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I was talking to Bruce (St Paul Steam) about my real love and he suggested that I post about it here in the Off Topic Forums.  That was really a mistake to ask me to talk more about my truck ;-)

About 2 years ago I got this nice 72 C10 Cheyenne LWB, Medium Bronze / White.  Got her off Craigslist in Buda, Texas after a few weeks/month of the Country closing down for COVID.  I picked her up for 16k, which seemed the seller priced it to sell fast.  He had her about 5 years but drove it rarely and only ever did two things to it - install early seats (Buddy Buckets) and changed out the Carburetor (crap one).  He had bought it online from Missouri where that seller had did the body/paint work roughly 5 years before that.  So how she looks inside and outside is how I got her.  But her engine and transmission was getting tired  and very leaky (I can't stand leaks - like OCD about them).

My brother, he is a A+ antique automobile guru (expert in Model A Fords) and has a real nice shop in Kilgore that is huge!  He trailer it up within an week of me getting it and rebuilt the engine / transmission for me.  It took nearly a year to get it back.... I was on the "family schedule".

Since then I roughly put in 16k into her.  I have  done all kinds of things her, some things I bought twice (you get something that just doesn't work out) or you decided you want to undo it / go another route/vendor.  The Cheyenne was the 2nd highest trim package but that doesn't mean there you can't add more options or change/upgrade things.  Shoulder belts, complete new frontend, bed rails, sliding back window, spear tire w/lock, and the list goes on and on!

I am a member at The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board - this place reminds me of this forum.  Crazy friendly and helpful.  So much help I have gotten (and given) there.  I have bought and sold many parts there too.  Back in February the Members of the forum voted my Truck as "Truck of the Month.

Oh, this past weekend I was at a car show in Downtown Kilgore, Texas with my bother.  My truck won a Sponsor Pick, there were 226 entries - so I was crazy happy that I won something.  Made the trip and all the work I have done to my truck more than worth it.

So here are some photos!

Very nice truck - I had a 3rd generation Ford Bronco 1980
and remember good how cool these cars are - but fuel consumption!
Congrats, Arnold

Super nice truck Richard , one of the prettiest color combinations I've ever seen , it should be a show winner 😊👍