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Title: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on January 26, 2012, 04:02:36 pm
Hi guys,

http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/2815772677.html

I just saw this add on Craigslist and it's located about 30 miles from me.
I might just throw a bid in on it.

Any thoughts about what it might be worth?

Thank you as usual.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: 87454westernhauler on January 26, 2012, 04:06:35 pm
hey! ive seen that truck on craigslist to!! lol!! ;D
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: yellowk20 on January 26, 2012, 07:50:16 pm
Its a CUCV, nice ones I've seen go for 5000.00  just depends on the area  I would say 3500.00 is what I would pay for it
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on January 26, 2012, 08:41:19 pm
Its a CUCV, nice ones I've seen go for 5000.00  just depends on the area  I would say 3500.00 is what I would pay for it
Thank you for the reply.
Ummmm..... what's a CUCV?     Sorry, that one is new to me.   ???
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on January 26, 2012, 08:42:26 pm
hey! ive seen that truck on craigslist to!! lol!! ;D

Ha Ha !!
Way to keep an eye out fellow Iowan.   ;D
Were you thinking of putting a bid in on it?   Just curious.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: 87454westernhauler on January 26, 2012, 08:51:36 pm
no... wish i could but just found out that my work was not taking taxs of my pay checks and i owe about $2300 in taxs that i wasnt saving back.:-[ so... goting to have to watch money for a wile.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: yellowk20 on January 26, 2012, 08:53:07 pm
"Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle"

Its the Military GM pickups and Blazers, 

When the Military would de-commision them they get offered to Government agencies and some non-profits  before they were sent to auction.

Lots of them were converted to fire trucks by Fire Departments and the Forest Service .



Anyways, its a J-code 6.2 Diesel TH400 NP-208 Dana 60 front with 4.56 gears ( some came with limited slips) the rear is a 14-bolt full floater with 4.56 gears and a Detroit locker. The have single fuel tanks and are pretty bare bone custom deluxe model trucks .
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: 87454westernhauler on January 26, 2012, 09:01:27 pm
there is a guy in my one of my classes at the college i am going to right now that has and 85 decomisioned diesel army k30 and they are very bear boned! but most of them are very low miles and have been very well maintained! Guess he got his for only 3k on auction!
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: Engineer on January 26, 2012, 10:06:15 pm
"Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle"

Its the Military GM pickups and Blazers, 

When the Military would de-commision them they get offered to Government agencies and some non-profits  before they were sent to auction.

Lots of them were converted to fire trucks by Fire Departments and the Forest Service .



Anyways, its a J-code 6.2 Diesel TH400 NP-208 Dana 60 front with 4.56 gears ( some came with limited slips) the rear is a 14-bolt full floater with 4.56 gears and a Detroit locker. The have single fuel tanks and are pretty bare bone custom deluxe model trucks .

The M-1008 had an open differential Dana60.
The M-1028 had a Dana Trak-Lok differential in it's Dana60.

My '77 Chevy's Dana60 front has a Dana Power-Lok. :) (it's better than any of the rest ;D)
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on January 27, 2012, 06:25:40 am
Thanks for all the replies guys. You've been very helpful !!

I may just throw a bid in on it for the heck of it.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: bake74 on January 27, 2012, 06:39:28 am
     I would pay $3500.00 for it, it would be worth that.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: roadrage41 on January 28, 2012, 08:33:09 am
Interesting. Id rock it, but I seem to have a thing for trucks with huge bumpers.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: ModelKing on January 28, 2012, 02:32:44 pm
I agree with everyone else. $3500 would be about what it's worth.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: fitz on January 28, 2012, 04:00:22 pm
$3500 sounds good it its solid.
I'd love to add it to my collection of CUCV's.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: fitz on February 04, 2012, 04:43:52 pm
Firefighter,
Did you bid on it?
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on February 04, 2012, 05:46:04 pm
Firefighter,
Did you bid on it?

I did mail a sealed bid in for it.
I don't really personally need the truck so I didn't "bid to win", but more so bid to try and get it for a good deal.
I don't know what I'd do with it if I won it, but time will tell. I believe they will be opening the bids this coming Wednesday.

Thank you all for you input as to what this truck was and what it may be worth.
Title: Re: Local 1985 Chevy truck up for sealed bid. What's it worth?
Post by: firefighter on February 06, 2012, 09:02:33 am
Just an update letting you know the winning bid was $5,465.45.

I was not the winner but it did bring some pretty good money.

Thanks again guys for the advice on it's worth.