Where are the 1 tons?

[BLAZERMAN]

Just recently picked up this 69 C/30 133" wb , good running 307 & 4 speed with the factory installed flatbed.

[kwmech]

Surprised I haven't posted my 69 here yet---still have some welding on the bed to finish that up and still have to install some side boxes

[Sheepdip]

Picked up the grandkidz at the bus stop today, Otis and I waiting for mom to get home from work.

[LockDoc]

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Looks like a nice C30 Rob. Whats the plans?

Here is the one I traded Kingsolver out of. I use it almost daily. It's a great running truck....

LockDoc

[special-K]

Everybody has one but me . Nice batch of trucks here. Rob, great find on that one. Looks real original.

Old pictures but I want to join in. This thread is ancient, so refresher time on two I had. The '70 was a Winnebago I bought as cab & chassis and built it to run my siding business out of. This picture is it on it's last job after being retirement, looking haggard. I had the mirrors chromed, but I let them go once it was sitting. I ran it five years. The wrecker I never did much with other than put better mirrors on, correct round GM tail lamps on the wrecker boom, and put a Cheyenne interior in with 88-98 steering wheel. I took it to local cruise-ins and shows. I wanted to do an aged door lettering "Ol' 40 Garage" on it, but never did

[BLAZERMAN]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Looks like a nice C30 Rob. Whats the plans?

Here is the one I traded Kingsolver out of. I use it almost daily. It's a great running truck....

LockDoc

Leon, I remember when he had that truck for sale. It sure is a beauty! You did a great right up on your Nv4500 conversion, I have it bookmarked in case I want to go that route. Ill bet it really helps in making it a daily driver.
My plans are to convert this one to 4x4, been looking for a 133" wb C/30 for awhile now. Most I have come across are the 157" model.

[CG]

Originally Posted by BLAZERMAN

Leon, I remember when he had that truck for sale. It sure is a beauty! You did a great right up on your Nv4500 conversion, I have it bookmarked in case I want to go that route. Ill bet it really helps in making it a daily driver.
My plans are to convert this one to 4x4, been looking for a 133" wb C/30 for awhile now. Most I have come across are the 157" model.

Why dont you just shorten up the frame from a 157" to 133"?

[BLAZERMAN]

Originally Posted by special-K

Everybody has one but me . Nice batch of trucks here. Rob, great find on that one. Looks real original.

Old pictures but I want to join in. This thread is ancient, so refresher time on two I had. The '70 was a Winnebago I bought as cab & chassis and built it to run my siding business out of. This picture is it on it's last job after being retirement, looking haggard. I had the mirrors chromed, but I let them go once it was sitting. I ran it five years. The wrecker I never did much with other than put better mirrors on, correct round GM tail lamps on the wrecker boom, and put a Cheyenne interior in with 88-98 steering wheel. I took it to local cruise-ins and shows. I wanted to do an aged door lettering "Ol' 40 Garage" on it, but never did

Tim, this truck had a cab chsnge, thsts why there are no cab lights. They kept the original vin plate and glove box lid with it. I like the 69/70 Saddle color it was and the fact it came with the stake platform option.

I love that siding truck of yours and Ill bet it was a.pretty good deal even back in the day? It made a nice billboard for your company. Could you imagine walking into your GM dealership these days and outfitting a truck that size for your business!

[special-K]

Notice the red wrecker has no cab lights? It had the cab swapped, too. I never did get to putting cab lights on it. That one was fixed up pretty nice at one time. It had holes in the bed floor where stacks had been run. I liked it's aged look. Those are the same chrome Budds I had on the siding truck. Those fit right in with it.

The '70 must have been a cheap Winnebago model with no pass-thru. I paid about $3000 for that utility bed in '88. I'd hate to see what it would be now. I had been doing business with the truck body/equipment place for some time. They knew me as the guy with old trucks. I had them paint and install that one and they seemed to get a kick out of it. Took fabbing brackets up front for the drop in the frame.

The reason I stopped using it was it seemed law enforcement was tightening up on commercial trucks in general and State Police put a weigh & inspection station on I-70 between home and where my work was. I had county mounties pulling me over for driving through residential areas (where I was doing siding work) wanting to see my PM book, thinking it was a medium duty, telling me the registered GVW was too low, etc. It was a great calling card but it also drew that attention. I sold the utility bed and traded it for the wrecker