Taking up fishing and camping, so I traded off my old car

I've been getting a little stressed out. The old 51 Chevy hasn't been progessing the way I want. The business is hit and miss. I need to take up a more relaxing hobby, so I traded the 51 for a truck to carry fishing and camping supplies in. Just to keep you guys happy I made some concessions. It's older, not real old though. It's a 1969 and since thats the year I was born, it can't really be old right? I also made sure I got something with a V8 so we could haul the Car Club stuff in it. Plus it will help transport all those huge trophy bass I'll be catching.

How the heck did I put this in the wrong section? oops

I moved it John. I amost flipped untill I seen what it was. Good trade dude! I liked that truck the first time I seen it. We need to get some video of it though to put on the main page.

All I can say, is it can get hairy when you thromp on the loud pedal in second gear. 468 , very healthy cubic inches.

lets go i am always looking for a fishing partner

I got a stock small block I'd trade ya for the gas guzzler. Just to help you out in these hi gas prices times. lol
You know I'm kidding but really have you drove it enought to figure out what the gas milage is like? Looks like it would suck some gas.
Sure does look good sitting in the frame rails and are you taking it to the Pumpkin Run?

RebStew wrote:I got a stock small block I'd trade ya for the gas guzzler. Just to help you out in these hi gas prices times. lol
You know I'm kidding but really have you drove it enought to figure out what the gas milage is like? Looks like it would suck some gas.
Sure does look good sitting in the frame rails and are you taking it to the Pumpkin Run?

Todd offered to swap the original 307 back in, but I declined. Yeah, if I still have it, it will go to the pumpkin run.

We're figuring 11-13 MPG. He didn't take the engine I was building for the 51, so i might finish it and throw it in the Burb if I decide to keep it.

Cool truck , dont see them around that often .

Good trade John!!

11 to 13 not too bad for what it is. The old work truck was only getting between 8 and 10 MPG.

Last night we had our monthly cruise in Olive Hill. What comes tooling up the street and circling around? A certain 51 Chevy. I handled it well, actually made me feel like I made the right decision. I knew it would get back on the road quickly in his hands. By the way, the battieres were dead in my camera.

It also reinforced what I already knew. This Suburban ain't me. So soon it will be up for trade.

Keep an eye out cause here's a few things I'd be willing to trade for.

* 49-54 Chevy car (Yes, I do see the irony)
* 49-51 Ford car
* late 47 thru 66 Chevy Truck
* A cherry duece coupe ( I can dream right?)

I'm sure I'll add to the list later, but 65/66 is the newest thing I'd want.

I figured this one would be lettered with the shops name and use it as advertising while cruising the shows.

i agree with ya stewart. especially since they arent far from kevin...

RebStew wrote:I figured this one would be lettered with the shops name and use it as advertising while cruising the shows.

I got this one fully intending to trade it off at some point. A local car lot guy and a couple others say that it's worth $7500 or more. I'm not positive about that but I do know what it would cost to build it. So I'll ask 7K and go from there. If I can trade it, thats what I prefer, but if it sells I gotta get enough to buy a decnt old car or truck.

As for the shop name, well whats the point if I'm not keeping it.