off topic but just wondering?
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Topic: off topic but just wondering?
Posted By: prospolaris
Subject: off topic but just wondering?
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2011 at 7:58pm
| so today i was surfing craigs list and i came acrost a post saying old tractor. i click on it and see it s a 1977 chevy 65 cabover truck. looked neat sio i call the number and it was less than 5 miles away. so i go over and look at it. the frame and such is in great shape has the 366 gas motor in it but the cab has alot of rust. inside is great and has the 4 speed with spliter. doe s anyone on here have one or have an idea what kinda value it has if anything over scrap? i love the looks and its nice that its reg. under 25000lbs and would be classic and no cdl needed. any help would be great. the lady selling is is asking 2100 and seems firm. i would love to grab it to move the tractors around to local shows and such. would love to grab it for under 1500 but dont thing thats gunna happen. |
Replies:
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2011 at 8:03pm
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If the tires and motor are good, the $2100. seems very fair. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Seth Souerdike
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2011 at 10:09pm
| If it runs and as steve said if the tires and motor are good $2,000-$2,400 is a fare price. |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 3:03am
| i bought an 1976 with an 18 ft box/hoist for $1500...good running truck! |
Posted By: realolman
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 5:00am
| I don't know what a 77 chevy would look like, but I love those old cabovers from the 40-50's... could they be any cooler looking?... I don't think so. I'd love to have one. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 6:02am
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Parts are a little scarce for the old Low Cab Forward trucks GM and Ford made towards the last of their days in Medium trucks, a lot of yards still have pieces for them but cab components could be tough to get. I am in the utility industry, we used to have a lot of these but they are all gone now. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 6:39am
| We had a 1965 Chevy Spartan with a 409. That's right I said a 409. It had hydraulic brakes and clutch. Clutch and brake parts are hard to find. I was an old firetruck. |
Posted By: 427435
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 10:17am
Actually, the 409 originated in trucks and was only used in cars as a stop-gap thing until the 366-454 engine block was released. Still, it's a rare engine. ------------- Mark B10 Allis, 917 Allis, 7116 Simplicity, 7790 Simplicity Diesel, GTH-L Simplicity Ignorance is curable-----stupidity is not. |
Unit3 wrote:Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 10:58am
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You guys are bringing back a lot of memorys. Had a '65 GMC 72" cabover tractor with the 702 V-12 gas, a '73 GMC 72" Cabover tractor with a 427. Two 409 425 hp engines, one which was in a A/Gas drag car with injection etc.etc. Had the gasser engine in a modified tractor for a year and soon discovered that the deepest pockets were the winners and I was in no position to be in that game. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: prospolaris
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2011 at 6:34pm
| it just seems like a cool rig. perfect for what i want and need. kinda thinking leaving it rat rod or just as is good runner. sould i go for it? |