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Anybody know of any odd options that were available on these trucks? I've seen pictures of ones that came with A-Pillar spotlights, and a guy I work with told me that tow hooks were an option. What was available for these that would be considered odd?

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3 speed manual with overdrive, power takeoff on rear of transfer case on at least a 67, probaly 67-70.

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ejection seat

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That one’s the shiz. :lol:

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Saw "high energy delete" on a '73 Cheyenne Super K10 I had. Originally a red/white 2-tone with air, HD shocks, cab lights, and 454/TH350.

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Factory Corvette engine - rare but very desirable.

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RPO V60 foot operated tire pump.

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I see those on CL all the time. Everybody seems to have one.:rolleyes:

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My 70 GMC with 350 came with valve cover decals....Invader 350

They deteriorated but I actually found repos a few years ago.

What is that? Invader 350 ??

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That's a real thing. It's what they called the engine on the GMC side, IIRC.

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Thanks Steeveedee ....

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I worked on and off for a couple of Chevy dealers from '70 until '72. I tried to get a Nova with an LT-1, but they wouldn't go for it. It could have been done, the boss knew what to put on the order. Think just how rare that would have been.

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I have often wondered how tough it would be to get one of the special order cars back then. I see these cars on Barrett Jackson and such. So somebody did it. For example, station wagons with a big block and a four speed, or some other unusual combinations.

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Just in case any of the newer board members didn't get it- the Corvette comment was a joke. As Fleetside Paul said, there have been a lot of guys who claimed to have one, but not one has ever been documented. It's kind of a running joke around here.

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Legend has it. ;)

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Yup, it's on the order sheet, so it's possible. You want rare? One could order a Cadillac Calais coupe with a 4 speed. If any were actually purchased, I wonder how many are left?

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Here is a pdf <-click of the order criteria for all the light trucks (of 1970).
Needless to say dealers or specialty truck outfitters (L.E., Military, etc.) could have added equipment.
Go by the pdf and you'll see some interesting stuff (but no corvette engines :crazy:).

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I've got one I could sell you. :lol::lol: And it's got chrome valve covers on it..That makes it go faster.:lol::lol:

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So did the Corvette engines come with a 3/4 cam? :lol:

I joke... But my 70 C-10 came stock with "RED paint", 307, 3 on the tree, no radio, no PS, no cig lighter, no AC.... but had "BLUE interior".

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I wouldn't say Weird options but - Factory GM 8 track, Cruise Control.

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Let's not confuse factory options with GM accessories. The pillar mount spot lamp was an accessory. The tow hooks were a regular option. Not odd at all, butnot an option most got.

And example of an odd option in my mind would be like Slomotion's '68 C/20 cab & chassis with dual rear wheel option with coil rear suspension. Not odd, but adds to the uniqueness of the truck was the factory flatbed added to all that. There are rare options and there are odd options. I consider this odd to go through specially outfitting a 3/4t to have the dual wheels and a flatbed while not upgrading the rear suspension to leaf when you could just buy a 1t with heavier frame and suspension.

There aren't really any options I'd consider odd (that I can think of), more like odd combos. That is where my interests lay with these trucks.

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We had a saying when I was younger, "If it don't go, chrome it!"

Yeah, what's going to open and close the valves for the other two cylinders?

Also, we had some weird combinations like a red truck with a blue interior near the end of the model year in '71. I asked the new car sales manager what that was about, and he said they were just working down the inventory, using what was on hand. It was just pushed to the dealer, it wasn't ordered by anyone.

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Another know it all anal-ysis

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This truck always struck me as odd. I saw it at Pomona. It was claimed to be all original and it looked it.

It had the upper trim, but no lower trim. I've never seen that before.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...00/no_trim.jpg

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My '69 came that way.

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I've seen that upper only. Strange but true.

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One pretty rare option seems to be the shoulder belts...which I guess just had not caught on back in that era.
...I wouldn't mind a set of those.

Coley

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You mean the types with two belt buckles? My truck had them but my FiL removed the shoulder straps. That made it handy when I went to 3-point seat belts from LMC. Nothing on the SPID about it, though.

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I parted this one out many years ago. It did have spot lights, and the seats were the sport style but with the plain jane covers on them. I can't remember if we determined these were factory spotlights or the options were for something else. I thought the HD buckets seats were the wide metal back ones.

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my 72 k20 was yellow with green interior, also has the manual throttle knob on the dash

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Uncommon rpo K81 62 amp alternator. Doesn't even look like the normal one.

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mine has that rare corvette 327.. with 4 bolt mains....I did not know it was rare. everybody else has one.

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Legend lives next door to me.. And yep, he has one... :lol:

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Now those look cool!

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My medium olive '71 K10 shorty had the upper trim only...just like that.

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My 72 C20 came with factory dual heavy duty batteries. I haven't seen many others with that option

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My 71 shortbed 1/2 ton 2wd came with the 250 with an oil bath air filter and a t350 auto. No other spid options but it had an under dash air conditioner dealer installed

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those are the Leece neville alternators?

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They are delco alternators. Part number 1117767. The one on the right is new in the gm box. Available between 64 and 69 I think.

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I worked as a mechanic for 25 years and never saw one. Don't know if that makes it weird, or just really rare.