Hi Gang,
My name is Dave Knokey and I live in western Washington state in a wide spot on hwy 12 called Rochester. About a year ago a friend of mine who knew I wanted a flatbed found me a 62 c-30 for $250.00 (see story along with pics in the gallery) It has a 261 in it and at the moment it is all original and only has about 69000 original miles on it. I think it probably started out as a fleet vehicle for some gov't agency because EVERYTHING was undercoated. Not kidding, frame, oil pan, tranny, rear end, EVERYTHING!!! Who else besides the gov't would spend the money on that? (oops was that political?) As a result, the only cancer it has is the rear corners of the front fenders and a little above the windshield. There is a lot of surface rust inside the cab, but nothing really deep. The fenders are beat up enough that I think that when I finally get around to the body work, i'm just going to replace them. Right now my wife has cancer so work on the truck has come to a screeching halt along with the rest of my life. However I am replacing the behind-the-seat fuel tank with one from a 71 Blazer that will go between the frame rails at the very rear of the bed. I can justify this much because the only other vehicle I have running is an 84 CRX with 269000 miles on it and a plugged catalytic converter, CV joints that are ready to fall into pieces and a motor that won't last long. I will have to take my wife to Olypia every day for radiation treatments all winter and I have to have something reliable for a backup if the Honda quits. I have to have a new fuel tank as the current one leaks and is so full of rust and crud a brand new fuel filter plugs up in just a few miles.
Well I gotta go, I just got an e-mail I need to check.
