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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 | Hi Stovebolt world....
So I am fiddling around with my 1952/53 Chevy Howard Knapp truck and as always cant wait to get it rolling....been thinking about something to do after this one is running....I got it home in April of 2014, dragged in the garage in October of 2014...it is now March of 2015...he is still not running yet but I am already thinking about getting rid of it...
So how long do you folks keep your trucks once you get them up and running????
Any insight would be great...
MikeC
1951 Chevy 3800 1-TonHoward KnappIn the Stovebolt Gallery1948 Chevy 1-Ton (sold Nov 2017)1953 Chevy 1-Ton (sold 10/1/2016) | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 571 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 571 | The concept is alien to me. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | It hasn't crossed my mind yet. I've had it almost 10 years and been on the road about 4. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,696 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,696 | I will sell the wife before I.........
I am actually planning to reduce some of my own inventory by selling one of my completed vintage Mustangs. Mustang friends are shocked by the news, but it's life and I truly love my truck.
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 104 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 104 | I've had mine for about 9 years, have been working off and on for much of that. I go in spurts depending on money and if I am busy doing yard work or not. No idea when I will turn loose of Ole, I know my son has no interest in my stuff.
Steve
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69 Ford LTD
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | Unless a major crisis happens where I have to raise a lot of money my '38 will pass to my son. There's a bit of a story that goes with my coupe. This hits the high spots. It's more of a family member than a toy.
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | I never plan on selling my collector stuff. Once they're a part of the family they're permanent. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,608 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,608 | I will let my truck go when I can no longer drive. Hopefully she will be with us for a few more decades.
Never say never.
Tiny, I was hoping you would will your 38 to me.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,988 | On the other hand, you said you are thinking of getting rid of it. That's perfectly normal. I love finding them and refreshing them back to life. If I kept everyone since retirement, I would have about 12-13. So for whatever reason, you want to sell and get another, that's as fun as keeping an heirloom. Either way you're a hoarder or a flipper.  To me it's kind of nice to know I've got 12-13 "children" out there being enjoyed by someone. It's sometimes all about where you live and how much space you have and if "you know who" is good with having 2,3,4......... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Money goes into the car/truck/motorcycle fund....but never comes out. Been doing that for 35 years. If I sell something, it goes back into the fund, or into another project. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | It'll be a cold day in ...... IF I ever let the 37 go to anyone other than my younger daughter who can drive it like her daddy!!
The panel and the couple..... I tell folks they are not for sale BUT could be bought! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | I have 3 ADs. Two of them I originally planned on keeping. The third one I bought for a song to be restored and sold to finance the restoration of one of the keepers. Then my son decided he wanted a truck. So now I am keeping all 3 in the family.
Couldn't be happier.
Carl
Hoarder
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 406 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 406 | Funeral is at 10:00, Auction at 2:00
Mar-Ktech | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 | At the moment I have no plans to get rid of any of my stuff. I'm sure that will change at some point. One thing is for certain--if I still have them when I draw my last breath, they will immediately belong to someone else the second that occurs! Whether or not it's someone of my choosing will depend on what, if any, arrangements I have made. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 35 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 35 | "He who dies with the best estate sale wins".
Make mine LEGENDARY!
Mike Burgess
Albert, KS
Non-recovering hoarder of Cool Stuff
Three Little Words that gets a man in trouble fastest..."Ran when parked"
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 285 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 285 | Put it this way: I bought my '46 in 1985. Got married, then divorced - kept the truck. Got married again, then divorced again - still have the truck. March 21 of this year was the 30th anniversary of its purchase. Now, if I could just find a wife I wanted to keep around that long...  | | | | | Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 924 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 924 | A belated happy anniversary to you, David Bush. You two seem to have weathered the two big storms well together. ...he is still not running yet but I am already thinking about getting rid of it...
So how long do you folks keep your trucks once you get them up and running???? Once I get mine back up & running, I'm keeping it as long as I can. Brad
Wrench Fetcher, PhD | | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 174 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 174 | I have NO plans to ever sell "Maters Cousin"! Though in the 4 years I have owned my truck .....I cannot count the offers I have had to buy! Some of my friends have heard the offers and said I was nuts for not selling! One guy told me whatever price I wanted, he would pay.
I do have a plan for the truck after I am gone........ gonna SURPRISE everybody!!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,878 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,878 | Some folks like the "fixing." I like the "having." 23 Years a daily driver and counting. I won't sell it even after they take my keys away.
Stranger, what's your surprise? People have been buried in their classic cars before!
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 33 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
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