereo and 6x9 Triaxial speakers
Cut holes in the doors to mount the Triaxials like all us kids did in those days.
That's about all I did at that time.
....to be continued....