Stovebolt Gallery -- Another great antique Chevy / GMC Truck Restoration

The Gallery

1961 GMC K1000

Around the 'Bolt...

Search
Search the 'Bolt - more than 100,000 pages of info. Start here if you're hunting!

Discussion Forums
More than 38,400 registered Stovebolters from around the world talking old trucks, and sharing technical help.

Gallery More than 3,140 old truck stories with photos from Stovebolters worldwide! More in our DITY Gallery.

Tech Tips
Helpful tips on truck restoration, identification, preservation; project stories, Build Blogs and Stovebolt histories.

Events
Find out who's doing what, where and when! See who else is in your neighborhood with an old truck.

The Swap Meet
FREE Classified ads for trucks, parts, truck citings, eBay / Craigslist, Hauling Board.

FAQs
Nothing new under the sun ... got some good Frequently Asked Questions here, and will probably have more!

Features
Sagas, Feature Stories and some stuff we've done here and there and don't know where else to put it!

Stovebolt Hoo-ya
'Bolter wear, calendars, bling and other goodies!

Stovebolt Office
About Us, Contacting Us, Stovebolt Supporters, and other pertinent administrivia.

Home
Return to the home page

No parts of this site, its contents, photos or graphics may be used without permission.

Copyright © 1995-2023
Leonardtown, Maryland


Owned by Dale Radford "RadzK1000" Bolter # 20048 Myrtle Creek, Oregon

21 March 2009
# 2568

More photos on Picasa

From Dale :

Hello all. I am part of the "Stovebolt" sub genus of 305 V6 officionados and hangout at 6066GMC, too.

In the past, I owned a 1961 K1000 Fenderside (there are nomenclature differences between the Bowtie rigs and the GMC rigs). I bought that truck out of a sheep field for $200. This was the first time I'd lived that song "Classified" by CW McCall. I was in my early 20's.

That truck was a 4X beast crater crawler. It had a drivers side rocker dent that was real deep and I never felt (at the time) I could repair it.

During the summer of 1982, it was blisterin' hot and on a whim, I traded this truck for a 1969 Honda CL350. Even after the first day, I kinda regretted doing this.

I went into the Navy in 1986 and stayed there for 20 years and my regret of trading off my first K1000 "Fenderside" deepened over the years.

I owned a 1965 K10 w/327 for several years. That was a great truck but was dying of cancer. It was traded off in 2000.

On the February 09 weekend, I saw a post on Craigslist for another 1961 K1000 "wideside" (by the way 1961 is my birth year) and I obeyed my impulse and I picked up this truck on Presidents Day. The whole day, that song "Classified" was running through my head.

I am going to restore my K1000 completely stock. This truck is original from the oilbath aircleaner sitting on a one barrel Holley 1904 to the original 15" rims. Thanks to resources found on Stovebolt, I've found the remaining original hubcap It was purchased without.

I look forward to sharing pictures and stories with you guys as my wife Patty and I start restoration of this frog eyed beauty.

-30-