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kafer60
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 Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:10 am Post subject: '53 Single Cab on eBay, now being restored in Arizona |
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Check out this ad 180305493722
Ad says it is a 55 model, but looking at the inside I think it is a little earlier than that. |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat
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Canada, and looks good for $200, but we'll see how high it gets. |
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| Quote: | | Canada, and looks good for $200, but we'll see how high it gets. |
hope it goes to somone with talent or money to save it rather than stripped! 
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kafer60
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: 53 barn single |
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Do you think we should tell the guy what year it is?  Or f#@*'m and feed'em fish heads. |
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kafer60
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: single cab |
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| People are bidding up to $1025.00 |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: 53 barn single |
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| kafer60 wrote: | | Do you think we should tell the guy what year it is? Or f#@*'m and feed'em fish heads. |
I wouldn't on the off chance he goes crazy and start thinking it's worth a mint for some reason and kills the auction. Let the bidders decide.
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germansupplyscott
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i just got off the phone with the person selling the SC and i got a bit of the back story. it was pulled out of a farmer's field last week. he had no idea that it was valuable. i don't think he would pull the auction even if he did get an inkling, it's all gravy for him now anyways. he's already tickled with a thousand bucks for it.
he took the gates off the bus to use on a project '65 SC. i asked him to please please please let the gates stay with the truck. i will go and have a look at the bus in person, it is close to me, a little over an hour away.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| germansupplyscott wrote: | | he took the gates off the bus to use on a project '65 SC. i asked him to please please please let the gates stay with the truck. i will go and have a look at the bus in person, it is close to me, a little over an hour away. |
Barndoor gates are different so yes, they should stay.
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| EverettB wrote: | | germansupplyscott wrote: | | he took the gates off the bus to use on a project '65 SC. i asked him to please please please let the gates stay with the truck. i will go and have a look at the bus in person, it is close to me, a little over an hour away. |
Barndoor gates are different so yes, they should stay. |
everett can you elaborate?i was unaware of the difference
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EverettB
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| gatorwyatt wrote: | | EverettB wrote: | | germansupplyscott wrote: | | he took the gates off the bus to use on a project '65 SC. i asked him to please please please let the gates stay with the truck. i will go and have a look at the bus in person, it is close to me, a little over an hour away. |
Barndoor gates are different so yes, they should stay. |
everett can you elaborate?i was unaware of the difference |
I believe it's minor, mostly because of the 3rd rubber stopper in the center of the gate.
The rear gate is different for a similar reason - no rubber stoppers up high but I think it's the same as later non-BD gates that don't have stoppers either (all ribbed bumper trucks?).
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| EverettB wrote: | | gatorwyatt wrote: | | EverettB wrote: | | germansupplyscott wrote: | | he took the gates off the bus to use on a project '65 SC. i asked him to please please please let the gates stay with the truck. i will go and have a look at the bus in person, it is close to me, a little over an hour away. |
Barndoor gates are different so yes, they should stay. |
everett can you elaborate?i was unaware of the difference |
I believe it's minor, mostly because of the 3rd rubber stopper in the center of the gate.
The rear gate is different for a similar reason - no rubber stoppers up high but I think it's the same as later non-BD gates that don't have stoppers either (all ribbed bumper trucks?). |
It looks like this one has smooth gates according to the latest pictures he posted. 
Were smooth gates still offered in August? I thought they were nixed earlyer in 53. |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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wooow!
smooth gate canadian singlecab.
Watch the dollars fly! |
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tstracy39
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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"Q: Just so you know your singlecab is not a 55, it's a 53. Good luck with the sale. Nov-13-08
A: thanks. after it was listed a lot of people told me"
Cat's out of the bag. Who told him? 
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EverettB
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: barndoor single cab on ebay |
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Ended at $6,453.53.
It was still at $2,500 until the last minute or so.
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pretty fair price for a smooth gate...
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| I was expecting 3-4000. I hope there are enough bd's left when im ready to get one. |
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Wonder which country it's headed to?
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tstracy39
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I hate it when people bid at the last minute! That thing will take almost that much money in parts and untold hours in labor, I still kind of envy them though. I hope the buyer starts a build thread on it, of course that's probably never going to happen 
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