Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC - Page 5 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

KevinK7 · 05-10-2023, 08:35 PM

I haven't been on the board in a bit, but this/your story always peaked my interest. It is so very cool you now have the truck. For whatever reason, the pic on post #57 of you driving down the highway, arm hanging out the driver's door.... I can't help but think your grandpa is right there with you. This is so bittersweet, that sadly he's gone, but ...with your persistence....you got it back. This is absolutely SO cool. Contrats, ...and no doubt, grampa is smiling down upon you everytime you sit in it

SCHRUMGMC · 05-18-2023, 05:43 PM

Thank you all for the kind words

**special-K** · 05-18-2023, 08:49 PM

Lookin good with the blue hood

**RenoKeene** · 05-18-2023, 09:12 PM

I'm proud of you man. The world needs more people like you.

SCHRUMGMC · 06-23-2023, 05:08 PM

Hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been enjoying the blue gmc to the fullest lately

I have had a lot of folks ask if I would like to sell it, I just laugh… literally

I take it to show events and just cruise in it all over the place

It’s a blast!!!

**special-K** · 06-24-2023, 06:55 AM

This is what owning that truck is all about. Getting out and driving! Get it out of that field before it ends up sitting again for years!

I don't laugh when people ask about me selling my '72. I just smile and say "This is my keeper".

SCHRUMGMC · 06-24-2023, 08:04 AM

I’ve had people approach me at stores and other places. I just laugh because of how many folks have asked

Love this gmc so much

SCHRUMGMC · 07-02-2023, 10:28 AM

Truck hit 78,000 miles now

SCHRUMGMC · 07-11-2023, 01:47 AM

It had around 75,000 original miles. Now it has over 78,000 miles

I drive this truck everywhere. I’ve been grinning ear to ear every single day, while I go down the road

So many folks stop and ask me and I say not for sale!!!

It’s just hard to believe my dream and my determination paid off and I have it

I am far older now then I was when I first join this forum, and a lot wiser with that. I take this truck to events and just cruise all over my local towns etc

**Getter-Done** · 07-11-2023, 06:20 AM

Are you planning a trip to the C10 Nationals?

Its the weekend of FRIDAY – September 29, 2023 SATURDAY – September 30, 2023
https://c10nationals.com/schedule-nashville/

yuccales · 07-11-2023, 07:49 AM

Such a great story about your truck! Your avatar picture is awesome.

**68bowtie** · 07-11-2023, 11:27 PM

Your interior looks really nice. Glad you are enjoying it very thoroughly.

SCHRUMGMC · 07-16-2023, 01:32 AM

Cleaned up the interior today. A good friend helped me with the HEI issue I had, (didn’t have a clue about the wiring)

It’s got a new cap,internal coil and rotor cap. It runs better and more power it feels like and eventually I’m going to put new plugs in.

I would enjoy the AC, but I am not sure if it works or not

SCHRUMGMC · 08-03-2023, 11:25 AM

Made some changes on the truck!!

Getting stock hubcaps soon as well.

Cleaned up the remaining trim, interior etc a few weeks ago

Trucks about to hit 80,000 original miles!!!

Good news!!!

Gmc called me a week ago

“Just got a phone call from General Motors pertaining about my story on my Great Grandfather and Grandfather Schrums 1971 GMC Truck. I got a call from a number near Detroit, Michigan and I was like who in the world Lol. The man on the phone called me, to tell me to submit the story

Told him, that it would be great to share the story, to not only inspire people about their family’s old truck but it would be a great thing for GMC. To say, our customers have such a love and dedication for our trucks and so on

A person (from General Motors) would follow up with me soon

What a beautiful way to start my Monday“

FOLLOW UP ON GM STORY

This made my day,

I just got a call from a GM representative in Michigan. That works for GMC. I just got off the phone with him and he apologized for not closing the loop on what was going on. He told me that they ran a big story on my truck within the company, with the Employees and he said it was a success and that basically, everybody loved reading it and seeing the photos and he said he is going to send me a beautiful copy of it so I can frame it and hang it up on my wall

It is a great feeling to know that the Gmc company appreciates my story and shared it within the company about the love and heritage of an old truck and people absolutely loved it !!!

KevinK7 · 08-03-2023, 11:40 AM

That is awsome news on the call from GM

Please keep us posted, very cool stuff

toms68cst · 08-03-2023, 09:45 PM

Very cool story about GMC! I can't believe you got through to an executive or representative who took your story and ran with it.

