Re: Orange is the new $$$$
Hi Scott. It's a shortbed stepside. 115'' wheelbase iirc. Built at Fremont CA c. late '67 or very early '68.
[I was in high school. But I liked the ''New Breed Chevy Trucks'' as soon as they came out. I was watching the parade of cars passing Hollywood High on Sunset Blvd, and these new trucks popped out. ''Wow. Not an ugly truck.'' I said to myself.]
That's a generous offer. We're a couple of thousand miles away, though.
I was stationed in Cherry Point, NC and drove my truck there from Tucson, AZ in '74 and back to AZ about a year later when I PCS'd to WesPac orders, taking the truck to my parents while I was overseas.
It was a beautiful drive. Out thru the Cumberland Gap and then into the Blue Grass of early summer Kentucky. The Midwest was a blur -- probably night driving. Don't remember where I slept overnight. Except for a motel in Kentucky. I picked up I-40 and hit Flagstaff. It was mostly downhill from there. Gas prices only had 2 digits then. Coasting and using light throttle on that last leg, I averaged 17 MPG with a factory stock 292 and SM465.
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Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.
Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 05-31-2023 at 11:04 PM.
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