Holy clean Squarebody Batman! UPDATED, NPoCP

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 10/20/2016 at 11:51 • Filed to: Squarebody is best body

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This beauty is for sale in the parking lot of a local tire shop. I didn’t go in to ask how much, because I know I can’t afford it.

Update: FryGuy stopped by and asked. They want $19k for it. NPoCP? I say completely bonkers.

There was today much glare for a decent shot of the interior, but it looked stock and perfect.

For Sweden > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 11:59

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Yes. Buy Squarebodies. Make those the desirable models.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:04

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Damn that’s a nice truck. I used to drive these a lot, and always enjoyed it- they felt comfortable, like an old shoe.

Bugs me that someone cared for this for 30+ years, and the next buyer seems to be flipping it after a few months, though.

Pickup_man > For Sweden 10/20/2016 at 12:13

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We’re moving on to Squarebodies because those are already getting more and more difficult to find cheaply.

Pickup_man > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:14

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Stacked headlight Squarebody is best Squarebody.

shop-teacher > For Sweden 10/20/2016 at 12:16

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While I love the ‘67-’72 body style, the Squarebodies will always be my favorite. Since the made them for 15 years, to the six years of the previous style, I don’t see them ever being cheaper than sqaurebodies.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 10/20/2016 at 12:27

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My dad’s first truck was an electric blue ‘79 K10. I was six when he got rid of it, and I cried.

shop-teacher > Pickup_man 10/20/2016 at 12:29

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I love them all, but personally prefer the early round headlight ones, with the bulge in the grill and hood.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:44

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Yum. Can’t make up my mind on the wheels though. Not sure if they help it or hurt it.

Tristan > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:47

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I want too put a tonneau cover on it, then live inside it and never leave. It’s gorgeous!

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:51

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Neat! In college, I had a job that mostly involved shuttling cars. The company had a fleet of beaters to use as drop cars, but one was a brown 79 Scottsdale. 350, IIRC, and I loved driving it. By far the best car/truck they had.

Pickup_man > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 12:52

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Those seem to be the ones that most people prefer, but there’s something about those stacked light ones that just gets me.

shop-teacher > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 10/20/2016 at 13:15

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They wheels are nice and all, but personally I’d rather have a nice set of steel rally wheels, with the nice chrome centers and trim rings.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 10/20/2016 at 13:16

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My dad’s was a Custom Deluxe, with a blue and white plaid bench seat. Oh, and a 4-speed on the floor!

shop-teacher > Pickup_man 10/20/2016 at 13:17

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Funny, because I hear more people fawning over the stacked headlight versions. They’re all great though!

shop-teacher > Tristan 10/20/2016 at 13:17

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It’s cleaner than most of the apartments I lived in when I was a youngin’.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 13:21

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Ooh, jealous of the 4 speed! Sounds awesome!

My dad keeps talking about getting an old pickup truck for around town, running errands, etc. He lives in a small town that would be great for that, but doubt he’ll pull the trigger. He doesn’t have a garage for one thing, and his hips and back would make it hard for him to work on.

uofime-2 > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 16:07

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should have pulled a craigslist and offered to trade them your roadmaster straight up

shop-teacher > uofime-2 10/20/2016 at 16:17

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It was tempting, but I actually use this shop when I need tires :)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 18:31

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Beautiful truck but the wheels ruin it for me. Too shiny and not enough sidewall.

shop-teacher > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 10/20/2016 at 19:19

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If I could afford this truck, I’d sell the wheels and get some stock 15" steel rally wheels, with the nice chrome centers and trim rings.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 19:27

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I had a stepside with dual tanks, the cab was a retired PG&E truck and then we got the bed and painted it grey, BFGoodrich tires and a slight lift. My did still has it in Montana I think, several vehicles up there.

shop-teacher > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 10/20/2016 at 20:52

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Sounds like an awesome truck!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > shop-teacher 10/20/2016 at 21:09

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My high school ride, bench seat action.

fryguy > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 18:43

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Asking $19,000

shop-teacher > fryguy 10/26/2016 at 18:45

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Bat-shit-crazy-pants!

facw > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 10/26/2016 at 18:52

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The lack of taste makes you question everything else about it...

