What drew you to the 67-72 Chevy/GMC Trucks?

[chosn 1]

my dad had 2 c65 1972 grain trucks and a 1970c20 and i have been driving that style evercince , still have the cab from the c20 its project chosn1

[mnunn454]

Originally Posted by Mt Man Chad

The body style & The era they came from.
"Old School" real metal Trucks....

True classic's!

Me too Chad. Exactly.

HUGE engine selection, really decent looks.

I had a 61 SWB stepside as a teenager and liked everything but that ugly hood. My neighbor had a 65 SWB Fleetside and that looked even better. His dad bought a 67 LWB Fleetside as a shop truck and that was even nicer, sleeker. After 72 though, looks and performance both ran downhill fast (IMO), so our 6 years span of trucks is tops both in looks and performance, IMO.

[70gmcjimmy]

I owe my life to em!
Got my first drivers lic. in my Jimmy early 1972,(Mom actually owned it then) and in June of that year it got us out of a flash flood that destroyed everything we owned. That flood killed 238 people, and if the Jimmy woulda drownded out it would have been 241 with Mom, my Sister and Me. These trucks are just part of the family.

Besides that they are just the best lookin trucks ever made!

Later---DAC

[texanidiot25]

Thats an awesome story. (The GMC Saving you part, not the 238 people dieing)

[see ten]

The first vehicle I had permission to drive was my dad's 72swb 4x4. I guess I have just always had a soft spot for em. Before I bought either of my trucks I was actually looking for a 64-66 and couldn't find one that I liked. One day I happened upon my K10 in the truck trader and drove about 5 hrs to check er out and bring it home. This question is kinda like "why do you drink beer", I don't have a good answer, I just like em.

[sleepyboy]

Classic styling; simple yet elegant; fairly cheap to acquire and restore; easy access to restoration parts; versatile as far as setting them up in many ways and they look awesome (i.e. lowered, 4x4); remembrance from my youth (uncle owned one); many colors look good on this vehicle; Honestly, the real reason? They just look DA*N good!!. New trucks, take away all the plastic, what's left? When I was a kid, I got a plastic put-together model of a 67-72..I tubbed it out with some bigger tires and yankee ingenutiy, and since then, I was hooked on the look of that truck.

[lowrollin70gmc]

It was a cheap, old farm truck in the paper. Perfect for a 15 yr old to drive to work and then I got hooked. I'm keeping an eye on a 72 Blazer 4x4 my friend's dad has had since new and has been sitting for a while.

[jerry moss]

back in 1969 my parents ordered a brand new CST short fleetside 2wd, light olive with a white top--i was in 5th grade at the time. then in 72 my uncle bought a new cheyenne K20. my dad traded in the 69 in 1972 for a new international scout. i never have forgiven him for that one,lol. i did end up with my uncles cheyenne K20 though.

[jimmydean]

I liked the 60-62 the best, but those are expensive and a little harder to come by. The 67-72 is my second favorite and I have know quite a few since high school. I was going to build a boring 73+ until this one fell into my lap.

[lpaine]

My Dad bought a '72 Jimmy in about 74, he kept it till about '92, and then gave it to me. I put quite a bit of work into it, power steering, h.e.i., put in a back seat, fixed the gas tank, etc-but it was so rusty I sorta gave up on it a few years later and sold it. I've always regretted selling it,but I gained a new appreciattion for these trucks, maybe it was the styling, or the basic rugged easy to work on mechanicals that really appealled to me, anyway they get into your system and I guess I'm hooked. Hell, even my wife notices these trucks now, she'll spot one when we're out and say, "Lew, theres a truck!" I just grin when she does that....

[byrdman]

A guy I worked with back in high school had a '69 SWB 4x4 with 8" of lift and 35's and some loud exhaust. It was the coolest pick-up I had ever seen. After getting to know the pick-up a little better I learned that it was "good from far but far from good". Still bad ass though.

I've been hooked since.

[franky69c10]

my friend had like 2 swb fleetside's one was 70 and 72, i thought they were so clean , every time i seen them i was like wow, then one day i went to my grandma's house to visit, i went to the back of her ranch to look at the old car's they have, and then boom there it was my uncle's 1969 c10 fleetside shortbed.... i ask him if he would sell it, he said "nope" you can have it....so yeah i got lucky on this one ....

