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VTKidder · 08-12-2003, 11:11 AM

I remember a while back someone posted a thread on a Blazer that had one weird paint / sticker scheme. It had brown, orange, gold, etc. stripes all over it, and it was some kind of package. If I remember correctly, there was a pic of the ad posted. I just ran across this K10 on www.cars-on-line.com , and it appears to be the same kind of thing. Anyone know if this is a factory or dealer option, or just someone with one heckuva imagination?

VTKidder · 08-12-2003, 11:12 AM

Pic 2

VTKidder · 08-12-2003, 11:13 AM

Oh....it's listed as a 1970 6-cyl tree-speed, but no other details. Pic 3.

dubie · 08-12-2003, 11:17 AM

Looks like this vintage package

dubie · 08-12-2003, 11:18 AM

page 2 of it

**68Custom** · 08-13-2003, 05:24 PM

yeah those would be the pics i posted awhile back, i have another of a brochure i found awhile after that.... it has more paint schemes, or "mods" as they called them....

Aaron

P.S. sorry for the smaller words and hard to see pics, but its the only one on the net i have found.....

*rickspickuppart* · 08-13-2003, 07:20 PM

I bet no one has ever done a 100% original resto on one of them

1969 GMC · 08-13-2003, 08:02 PM

kinda funny that it has the special decals, but its a stepside...
i remember a Jeep pickup package like that from back in the 70's, it had outlandish (yet good looking) designs like that too, called the Honcho I believe.

Hutch · 08-13-2003, 10:01 PM

VTKidder

That truck just has one of the custom paint schemes that were popular on vans in the late 70's early 80's.
There were quite a few manufactured in the Texas area around that time with names like Classic Vans or Good Times Vans and Executive Conversions.
They also did some trick paint on trucks and sold as a conversion package as a cowboy Cadilliac.
They were not as popular as the conversion vans but a lot were sold.
I had a job delivering those to dealers all over the states.
They are not decals and are not associated with GM.
The one's in the pictures on the brochure's are decals that were offered by GM as special package.

Have fun

72gmcshorty · 08-14-2003, 03:40 AM

What's a 6 cyl TREE-speed? That must be rare?

:p

VTKidder · 08-14-2003, 06:09 AM

The ever so popular 3-on-the-tree......

ZOOMY · 08-14-2003, 06:36 AM

The 6 cylinder, 3 speed short/step was basically a no option, as cheap as you can buy it truck. A lot of states bought them for their highway depts. I think the armed services bought them too. I have one sort of for sale up here in Wi. that was an Arkansas state Hwy truck. $2K or best..........Zoomy

VTKidder · 08-14-2003, 07:49 AM

Zoomy, speaking of a no-option truck, remember a while back when everyone was posting who had the most options on their stickers, and then the least optioned contest came up? I saw a '71 LWB 2WD this week that had 2 options. Vinly black interior and red paint (624 maybe? or is that hugger orange?). Anyway, the sticker had 2 options. Could be the leader.

ChevLoRay · 08-14-2003, 08:00 AM

The paint job, not decals/stickers, is truly a relic, or someone is reliving his/her past.

For those who are old enough to remember, you'll recall when the gov'mint re-rated horsepower ratings for 72 and up, going to SAE net, not gross horsepower ratings. Then, in '73, a number of new body styles were introduced. Add a generous dose of Arab Oil Embargo, and suddenly, we were handed a huge dose of "gotta improve the gas mileage". Enter the Honda CVCC engine and the VW Rabbit, among others.

The only thing left for automotive "interests" was to doll up what we were driving. That's when porthole windows in LTD's showed up, along with a boatload of carlot paint tricks to entice people to buy vehicles that otherwise didn't have any appeal at all. Big cars, full-size trucks and vans just didn't get good gas mileage, so dressing them up was the method of baiting you to come in an buy one.

Actually, that truck looks good, compared to a bunch of what I remember.

67cst · 08-14-2003, 03:18 PM

1969 gmc---took a pic of a honcho in town, no reason other then b/c you mentioned them, they are sweet rigs, this one is pretty solid, 360/ auto, he wants 35 hun bucks, id love it for the winter

cojnit · 08-14-2003, 04:35 PM

pretty sure my truck has the same 2 options, and that is it!