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 18:54

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offf...Id throw it on air ride and use it to haul around my motorcycles

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/26/2016 at 18:56

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I’d put stock steel rally wheels with chrome centers on it, and drive it ... but not for $19k

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 18:57

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bleh, stock wheels. these look great!

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/26/2016 at 18:58

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Yeah, they’re fine, but not everything needs to be messed with. This truck wants more sidewall.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:00

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I would’ve said that 9k was CP. 19k made me do a double take.

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:00

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that looks like plenty of sidewall to me frankly. anymore and it just becomes a boat when you turn.

*turn wheel*
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*oh hey, NOW the front is changing direction!*

*to me anyways*

shop-teacher > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 10/26/2016 at 19:02

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I could see asking $10k ... maaaaaybe even $12k, they are exceedingly hard to find this clean here in the rust belt, but $19k is in-freaking-sane.

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/26/2016 at 19:03

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It’s an old Squarebody, it’s gonna be a boat no matter what.

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:08

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not as much as you might think .

and this guy was WINNING

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:10

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With a 305?? $4k. If it was Roadkill’s Muscle Truck, maybe...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:13

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And a 305? There is nothing redeeming about that truck.

RallyWrench > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:15

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That’s beautiful but hard pass on the price (and the wheels), maybe in another 10 years.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 10/26/2016 at 19:24

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Agreed. It would look so much better on period correct wheels and stock ride height.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:31

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Nothing with a 305 is worth $19k or even $9k.

shop-teacher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/26/2016 at 19:33

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305 or not, it’s easily worth $9k.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:36

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Chrome torq-thrusts (or similar) ruin everything.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/26/2016 at 19:37

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It’s got a mint original interior, tilt wheel, working cruise control and AC, and shiny paint. You people who live outside the rust belt are so spoiled. Besides a 350 would drop right in place.

shop-teacher > RallyWrench 10/26/2016 at 19:37

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That’s exactly what I was thinking.

shop-teacher > bob and john 10/26/2016 at 19:39

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That’s not a Squarebody. That body style has a truck-arm rear suspension that makes for a much better handling vehicle.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/26/2016 at 19:41

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A $4k Squarebody around here gets you a truck that, “Doesn’t have much rust. Just needs inner and out rockers, and a couple holes in the floor patched”

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2016 at 19:42

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I used to be into them, like 20 years ago, but I am beyond over them.

bob and john > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 19:48

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close enough. old trucks can handle is my point.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 20:44

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Less than that money gets you this in NC

Half that money gets you this:

that is 5 figures off of NP territory. Especially with 22" chrome Torq-Thrusts

fryguy > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 20:45

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Mr. Bean agrees.

Spridget > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 20:50

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Holy mother of crack.

shop-teacher > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 10/26/2016 at 21:28

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Yeah, I think it should be priced closer to the white one (which I’m drooling over). I could see a bit more because they’re harder to find here, but $19k is crazy.

I also don’t like the wheels. It needs the same ones that white truck has.

shop-teacher > fryguy 10/26/2016 at 21:29

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Mr. Bean has excellent taste in cars.

shop-teacher > Spridget 10/26/2016 at 21:29

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ALL THE CRACK!!!

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > shop-teacher 10/26/2016 at 22:20

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The white truck has the right wheels and a 350. The only other wheels I like on a late square body are these:

shop-teacher > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 10/26/2016 at 23:35

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Yep. Those are great too. They look even better on Suburbans.

Pickup_man > shop-teacher 10/27/2016 at 09:07

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Crack Pipe, although I have seen similar asking prices for squarebodies.

shop-teacher > Pickup_man 10/27/2016 at 09:09

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Yeah, but they won’t sell at that price. The last old car that was for sale at this shop sat there for months. I expect this truck to do the same.

Pickup_man > shop-teacher 10/27/2016 at 11:48

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No they wont, but I’m surprised at the number of people who think their squarbody is worth that much.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 10/27/2016 at 15:03

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I mean, sure, it’s in decent shape, but the vehicle itself is a turd.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 10/27/2016 at 15:04

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Ew.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/27/2016 at 15:38

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How is this a turd? Yeah, it’s beige and it has a 305, but this thing is freakin’ sweet!

It’s about half as sweet as the asking price tough, I’d say.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/27/2016 at 15:39

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Honestly, I was looking at some on CL last night, I was optimistic about what $4k will get you in a Squarebody.