Re: Vinyl Tops
When these truck were new, GM's Chevrolet division created a tow truck from a '67 with an SS-inspired grille. It was yellow, with a black vinyl top, as I recall. I have a B&W pic, but not one in color.
Anyway, in the late Sixties and early Seventies, dolling up a vehicle could be done with various vinyl top material, port-holes in rear pillars of sedans, pin-striping, etc. When the Gummint said we needed to re-forumulate the horsepower numbers, lowered compression ratios (in light of the Arab Oil Embargo), all sorts of fru-fru and fluff came out of the woodworks to make our vehicles look different, if they couldn't run better.
But, the vinyl top option, that began in the early Sixties (1963) would naturally gravitate to some truck owners wanting to keep up with the times.
Here's a pic of that GM design studio rig. It was called the Golden Cameo. You might Google that and see what else you can find. The top doesn't show very well.
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