Ol' Beatrice... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Bears63 · 03-15-2017, 01:42 AM

Here's my daily driver.... A '78 Chevy K30. I call her Beatrice. She's a stubborn ol' B.. at times but she is also one to get the job done. Yeah, she's not pretty like a lot of trucks on here. Yeah, she is rough. She gets it done though. Straight stock Custom Deluxe, 350, SM 465, NP 205, running 4.10 gears. Doesn't even have a dome light

Still, she gets me to work every day and she does decent on gas. I can run a month off that left tank in town, pulls 16 on the highway. I am slowly working on fixing her up as I go. Oh, and I only paid $500 for her... running... Second picture is me the day I bought her. Sharing because all the fixed up pretty trucks get noticed, why not her?

donut · 03-15-2017, 02:47 AM

Tougher than a bag of hammers and wears it like a badge of honor. I like.
Still getting it done.

flashed · 03-15-2017, 07:16 AM

I like it .

Bears63 · 03-18-2017, 12:52 AM

Nice to know at least a couple others like her

cochino12 · 03-18-2017, 01:20 AM

I dig the color! Cool truck

Bears63 · 03-18-2017, 01:25 AM

It's faded but under the seat the full beauty of that color still shines. I need to take some pictures of that and post it up because it really is sharp.

GM72K10 · 03-18-2017, 06:35 AM

Nice

flashed · 03-18-2017, 08:32 AM

I pass by a shortbed K10 in the same color everyday that I would love to have .Like yours its a little rough around the edges but I want it real bad the the lady wont sell it ,it belonged to her dead husband .I have a couple of pretty trucks but I really like a working truck.

lilpoindexter · 03-18-2017, 12:59 PM

Beer Pizza and VHS?

Bears63 · 03-20-2017, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lilpoindexter

Beer Pizza and VHS?

Yep, that is what my shirt says.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 03-18-2017, 05:35 PM

That's awesome I like it as well nothing beats an old working beast of a chevy or gmc truck. I bet that color looked really clean back in the day!

03-15-2017, 01:42 AM	#1
Bears63 ...just another truck junkie.. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 698	Ol' Beatrice... Here's my daily driver.... A '78 Chevy K30. I call her Beatrice. She's a stubborn ol' B.. at times but she is also one to get the job done. Yeah, she's not pretty like a lot of trucks on here. Yeah, she is rough. She gets it done though. Straight stock Custom Deluxe, 350, SM 465, NP 205, running 4.10 gears. Doesn't even have a dome light Still, she gets me to work every day and she does decent on gas. I can run a month off that left tank in town, pulls 16 on the highway. I am slowly working on fixing her up as I go. Oh, and I only paid $500 for her... running... Second picture is me the day I bought her. Sharing because all the fixed up pretty trucks get noticed, why not her? __________________ Mike "Bear" Shea

03-15-2017, 02:47 AM	#2
donut Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: S.C. Posts: 1,593	Re: Ol' Beatrice... Tougher than a bag of hammers and wears it like a badge of honor. I like. Still getting it done. __________________ '86 C-30 dually, 454/tbh400 '73 K-20 350/350/205 (sold ) I'm kinda like duct tape- no real purpose, but handy to have around.

03-15-2017, 07:16 AM	#3
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,729	Re: Ol' Beatrice... I like it .

03-18-2017, 12:52 AM	#4
Bears63 ...just another truck junkie.. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 698	Re: Ol' Beatrice... Nice to know at least a couple others like her __________________ Mike "Bear" Shea

03-18-2017, 01:20 AM	#5
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: Ol' Beatrice... I dig the color! Cool truck __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

03-18-2017, 01:25 AM	#6
Bears63 ...just another truck junkie.. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, SD Posts: 698	Re: Ol' Beatrice... It's faded but under the seat the full beauty of that color still shines. I need to take some pictures of that and post it up because it really is sharp. __________________ Mike "Bear" Shea

03-18-2017, 06:35 AM	#7
GM72K10 Next! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 2,478	Re: Ol' Beatrice... Nice __________________ 86 K30 CUCV M1028A1 86 K30 CUCV M1028a2 dually 86 K30 C&C 6.2 4:56s, 4M, 11,000 gvw, ex fire truck, now lowboy dump More square bodies and CUCVs than I care to admit to 2020 Silverado K3500HD Work truck

03-18-2017, 08:32 AM	#8
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,729	Re: Ol' Beatrice... I pass by a shortbed K10 in the same color everyday that I would love to have .Like yours its a little rough around the edges but I want it real bad the the lady wont sell it ,it belonged to her dead husband .I have a couple of pretty trucks but I really like a working truck.

03-18-2017, 12:59 PM	#9
lilpoindexter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,130	Re: Ol' Beatrice... Beer Pizza and VHS?

03-18-2017, 05:35 PM	#11
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: Ol' Beatrice... That's awesome I like it as well nothing beats an old working beast of a chevy or gmc truck. I bet that color looked really clean back in the day! __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!



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