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How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
just wondering...Im looking at the factory 1976 brochure and seeing that black was not a color offered on the brochure.... i was wondering how many were built, and being a short bed 454. even less? would anyone out there have production numbers ??
is there such a site? or book? i know gm offer's info on 1977 up. but not 1976. oh well just interested.. seems like a pretty rare truck..? thx for your time.. Dave
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
I can't say that a SWB with a 454 is rare, but I have a 1978 SWB with a 454 and I've never seen another one. I bought mine new in December of 1977 and I know that it was a factory misorder.
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
factory Misorder. interesting. please tell me more
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
I had just restored and sold a 1956 Ford F-100 (big window) and a 1959 El Camino (348 w/tri-power). Then it dawned on me - I'm a firefighter without a pickup. I headed off to the Chevy dealer in Pasadena, CA, who was a fire dept. fleet dealer. They had only one square on the lot that had just been delivered to the dealership. I got a great deal on it. After they prepped it, I picked it up and pulled out of the lot, laying rubber for a city block on Colorado Blvd.
I thought to myself that a SBC had a lot of power. When I got home and looked at the window sticker, I saw that the engine was a 454. I returned to the dealer a couple of days later (Christmas Eve) to pick up the factory floor mats. I asked the fleet salesman what the deal was with my new square. He told me that another firefighter had special ordered a 3/4 ton longbed camper special and the factory screwed up and my new pickup was the result. End of story!
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
My brother had a 76 or 77, factory black, 454 swb truck. Truck was pretty loaded with options. Will try to remember to ask him about it next time I talk to him.
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
please do, thx
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
yote,
I know how detail oriented you go with your builds..very cool!!! I was wondering if you have ever done (maybe for this build) have you tried to retrieve info from the GM archives? I think you send the vin & GM sends all the info on record for the vehicle. |
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
I have a 76 step side 454/400 3.73 posi that my Dad special ordered new.
Its was originally a goldish brown color. I wanted him to get a black one. to replace the black 1972 402/400 3.73 posi stepside that he was selling |
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
I wouldn’t say they’re rare, just not common
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
It's a good possibility that a factory mistake or a misorder would be rare. But the sheer volume of those trucks produced at that time makes it so you kind of have to define the word rare. It's not going to be like ZL1 69 Camaro rare. But unusual for sure, and if black wasn't a color offered, then it would likely have been a special order of some kind or a fleet order. And with the short wheelbase and big motor, there are probably a lot of them that didn't last through the first 5 years. It sure looks like a cool truck. What are your plans?
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Re: How many 76 factory black 454 shorty ??
I agree with the others, uncommon. On the other end of the extreme, a 6 cyl with and automatic was uncommon. Black was always a standard color in the 60's and 70's, but also was uncommon. Roof lights on a 1/2 ton was also uncommon.
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