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john@thepier · 05-01-2006, 09:03 PM

At least not for this summer. I have been preserving this 41,000 original mile 67 for to long. I intend to drive it all summer!!! I hate the thought of it being out in the rain and getting more miles on it, but I did not buy it to just sit and I just hate the thought of it sitting any longer. ENJOY the pics. She is a original 283 with two speed powerglide. Except for the rims and tires and the green mirror, shes all their, right down to the engine tie downs and exhaust system. Found this one down in North Carolina some years back.

ratrod67 · 05-01-2006, 09:24 PM

WOW!! That truck is nice. I'd have a hard time NOT driving it.

**special-K** · 05-01-2006, 09:30 PM

Real nice,John.Enjoy your find.

**N2TRUX** · 05-01-2006, 09:33 PM

Enjoy it, that's what GM built them for...

**Palf70Step** · 05-01-2006, 09:33 PM

Beautiful truck and you are doing it justice, because they are made to be driven! That is the fun!!

**Palf70Step** · 05-01-2006, 09:33 PM

Great minds think a like N2trux

71SWBChevy · 05-01-2006, 09:52 PM

That is one sweet looking truck! it is great to see such a nice, original example.

1LoC10 · 05-01-2006, 09:56 PM

nice truck, and just in time for $5 a gallon gas

shelby987 · 05-01-2006, 10:08 PM

great looking truck, I have a couple of classics, and none of them spend time under cover, collecting dust to ensure that the future generation enjoys them, I will never buy a vehicle to be just another person to ensure that the vehicle stays original and collects no additional miles.
Have a GREAT summer, hope to see you at woodward!

LUV2XCLR8 · 05-01-2006, 10:11 PM

When I first saw this title I thought maybe you knew something I didn't about my rig

Congrats, that is one sharp rig, wish my "Garage Queen" was out on the road

mblackburnjr · 05-01-2006, 10:12 PM

Thats a really nice truck! Does it have a textured glovebox?...just curious.

sdmahr · 05-01-2006, 10:30 PM

DAYUM!!! That is one of the SWEETEST originals ever!

john@thepier · 05-01-2006, 10:47 PM

Thanks guys. Blackburnjr yep It sure dose and the textured gauge cluster also. . She started right up with after sittin for nearly 2 years. I drover about 50 miles this eveaning already. Its going to be a cool!! summer

john@thepier · 05-01-2006, 10:50 PM

and the glove box door.

1969k10stepside · 05-01-2006, 10:50 PM

Nice truck.

Brainchild · 05-01-2006, 11:26 PM

How could you not drive that truck?Very nice.

70c10 · 05-02-2006, 07:05 AM

Nice truck!. Enjoy your cruisin'

**Yukon Jack** · 05-02-2006, 09:58 AM

What a beauty. Enjoy it!

Dano69c10 · 05-02-2006, 12:21 PM

your truck was a "garage queen" ->->-> now it can be a "king of the road".
Dano

meathead95 · 05-02-2006, 04:01 PM

I hear yah. I bought an 86 silverado a few months back with 49k miles on it and decided after it sat in the garage for a couple months that im gonna drive it (after the wife kept griping lol........) because thats what i bought it for

thecatseye66 · 05-02-2006, 04:21 PM

That is one sweet truck!

Similar thing here...just not quite as nice as yours.
I picked up a '68 396 two-barrell Custom Camper C-20 last year with only 41,000 miles. but it had been neglected...no rust, just bad wheel cylinders, original hoses, rotted wood in bed, etc.
I thought about how rare and unused it was and thought about just taking it right back to original, but then I came to my senses and reminded myself that it isn't a Chevelle or Camaro. I've found a lot of help here on this board.
I just finished putting disc brakes up front and I'm in the process of retiring the two-barrel now-I am replacing it with a correct '68 cast-iron high-rise and a new thermal-choke Quadrajet so it'll still look bone-stock. I've got 45,000 on it now, but it won't be a daily driver that racks up the mileage anyway.

I want it to retain the look of an original survivor, with all the new mods, too.

Sweet72 · 05-02-2006, 06:53 PM

Drive it and enjoy John. The miles will do more good than harm to the truck.

boraxman · 05-02-2006, 07:37 PM

Drive it

JRB · 05-02-2006, 08:21 PM

Great truck,
Is that the original color?
JRB

john@thepier · 05-02-2006, 08:42 PM

The paint is original. It was faded and chalky. What you see now is the best I could do with cleaning and buffing. (PUT 200 more miles on today)

05-01-2006, 09:03 PM	#1
john@thepier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Posts: 970	No More Garage Queen At least not for this summer. I have been preserving this 41,000 original mile 67 for to long. I intend to drive it all summer!!! I hate the thought of it being out in the rain and getting more miles on it, but I did not buy it to just sit and I just hate the thought of it sitting any longer. ENJOY the pics. She is a original 283 with two speed powerglide. Except for the rims and tires and the green mirror, shes all their, right down to the engine tie downs and exhaust system. Found this one down in North Carolina some years back. Attached Images

05-01-2006, 09:24 PM	#2
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,270	Re: No More Garage Queen WOW!! That truck is nice. I'd have a hard time NOT driving it.

