The greatest Craigslist find ever!

[69FLATBED]

I wasn't sure where to put this, but it starts a whole new project for me. I found this on Craigslist by accident, I'm on there every night doing my usual searches and a couple days before Christmas i was searching by years which i don't usually do. I had typed in 1968 just to see what came up, when i saw a listing that said Old Crew Cab Truck so I clicked on it and there it was, a crew cab 68 4x4 SWB. There wasnt a number so I immediately emailed them, the posting was in Nov. so I figured no way this thing was still here. The next morning a lady called me and said they still had it, there was no price it just said make offer. So i stopped what i was doing and headed their direction, kinda nervous because it sounded too good to be true... So I pulled up and there it was, in pretty good shape, except some of the bondo where the cab was welded together was flaking off. I crawled in, under, and around it like a kid in a candy store! Then the big question "What'll you take for it?" After some hesitation she said 'how about $200 bucks' I almost peed in my pants! I couldn't get the money out of my pockets fast enough, I had it in several different places on me because I was unsure what i was gonna have to pay. I immediately druve back home and got my trailer to load it up. the next morning I pressurized the fuel tank to drain all the old gas out, filed the points, put in a good battery and she fired right up! It had been sitting up about 8 years she said. All I could sing on the way home was Merry Christmas to Me!!! . So this puts a kink in my Cummins conversion in my flatbed ,its going in here and the 360/390 in here is going in my flatbed.Sorry for the long post guys, but this kind of stuff usually doesnt happen to me, so it's got me pretty excited!

[Calfdemon]

Congrats on the Crew!! Another saved and another member to the CC club!

Its definaely a project, but for $200, that was a complete steal!! Nice find!

[basketcase0302]

Awesome score for sure, you never see them in florida!

[LOWERED 69]

Awesome man!

[smokey3215]

man thats a steal you will love it!!!!

[ford4x4fun]

I hate you.... No not over it yet... Still hate you... So Jealous!


OK For You What A Find. That Is Incredible I Would Have Almost Peed Myself, Trying To Do The Oh $#!T Shuffle And Get Money Out Of My Pockets As Well.

Great Score For Sure!!!

[1972hiboy]

Thats a awesome find. and not to mention a killer price. I wonder what the story was behind it? Welcome to the cc club! haha

[Bob]

Great Deal!!

[69FLATBED]

The lady told me it came with the property when they bought it. but it aparently was a fleet vehicle at some point, I found mileage logs for trips to Texas and New Mexico in the glove box. It also used to be yellow before it was painted green so who knows!

[1972hiboy]

yellow huh? sounds like maybe a possible county vehicle.....thats awesome you totally scored.

[panski]

e.n.v.i.o.u.s.......nah kidding, great find! Looking forward to the build pics

[FoPAR]

great find, that's my motto find them cheep and spend the money on the things that you want done to them. good luck with the build, I'll be watching.

[OldRedFord]

Thats a pretty awesome score!

[69FLATBED]

Ok big weekend on the start of the crew cab, got the front clip off, motor out and cleaned and ready to be painted, and the flatbed off.

[69FLATBED]

Next step is waiting on two doors to arrive via Greyhound from CA. and start prepping the body for what bodywork I'm gonna do myself. As far as paint colors go I'm thinking of a blue and white two-tone, but not set in stone yet.