short&wide65
09-20-2014, 12:48 PM
Hello, my name is Steven and I discovered this forum through the member bovey and his awesome 1971 GMC Targa Truck.
I have a Canadian built 1965 GMC 910 short bed fleetside with the 230 cubic inch 6 cylinder with an SM420 4-speed. Originally Woodland Green, the truck was ordered new by the utility company SaskPower in Saskatchewan. Obviously it was a pretty basic work truck with radio delete, a diamond plate rear step bumper and west coast style mirrors.
It was then purchased used by and Esso station in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. There it was painted white and red. My father bought it from them for $300 in 1982 just before we moved to Ontario. It was one of our family vehicles for a decade or so until the rockers and brake lines completely rusted out. So my father parked it and tried selling it for parts for $100. After no takers, he gave it to me in 1996.
Since the truck was undrivable I decided to take it apart and bag and tag everything I could. I couldn't do much with it in the last 15 years or so but at least it was stored in a dry environment. I was able to collect some parts for it though. To say its a bit of a basket case is an understatement, but since it has a history in my family, I don't want to buy another truck even though it would cost less.
My modified 2010 MX-5 (autox and track toy) has gotten more love than the 65 in the last few years but I am finally ready to slowly start working on it. I plan to keep the work truck theme (painted bumper and grille) and I am also going to keep the 230 6 cylinder but heavily modify it. I know it will cost more than a LS swap but I like to be different. I'll back it up with either a T5 or T56 as I have only owned 3 automatic vehicles in the past 20 years.
Here are some pictures. A couple are what it looked like in the mid 90's when I took it apart. The other two are from 1983 after my Dad painted it with a brush.
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I'm happy to be here!
I have a Canadian built 1965 GMC 910 short bed fleetside with the 230 cubic inch 6 cylinder with an SM420 4-speed. Originally Woodland Green, the truck was ordered new by the utility company SaskPower in Saskatchewan. Obviously it was a pretty basic work truck with radio delete, a diamond plate rear step bumper and west coast style mirrors.
It was then purchased used by and Esso station in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. There it was painted white and red. My father bought it from them for $300 in 1982 just before we moved to Ontario. It was one of our family vehicles for a decade or so until the rockers and brake lines completely rusted out. So my father parked it and tried selling it for parts for $100. After no takers, he gave it to me in 1996.
Since the truck was undrivable I decided to take it apart and bag and tag everything I could. I couldn't do much with it in the last 15 years or so but at least it was stored in a dry environment. I was able to collect some parts for it though. To say its a bit of a basket case is an understatement, but since it has a history in my family, I don't want to buy another truck even though it would cost less.
My modified 2010 MX-5 (autox and track toy) has gotten more love than the 65 in the last few years but I am finally ready to slowly start working on it. I plan to keep the work truck theme (painted bumper and grille) and I am also going to keep the 230 6 cylinder but heavily modify it. I know it will cost more than a LS swap but I like to be different. I'll back it up with either a T5 or T56 as I have only owned 3 automatic vehicles in the past 20 years.
Here are some pictures. A couple are what it looked like in the mid 90's when I took it apart. The other two are from 1983 after my Dad painted it with a brush.
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https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
I'm happy to be here!