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eighteenninetytwo · 12-04-2014, 03:52 PM

Definitely my fave is the 3rd one. I started on this journey about a year ago after 6 months to a year of research. I settled on Pre 75 (due to No smog laws in CA) and also those are the fully convertible years and i wanted a convertible classic. what I would change? Well i paid $3k for a rust free example BUT there was alot wrong with it because it hadn't been looked after. By the time it's finished so the wife (will) and the kids (can) ride in it I will have probably spent $15k in all for a $10k truck. So the BEST thing you can do is save up at the start and get a well looked after example right off the bat. Stupid thing is i knew this going in but i still did it anyway - because it's fun.

12-04-2014, 03:52 PM	#13
eighteenninetytwo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Redwood city, CA Posts: 691	Re: Can you educate me on K5's? Buying first, 73-80 years Definitely my fave is the 3rd one. I started on this journey about a year ago after 6 months to a year of research. I settled on Pre 75 (due to No smog laws in CA) and also those are the fully convertible years and i wanted a convertible classic. what I would change? Well i paid $3k for a rust free example BUT there was alot wrong with it because it hadn't been looked after. By the time it's finished so the wife (will) and the kids (can) ride in it I will have probably spent $15k in all for a $10k truck. So the BEST thing you can do is save up at the start and get a well looked after example right off the bat. Stupid thing is i knew this going in but i still did it anyway - because it's fun.