1981 Silverado

[Grit dog]

I don't know about issues......but OP seems.........high?

I agree!
This is fun to watch from afar, but sad to see in real life....

 

[Grit dog]

And it’s literally in an “empty” garage. Weirdly empty....
What I didn’t notice, is this truck was parted out sitting on blocks in the first thread by this guy.
I and would guess, we all assumed it was being repaired.

All the small “questions” the OP has had about different components on the truck over the last few months lead me to believe it was a complete truck and not a parted out body and frame sitting on blocks.

 

[Steve-o81]

I have no idea the exact worth of it, but maybe I am too high but if i was in the market for it I’d pay it. I’m not trying to be a crook. I might settle for less but definitely not $1k. Maybe I think too highly of this truck I don’t know.

 

[bucket]

Being that it's just a clip/cab/body sitting on a non-rolling frame, it doesn't matter the slightest bit how original the truck once was. "Was" being the key word. It's nothing like a 427 Corvette or an LS6 Chevelle where the body shell is worth oodles all by itself. When a long bed 305 C10 is complete and super clean, sure it can be worth a decent amount, but when most of the parts and originality are gone, it's really just like any other project truck.

As to the realistic value, it just depends on the buyer and the location. Personally, I feel it's worth much more than 1k but much less than 6k. And that's purely from the presented photos and information. There's no shame in valuing your truck higher than most people would (I know that's how I am with mine) but if the goal is to sell it, that all goes out the window.

 

[Steve-o81]

I’ve got a better deal on the truck. I’ll gladly sell it for $3,000.00. I thought too highly of this truck, but I won’t go under $3k if anyone is interested let me know. Thanks and have a great day!

 

[QBuff02]

I'm going to bite out of curiosity. Why was the truck stripped apart? big plans to swap engine/trans? The title thing is "odd" but I have a close friend that back in 2016 bought a '79 bronco off an estate sale that the thing verifiably hadn't seen the road since 1987. Almost 30 years it had sat tore apart because the guy stripped it down, was going to make a "baby bigfoot" out of it and then it sat, and sat, until his health declined and he passed away. So it's not out of the realm of possibility this thing has just sat. But all of the pieces were there and included in the purchase. And where are the pieces you removed from it? interior? Long gone I presume. Have any more pics of this thing you could add up?

 

[Steve-o81]

Most interior is missing. Door interior is still intact. I have some original suspension pieces to it including the crossmember. I’m only selling it because in a couple years from now I’m going to move away from my really bad neighbor and I’m not taking it with me. Oh and I was wrong I thought I signed the title but the title is clean no writing on it at all. It’s just been a long time since I looked at the title I was mistaken for some reason.

 

[Steve-o81]

Also it’s a perfectly straight truck. Never wrecked. No rust either, and it’s all original paint and body.

 

[hunters628]

Most interior is missing. Door interior is still intact. I have some original suspension pieces to it including the crossmember. I’m only selling it because in a couple years from now I’m going to move away from my really bad neighbor and I’m not taking it with me. Oh and I was wrong I thought I signed the title but the title is clean no writing on it at all. It’s just been a long time since I looked at the title I was mistaken for some reason.

So the title isn’t in your name? Not is it signed by the previous owner? Oh how the plot thickens[emoji23]

 

[Grit dog]

Still avoiding the question. How did the truck end up like it went through a chop shop?
On another note, would be a great score for someone up north to get a clean body/frame, if the vin is legit

 

[Steve-o81]

So the title isn’t in your name? Not is it signed by the previous owner? Oh how the plot thickens[emoji23]

The title is in my name

 

[Steve-o81]

Still avoiding the question. How did the truck end up like it went through a chop shop?
On another note, would be a great score for someone up north to get a clean body/frame, if the vin is legit

I had plans for it I was disassembling it then a really bad neighbor moved in nextdoor. Now I’m going to prepare to move in a couple years from now and I’m not taking the truck with me. The vin is legit it’s a 305 truck originally though. It has no motor currently.

 

[Steve-o81]

The title is in my name

Why wouldn’t the title be in my name if it’s for sale? That makes no sense.

 

[bucket]

Clean title and clean paint/body, someone in the rust belt could make a real nice project out of it.

 

[Scott91370]

Why wouldn’t the title be in my name if it’s for sale? That makes no sense.

Welcome to the real world where people buy a vehicle and never register it to them then try to sell it. It happens, quite often.