i just bought a 65 steepside with a 230 three on the tree back in dec. we did a few monor fixes to the truck over the last few mounths. i took it out yesterday for its maiden voyage, i got three different thumbs up and one nice truck. my truck is no show truck but i had a blast just driving it for about two hrs. and maybe i put 60 miles on it. the neatest thing about the truck is the simplicity of everything on the truck which is the complete oppisite of everything vehicles have on them today. i would tell you that you wont regret getting an older vehicle . good luck on your decision.