The new Farm truck...

[Ken B 3,164]

Well, i have wanted an old truck for many yrs. now. After driving Stevebo's 49 Chevy i decided it was time to start looking. After looking at a few trucks that weren't as described I was beginning to lose hope. This 65 popped up on Craigslist last night and it was less than an hr. away. Its all original with only 64,000 miles on it and it runs mint! I bought it off the second owner and he bought it off his friend who was the original owner. It has minimal rust for a 65 and no bondo on it! pretty darn good for a truck that has spent its entire life in CT. It will need new wood in the bed and some patches on the lower fenders but that is pretty much it. I'll also upgrade to a dual master cylinder. I plan to keep it all original. I took it out for a drive around the sellers neighborhood and it runs sweet!...She has a 6 cylinder with a three on the tree...




 

Edited August 16, 2015 by Ken B

[squonk 41,020]

AWESOME!   Watch out for that shifter tube to get stuck!  Also those hoods weigh more than most of today's cars. We had 2 65 C-65's at one place I worked. A tow truck painted pink we called "The Pink Elephant" and an orange bucket truck used to pick apples. Both had the 6 banger. I could climb in under the hood and close it and no one knew I was in there! 

Edited August 16, 2015 by squonk

[stevasaurus 22,706]

You can't go wrong with that Ken...you do need an 8 track stereo for that dash board...I have some tapes.    That looks like a 223 under the hood???  Are the lifters solid or hyd...thinking they are hyd. 

Edited August 16, 2015 by stevasaurus

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

Sweet! I love the 62-66 body style!
Mike.......

[shallowwatersailor 3,213]

Amazing condition as you said! That should have the Third Generation Six with a displacement of 230 cu. in. They were improved with a seven-main bearing crank and interchanged some items, including bellhousing,  with the V-8 (hint!). Glad to read that it will get dual master cylinder. Any thoughts on the fuel tank in the cab?

Looks good! Waxed and polished by Tuesday? 

[Ken B 3,164]

I think in time I will relocate the fuel tank to the rear.. I do think its the 230 six cylinder... The old timer I bought it from couldn't remember if it was a 230 or 292 and to be honest I haven't looked into it yet..I have a 350 LT1 motor out of 1970 Vette that my father in law built yrs. ago that has been sitting prepped on a stand in his garage.. There is also an M-22 rock crusher 4-speed at his house. His plans were to put the combo in a truck such as this one but sadly time ran out for him... It might wind up in the truck someday if the old 6 banger ever lets go..When he got into the truck to back it out of the garage that old 6 started with one quick bump of the key...

Edited August 16, 2015 by Ken B

[slammer302 2,155]

got to love them old trucks ive been working on dads old j3000

[953 nut 55,065]

If it were mine I would also change the front brakes to power disc, once you are accustomed to them the old drum brakes seem like Fred Flintstone brakes.

[squonk 41,020]

You can't go wrong with that Ken...you do need an 8 track stereo for that dash board...I have some tapes.    That looks like a 223 under the hood???  Are the lifters solid or hyd...thinking they are hyd. 

Even if they are hyd, all the ones I've been around tick like a clock!  Doubt it's a 292 I believe they look a bit different but I could be wrong.plus 292's were in mostly the HD truck line. That truck being original they were pretty spartan back then. What  would really be cool is one of those GMC V-6's in there. Gives it the "409" look. Now I 've got to get my old Chevy book out!

Steve, any Trini Lopez 8 tracks? 

Edited August 16, 2015 by squonk

[squonk 41,020]

My Chevy book doesn't give engine specifics but the base model truck which this seems to be with the painted bumpers and matching caps sold for $2060.00 and was model C-1534 

[Wishin4a416 2,191]

Very nice!! A long time ago I worked for a Farmer that had one that body style. It was a GMC with a short bed..I always liked that truck..

[Digger 66 3,478]

That thing is absolutely gorgeous .
One of my all time fantasy's is to have a modern 4x4 silverado wrapped in that skin .

[JPWH 6,032]

Nice pickup. I also like that body style.
I had a 60 fleetside with a 283 in high school. Should have kept it. I replaced it 2 years later with a 66 stepside. It's been gone for years. I agree with changing to disc brakes.

[dclarke 4,032]

I worked for my Dad in his auto parts store back in the early '70's and put a lot of miles on our '65 chevy delivery truck. Same engine, tranny and color as yours but ours was a short bed. I remember it didn't have a radio so someone hung what I suppose was a tractor radio from the top of the cab. Wish I still had it. Good luck with yours, Ken. I'll be watching what you do to it with lots of interest. 

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

Shoot that is not old.... It is a late model compared to my ride
It is gonna look sweet with a Burb in the back up at the kent show!!

[Ken B 3,164]

I worked for my Dad in his auto parts store back in the early '70's and put a lot of miles on our '65 chevy delivery truck. Same engine, tranny and color as yours but ours was a short bed. I remember it didn't have a radio so someone hung what I suppose was a tractor radio from the top of the cab. Wish I still had it. Good luck with yours, Ken. I'll be watching what you do to it with lots of interest. 

It will be fun that is for sure. This still has the factory AM radio and it works!

[Ken B 3,164]

Shoot that is not old.... It is a late model compared to my ride
It is gonna look sweet with a Burb in the back up at the kent show!!

Steve, this one is an antique, yours is an artifact or something...

[JimmyZ 176]

Great catch. remember this one?

[squonk 41,020]

I worked for my Dad in his auto parts store back in the early '70's and put a lot of miles on our '65 chevy delivery truck. Same engine, tranny and color as yours but ours was a short bed. I remember it didn't have a radio so someone hung what I suppose was a tractor radio from the top of the cab. Wish I still had it. Good luck with yours, Ken. I'll be watching what you do to it with lots of interest. 

It will be fun that is for sure. This still has the factory AM radio and it works!

Does it have vacuum tubes? 

[Ken B 3,164]

How could I possibly forget my first vehicle, handed down to me by brother Dave, (JimmyZ) when he joined the Navy? She may have been known as Old #18 by everybody when you drove it to high school but I'll never forget the first day I rolled into the high school parking lot with it. All it took was one of my buddies to shout out, "Hey Ken nice Milk truck!" and that was that. For the next yr. it was known thru out the entire high school as the Milk truck. I tried explaining that it was an electrical service truck and that the rack behind the cab was one half of a ladder rack and NOT a roll bar.. Nope, to everyone it was the Milk truck. Even a few teachers busted my balls calling it that (especially Mr. Howard). Hey, no worries. More than a few chicks were more than happy to ride in the Milk truck! Hard to believe this pic of me was over 30 yrs. ago... I miss that truck and I would proudly drive it today, even if Stevebo hates Fords!

[wallfish 16,983]

Back to the Future!
You look like Michael J Fox in that pic, Ken
Nice score on the new ride

[squonk 41,020]

What a Cool Breeze! 

[Ken B 3,164]

There might be complications here... Stay tuned....

[Aldon 4,826]

Coincidentally it was RED! Got you started off in the right direction.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

There might be complications here... Stay tuned....

oh boy.....