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1996 GMC Z-71 shortbox regular cab with 25,000 one owner miles of Don Campbell’s., originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.
Low Mileage Used trucks- Todays picture is one Deb just took of me in the driveway next to my old beater pickup. For a 96 it is in near mint condition. It’s always been garage kept and driven in the salt limited days. I bought two of these trucks that looked almost alike and this one was not used much. It has never been wrecked or dented , it is all orginal. It just turned over 25,000 miles. And now that I put a new Delphi fuel pump in it last week it runs like a brand new truck. In fact, people tell me this old truck is a better truck than the new ones. I think the new ones look so plain !! This is still a nice looking old truck. I looked on the internet and couldn’t find any other 1996 Z-71’s with 25,000 miles. We have looked at new trucks but they just look very cheap and very plain. So for now we will just enjoy this old beater . (:>). This truck has never been through a drive through car wash and rarely even a hand car wash. It has been washed at home with a bucket and sponge and it shines ten times more than it did when it was new and it had the factory orange peel.
I do have a Fisher Snowplow for it but you can imagine it has hardly been used either. The last two winters I never hooked it on at all. I never believed these light duty trucks were built for plowing heavy snow. Many of my snowplow friends have proved that many times, ha,ha.
PHILLY STEAK SANDWICHES- Deb is cooking up some fresh philly , steak ,mushroom and cheese sandwiches, YUM !!
PAINT DRYING DAY – Today Deb and I drove to Traverse City and had a fun day goofing off. My workshop is full of fresh painted parts but tomorrow I will move them aside to continue drying and cut out the first parts for the Hitachi Mining Shovel.
HITACHI EX-8000- Tonight I will work more on the 1/12th scale designs and get them done.
RUNNERS WORLD- 47 days of running my morning 5K’s. Just three more days to my next goal of 50 5K’s !!! I am very excited to think I actually become a runner. Of course a mere 50 5k’s doesn’t make me a real runner, it does tell me this old body still has a little life left in it, ha,ha. I still absolutely love running every morning. Maybe entering races won’t be my thing , sounds like over 50% of runners damage their legs, knees , etc. by pushing too hard in events. I have read it is the stress on race day that often causes this.
My 47 morning 5K jogs have been stress free . We will still enter the Florida 5K and the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. in the spring but after that maybe just run for the pure enjoyment of running.
The best advantage of all is Deb and I are starting to get thin again and that is all GOOD !! (:>).
The picture below this one shows another angle of my truck.
Have a great Thurs.
