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Rob,

I think that's a very cool truck. Because of it's uniqueness I'd want to restore it back to original.
 
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This is a tough decision - 11K for the 49 with no air cleaner or gas cap, and a flat tire. Just a little bondo, "patina galore", and a back seat in the bed! or the 65 crew cab for only 50K! I might just have to buy them both, man.
 
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Rob,

I think that's a very cool truck. Because of it's uniqueness I'd want to restore it back to original.
Agreed Bob. My reason for tilting my head to the side a bit when looking at is was the price. I'm not sure it is a 50K truck. I'm not a basher of people's trucks and what they think they're worth but that might be a bit strong. It is a rare and unique truck (is the bed original?) and would be very cool restored.
 
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Originally Posted by topmoo
This is a tough decision - 11K for the 49 with no air cleaner or gas cap, and a flat tire. Just a little bondo, "patina galore", and a back seat in the bed! or the 65 crew cab for only 50K! I might just have to buy them both, man.
Like the reserve has not been met on the 65 duuuuude. Put down the Doritos and put in a bid, man...
 
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Agreed Bob. My reason for tilting my head to the side a bit when looking at is was the price. I'm not sure it is a 50K truck. I'm not a basher of people's trucks and what they think they're worth but that might be a bit strong. It is a rare and unique truck (is the bed original?) and would be very cool restored.
I honestly didn't even notice the BIN price. $50K for that truck? For that price I'd expect it completely restored to an award show truck condition with an on call chauffeur.

Is there really that kind of money out there? I think there is but it's not as common as maybe 4-5 years ago when almost any piece of junk listed on eBay sold. There's still people with crazy money but they wait around until they find a deal and then jump on it at a low price. Before they would wait around watching the bottom feeders bump the prices up little by little and then they'd buy for the big bucks. Now us bottom feeders don't have the extra $$ to push the prices up. I don't see it getting any better for at least 4 years and then by then it might be too late, the damage will have been done.
 
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Just for fun I emailed the seller for more pictures. It turns out two guys own this truck. Here's one of the pictures they sent



Every sentence in their response ended in "Man"
"This truck is special, man."
"It was built using "special" "organic" materials, man"
"It's worth every dime bag we put into it, man"
Cheech and Chong's long lost (in a cloud of smoke) cousins?
 
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They caught and episode or 2 of "Fast and Loud" and thought they could get that for it.
 
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The Fast and Loud guys would offer 500.00 for it, and after giving it one of their "lipstick on a pig" fixups would maybe ask 11K for it but take the first 6K cash that came along. I wonder how long before TX or the IRS will take a look at their books like they did Boyd Coddington, with all their bragging that they deal in cash.
 
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Looks like Cheech Marin on the left .OH!! That explains it !
 
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Looks like Cheech Marin on the left .OH!! That explains it !


 
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Oh I get it Bob... some of your high brow humor! The flow chart explanation should help most of us...
 
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I just assumed that was Tommy Chong next to Cheech. From other images I found it looked like him, his life style hasn't helped him age too well.
 
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Peso's not $$$$.
 
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Originally Posted by bobj49f2
I just assumed that was Tommy Chong next to Cheech. From other images I found it looked like him, his life style hasn't helped him age too well.
I think Cheech has fared a bit better than Chong! I wore the grooves off some of those records... remember Sister Mary Elephant... "Class... Class.... SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by bobj49f2
I just assumed that was Tommy Chong next to Cheech. From other images I found it looked like him, his life style hasn't helped him age too well.
Well he is 74 years old, what do you expect him to look like?!
 


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