jetdexter
Junior Member
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2025
- Posts
- 29
- Reaction score
- 160
- Location
- Nashville
- First Name
- Paul
- Truck Year
- 1977
- Truck Model
- C20
- Engine Size
- 350
Hi guys,
I've been receiving some help from this group already, so I figured I should be a gentleman and introduce myself over here. I'm (another) recent transplant from SoCal to Nashville. I learned to drive in my dad's '76 Dually. We lost him last year, but he had a lot of Chevy trucks before, during, and after squarebodies. I've long wanted to get a mid-seventies Camper Special and pop on a vintage camper for weekend trips. My best memories are the 9' camper our family of five took in that dually when it was new- all over the country. (These days people can't fit five people into a 38' pusher with slides).
Anyway, so around a year ago I found this '77 in extremely original shape. Silverado with everything on it including tach and cruise. The previous owner had pulled a 5th wheel for years by the looks of it. I use it every day to haul material as I build a master bedroom suite to the back of our house. The original paint is fantastically worn. The original hood stripes (stickers) had completely faded away, so I sourced the correct paint colors and recreated those as original spec as possible. (the light blue hood without the stripes was awkward).
I've not built a lot of trucks, but I've done a number of European cars. I love Porsches and BMWs particularly. I built a tired and non running 1974 BMW 3.0CS into a Tesla monster during Covid. My wife then advised me to sell it to buy her a house, but it was a fun project and I beat my share of fast cars with that thing (info on that build here if you are interested - bmwcse.com. )
Thanks again for the welcome, and the early help with my truck!
Paul
Here's me in the back of my dad's '74.
Here's my dad - the coolest of them all, with his '76
Here's my '77. I'll post more shots sometime. The interior is very clean and original. AC blows ice cold!
I've been receiving some help from this group already, so I figured I should be a gentleman and introduce myself over here. I'm (another) recent transplant from SoCal to Nashville. I learned to drive in my dad's '76 Dually. We lost him last year, but he had a lot of Chevy trucks before, during, and after squarebodies. I've long wanted to get a mid-seventies Camper Special and pop on a vintage camper for weekend trips. My best memories are the 9' camper our family of five took in that dually when it was new- all over the country. (These days people can't fit five people into a 38' pusher with slides).
Anyway, so around a year ago I found this '77 in extremely original shape. Silverado with everything on it including tach and cruise. The previous owner had pulled a 5th wheel for years by the looks of it. I use it every day to haul material as I build a master bedroom suite to the back of our house. The original paint is fantastically worn. The original hood stripes (stickers) had completely faded away, so I sourced the correct paint colors and recreated those as original spec as possible. (the light blue hood without the stripes was awkward).
I've not built a lot of trucks, but I've done a number of European cars. I love Porsches and BMWs particularly. I built a tired and non running 1974 BMW 3.0CS into a Tesla monster during Covid. My wife then advised me to sell it to buy her a house, but it was a fun project and I beat my share of fast cars with that thing (info on that build here if you are interested - bmwcse.com. )
Thanks again for the welcome, and the early help with my truck!
Paul
Here's me in the back of my dad's '74.
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Here's my dad - the coolest of them all, with his '76
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Here's my '77. I'll post more shots sometime. The interior is very clean and original. AC blows ice cold!
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