Where to find cheap first gen?

[GO 4LO]

Where's the best place to find a cheap first gen Cummins 4x4 (prefer reg. cab 250 or 350)? I don't mind a rough exterior, or wrecked sheetmetal - just looking for a tow truck for my Jeeps. Where is the best place to look? I've been sifting through Autotrader and the TDR classifieds for awhile now with no real luck. Thanks.
Chris

[400Magnum]

There are a few first gen's listed here.

http://dieselram.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

Scroll down the page to the Classified Ads section, and then below that is the listing for the first gen trucks.

Good Luck! Hope this helps.

[GO 4LO]

Thanks, 400Magnum! I'll check it out.
Chris

[340king]

I am pretty well aquainted with my local dealership. They steered me onto a '91 W250 regular cab truck. It needed a bunch of work and the owner decided to sell it instead of putting more money into it. I stole it!! $850. By the time I get done parting the thing out I should be $250 to $400 ahead and have the engine, the 4 new tires that were on the truck and 3.55 gears. I sold the transmission back to the dealership for $300. They needed some parts off of it for a relative of the owner. New parts were $1200. I am going to advertise the dually stake bed with the drop down 5th wheel ball and receiver hitch for $500. I also have the NP205 transfer case ready for shipment and am looking for $200 out of it. I have the master cylinder and booster sold, the grille, etc.

I say this to show that it does happen. Like a friend of mine said, "Even a blind dog finds a bone every now and then!"

[GO 4LO]

Wow! Let me know if they get another one like that!!!
Chris

[ScottnCincinnati]

you can try the auto auctions, I see you are in cincinnati too, try the Reading auto auction. a few months ago I was there and saw about 15 Dodges up for sell. 2 were diesels, a '97 went for 12,000 and a '94 had went for 7,200 it had been a work truck but the '97 was really nice. they didn't really have any older trucks but for those prices most people could settle for a newer one alot of the gassers were goin for $,3000-$5,000 my ins. agent bought a 97 2500 5.9 auto 4x4 75,000 miles for $3,200(needed a tranny). the Rams were selling cheap, the Dodges aren't very hot sellers so if they do sell they usually go cheap there.

[GO 4LO]

Thanks, Scott - I actually hadn't even checked there yet. I figured online would have better prices due to more people. I'll check tonight, though - thanks!
Chris

[340king]

The current offering from the local dealer is a mid 90's truck with a blown up V-10. The mechanic thought the guy was wanting to sell the truck without fixing it. I don't know what the guy was asking. The mechanic thought about $6,000. I thought about a quick swap or rebuild and sell job, but I don't have my shop setup for that at this time. Actually, I am working out of my home garage on most of my projects right now(14' by 44'). I am building a 40' by 54' garage/shop with a heated floor. It is going to be up by March/April. Then projects like this can be accomplished during the winter months.