lookin' "south" : 1970 - 1987 dodge half ton pickup

sold the '02 grand cherokee , hated to but a little over 100K and gettin rusty underneath . great ride but it was time and kinda in the mood to look for a pickup .
dodge : prefer a half ton regular cab 8' box and 2WD . newer than '70 ( looks reasons ) and '87 or older ( EFI , computer , emissions reasons ) . other maybe considered but ---- ?
minor dents , paint peel etc ok , minor rust not ok especially underneath . 318/360 ok , big block better . and would prefer original untouched or close . something real nice with no motor or whatever will be considered BUT that'll mean towing so price will be a factor . if i can drive it home that of course would be a big help . have relatives around charlotte , n.c. so have been checking that area on craigslist and then up #77 and #81 - that's my usual route so i'm used to that . other routes ok . these trucks seem to be out there for $2500-5000 or so and that is kinda my range i guess .
chevy : i've been lookin those over also , similar conditions . but those seem to be a little rougher shape or maybe backyard mod'd a little more than i'm comfortable with for similar pricing .
ford : nope . just not familiar with 'em .
thats it . just kinda lookin for a little towing , low maintenance - stuff i can do , and NO rust problems . not even planning on driving it in the winter . maybe fixin' it up a little over a period of time .

 

My brother lives in the Anderson/Greenville SC area. He likes to show me stuff he finds from www.iwanna.com
The zip code for Anderson is 29621. You could probably search a Charlotte or other NC zip code, also. Just another alternative to Craigslist.

 

ok thanks . will try and look that over .
edit : looked it over - nothing now . will maybe check back later .

 

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/cto/4824418229.html

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/cto/4818285459.html

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4868990151.html

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4861233685.html

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4858177803.html

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4831508510.html

 

I have a 71 Dodge D100. We used it to tow our 69 Dart drag car. We sold the car so no longer need the truck. I bought from the original owners son. 383 big block, auto, A/C, hitch, trailer brake control, newer CD radio. Pretty original truck with faded paint but west coast body. Let me know if you have interest.
Jim

 

dave , saw a couple of those but a couple I did not . thanks . right idea though pretty much .
jim , sure if ya have a couple pics and some info I'd check it out . no rush .
thanks

 

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/4870472011.html

 

yeah , think I stumbled across that one . looks pretty good . would have to look underneath - one winter of salt , done . at least if its new York salt .
edit : 'bout another month i'll start lookin extra good , once the weather ( roads ! ) start to clear a little .

 

jim : sent ya a PM about the '71 .

 

quick bump up before it vanishes .

 

I'm still working on pics for you. Truck is in winter storage.

 

jim , great - mucho appreciated . the usual - frame , engine , interior pics , plus whatever ya think . probably next weekend i'll dive in a little more and start makin the list , try and contact a few sellers .

 

bump
been checkin out some interesting choices - some stock , a couple with a few goodies .
got about 5-6 in charlotte area , couple others . been checkin NC , TENN , Virginia , some Kentucky , etc basically .
and while lookin have run across a couple race car deals that look cool also . one was a jacked up 71 dart coupe , big block outa car , 4 link , etc with a dart parts car that looks like its worth maybe 2K , total asking price is 5500 .

 

Del--If you come to NC to look on the 2nd weekend in April, you have the Charlotte Auto Fair Thursday-Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. If you come the 3rd weekend of April, you have the Raleigh Goodguys event at the NC State Fairgrounds Thursday -Sunday.

 

how about 2 1969 dodge trucks for 2 grand? not mine but though of you

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/4926431330.html

 

jim , thanks . good tip if time .
ken , thanks . kinda neat lookin trucks , more than I wanna start on though I think . how was winter for ya ?

 

Dont really fit what your looking for but it is a cool and unusual truck. Very saveable

 

briz : well , until you posted that pic i really had not thought about those older jeep pickups - they were tough . and a little dif too . maybe i'll skim those a little next time i'm in lookin around . thanks .
EDIT : checked a couple jeeps out - some nice , but 4WD , and saw pretty powder blue 65 dart 2dr 273 - $10K .

 

I drove this around for about 5 years as a farm / utility truck. When I got the Riv I lost interest in it. Parked it where you see it and ain't touched it since I had just got some "Performance" parts for the 258 and never finished getting it put together.

 

technically that is a mopar so technically you have purchased performance parts for a mopar so ----- uh oh .