Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
No. Not because of the $$$$, but because it is not what I would want. I would pay that for one that had my list of wants. Good looking truck.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
no because of color and wheels/hortbed also kils it for me. but its not that important if the price was lower.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
No probably not because I was never a fan of the 6 and I dont like the wheels also. I really like the color its different! The price is a alittle much even if I was looking to buy. Well I guess you could do a engine swap with a v8! 

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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
no, price seems high to me and its a sixer! 

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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
For investing over 14K in it, he sure is skimpy on the details. If I spent that much money on my truck and then decided to sell it
I'd have a 14K word essay describing it. LOL

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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
I'd ask how much, less engine and trans.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
for that price I would expect a hotrod 429 or 460. Its a nice truck and I don't doubt he has that much in it but these trucks don't hold their value
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
for that price I would expect a hotrod 429 or 460. Its a nice truck and I don't doubt he has that much in it but these trucks don't hold their value
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
I think he's selling the wrong pickup
. Its nice but I wouldnt give that for a 6'er either



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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
The truck looks good but the price is high. I personally like the I6 never let me down but for that price no.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
I must agree, the price is to steep for a 6. Also the restore is now 12 years old. Our love of these trucks is the ability
to make them our own. Unless this is just what someone imagined making them selfs, It will probably become a daily
driver some where, or for the kid.
to make them our own. Unless this is just what someone imagined making them selfs, It will probably become a daily
driver some where, or for the kid.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
Ranchero50,to answer your question, no i would not buy it.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
I would not buy at the asking price. IMO, the vehicle is worth $3 to$5k depending upon the options. Watch out for rust and body work on new paint. Take a magnet to see if bondo has been used. Check cab mounts and floor boards. Just because someone spends a lot of money on a project does not mean the project is worth a lot of money (even if it is very pretty.)
Check out this truck:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/1908419696.html
I watched another 1969 swb go from an asking price of $14k to $4.5k. Don't know if seller was every successful.
Check out this truck:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/1908419696.html
I watched another 1969 swb go from an asking price of $14k to $4.5k. Don't know if seller was every successful.
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
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Re: Would you buy this one? 68 shortbox
That post has been on CL for quite awhile now. It looks sharp but given that its been listed so long with no apparent offers at that price tells me its not a buyers market at that price at least in our neck of the woods.
If I were you Id drive up the road and rescue this from its demise instead.
http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/1921036075.html
If I were you Id drive up the road and rescue this from its demise instead.

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1971 F-100 240 straight six, 3 on the tree (parted out)
1972 F-100 302 auto trans, pwr steering, pwr brakes (under construction)
"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before" Dwight Eisenhower