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**undertaker72** · 01-15-2015, 10:28 PM

I know some people can spend super money on these trucks and parts , I have about 7-8 pair of these , just kinda saved them thru the years and have them on most of my 4x4s , these aren't mine , but maybe I have a retirement plan , CHECK THIS OUT 685.00 and not done

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Chevy-G...0cf8c8&vxp=mtr

EARNHARDT#3 · 01-15-2015, 10:46 PM

Every time I see these hooks selling for $400 or more I laugh. I just think it's ridiculous. But to each his own!

AirSpeed · 01-15-2015, 10:55 PM

I better weld the nuts on mine so the can't be stolen! That's crazy!

teeitup · 01-15-2015, 11:00 PM

I wish I would of kept all my sets, I'm down to one set of 72 only's, they are going on my blazer

**allchevy58** · 01-15-2015, 11:00 PM

Better not tell the insurance I have hooks on mine, the premium might go up.

**29od1** · 01-15-2015, 11:04 PM

They might not be crazy money forever. I read that they are in the works of reproducing these.

AirSpeed · 01-15-2015, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 29od1

They might not be crazy money forever. I read that they are in the works of reproducing these.

I have a foundry, maybe I should start reproducing them!

**Cash3481** · 01-15-2015, 11:20 PM

I'll be the test for this theory. I'll post mine this weekend and we will see what they go for. My feebay name and screen name here are the same so I'll be easy to find. Lol Wish me and 29OD1 good luck on the sale of our combined set.

**jimer1964** · 01-15-2015, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 29od1

They might not be crazy money forever. I read that they are in the works of reproducing these.

nothing like the real deal!

**29od1** · 01-15-2015, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jimer1964

nothing like the real deal!

I agree, but supply and demand will bring the market price down if they're well done.

**jimer1964** · 01-15-2015, 11:43 PM

correct! I probably will buy repops also! sickness!

BLAZERMAN · 01-15-2015, 11:08 PM

It doesn't bother me that someone is willing to spend that much for tow hooks but it seems that EBay tends to set the price for something once it sells. Let's say they go for 750.00, from now on that's what everyone is going to think there's should sell for.

**67 cst swb** · 01-16-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by allchevy58

Better not tell the insurance I have hooks on mine, the premium might go up.

That's funny right there.

Plus
At that kind of money? If a friend needed pulled out of a ditch and you had these high dollar towhooks on a truck. I guess you would have to consider the cost of paying for a tow truck to help your friend out. Because what if you used a towhook and it got a ding or, OMG... it broke?!?!? A tow truck would have been cheaper.

I will definitely start watching for them on parts trucks from now on.

72 Copper C-10 · 01-16-2015, 01:22 AM

I kind of hope they don't reproduce these, then they will be like any other part and I think it will loose the coolness factor, because you can get a pair for your self in a catalog.

70LonghornCST · 01-16-2015, 04:38 AM

Wow! That is a lot of money. However, for those watching the availability of these dwindle at an exponential rate, it is not surprising that the price is rising to assanine levels. These hooks just don't come around as often as they once did. However, even if they reproduce these, I don't think the originals will become cheap. They just don't exist in high numbers. And there are plenty of people who are very picky as to keep their builds all OEM. When the AM/FM radios were reproduced, the price for originals did not go down. If a buyer has his/her her heart set on what they want, he/she will pay what it takes to get it. The demand that has driven the price up to the extent to which it has gone up has not been due to casual interest, but that instead, the interest of diehard OEM restorers.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-16-2015, 09:25 AM

These have been high for a very long time. They've been going for $3-400+ for at least the 10 years I've been hanging around here.

beautimus · 01-16-2015, 09:44 AM

TOW HOOK OWNERSHIP--- a sign of once having had too much money

EARNHARDT#3 · 01-16-2015, 09:47 AM

If I had them I'd gladly take those ugly things off for $400 LOL. But like I said...to each his own.

72kool · 01-16-2015, 10:27 AM

I saw those exact ones for sale on facebook a few days ago. At that timehe was only asking 450.00 for the pair haha

**Cash3481** · 01-16-2015, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 72kool

I saw those exact ones for sale on facebook a few days ago. At that timehe was only asking 450.00 for the pair haha

A lot of "young guns" talking mean to this guy about the asking price on FB. I felt sorry for him trying to defend himself. The Admins on the site should have banned them. It happens too often on there.
I don't care if you've bought a truck with X, Y or Z for $100 don't bash the stuff I'm selling. Poor guy! Anyway... he's gonna laugh all the way to the bank! LOL

**68350** · 01-16-2015, 10:55 AM

I wonder if someone thinks they may be 72 only hooks? They are gorgeous hooks.

