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Old May 13, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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my $500 beater

as promised, here are the pics of my $500 score. the stripe decals are soon to go. unless for some horrible reason they grow on me.



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Old May 13, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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It's worth probably four times that in parts if nothing else, drive it till it dies for that money.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 06:40 AM
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Geez I paid 600.00 for mine and replaced everything but the hood and tail gate ! Nice score good luck!
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Old May 13, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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Man Jesse, that was a heck of a deal.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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Personaly I like the stripes, better, than plain white, WAY too many of those.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dieseldude4x4
It's worth probably four times that in parts if nothing else, drive it till it dies for that money.

definatly driving this one. KBB was actually about 8-9 times higher than i paid.

funny story, when we went to go pick the trucks up the lady in charge was handling a transaction with another man for the trailers they used to tow with these rigs. i was gonna look at them that day, but they were pretty beat up. anyway, he catches wind that we are buying the trucks and he tells the lady he wanted to buy them. she says, "i told you if you wanted to buy the trucks to tell me when we made the deal for the trailers. if you didnt want them i was going to sell them to someone else!" then he asks here what she sold them for: "$500 a piece" right then you hear the guy go "Owww" kinda soft under his breath, like he just had the wind knocked out of em! it was priceless.


ill post pics of the other $500 beater as soon as i get em. that one is even nicer!
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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Wow those stripes are horribly strangely attractive. Now I know how bugs feel going into a zapper.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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Stripes have my vote too.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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The stripes do have a strange, hideous, '70s appeal to them.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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doesn't even look like any rust on it!
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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Man, that thing was a steal!

I dig the stripes, too. I think it needs some simulators and white letter tires to make it really pop. Turnout stacks would make it flat out awesome!
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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WOW u scored bigtime, I want one! auto or stick?
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Old May 13, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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Nice

The stripes are strangely appealing, and I happen to like white... I also second the wheel simulators as an apearance upgrade.

Have fun driving!
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Old May 13, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Dude,
You cant kill the stripes........They are way to KOOL.... For some reason, I can hear bad 70's porno music playing.....
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Old May 13, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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wheel simulators???

its an auto, but you wont hear me complain!

a single turnout may be in order. i just cant decide if i want it in the bed or out.

there really is no rust on it. only in the places where the paint has been chipped away.

thanks for the positive remarks guys.

stay tuned for pics of the other $500 beater.
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