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ToonMan · 11-19-2021, 03:14 PM

I've been gone for a while lot of things going on in my life. But I'm back in the Chevy truck world. I never got rid of my 56 Cameo I still have it. But I just picked up a 67 Chevy short fleetside and I'm quite excited to have another old truck.

**The Rocknrod** · 11-19-2021, 08:51 PM

Good to hear. We love pics.

**Getter-Done** · 11-19-2021, 09:07 PM

Glad your back.

56 and 67

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ToonMan · 11-19-2021, 09:58 PM

Thank guys!!!

**cwcarpenter98** · 11-19-2021, 11:19 PM

Welcome back! That looks like a nice one there

**3757chevy** · 11-22-2021, 12:44 AM

Welcome Back.

**Ol Blue K20** · 11-23-2021, 10:29 AM

Welcome back!

LT7A · 11-29-2021, 07:39 AM

The truck looks cool. Any story about how it came to be yours, like what prompted the purchase - that kind of thing? I'm always curious about what causes some of us to get another truck when we've already got a perfectly good one. Happened to me too... Possibly a couple times, haha.

ToonMan · 11-29-2021, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LT7A

The truck looks cool. Any story about how it came to be yours, like what prompted the purchase - that kind of thing? I'm always curious about what causes some of us to get another truck when we've already got a perfectly good one. Happened to me too... Possibly a couple times, haha.

Well I bought my 56 Cameo when I was 17 in 1982. I built it from basically a bunch of parts into a truck that was in the Portland roadster show in 1987. When my ex and I got married we drove it away from our wedding. Several years after that I pulled the motor out because I intended on putting in a big block and I dropped the cameo's motor into a 56 Chevy panel truck I had. Then my daughter was born. Priorities change. I had a 58 Cameo at that time I sold that and bought a K5 blazer. Then after I got rid of that I got a 78 short fleet side, then a 56 Chevy wagon. Then a YJ Jeep. Since then my ex and I've got divorced but I still have the turquoise 56 cameos. I had the money to do something I could either put the Cameo back together or I could get something else. My fiance is quite the hot rod girl and I really didn't like the idea that someday if we get married driving the Cameo away from a second wedding. I wanted a hot rod truck that could be hers and mine. I always like to 67-68 trucks so I told her that's what I was going to look for so we looked for honestly not very long when we found this little 67. You already had a lot of stuff done to it like an LS engine a 700R4 tranny 12 inch disc up front a hot rod style power brake booster, the whole interior,b It just had a lot of stuff already done. I'm 56 years old right now and I didn't really like the idea of starting from scratch so I took over somebody else's project and I'm going to run with it from there.

ToonMan · 11-29-2021, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LT7A

The truck looks cool. Any story about how it came to be yours, like what prompted the purchase - that kind of thing? I'm always curious about what causes some of us to get another truck when we've already got a perfectly good one. Happened to me too... Possibly a couple times, haha.

The 67 and the 56 together

LT7A · 11-30-2021, 03:04 PM

Thanks for the info. Life is quite a process. You came out of all the changes with two cool trucks. Good work!

11-19-2021, 03:14 PM	#1
ToonMan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 575	Been gone awhile, but I'm back I've been gone for a while lot of things going on in my life. But I'm back in the Chevy truck world. I never got rid of my 56 Cameo I still have it. But I just picked up a 67 Chevy short fleetside and I'm quite excited to have another old truck. __________________ Rob the ToonMan 56 Chevy Cameo----Custom, [Turquoise] 67 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside (Black & White) 63 Trailorboat-------Teardrop Style Trailer 69 Honda CM90

11-19-2021, 08:51 PM	#2
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Good to hear. We love pics. __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

11-19-2021, 09:07 PM	#3
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 7,701	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Glad your back. 56 and 67 __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

11-19-2021, 09:58 PM	#4
ToonMan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 575	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Thank guys!!! Attached Images __________________ Rob the ToonMan 56 Chevy Cameo----Custom, [Turquoise] 67 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside (Black & White) 63 Trailorboat-------Teardrop Style Trailer 69 Honda CM90

11-19-2021, 11:19 PM	#5
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,421	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Welcome back! That looks like a nice one there __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

11-22-2021, 12:44 AM	#6
3757chevy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Near Canon City ,Colorado Posts: 3,837	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Welcome Back. __________________ '35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203 '68 Burb...https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=822994 MIKE

11-23-2021, 10:29 AM	#7
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,834	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Welcome back! __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

11-29-2021, 07:39 AM	#8
LT7A Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 3,498	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back The truck looks cool. Any story about how it came to be yours, like what prompted the purchase - that kind of thing? I'm always curious about what causes some of us to get another truck when we've already got a perfectly good one. Happened to me too... Possibly a couple times, haha.

11-30-2021, 03:04 PM	#11
LT7A Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 3,498	Re: Been gone awhile, but I'm back Thanks for the info. Life is quite a process. You came out of all the changes with two cool trucks. Good work!



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