[70gmcjimmy]

Originally Posted by texanidiot25

Thats an awesome story. (The GMC Saving you part, not the 238 people dieing)

Thanks for the kind words Texanidiot25. I guess when its all you have left its hard to let go. Lot of years since and I still aint let go. I slept that terrifying night behind the back seat after Mom got us to higher ground, and the hatch leaked then! The bottom pic is how she looks now, gonna try to have er on the road again by June 9th, 35 years since that flood and let Ma drive it again!

[/QUOTE]

Gawd See Ten, that looks like a textile mill my Grandma worked at in Crawfordville, Ga. back in the 50's. I imagine all them abandon mills look the same, but that does at least look like a textile plant.Fine lookin ride!

Later---DAC

[st1x10]

They look good! I liked the grills and the 2 lights up front. Simple. Also very easy to work on.

[manimal]

Back in 1990 there was a truck in the Lawton,Oklahoma area called "OLD BLUE".I think the guys name was Stacey Carrol? Anyhow,that truck was F'n FAST! AND beautiful.I wish I would have taken pics,but never did. I think it ran in the 6's 1/8th mile. If anyone should know the truck or have pics,please post them. That is what got me hooked on these trucks.
-Lance

[bcanini]

The lines man...the lines.
These IMO are the best body style for a truck ever. To me they just look like a truck should.
B

[Yell'r69]

I bought mine because a classmate of mine back in highschool had a light green LWB CST fleet with a 396, at least I think that's what it was. I know it was a 396. It would really tear up the road. That was in 1973. I think it might have been a '70, but I'm just guessing. I've loved this body style ever since. I had a '69 Camaro SS 350 4spd back then. I've had somewhere between 35 to 40 vehicles since then. Mostly GM .I shouldn't have waited so long.....
I feel like

[72 CustomCamper]

When I was brought home from the hospital as a newbron it was in Dad's new 69 C/10...


Chuck

[brak]

#1 - IMO there is nothing sexier than the Grille of a 71/72
#2 - These are the last good looking trucks (Style was killed by Emissions requirments).
#3 - I'm from So Cal, and with these vehicles the California Air Resource Board can Kiss my Arse with their regulations....
I DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLY!!! :METAL:

[N2TRUX]

I saw Harry Bentley Bradley's design drawings when I was a kid and loved them. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I put the connection together of why I loved the 67-68 front end design...

[bobthecop]

Had a friend who biult a 425 hp 350 in his '70 truck back in 1974, took it to Council Road drag strip and won a trophy for best show, smoked the tires so bad going down the track, you could not see the bed at all. Loved them ever since.

[bcanini]

Originally Posted by 72 CustomCamper

When I was brought home from the hospital as a newbron it was in Dad's new 69 C/10...


Chuck

Chuck.. Thats funny I brought my 1st home in my 71 13 yrs ago.

Brian

[special-K]

I liked the change in`67,started driving in`71,and liked them better than the`73s.So,I bought a`72 by`73.I`ve had two`78s,both real nice from the factory.One was a loaded Silverado shortbed for fun in`82.It just never felt right not lookin`at that 67/72 dash & hood in front of me.A guy wanted it bad,I sold it,bought a`71 Blazer.In`86 I bought a Silverado Camper Special Dooley ith wood bedfloor to work out of.Same thing,couldn`t get used to spending all that time behind the wheel of a non-67/72.I found a`70 CustomCamper/30 cab`n`chassis,the Winnebago body was gone.I ordered a Reading 11`low-pro utility body and built myself a sweet lil` work truck.By`89 I gave in and bought an`84 K/30 Silverado Camper Special as a second work truck and commited to running newer trucks and keep the 67/72s for fun/off work use.I`ve had at least a couple 67/72s in my driveway since`73.
I just like`um.

[WorkinLonghorn]

Price. First'69 GMC; $800. Current'69 GMC; $350.

[69lnghrn]

i needed a truck that could handle my workload and i wouldnt mind a few scratches.
well, its sure as hell handles the workload !! but as far as scratchs , i tell my workers ,"dont even look at my truck with your tool belt on!!" i just cant stand it when somebody is unloading/loading the truck w/toolbelt on from the side.
they always look at me funny and remind me that its primered. i just tell them that i am training them to be around the truck when its does get painted (someday).