05-01-2006, 09:30 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: No More Garage Queen Real nice,John.Enjoy your find. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-01-2006, 09:33 PM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: No More Garage Queen Enjoy it, that's what GM built them for... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

05-01-2006, 09:33 PM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,699	Re: No More Garage Queen Beautiful truck and you are doing it justice, because they are made to be driven! That is the fun!! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

05-01-2006, 09:33 PM	#6
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,699	Re: No More Garage Queen Great minds think a like N2trux __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

05-01-2006, 09:52 PM	#7
71SWBChevy Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Owensboro KY Posts: 11,905	Re: No More Garage Queen That is one sweet looking truck! it is great to see such a nice, original example. __________________ Drew '71 Chevy 350/TH350 Hugger Orange Currently just a rolling frame, body work soon to follow!!! Check out my Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212927 Daily Driver: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with more gears than pistons

05-01-2006, 09:56 PM	#8
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: No More Garage Queen nice truck, and just in time for $5 a gallon gas __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

05-01-2006, 10:08 PM	#9
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Re: No More Garage Queen great looking truck, I have a couple of classics, and none of them spend time under cover, collecting dust to ensure that the future generation enjoys them, I will never buy a vehicle to be just another person to ensure that the vehicle stays original and collects no additional miles. Have a GREAT summer, hope to see you at woodward! __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

05-01-2006, 10:11 PM	#10
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,470	Re: No More Garage Queen When I first saw this title I thought maybe you knew something I didn't about my rig Congrats, that is one sharp rig, wish my "Garage Queen" was out on the road __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

05-01-2006, 10:12 PM	#11
mblackburnjr collector of vintage rust Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: southern ohio Posts: 421	Re: No More Garage Queen Thats a really nice truck! Does it have a textured glovebox?...just curious.

05-01-2006, 10:30 PM	#12
sdmahr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Texas....the Valley Posts: 199	Re: No More Garage Queen DAYUM!!! That is one of the SWEETEST originals ever!

05-01-2006, 10:47 PM	#13
john@thepier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Posts: 970	Re: No More Garage Queen Thanks guys. Blackburnjr yep It sure dose and the textured gauge cluster also. . She started right up with after sittin for nearly 2 years. I drover about 50 miles this eveaning already. Its going to be a cool!! summer Attached Images

05-01-2006, 10:50 PM	#14
john@thepier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Posts: 970	Re: No More Garage Queen and the glove box door. Attached Images

05-01-2006, 10:50 PM	#15
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: No More Garage Queen Nice truck.



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05-01-2006, 11:26 PM	#16
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Re: No More Garage Queen How could you not drive that truck?Very nice. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

05-02-2006, 07:05 AM	#17
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Re: No More Garage Queen Nice truck!. Enjoy your cruisin' __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

05-02-2006, 09:58 AM	#18
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: No More Garage Queen What a beauty. Enjoy it! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

05-02-2006, 12:21 PM	#19
Dano69c10 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Kali Posts: 2,427	Re: No More Garage Queen your truck was a "garage queen" ->->-> now it can be a "king of the road". Dano __________________ '69 Fleet It ain't yours, if you didn't build it!

05-02-2006, 04:01 PM	#20
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: No More Garage Queen I hear yah. I bought an 86 silverado a few months back with 49k miles on it and decided after it sat in the garage for a couple months that im gonna drive it (after the wife kept griping lol........) because thats what i bought it for __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

05-02-2006, 04:21 PM	#21
thecatseye66 '68 C-20 396 CST CC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 454	Re: No More Garage Queen That is one sweet truck! Similar thing here...just not quite as nice as yours. I picked up a '68 396 two-barrell Custom Camper C-20 last year with only 41,000 miles. but it had been neglected...no rust, just bad wheel cylinders, original hoses, rotted wood in bed, etc. I thought about how rare and unused it was and thought about just taking it right back to original, but then I came to my senses and reminded myself that it isn't a Chevelle or Camaro. I've found a lot of help here on this board. I just finished putting disc brakes up front and I'm in the process of retiring the two-barrel now-I am replacing it with a correct '68 cast-iron high-rise and a new thermal-choke Quadrajet so it'll still look bone-stock. I've got 45,000 on it now, but it won't be a daily driver that racks up the mileage anyway. I want it to retain the look of an original survivor, with all the new mods, too. __________________ 68 C-20 396/TH400 CST Custom Camper NOW W/DISC BRAKES 01 Jetta Turbo Daily Driver 84 Yamaha Virago 700 - Alaska to Florida Via Maine & Mexico

05-02-2006, 06:53 PM	#22
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: No More Garage Queen Drive it and enjoy John. The miles will do more good than harm to the truck. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

05-02-2006, 07:37 PM	#23
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	Re: No More Garage Queen Drive it __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3 1996 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 2007 Vespa GTS 250 Scooter ZIP 91351

05-02-2006, 08:21 PM	#24
JRB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 287	Re: No More Garage Queen Great truck, Is that the original color? JRB

05-02-2006, 08:42 PM	#25
john@thepier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Posts: 970	Re: No More Garage Queen The paint is original. It was faded and chalky. What you see now is the best I could do with cleaning and buffing. (PUT 200 more miles on today)

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