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Great Thread Thank You Tim. I'm in on this one.!!
Have a few ?'s my self or are they GMC production mysteries? From what I gather some of this stuff is not very consistent? any thing to do with different plants, workers, or parts out of stock? Here are my observations on my 72. I will follow up with my SPID if I can be of help to anyone. 2nd owner well documented build sheet available as well. Bulit in Fremont Ca. Fender Badges c2500/Sierra Dash Bezel Green on Chrome Glove Box Dark Olive to Match Dash and No Badge (Truck is Medium Olive) Rear Fender Badge says "Sierra" only but SPID indicates Sierra Grande? Camper but no camper badging? SPID also indicates CST or Custom (Will have to verify which one)? Brakes and Gas Pedal have Original Chrome borders. Bench Seat Scrolled Vinyl Med Olive Lower Side Molding (Wood Grain) Tailgate Full Trim with Wood Grain and Shiny GMC Step Bumper (Part of the camper option?) Auxilary Tank(ON SPID) Installed Travel Tank Drivers Side Sold at Long Beach California (Anderson GMC I Believe) Nothing to complain about except many questions and no tilt. Again one of the best threads I've read!!! Keep it up!! |
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That sounds right in line with my '72 Sierra. The only Custom I see is the blue vinyl. I see a lot of Sierras saying Sierra Grande on the SPID,but the code is Z84. The step bumper was it's own option. Mine didn't get one,but it did get the camper mirrors. It has a Bardens bumper. Mine's a Freemont truck also.EDIT: Notice I removed the woodgrain door panel inserts to suit my taste.
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I remember some one saying perhaps 0n this site, that since 1972 was the last year for these trucks that they may have installed extra optioons on the truck to use up extra parts. I don't know how true this is but I guess it could be possible.
Keeping the same format with Ed 72s list, here is mine. Built in Oshawa Ontario, Canada Fender Badges c1500/Super Custom Dash Black on Chrome Bright Inserts on Knobs Glove Box Black to Match Dash and No Badge (Truck is Hawaiian Blue / White) SPID indicates Z64 Custom Deluxe Brakes and Gas Pedal have Chrome borders. (Not Consistant with Super Custom) Bench Seat Scrolled Vinyl Parchment with cloth inserts. Upper Side Molding (Option on SPID B85) Lower Side Molding (Wood Grain) (Option on SPID BX2) (Wood Grain is not consistant with Super Custom but looks like it came with it from the factory) Bright Trim on Side Marker Lights (Not consistant with Super Custom) Tailgate Full Trim with Wood Grain and Shiny GMC (Not Consistant with Super Custom) Chrome Front and Rear Bumpers (Not consistant with Super Custom) Sold in Mayorthorp Alberta, Canada at Smyl Pontiac Buick GMC. Perhaps other members could list the trims/options that came with their GMC truck in this format. |
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Le 72,
Is it possible alot of 72's received the inconsistent perks or upgrades as you have noted? What plants gave away, upgraded, used up or substituted parts for that last year? I will have to break mine down the same way and have our experts chime in. Love that we have experts but i think there is enough info and mystic to also bring in the Historians and Forensics people as well. Sounds like your tailgate may have been a bonus but who can help verify??:mm: Now I know who got the vinyl/cloth parchment. A pic would be nice.. |
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that thing is real nice. that shifter is a rare site for me. |
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This may be a contridiction to my earlier post showing dealer literature on the 69 thru 71 Sierra and Sierra Grande models. The chrome bumper is the contridiction. In my first post, literature states the chrome front bumper is included on the sierra, however this 2nd piece of literature states the Sierra Grande includes the chrome front bumper, but not the Sierra? Maybe a dealer communications error or pre production change. Agian, it seems the main purpose of these models was to simplify the ordering of popular options with a Sierra package name from '69 thru '71.For 1972 new rules and trim levels began and this info no longer applies.
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If only these old trucks could talk. Here are a few more pics. Thanks |
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That is interesting. Yet more proof you need to go both by recorded info and actual trucks. I wil say I don't think I've ever seen any Sierra w/o chrome bumpers.
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Take a look at this Super Custom on Ebay (from another post) which the guy claims it is original. It is interesting that it has a chrome front bumper but has no fancy pedals. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI....E:B:SS:CA:1123
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I copied the link wrong in my previous post. Here it is:
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What determines what side marker lights come on our trucks? Does this also determin if you get the chrome around the gas pedal?
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Yes the truck has had at least one paint job in its life. Perhaps this explains the tailgate band was added afterwards as on factory super customs the tailgate was painted body color and the white was just around the GMC embossing. Maybe he got lazy and didn't want to paint the area surrounding the GMC so slapped a tailgate band on it. I have removed the band and there is a GMC embossing underneath but it is all painted blue. Thanks for your help in solving my mysteries. |
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The spid from leh72super1500 looks correct from other canadian ones i have seen. Nice truck by the way!
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Well,the SPID sure looks like it would be original,except the font and layout seemed odd. I'll have to look at Canadian ones differently now. I haven't seen enough to notice have different they could be.
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Thank you all for all you help and comments. I guess this is what is so intriguing about this old truck hobby. We may never know for sure how it was built but it is sure fun for trying to find out. This site is the best for that with all of the combined knowledge out there.
The mystery now deepens with the font style on my SPID. It would be nice to see pictures of other (Canadian??) SPIDs with this font style. Perhaps it could be nailed down to a certain factory or even a certain day of Production. Mine was Oshawa on May 19th 1972. For Ed 72 here is a picture of my parchment interior. Parchment is on seat vinyl with scroll pattern. seat belts, door panels, and sun visors. |
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Another curious thing on your truck is,rather than the band on the tailgate,there would have been the lower trim. Can't tell now,but if it originally had this,the holes would be filled.
I guess Canadian SPIDs list "Custom Deluxe". I've never seen this before. I'm used to seeing Custom Comf & Conv. Also the colors aren't spelled out. It seems Canadian SPIDs are more descriptive. On the Sierra Grande being listed on Z84/Sierra SPIDs...I looked at a YE3/Sierra Grande and the SPID said Sierra Grande Custom. Do all Sierra Grandes say this? |
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Your right about the color description, although on post # 90 of the SPID picture thread there is a SPANISH GOLD listed which is the same as ochre. Yes it is a Canadian SPID. Seems like the Canadian trucks were the odd balls. Thanks |
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Not odd balls,just some things done differently.
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So,did '71 Super Customs with Sierra Grande option group get the woodgrain dash like Chevy Cheyenne Supers?
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Another strange but interesting to say the least detail to those Canadian Trucks. AS the tales unfold |
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This thread is finding it's way to the back pages. As suggested by a few members,is there a way we can show some love for the GMCs and find a place in the FAQ area for this. This thread shows how little details are know about the "original" GM Truck,even by some of our site's most knowledgeable members.
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What was the last year Deluxe GMCs came with painted grilles? '68? |
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