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Post by **mr tibbs** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:37 am

Southern Motor Company

Brand new classic truck with full warranty! $68K

Post by **ttocs** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:13 am

starting at? I am wiling to bet it can go up alot with more wood and chrome but a good lookin truck none-the-less

gridracer · Post by **gridracer** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:27 am

I just saw this truck on powerblock tv about 30 mins ago awesome truck and being a 2010 is cool you get all the old style combined with the comfort and quality of a new vehicle.

Post by **mr tibbs** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:14 am

gridracer wrote:I just saw this truck on powerblock tv about 30 mins ago awesome truck and being a 2010 is cool you get all the old style combined with the comfort and quality of a new vehicle.

That's where I saw it also!

It looks great and is a great idea but $68,000??!! DAMN!!!

The more I think about it, if I am spending this kind of money I might as well get one of these!! Toyota Icon

jbob0124 · Post by **jbob0124** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:25 am

I could think of alot more to waste 68k on, although it is a nice looking truck.

ZTwenty8SSR · Post by **ZTwenty8SSR** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:58 pm

It lookr really cool but I had to laugh when I read this on their site.

http://www.southernmotorcompany.com/story/
What We Ended Up With

Imagine a limited production street rod with the safety and serviceability of a standard vehicle and at half the cost of a typical restoration, not to mention the blood, sweat and tears. That is the Southern 358.

I do not see any restoration on a pickup costing 136,000 $.

gridracer · Post by **gridracer** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:15 pm

ZTwenty8SSR wrote:It lookr really cool but I had to laugh when I read this on their site.

http://www.southernmotorcompany.com/story/
What We Ended Up With

Imagine a limited production street rod with the safety and serviceability of a standard vehicle and at half the cost of a typical restoration, not to mention the blood, sweat and tears. That is the Southern 358.

I do not see any restoration on a pickup costing 136,000 $.

If you're not doing the work and paying for it to be restored it will cost close to that.

ZTwenty8SSR · Post by **ZTwenty8SSR** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:30 pm

maybe 136k to restore a classic ferrarri but 136k for a 55 chevy pickup that would be insane.
If it really cost that much to restore one I would think that is what they would charge for their truck they would be losing money at 68k.

gridracer · Post by **gridracer** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:45 pm

BTW that $68000 MSRP is minus engine/tranny those are extra.

ZTwenty8SSR · Post by **ZTwenty8SSR** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:48 pm

They are insane.

Post by **stipud** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:48 pm

Every time I go and look at old cars, I go on a nerdy rant about how I wish there was a car company that would buck the "nu-retro" car trend and just make beautiful CLASSIC looking cars with modern appointments and comfort. Not this watered down modern-retro stuff that all the car companies are doing today. Boriiiing.

That era Chevy truck has always been my favorite classic car. This is sooo close to my dream becoming a reality, but it's too posh for me. $68k... and that's without a motor! That kinda misses the spirit of the truck in my heart. I want cheap and bare bones! Priced and specced similar to normal cars on the market.