1972 Cheyenne Super 20 on the way home

[mr.mud1]

great news today for me,my 72 big block Cheyenne Super has FINALLY left Utah on it's journey to Nova Scotia.i bought this truck last year but with the border closed between Canada and the US,i couldn't go get it.the border is still closed and no telling for how long,so it's on it's way to Maine,then i'll have some fancy foot work to do with a border broker to get it over the line.once it's on the Canadian side,i can go get it with my other truck and trailer,however the border here between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is closed from a flare-up in covid cases.i need to drive across New Brunswick to get to the Canada/US border,so it's not over yet but at least it's heading east.can't wait to get my hands on it.

[68bowtie]

Awesome! Best of luck to you.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Awesome! Best of luck to you.

thank you sir.

[72 Super]

It’s been a long wait for sure. Hope everything goes well. Nice truck.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by 72 Super

It’s been a long wait for sure. Hope everything goes well. Nice truck.

yes sir,it's been a battle but it'll all work out.lots of folks dealing with bigger stuff than this,so it'll be fine.

[Redneck Rydes]

Congrats,I am still waiting to get back to SC and check on my house and bring my 3 trucks home,damn covid

[72c20customcamper]

Glad your getting closer to having it home .

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Glad your getting closer to having it home .

thanks Mark.i have only seen this thing in pictures but bought a 71 big block longhorn from this same fella about 18 years ago so i knew i could trust his word.now i just need to get it home and see what the plan will be with it.1t's been in storage since 1997 so i'm sure it needs some TLC.
take care.Greg

[lil hoodlum]

Congrats on finally making some forward progress on getting your hands on this little beauty.

I am so over this Covid-19 and lockdowns that haven't slowed this virus down.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by lil hoodlum

Congrats on finally making some forward progress on getting your hands on this little beauty.

I am so over this Covid-19 and lockdowns that haven't slowed this virus down.

yes sir,thanks.it's been a chore getting this moving,several false alarms with carriers who promised but couldn't deliver.i didn't have a good feeling that it was going to get moving today but thankfully,i was wrong.normally i just go get whatever i've bought but everything shut down now at the Canada/US border for a year now and the closure just extended.i have to drive across New Brunswick to get to the US border and can't do that.the border right here between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is closed?but that shouldn't last too long i hope.at least if it's waiting for me at the Maine border,it's only 5 hours away,alot closer than Utah.there will be some updates as it gets closer to home.all the best.Greg

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

Congrats,I am still waiting to get back to SC and check on my house and bring my 3 trucks home,damn covid

thank you sir.it's been a struggle.

[Stocker]

Congrats Greg, it is finally headed in the right direction. A bit of progress in spite of the virus.
Hope you get your hands on it soon, it's been a lengthy process. You're a patient man!

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Stocker

Congrats Greg, it is finally headed in the right direction. A bit of progress in spite of the virus.
Hope you get your hands on it soon, it's been a lengthy process. You're a patient man!

thanks Mike.they say if it easy,anybody could do it??i bought the truck with covid going on but the man said the truck could stay with him til whenever things were better.i did want it home but wasn't panicing about it til the man i bought it from said it had to go and i'm 3000 or whatever it is,miles away,trying to make something happen.anyway it's not home by a long shot but we're making progress.it's supposed to be in Calais,Maine on Tuesday.we'll see.all the best.Greg

[Bbarbeau]

Awesome news!

I’ve been having to source a lot of parts from south of the border too instead of just coming across to get them, hopefully sometime soon things get better.

Things at Napa in the US are 1/3 of what they charge us in Canada!

[bhemingson]

It's been a nightmare. I won't get into the politics but I live close to the WA border and usually use a mailbox service in Point Roberts. I get free shipping because it is the USA and I just pay sales tax to bring stuff in. UPS and FedEx have been surcharging me all year. You get a quote for shipping of say $50. You pay it and three weeks later you get a new bill for "extras" I can't wait to drive down like normal again.

[mr.mud1]

more progress to report,my truck made it today to the Maine/Canada border,so i don't have my hands on it yet,still haven't seen it,only pictures but at least it's getting close.5 or 6 hours away now.the customs broker is working on the paperwork.maybe soon i'll be able to report that it's made the last leg of it's 3000 mile journey home?

[LT7A]

Very cool truck and quite the story you'll have once you've got it home. Count me in on the pictures and write up of what you do to get it back on the road.

