[jjdowney]

I had decided that I wanted a project truck since my '99 Silverado was starting to cost me too much in repairs (water pump, tranny issues, etc.). I was looking for a '71 or '72 and was driving out of town one day. Passed through some small town in the middle of nowhere and saw the truck on the side of the road with a "SALE" sign on it. I stopped and asked the guy about it. The sign was for a garage sale, but I talked to him about how I was looking to sell my '99 and he was interested in it. We basically swapped straight up, which I get weird looks from 'normal' people for. "You traded your 15 year old truck for a 42 year old truck?" My Silverado was maybe going to get me $5k at most, probably closer to $4k. '72 C-20 350 from southern Cali, no rust. Runs well, I have a couple small leaks to work on and I'm going to lower it, redo the interior, eventually paint after taking out a couple dings and dents.