A 50 Y.O. Vehicle without rust is going to be rare. But fifty years ago would be 1976, primitive emmision controls. So make it at least 60 Y.O., now you can find that Ford, Mopar, or GM pickup store keep in a controlled storage facility for 50 weeks per year when not in use.
You still have the problem, how do you get to that vehicle.
I still don’t understand Bing needing a second vehicle that he drives to with his primary large vehicle that can haul three weeks worth of supplies.
How do you store a car properly at that cabin in the woods? Remember the rules the OP set?
Oh gosh, that was you!
Does it need to be a museum quality car? Why not park in an ordinary garage, carport or driveway? I park in the back yard.
Airport shuttle, your friend, your daughter, bicycle.
Some people own two properties. Some keep a spare vehicle in an airport hangar.
Years ago, my mother had a mobile home for use during the winter. She was not wealthy.
Cabin in the woods? How about Arizona, New Mexico or Costa Rica?
The wonderful90s came up with climate controlled storage. Bing stated he needed to drive a vehicle to his second vehicle because he wanted to bring three weeks supply with him from his home base.
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Sweet rides!!! 
Love those generation Chargers and Dusters…
I had a 66 Galaxie 500 too. And the gas tank rusted out along the bottom seam and started leaking while I was on a winter cross country trip (Dec 71). A guy at a gas station suggested that I get a bar of soap and rub it along the rusted seam and it would stop leaking. I didn’t believe him, but it was just after an ice storm, in the middle of nowhere and a bar of soap cost less than a quarter back then. I did it and it worked. Got back to California with it, took it to the hobby shop and cleaned and soldered the leaking seam. It never leaked again.
I had a tank leak in onebof my rivieras. The sand an salt somehow accumulated on the top and rusted it out. Just aboroblem when i would fill up. I ordered a new tank that went cross country a couple times before landing in minnesota but solved the problem. Think it was about $150. The guy that put it in wrecked my float but thats another issue.
Unfortunately its true! They are not as fast, nor do they get the fuel economy, nor as good in a crash, nor have whiz bang gadgets but they were honest automobiles that you could depend on and if they did break they were generally cheap to fix.
We reached the peak of reliable automobiles in the mid 00s I believe.
A cabin in the woods is an example of a remote location.
Make that “can be”. It is possible to have a cabin in the woods near a metropolitan area.
So wait a minute
“They are not as fast, nor do they get the fuel economy, nor as good in a crash, nor have whiz bang gadgets but they were honest automobiles that you could depend on and if they did break they were generally cheap to fix.”
So even though they were worse in every category except “cheap to fix”, would you consider buying one of these cars today?
“I loved my Hubby and children but he saved so much on his 1980’s Pinto that the fiery rear end crash that killed my family was completely understandable.”
Really? So instead of spending a couple of bucks on a modern (2000’s) vehicle you’re willing to “spend the wheel” on antique technology?
No one is talking about buying a pinto even though they were good cars once recall was done. People are getting sick of 8 and 10 speed transmissions that cost 8g to replace.
People are tired of having to reprogram the vehicle when you replace the battery.
People are driving older vehicles longer because the affordability is out of reach for many with newer vehicles. The cost to keep the new clunkers on the road is just as bad as the price of admission.
Give me a GMT800 with a 4l60e!!!
That truck is a steal for only $3k. I assume that sold in a New York minute!
That particular truck would be a lot harder to get through a smog inspection in my area, as it would have to pass a dyno tailpipe emissions test
I see that it says recently passed emissions
I’d be curious to see if it barely passed, or sailed right through
A 3/4-ton long bed truck is overlooked by the hotrod people, the reason certain trucks are priced accordingly.
Yeah im a little grumpy tonight but just thought i think some of you are a little biased when it comes to what you consider old, not maintained, in favor of all the new bells and software.
My daily ride was 16 years old and in oerfect shape. We dont have testing but no doubt it would have passed anyway. Our first car was ten years old. My daily before that was 20 years old. And yeah we did buy a new one but i never had a major accident with any if them and never at all felt unsafe driving. There really is little actual difference between new features and 15 year old features. A 40 year old pinto is a bad example as would be my 59 pontiac or vw. Of course there have been improvements but ya dont have to have brand new for safety. A few features like back up alarms and cameras comebin handy but the driver is the biggest safety feature.
But made with much improved materials that last considerably longer.