SCHRUMGMC · 08-04-2023, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toms68cst

Very cool story about GMC! I can't believe you got through to an executive or representative who took your story and ran with it.

Super cool guy. He said all of the employees loved it!!! It was a success

Made me smile

**Ol Blue K20** · 08-04-2023, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Super cool guy. He said all of the employees loved it!!! It was a success

Made me smile

Very cool, made me smile too! Good for you!

SCHRUMGMC · 08-05-2023, 10:05 PM

I just can’t believe I have the truck

I spent so long looking for it

Now I have it and drive it everywhere

**Ol Blue K20** · 08-05-2023, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

I just can’t believe I have the truck

I spent so long looking for it

Now I have it and drive it everywhere

Good for you! Enjoy it, I know it makes me feel good...

**Getter-Done** · 08-06-2023, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Made some changes on the truck!!

Getting stock hubcaps soon as well.

Cleaned up the remaining trim, interior etc a few weeks ago

Trucks about to hit 80,000 original miles!!!

Good news!!!

Gmc called me a week ago

“Just got a phone call from General Motors pertaining about my story on my Great Grandfather and Grandfather Schrums 1971 GMC Truck. I got a call from a number near Detroit, Michigan and I was like who in the world Lol. The man on the phone called me, to tell me to submit the story

Told him, that it would be great to share the story, to not only inspire people about their family’s old truck but it would be a great thing for GMC. To say, our customers have such a love and dedication for our trucks and so on

A person (from General Motors) would follow up with me soon

What a beautiful way to start my Monday“

FOLLOW UP ON GM STORY

This made my day,

I just got a call from a GM representative in Michigan. That works for GMC. I just got off the phone with him and he apologized for not closing the loop on what was going on. He told me that they ran a big story on my truck within the company, with the Employees and he said it was a success and that basically, everybody loved reading it and seeing the photos and he said he is going to send me a beautiful copy of it so I can frame it and hang it up on my wall

It is a great feeling to know that the Gmc company appreciates my story and shared it within the company about the love and heritage of an old truck and people absolutely loved it !!!

I hope you will be in the next Commercial on TV

**68bowtie** · 08-06-2023, 11:43 AM

What!! So cool! Definitely a fun story.

**special-K** · 08-07-2023, 07:01 AM

Showing your story is a no brainer for GMC. It beats anything all their marketing departments over the years could dream up. It's reality advertising, true life.

SCHRUMGMC · 08-09-2023, 06:49 AM

Update on the trucks looks

SCHRUMGMC · 08-18-2023, 10:25 AM

This is the story they did internally with the truck

Made me smile

05-10-2023, 08:35 PM	#101
KevinK7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Hudson Valley, New York Posts: 612	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC I haven't been on the board in a bit, but this/your story always peaked my interest. It is so very cool you now have the truck. For whatever reason, the pic on post #57 of you driving down the highway, arm hanging out the driver's door.... I can't help but think your grandpa is right there with you. This is so bittersweet, that sadly he's gone, but ...with your persistence....you got it back. This is absolutely SO cool. Contrats, ...and no doubt, grampa is smiling down upon you everytime you sit in it __________________ '68 C20 Utility 396 4sp (BuildThread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=806904 ) '68 C10 50th

05-18-2023, 05:43 PM	#102
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Thank you all for the kind words Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

05-18-2023, 08:49 PM	#103
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Lookin good with the blue hood __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-18-2023, 09:12 PM	#104
RenoKeene Florida Edition Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL Posts: 4,010	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC I'm proud of you man. The world needs more people like you. __________________ 70 GMC Short Stepside "Rose"-An American Beauty: Factory 402/TH400, AM/FM, AC, Tilt, Tach, Buckets, Posi, PS, PB, 3-5 Drop, Complete Resto-Rod 67 C-20 Slant Back Wrecker "Mad Max" 67 C-10 Ratrod "Step-N-Wolf" 71 Serro Scotty Sportsman camper "Scotty" 97 LT1 Z28 "The Hornet" Link to more pics of "Rose" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...p?albumid=1684 Check out my "Cheap Tricks" thread and add to it if you can, lots of good info there. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=489394

