Let me get this straight:

I knew this was a no dice from the title and price alone. The amazing thing about this truck is that the more you learn about it, the worse it gets. Rock peppering on the front? Check. Prior owner blew up the original engine? Check. High mileage? Yes sir!

I see you have a high expectation for people. As a means of lowering that, I invite you peruse the internet for an hour or two. 

My guess is that the inertia of “But that never happens here!” is really difficult to overcome. Never mind that the whole-ass state froze over last year.  

Everything says “run” with this vehicle, including the price.

A prime example of what you get when you put lipstick on a roach.

viewers may spontaneously sprout bell bottoms and mustache hair within 10 feet of the vehicle.

No, no they are not tough, they are literally a tin can filled with rust here in Michigan. And as someone who was right behind this accident as it happened what the article doesn’t tell you is that the speeds traffic was traveling both directions were less than 40mph closer to 30mph due to white out conditions.

Can we just stop with the winter storm naming? The National Weather Service and NOAA don’t do it. The for-profit Weather Channel INSISTS on pushing it down upon everyone who visits their site.

First off, uh holy shit. Secondly, I bet it was because the postal truck is rhd

Great truck.

Hey man...what...what are we doin here?

Honey smells like bee spit.

That cone thing is an underhood trouble light on a cord real that you can use for night-time tire changes - throws a white beam and also a red caution. It was an option from the factory - I saw several when I worked for an AMC dealer back in ‘72.

You can’t go wrong with this one. When it runs, you can cruise through town feeling like royalty without the generational guilt of wealth made through colonialism. When it doesn’t run, that interior is a damn fine place to relax while you try to figure out what the hell has gone wrong with it this time.

I have one, I love it, but: 1) it has rear inboard brakes, that means if you want to change rear disks and calipers it’s going to be 10 hours as the entire rear subframe needs to come out, 2) the automatic climate system may have been super cool in the 70s and 80s, but it’s a complete pain to make work again if…

ETA: I have NO ability to be sensible where these kitties are concerned.

Ted is booking flights to Cancun as we speak. For the children. 

They look like typical conversion van fare from the 1980s.

honestly the simple answer is you restore the cockpit without actually replacing the internal hardware (just make the lights and switches for fun effect). Then give it a good once over with some paint on the outside. then just set it up in Vegas or Nashville as a tourist trap. maybe allow people to reserve it for…