Donor truck price???

[Squarehead1984]

There is a farmer I used to work for back in the late 80’s and he had an 85 c20. It was his daily driven truck up until about 25 years ago. He started driving a dodge Cummins and the 85 turned into the farm truck. A hired hand didn’t set the brakes on a bobtail grain truck and it rolled back into the 85 and ruined the hood and cab so it then turned into the truck that moved trailers around the yard since you couldn’t get a windshield in it anymore. The trans went out about 20 years ago and has sat since. It’s a factory 454, th400 and does have a full floating rearend. I asked about buying the truck and using what I need and then making a trailer out of it.

What would be a good price for it? I need the rearend, radiator, engine, and misc door latch stuff.

I was thinking $500 tops

What do y’all think!!!

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

Have any pictures? I might offer $400 and see what happens. It’s been sitting a while, but it sounds like there are some worthwhile goodies there.

 

[climb-101]

i would off $300 and see what he says. it’s at least a starting point. $500 is prob the most i would pay.

 

[Rusty Nail]

I saw a 80s "g body" listed as a "parts car" the other day on Craigslist for $250 !
I looked at the pictures and it was ROUGH but I need body panels...and it was a complete car.
I started looking for the money RIGHT THEN.
When I found it to spend on a "parts car" it was already gone.

SO!

I think $250 is too cheap LOL!

 

[HotRodPC]

I like all of the above answers. I'd offer $300. He just might take it. But I'd go no more than $500 with that age. Being 454, Th400, and FF rear axle. You've got $500 worth in cores alone, so if it runs and other parts too, you won't get hurt at $500, but I'd sure like $300 better.

 

[Crispy]

I'd start at 300 and top off at 500.

 

[MtBraun]

I'd start at 300 and top off at 500.

x3

 

[Squarehead1984]

Alrighty I’ll see what happens.

They also have a 1974 c20 454 camper special that is original and also a 1974-3 ish c10 454 all original. None of them run and haven’t for years.

 

[HotRodPC]

Alrighty I’ll see what happens.

They also have a 1974 c20 454 camper special that is original and also a 1974-3 ish c10 454 all original. None of them run and haven’t for years.

Scrap is down low right now to about $100-$120 per ton. That means we should be able to scoop up trucks like that for $300-$500. I wouldn't mind having one of those older 74 ish Big blocks with their Th400's. IIRC, that's well before Peanut Port heads. Still smogger heads, but not PeePeez.