Thank you for your response to my ad. Due to the overwhelming response, I have decided to write a reply to send to everyone that I hope will answer your questions!
The original owner of the truck was Ron Jon, of Ron Jon’s Surf shop. He used the truck as his surf truck for twenty years from 75-95’. He sold it to an auto body mechanic in Evergreen who bought it for his son. The son did not want it, so he sold it to the owner of Sky Country antiques in Evergreen. I bought it from him in Oct of 2006. The body is in near perfect condition. I started to notice a couple of rust spots in the past couple months - One on the hood and one on the passenger door jam. The interior is in perfect condition. There is a crack on the windshield that did not show up in the photos. The radio stopped working, but I think it is a loose wire and the A/C does not work.
In Feb of 2007, I had to have the engine rebuilt. I threw a rod. I bought the truck as my winter truck so it was not driven regularly until I lost my job in September of 2007 and used it as my primary transportation since October.
In October, I had the oil changed. They added 7 quarts of oil. And about a month ago, I threw a rod again. According to Havana Machine, who built the engine and where it is now, one connecting rod has to be crank ground, and the engine has to be reconditioned and cleaned. The odometer does not work, so I am not sure of the mileage on the new engine. The original engine had 118,900.
If you are interested, I can provide the phone number and address of Havana Machine so you may have your questions answered.
I just got a job where I will be doing a lot of driving and need something fuel efficient and reliable.
I am a single mom who fell in love with this truck, but is not a mechanic. I originally paid $11,500 and the engine cost about $7,000 to rebuild.
Please make an offer based on the information I have provided.
Lastly, I have been trying to sell it since I lost my job last year. I got a fraudulent cashier’s check, which resulted in my bank kicking me out. As a result, I will only accept cash.
Please contact me at 720-891-3323 if you need further information. Again, I am not mechanically savvy, so I may not know but I will try to find out for you.
Thanks,
Irene
body with rust issues shiny paint and a non running engine
................no one cares if ron-john was an owner; probably not good as it was used as a "surf truck" so I imagine it has been around a lot of salt........forget the shiny new paint, that is a big strike against it IMO; many of us have been bitten in the past by shiny paint covering a lot of bondo, fiberglass and rust cancer to the point the vehicle is a total loss; would prefer one with original faded paint; about 1500-1700$ max and after going through it personally; my 0.02
