And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I paid $800 for my 66-step side! Totally stock and clean, except the guy I bought from couldn't figgier out why he couldn't get it to run right! I went through it and I grabbed the carb and tightened the bolts and that was it! Best truck I ever had! I hated to let it go! But I was sent overseas and needed money for my Harley Panhead!!!! Still got that scoot!
Looks like a 66, my first truck, then got a 66 4WD step side, used both plus another to build one. Ran it from 75 right up to 87. They where fairly light wieght trucks, a 327 really pushed it along, had a two barrel, pipped an IH V8 small venturi carb on it, funny thing, that small carb gave that 327 a ton more power and great milage if I kept my foot out of the gas pedal. Thing is the bodies up in the northeast rusted out so bad I finally gave up. It was such a nice truck too, just loved it. Basic, roomy, had a great ambiance, sexy step side bed too. Had no place then to long term store it.
'63. Only year with that grille and the last year with the "wrap-around" windshield. '64-'66 were almost indistinguishable, except for the weight class badges between the door and the front tires.
As would I.
ReplyDeleteI paid $400 for a 66 in 1977and drove it for 17 years
ReplyDeleteI paid $800 for my 66-step side! Totally stock and clean, except the guy I bought from couldn't figgier out why he couldn't get it to run right! I went through it and I grabbed the carb and tightened the bolts and that was it! Best truck I ever had! I hated to let it go! But I was sent overseas and needed money for my Harley Panhead!!!! Still got that scoot!
ReplyDeleteMy first vehicle was a beat up 62, drove that truck through high school and college, very good memories
ReplyDeleteOldCarRaffle.com has a link to a 1959 Chevy 31 to be raffled off Feb 14th.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a 66, my first truck, then got a 66 4WD step side, used both plus another to build one. Ran it from 75 right up to 87. They where fairly light wieght trucks, a 327 really pushed it along, had a two barrel, pipped an IH V8 small venturi carb on it, funny thing, that small carb gave that 327 a ton more power and great milage if I kept my foot out of the gas pedal. Thing is the bodies up in the northeast rusted out so bad I finally gave up. It was such a nice truck too, just loved it. Basic, roomy, had a great ambiance, sexy step side bed too. Had no place then to long term store it.
ReplyDelete'63. Only year with that grille and the last year with the "wrap-around" windshield.
Delete'64-'66 were almost indistinguishable, except for the weight class badges between the door and the front tires.