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The guy who owns that truck is my neighbors brother...small world.  Andy

Wow!!!! Andy

I can't believe someone hasn't pointed it out, your mirrors appear to be on backwards.  Haha, good luck with the sale, looks like a great deal for someone.  Andy

Try McMaster Carr, they have alot of stuff and a good website. Andy

Nice, I have a soft spot for astros, my father ran one for some time and I spent alot of time in the passenger seat.  His was a later one with the big grill and lower door handles.  Thanks for sharing the pics, Andy

Thanks for the cool pics Jim, we need a couple shots of the Astro too.  Andy

I wasn't serious, besides you must have some good employees already to keep your equipment in that shape.  Well done sir.  Andy

Looks real nice, what are the plans for it?

You need a driver?  Andy

Looks like it was worth the wait.  Andy

What is not to like?  Well done.  Andy

Yes, get well soon, can't wait to see updates on the projects!  Andy  

I guy who worked with my father got caught with a handgun maybe 15-20 years ago in NYC.  He was in a Commercial Vehicle and it was found during a roadside DOT inspection.  He spent 3 years in Rikers Island, then went back to Louisiana.  

Great progress, your an animal.... Andy

I hope everything went well with the purchase Paul, I'd like to see some more pics if possible.   BillT, your ambassador would have had a first gen V8, either a 287 or a 327.  Andy

I've always had a lot of respect for guys who can do quality body work, there is no doubt it takes alot of skill to work sheet metal and filler.  I'm good at the metal work, but awful with filler and sanding.  Andy

It sounds like whoever was running the show at LME is not a very good business person, worse yet not very honest employer.  Andy

That is really nice, I am a big fan of low mileage cars. A 401 go-pac AMX is rare, fun and desirable.  What color is the interior?  1974 is a good year as well because by then they were installing 727 torqueflight ("torque command" in Amc talk) transmissions by then.  I'd assume it has 3.54 twin grip rear.  Good

16 hours ago, AZB755V8 said:

The point I was making is that it is good for someone to get good money for a really nice Superliner and maybe break even. If you figure the cost of the truck originally, cost of maintaining it, caring for it, garaging it, etc, the dollar amount far exceeds $120K.  If it was your truck would you sell it for $40-50K and eat the rest?  No, you would try and sell it for what it was worth.

I am into muscle cars too. Bought my first 69 Dodge 440 Six Pac car for $900 when I was in high school, it is long gone... Today it would be $70K in nice condition or maybe $25K in need of restoration. Restoration would cost about $50K so where does that put the value? Same thing for trucks, Running old iron is $5-10K and the prices go up from there.

I totally agree old muscle cars are really not that fast anymore. A new little Turbo or Supercharged something can run circles around that old Dodge.

You have the right to do what you want, play with what you want, be how you want, and be proud of it. Any truck show I go to these days there is a big range of trucks and conditions they are in, I like them all and it is good to see them still around and running even if some are not all that pretty. Then there's the trailer queens and they have their place too. Some have big buck in them, because guys like them that way. I don't think they are restoring them to make money, I know I am not.

I have my truck because I like them, take care of if them, drive them, repair and restore them. If I was doing it for the money I would have stopped long ago. I would like to get something out of them when sold but really doubt  it will come close to the actual money I have in them. Is that driving up prices or just trying to breaking even.

I don't get all the stupid prices, 1%, wine drinking and blue collar innuendo's, you brought up. This is a truck Forum, what does that stuff have to do with guys that like trucks? We all have our walk in life but have a common interest in Old Trucks or we wouldn't be on this Forum. I worked in machine shops for years, I am blue collar, I drink wine, beer, whiskey, I still work everyday and have a ways to go on being a 1%er. 

 

Just wondering what your point was?

 

 

 

 

From what you are saying, you what someone else to eat the cost of everything and you pick it up for nothing and call it, I do it because I like it. 

To further the point, the guys who can spend 100k+ restoring an old truck can make a decision to spend the money or not knowing there is a significant loss when time comes to sell.  On the other hand the guy buying a truck for 5k may not have that luxury, he just puts a few dollars in here and there as he can.   That doesn't make anyone right or wrong, or better, or worse.  I understand that the old truck hobby hasn't evolved enough to be comparable to the muscle car market, but it could.   Either way I hope the buyer and seller of this truck were satisfied,  Andy

1 hour ago, david wild said:

I will not be let down by Mr. Trump he is not Obama, he is a business man, Obama never created a job or earned a living other than giving away other peoples money, Mr. Trump has done both earned a living and created jobs/wealth, he understands the problems we face, Obama lives in a world of rose colored glasses, Mr. Trump is surrounding himself with best there is, Obama surrounded himself with everyone he owed a favor, you cannot even compare the two, it will be you who will be sorely disappointed when the Donald makes good on his promise to make America great again, because of Obama we been not very great at anything other than giving away our country.  So let's put on our big boy and big girl panties and go to work. 

Change starts with the man in the mirror dude.  Andy

It would look great in any of our driveways!  Wish I had the space.

Ditto on what Mowerman said!  Andy

This one was actually a darker red color from the factory, not sure if it was an IH thing or what?  The "old" cummins red looks to be a very close match to what was on the engine, I assume it is as correct as it gets.  The red/orange in the picture is the newer cummins "APEX" red.  Andy   

9 hours ago, DailyDiesel said:

I never bothered to click on this thread until today. I had just assumed it was a post complaining about winter! 

You got it half right, there is a lot of complaining going on....

Union or non-union, I would imagine that sucks for the employees, holidays fast approaching and all.  Andy