The old truck mecca holyland!!

[Hardcorehunter]

This area is full of nice old trucks out here. Amazing what NO SALT on a road will do for a trucks' body.

Here is a 1970 Ford 3/4 ton Hi-boy 4X4 I took pics of today while on my way back into town. $3,000 or best offer!! Probably worth $4500-$5000 in IA. I am half tempted to to buy a car hauler and a semi and haul these trucks to the twin cities in MN where guys would drool over them. The only thing holding me back is a pocketful of money and an understanding wife

Here is a 1972 3/4 ton Chevy 4X4 that I found yesterday in town for $2800 obo. I really like it and have always wanted a one of these. Looks like a fairly easy restore.

 

[Steve-O]

On the ford, looks like the paint is so new on the tool box in the box, it has run onto the bed of the truck

Nice looking trucks though.

 

[Hardcorehunter]

I think the tool box is oxodized and the old paint is washing down the side from the rain. The sun shines 300 plus days a year here and sun damage is the main thing I notice on vehicles here.
Yea, I see lots of nice old trucks driving around town. Old jeeps, landrovers, land cruisers, chevys, fords; tons of nice old 4 wheelers that have lasted due to no salt. We get TONS of snow out here but they plow instead of spewing white icemelters and salt all over the roads. I wish IA's DOT was as good at preserving vehicles as the IA DNR is at raising big whitetails.

P.S. The no humidity in the air here is a HUGE factor in a vehicles life too I am sure.

 

[oldred73]

Wow!!! Where are you located? I'd kill for one of those late 60's early 70's Chevy 4x4's

 

[Hardcorehunter]

Steamboat Springs,CO Routt County. I know what you mean. My wife is always talking about how pretty the mountains are here and I am am always talking about the cool old trucks here.

 

[GotRack]

restored. The back bumper wouldn't have been painted.