08-12-2003, 11:11 AM	#1
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Limited Edition K10? I remember a while back someone posted a thread on a Blazer that had one weird paint / sticker scheme. It had brown, orange, gold, etc. stripes all over it, and it was some kind of package. If I remember correctly, there was a pic of the ad posted. I just ran across this K10 on www.cars-on-line.com , and it appears to be the same kind of thing. Anyone know if this is a factory or dealer option, or just someone with one heckuva imagination? Attached Images

08-12-2003, 11:12 AM	#2
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Pic 2 Attached Images

08-12-2003, 11:13 AM	#3
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Oh....it's listed as a 1970 6-cyl tree-speed, but no other details. Pic 3. Attached Images

08-12-2003, 11:17 AM	#4
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Looks like this vintage package __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

08-12-2003, 11:18 AM	#5
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	page 2 of it __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

08-13-2003, 05:24 PM	#6
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	yeah those would be the pics i posted awhile back, i have another of a brochure i found awhile after that.... it has more paint schemes, or "mods" as they called them.... Aaron P.S. sorry for the smaller words and hard to see pics, but its the only one on the net i have found..... Attached Images __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed

08-13-2003, 07:20 PM	#7
rickspickuppart Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,284	I bet no one has ever done a 100% original resto on one of them

08-13-2003, 08:02 PM	#8
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	kinda funny that it has the special decals, but its a stepside... i remember a Jeep pickup package like that from back in the 70's, it had outlandish (yet good looking) designs like that too, called the Honcho I believe. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

08-13-2003, 10:01 PM	#9
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,140	VTKidder That truck just has one of the custom paint schemes that were popular on vans in the late 70's early 80's. There were quite a few manufactured in the Texas area around that time with names like Classic Vans or Good Times Vans and Executive Conversions. They also did some trick paint on trucks and sold as a conversion package as a cowboy Cadilliac. They were not as popular as the conversion vans but a lot were sold. I had a job delivering those to dealers all over the states. They are not decals and are not associated with GM. The one's in the pictures on the brochure's are decals that were offered by GM as special package. Have fun __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

08-14-2003, 03:40 AM	#10
72gmcshorty Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Delta, British Columbia Posts: 1,344	What's a 6 cyl TREE-speed? That must be rare? :p __________________ 1992 Gmc 2wd 1972 Chevy Blazer 2wd

08-14-2003, 06:09 AM	#11
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	The ever so popular 3-on-the-tree......

08-14-2003, 06:36 AM	#12
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	6 cyl, 3 spd The 6 cylinder, 3 speed short/step was basically a no option, as cheap as you can buy it truck. A lot of states bought them for their highway depts. I think the armed services bought them too. I have one sort of for sale up here in Wi. that was an Arkansas state Hwy truck. $2K or best..........Zoomy

08-14-2003, 07:49 AM	#13
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	Zoomy, speaking of a no-option truck, remember a while back when everyone was posting who had the most options on their stickers, and then the least optioned contest came up? I saw a '71 LWB 2WD this week that had 2 options. Vinly black interior and red paint (624 maybe? or is that hugger orange?). Anyway, the sticker had 2 options. Could be the leader.

08-14-2003, 08:00 AM	#14
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	The paint job, not decals/stickers, is truly a relic, or someone is reliving his/her past. For those who are old enough to remember, you'll recall when the gov'mint re-rated horsepower ratings for 72 and up, going to SAE net, not gross horsepower ratings. Then, in '73, a number of new body styles were introduced. Add a generous dose of Arab Oil Embargo, and suddenly, we were handed a huge dose of "gotta improve the gas mileage". Enter the Honda CVCC engine and the VW Rabbit, among others. The only thing left for automotive "interests" was to doll up what we were driving. That's when porthole windows in LTD's showed up, along with a boatload of carlot paint tricks to entice people to buy vehicles that otherwise didn't have any appeal at all. Big cars, full-size trucks and vans just didn't get good gas mileage, so dressing them up was the method of baiting you to come in an buy one. Actually, that truck looks good, compared to a bunch of what I remember. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

08-14-2003, 03:18 PM	#15
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	1969 gmc---took a pic of a honcho in town, no reason other then b/c you mentioned them, they are sweet rigs, this one is pretty solid, 360/ auto, he wants 35 hun bucks, id love it for the winter Attached Images __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724



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08-14-2003, 04:35 PM	#16
cojnit Nothing clever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kailua HI Posts: 828	pretty sure my truck has the same 2 options, and that is it! __________________ Got "the Midas Touch!"

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