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That is a cool picture :metal:

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Yes it is.

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This picture was taken somewhere in southern California in early 1973.

I bought that truck new, here in Arkansas.

I sold the truck in 1976, but the little cutie is still hanging with me and letting me buy 67 72 trucks.

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That is a cool pic too. USA 1 on the plate and all.

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oh my, I need a cigarette :smoke:

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I don’t have a smoke, but I do have more pics:

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Did I post this yet? It was when I first got my house in the mid-80s

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From around 1990. My dad's 71 still had the original rockers. My dad wasn't a car show kind of guy, but my mother was, and she won a trophy at every show she entered.

BTW, he sold this truck in 1995 for $8,250. I still don't know why I didn't buy it.

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That's the back yard at Chevrolet Flint Assembly during the 1979 model year. Line 1 was pickups at 60 jobs/hour; Line 2 was Blazer/Suburban at 36 jobs/hour for a combined total of almost a quarter million vehicles per year.

I told the story one time about how vehicles would get lost out there, sometimes to the point that we would re-build a new vehicle with the same content and ship it in place of the original. The lost ones usually turn up at model changeover when production ceases and the repair backlog gets worked down.

I think that photo demonstrates how that might happen.

Here are the rest of the photos taken during that same shoot: http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Assembly%20Line.htm

K

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How things change, then a Camaro in the pics would of excited me, now the trucks do

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A friend of mine bought an 87 Monte Carlo SS in late 1988 at a big dealer. He saw the car on the back of the lot from the Interstate. He asked about it and nobody knew anything about it. They finally found the file on it.

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How about the 1980 model year when the economy tanked? I assume a lot lines were shut down. IMO, Chevy trucks were never the same since then, new era was all bout computers, aerodynamics and lightweight components.

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Lets try and keep on track and post pics of 67-72 GMC :gmc2: and Chevy :chevy: trucks.
Thanks

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That was probably true for passenger cars but was not my experience with trucks.

Through no fault (or planning) of our own we rode a wave of prosperity and growth up through the early 2000's. My theory is that as passenger cars got physically smaller (and less capable/durable) trucks and truck wagons moved in to fill the void.

Profitable truck products bankrolled all of GM up until the unpleasantness of 2008.

K

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My old 69 back in 83

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hahahahha

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Here I am at 6 with my Grandpa's 1970 GMC and one of our ranch helpers. 44 years later and I just brought the truck home to get her going again. Past and present.

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That's really cool to see. Sometimes it's hard to imagine that these old trucks had a whole lifetime of use before they ended up with you if you don't know their history. That's the case with my truck.

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Love the truck and the story nrpolo! I don’t have a vintage pic of my truck but I do have some of its history. I was really lucky to find a bunch of paperwork in my truck. The used car lot I bought it off of didn’t bother to clean it out (or clean it at all for that matter). It was originally ordered by Terminex of San Francisco after it’s duty with them was complete it was sold to a guy who lived on the peninsula. The police report was still in it showing it was stolen and recovered in the early 80s. The ignition is still all bent up from this experience. The owner before me had local resteraunts and used the truck for picking up ingredients at farmers markets and light construction. Not as cool as growing up with it but neat to be able to tie some of the history to it.

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Drive-em, that truck is beautiful! City slicker vs. my country beater.

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I would check the vin, it appears to be a '69, but basically the same as a '70

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1976 Old blue 2 or 3 years after the stretch.

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Found these on my Grand Father's slides. Most are in Mexico where my Dad, Uncles and Pappy traveled to frequently.....1973-1976. Fairly safe in those days! Dad's truck is a 1972 K10 shorty with a 4 speed. I still have it and will start restoring it soon.

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Awesome, and he had the early WARN M8000 power-in only winch and bumper on there too! From a WARN guy...

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He did indeed.....some pos stole that winch from him in the mid 80's when he had it parked at his place of work for a few days. Unfortunately that bumper met it's demise against two elk one year as well....I'd like to replace both at some point.

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I screwed up a few months back, this exact winch/bumper set up was for sale locally on craigslist and I did not buy it... UGH!

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Oh man.....lol. I see them from time to time up here as well.

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Cool thread. I just found it.

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Greentruck....those are some sweets pics!

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Great Pics....pushtrucks for dragsters...brings back memories from the 60's & 70's...Thanks for posting !

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I've got tons more that I've swiped from the internet over the years. I'll weed out the ones that fit in this thread and post them up. Glad you guys liked them.