06-23-2023, 05:08 PM	#105
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been enjoying the blue gmc to the fullest lately I have had a lot of folks ask if I would like to sell it, I just laugh… literally I take it to show events and just cruise in it all over the place It’s a blast!!! Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

06-24-2023, 06:55 AM	#106
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC This is what owning that truck is all about. Getting out and driving! Get it out of that field before it ends up sitting again for years! I don't laugh when people ask about me selling my '72. I just smile and say "This is my keeper". __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-24-2023, 08:04 AM	#107
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC I’ve had people approach me at stores and other places. I just laugh because of how many folks have asked Love this gmc so much __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

07-02-2023, 10:28 AM	#108
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Truck hit 78,000 miles now Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

07-11-2023, 01:47 AM	#109
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC It had around 75,000 original miles. Now it has over 78,000 miles I drive this truck everywhere. I’ve been grinning ear to ear every single day, while I go down the road So many folks stop and ask me and I say not for sale!!! It’s just hard to believe my dream and my determination paid off and I have it I am far older now then I was when I first join this forum, and a lot wiser with that. I take this truck to events and just cruise all over my local towns etc Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

07-11-2023, 06:20 AM	#110
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 7,726	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Are you planning a trip to the C10 Nationals? Its the weekend of FRIDAY – September 29, 2023 SATURDAY – September 30, 2023 https://c10nationals.com/schedule-nashville/ __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

07-11-2023, 07:49 AM	#111
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,588	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Such a great story about your truck! Your avatar picture is awesome.

07-11-2023, 11:27 PM	#112
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,345	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Your interior looks really nice. Glad you are enjoying it very thoroughly. __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)

07-16-2023, 01:32 AM	#113
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Cleaned up the interior today. A good friend helped me with the HEI issue I had, (didn’t have a clue about the wiring) It’s got a new cap,internal coil and rotor cap. It runs better and more power it feels like and eventually I’m going to put new plugs in. I would enjoy the AC, but I am not sure if it works or not Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

08-03-2023, 11:25 AM	#114
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Made some changes on the truck!! Getting stock hubcaps soon as well. Cleaned up the remaining trim, interior etc a few weeks ago Trucks about to hit 80,000 original miles!!! Good news!!! Gmc called me a week ago “Just got a phone call from General Motors pertaining about my story on my Great Grandfather and Grandfather Schrums 1971 GMC Truck. I got a call from a number near Detroit, Michigan and I was like who in the world Lol. The man on the phone called me, to tell me to submit the story Told him, that it would be great to share the story, to not only inspire people about their family’s old truck but it would be a great thing for GMC. To say, our customers have such a love and dedication for our trucks and so on A person (from General Motors) would follow up with me soon What a beautiful way to start my Monday“ FOLLOW UP ON GM STORY This made my day, I just got a call from a GM representative in Michigan. That works for GMC. I just got off the phone with him and he apologized for not closing the loop on what was going on. He told me that they ran a big story on my truck within the company, with the Employees and he said it was a success and that basically, everybody loved reading it and seeing the photos and he said he is going to send me a beautiful copy of it so I can frame it and hang it up on my wall It is a great feeling to know that the Gmc company appreciates my story and shared it within the company about the love and heritage of an old truck and people absolutely loved it !!! Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100 Last edited by SCHRUMGMC; 08-03-2023 at 11:59 AM.

08-03-2023, 11:40 AM	#115
KevinK7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Hudson Valley, New York Posts: 612	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC That is awsome news on the call from GM Please keep us posted, very cool stuff __________________ '68 C20 Utility 396 4sp (BuildThread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=806904 ) '68 C10 50th



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

08-03-2023, 09:45 PM	#116
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,276	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Very cool story about GMC! I can't believe you got through to an executive or representative who took your story and ran with it. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

08-05-2023, 10:05 PM	#119
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC I just can’t believe I have the truck I spent so long looking for it Now I have it and drive it everywhere __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

08-06-2023, 11:43 AM	#122
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,345	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC What!! So cool! Definitely a fun story. __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)

08-07-2023, 07:01 AM	#123
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Showing your story is a no brainer for GMC. It beats anything all their marketing departments over the years could dream up. It's reality advertising, true life. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-09-2023, 06:49 AM	#124
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC Update on the trucks looks Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

08-18-2023, 10:25 AM	#125
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: Got the message!!! Grandfathers 1971 GMC This is the story they did internally with the truck Made me smile Attached Images __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.