72kool · 01-16-2015, 11:01 AM

A lot of "young guns" talking mean to this guy about the asking price on FB. I felt sorry for him trying to defend himself. The Admins on the site should have banned them. It happens too often on there.
I don't care if you've bought a truck with X, Y or Z for $100 don't bash the stuff I'm selling. Poor guy! Anyway... he's gonna laugh all the way to the bank! LOL

im not sure why the admins didnt do anything. it was getting pretty bad on there. i asked on there and ill ask on here as well, what makes them so valuable aside from the demand for them? are they that hard to find?

jjzepplin · 01-16-2015, 11:28 AM

The only time I have ever had to have my truck towed was when I totaled it. I am a cheap ol dude so I am never going to spend that on something I will never use. But if I see some in the junk yard I am snagging them and selling them here for much cheaper than $400. Pay it forward! Maybe someone needs them for a MECUM resto sale BWAHAHA!

AirSpeed · 01-16-2015, 12:05 PM

Isn't it the 72 only hooks that are valuable, the ones that both point the same direction?

Lou Boffa · 01-16-2015, 10:30 PM

I always tell my wife, "Baby, if I die sell the truck for $xxxxx--but sell the hooks seperately.

01-15-2015, 10:28 PM	#1
undertaker72 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: nephi , utah Posts: 2,308	tow hooks crazy money I know some people can spend super money on these trucks and parts , I have about 7-8 pair of these , just kinda saved them thru the years and have them on most of my 4x4s , these aren't mine , but maybe I have a retirement plan , CHECK THIS OUT 685.00 and not done http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Chevy-G...0cf8c8&vxp=mtr

01-15-2015, 10:46 PM	#2
EARNHARDT#3 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: PA Posts: 1,417	Re: tow hooks crazy money Every time I see these hooks selling for $400 or more I laugh. I just think it's ridiculous. But to each his own!

01-15-2015, 11:00 PM	#4
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Re: tow hooks crazy money I wish I would of kept all my sets, I'm down to one set of 72 only's, they are going on my blazer __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

01-15-2015, 11:00 PM	#5
allchevy58 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Reno, Nv. Posts: 1,424	Re: tow hooks crazy money Better not tell the insurance I have hooks on mine, the premium might go up. __________________ 1927 Willy's Knight 24,000 original miles, 1958 Impala 283/Powerglide, 1964 C-30 383/4 speed, 1971 Monte Carlo 350/350, 1972 GMC K2500 350/350, 1976 Chev. K10 350/350, 2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD LBZ Duramax/Allison, 2006 Chev. Silverado K3500 LBZ Duramax/Allison

01-15-2015, 11:04 PM	#6
29od1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,050	Re: tow hooks crazy money They might not be crazy money forever. I read that they are in the works of reproducing these.

01-15-2015, 10:55 PM	#3
AirSpeed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fall River California Posts: 2,026	Re: tow hooks crazy money I better weld the nuts on mine so the can't be stolen! That's crazy! __________________ http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v655/aaronhero/

01-15-2015, 11:20 PM	#8
Cash3481 Loves all GMC trucks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbia Mo Posts: 4,435	Re: tow hooks crazy money I'll be the test for this theory. I'll post mine this weekend and we will see what they go for. My feebay name and screen name here are the same so I'll be easy to find. Lol Wish me and 29OD1 good luck on the sale of our combined set. __________________ Mike If your helping someone and expecting something in return... your doing business not kindness!

01-15-2015, 11:43 PM	#11
jimer1964 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: bowmansville,pa Posts: 1,679	Re: tow hooks crazy money correct! I probably will buy repops also! sickness!

01-15-2015, 11:08 PM	#12
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,826	Re: tow hooks crazy money It doesn't bother me that someone is willing to spend that much for tow hooks but it seems that EBay tends to set the price for something once it sells. Let's say they go for 750.00, from now on that's what everyone is going to think there's should sell for. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

01-16-2015, 01:22 AM	#14
72 Copper C-10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Palisade Colorado Posts: 172	Re: tow hooks crazy money I kind of hope they don't reproduce these, then they will be like any other part and I think it will loose the coolness factor, because you can get a pair for your self in a catalog.