[factorystock]

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by factorystock

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

yes sir.i have had 4 of these trucks,now #5 sitting at the border.3 longhorns,2 regular long wheelbase 3/4 ton trucks.3 big blocks,2 350 trucks and too stoopid to be able to hang to at least one.that has now changed.this truck is going nowhere without me.i had a lady stop in at my old shop one day and said why are there 6 vehicles here?i said cause i don't have room for 12??made perfect sense to me?we have a new shop,lots of room.not selling anything else if i can help it.take care.Greg

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

yes sir.i have had 4 of these trucks,now #5 sitting at the border.3 longhorns,2 regular long wheelbase 3/4 ton trucks.3 big blocks,2 350 trucks and too stoopid to be able to hang to at least one.that has now changed.this truck is going nowhere without me.i had a lady stop in at my old shop one day and said why are there 6 vehicles here?i said cause i don't have room for 12??made perfect sense to me?we have a new shop,lots of room.not selling anything else if i can help it.take care.Greg

I like this. I have finally accepted that I will continue to buy and hold, like you're supposed to do with stocks. There's more to this mindset than meets the eye, and I don't have to justify it to anybody.

If you aren't too far from the province to province border, I wonder if you can go there and find out if they will pass the vehicle through by itself. Then all you need to do is find a forum member to pick it up from the broker and drive it across New Brunswick and hand it off. A long shot maybe, but not unheard of. Especially if you have some parts they need ;)

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I like this. I have finally accepted that I will continue to buy and hold, like you're supposed to do with stocks. There's more to this mindset than meets the eye, and I don't have to justify it to anybody.

If you aren't too far from the province to province border, I wonder if you can go there and find out if they will pass the vehicle through by itself. Then all you need to do is find a forum member to pick it up from the broker and drive it across New Brunswick and hand it off. A long shot maybe, but not unheard of. Especially if you have some parts they need

hi,thanks.this little village i live in,Joggins,Nova Scotia is about 35 minutes or so from the New Brunswick border,then it's another 4 1/2 or 5 hours,give or take across New Brunswick to Calais at the Maine/New Brunswick border,where my truck is.it won't last long,maybe another week or 2 but right now, i can't get into NB,that border is closed and even though you can fire a rock across the bridge from Canada to the US,it might as well be a 1000 miles across that bridge.someone has to present the truck to US customs so they can verify the VIN before it leaves,then present all the paperwork to Canada customs.the broker doing my paperwork says they use a tow truck guy right there on the NB side,to go over,get the vehicle,stop at US,then Canada customs,then once on the CDN side,if i'm there.i get the truck,head for home.with everything shutdown,i can't get through NB ,and if i could,i can't get into the US,and the other side of the coin, someone from the US can't get to Canada.only essential travel is allowed,truckers,front line workers,people who live in NB and work in Maine,or live in Maine,work in NB can get back and forth but that's it.Calais,Maine and St Stephen,NB,the 2 little towns right there at the border have a deal in place for about 100 years where both fire services respond to fire,regardless of what side of the line,the fire may be at.i think there was something on the news a while ago,where the border folks were giving fire fighters going back and forth,a hard time??it shouldn't be so hard to get something done but right now,it seems to be with covid.my plan isn't all that difficult,if NB was open?it'll work out.i'm retired now but spent 35 years trucking and the last few years working for CAA,the Canadian version of AAA so i have lots of connections to the trucking and tow truck business.i let some folks know,if they had space or an empty truck near Calais,i'd pay for the space and get my truck here or closer?we'll get'er done.can't wait.

[factorystock]

Originally Posted by factorystock

Nice find! Worth the wait. Can't go wrong with a clean original ex camper hauler!

I will add on to this, a clean original well optioned ex camper hauler!

[mr.mud1]

thank you sir.this is quite a truck.i've had many over the years,never one like this.carpet goes in tomorrow,new signal light switch,the new tires get installed,maybe a lap around town?it'll be a good day.all the best.Greg

[knuckle-nurse]

Nice truck...good to see it arrived safe. I just picked up a 72 Cheyenne C20 big block, factory air, aux tank, tool box etc. Very similar to yours except mine is rusty and needing a lot of attention. I'm west of you in Sask....would like to get some engine compartment pics from you if possible.
Thanks
Scott

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Very cool truck and quite the story you'll have once you've got it home. Count me in on the pictures and write up of what you do to get it back on the road.

thank you sir.this truck has quite a story and maybe once i actually have my hands on it,i may share some of that.you can count on some pictures.i have a thread started in the alternative tinkerings or whatever it's called,with some info on a 1939 Chrysler i'm building.no doubt there will be one on this truck too once it's here and we see what direction we go with it.it's going to be a survivor truck if it's good enough,and i think it is.we'll see??
take care.