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1979 Chevy, Chevrolet, Luv Pickup In Excellent Condition With Low Miles on 2040-cars

Year:1979 Mileage:41200
Location:

Winona, Minnesota, United States

Winona, Minnesota, United States
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I have for sale an unmodified and un-restored 1979 Chevy LUV pickup with 41XXX miles. It is in amazing and unbelievable condition, particularly so when considering that it is a totally rust-free vehicle from Minnesota. The body is nearly perfect with no damage and only superficial storage blemishes to the non-original but OEM color paint. The cab and box interiors, under hood and under truck are factory original paint and there is no evidence of repair other than freshening the paint, which was done prior to 10/2008. The truck was also rust proofed, (Ziebart) by the original owner. The appearance of the protectant looks newly applied even though it is 35 years old and is apparent in photos of the engine compartment. The mechanicals look nearly showroom fresh. The original paint application in the engine compartment and underbody is still beautiful as are the appearance of the aluminum and electroplated parts and accessories. Photos of the rear brakes clearly show the marvelous condition of the original assemblies. Even the bias ply tires are in super condition! The truck runs and drives wonderfully.

            It does have power steering, power brakes and an automatic transmission but it is otherwise a very basic vehicle. There is no AC, power locks, cruise or ANY sound system. You can see in the photos the radio delete dash and the antennae plug in the passenger front fender. But, it is unmolested and is ready for any changes you may see fit to install.

There are several things that I did to prepare this uncommon classic for sale. It’s had a full tune-up and all points lube. All fluids are fresh within less than 100 miles. The rear axle got a new pinion seal with Mobil 1 synthetic gear lube. The three-speed automatic transmission got a new filter and fluid flush with standard Dexron ATF. The sweet running 1.8L four cylinder has also has a new filter and Mobil 10W-40 oil. The cooling system was flushed and has new 50/50 mix Peak coolant. The rear bumper was sandblasted and powder coated. The original interior vinyl trim was replaced with quality custom fabric and trim.

There are several items to mention. The front bumper has dent right above the license plate and the opening to the driver side of the plate has been distorted. These areas can be viewed in my photos. Also, the recoil mechanism for the driver side seatbelt is broken. I have been looking for a replacement but I have not been able to find the correct color yet. Finally there is also a crack in the dash pad. Additional photos can be found on my photobucket album. Please contact me for the link

I feel it’s important to sell a quality product as I feel it is a representation of me personally so I took the truck to a local auto dealership for inspection. The possible weeping coolant and fuel lines will be addressed very quickly. The inspection was eagerly done at No Charge because NO ONE at the dealership had ever seen a LUV this nice! I have not asked the dealer for reference but my service advisor for Dahl Automotive in Winona, MN, 507/452-4080 was Toby Thompson. He seemed very enthusiastic to bring in the vehicle and may be receptive to inquiries.


On Mar-28-14 at 04:15:43 PDT, seller added the following information:

A couple things I forgot. I installed new muffler and tailpipe. Also, I was going to post the reports from Dahl Automotive but I posted too many pics and apparently I can't switch them now. If you want to see them contact me and I'll email copies. The only points noted were weeping from upper radiator hose and similar weeping where a rubber fuel line connects at the fuel pump.

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