01-16-2015, 04:38 AM	#15
70LonghornCST Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 5,775	Re: tow hooks crazy money Wow! That is a lot of money. However, for those watching the availability of these dwindle at an exponential rate, it is not surprising that the price is rising to assanine levels. These hooks just don't come around as often as they once did. However, even if they reproduce these, I don't think the originals will become cheap. They just don't exist in high numbers. And there are plenty of people who are very picky as to keep their builds all OEM. When the AM/FM radios were reproduced, the price for originals did not go down. If a buyer has his/her her heart set on what they want, he/she will pay what it takes to get it. The demand that has driven the price up to the extent to which it has gone up has not been due to casual interest, but that instead, the interest of diehard OEM restorers. __________________ 2018 Chevy Crew Cab 2006 Impala SS 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury 1970 Chevy Longhorn Bucket Seats Shoulder Belts Front Tow Hooks Factory Air Factory Speedwarning, Tach & Vaccum Factory Tilt CST Package AM/FM Radio Bumper Guards Richard 70 Longhorn CST Build Adding an AM/FM Decal

01-16-2015, 09:25 AM	#16
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: tow hooks crazy money These have been high for a very long time. They've been going for $3-400+ for at least the 10 years I've been hanging around here. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-16-2015, 09:44 AM	#17
beautimus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: woodstock, alabama, usa Posts: 938	Re: tow hooks crazy money TOW HOOK OWNERSHIP--- a sign of once having had too much money __________________ i survived cancer and kidney stones, but my kids are killing me.

01-16-2015, 09:47 AM	#18
EARNHARDT#3 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: PA Posts: 1,417	Re: tow hooks crazy money If I had them I'd gladly take those ugly things off for $400 LOL. But like I said...to each his own.

01-16-2015, 10:27 AM	#19
72kool Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: kearney nebraska Posts: 613	Re: tow hooks crazy money I saw those exact ones for sale on facebook a few days ago. At that timehe was only asking 450.00 for the pair haha



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01-16-2015, 10:55 AM	#21
68350 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Williston, ND Posts: 2,999	Re: tow hooks crazy money I wonder if someone thinks they may be 72 only hooks? They are gorgeous hooks. __________________ 68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi

01-16-2015, 11:01 AM	#22
72kool Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: kearney nebraska Posts: 613	Re: tow hooks crazy money A lot of "young guns" talking mean to this guy about the asking price on FB. I felt sorry for him trying to defend himself. The Admins on the site should have banned them. It happens too often on there. I don't care if you've bought a truck with X, Y or Z for $100 don't bash the stuff I'm selling. Poor guy! Anyway... he's gonna laugh all the way to the bank! LOL im not sure why the admins didnt do anything. it was getting pretty bad on there. i asked on there and ill ask on here as well, what makes them so valuable aside from the demand for them? are they that hard to find?

01-16-2015, 11:28 AM	#23
jjzepplin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ruskin Florida Posts: 4,548	Re: tow hooks crazy money The only time I have ever had to have my truck towed was when I totaled it. I am a cheap ol dude so I am never going to spend that on something I will never use. But if I see some in the junk yard I am snagging them and selling them here for much cheaper than $400. Pay it forward! Maybe someone needs them for a MECUM resto sale BWAHAHA! __________________ 70 swb 4x4 406sbc 700r4 203/205 d60/14blt locker yadda yadda http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...88#post6935688 Yeller 72 Blazer 2wd conversion project "No Daggum Money" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550804 LS1-T56 3.73 LSD super budget build Blanco-2014 Sierra SWB https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=810350

01-16-2015, 12:05 PM	#24
AirSpeed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fall River California Posts: 2,026	Re: tow hooks crazy money Isn't it the 72 only hooks that are valuable, the ones that both point the same direction? __________________ http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v655/aaronhero/

01-16-2015, 10:30 PM	#25
Lou Boffa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 733	Re: tow hooks crazy money I always tell my wife, "Baby, if I die sell the truck for $xxxxx--but sell the hooks seperately. Attached Images __________________ Figure out what you want--then figure out what you are willing to give up to get it.

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