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Odd Option Combos
I was looking at a '72 (I think) on eBay a minute ago. It had Posi, Tilt, Tach, and Cheyenne equipment on the option sheet, and may have been a CST, I don't remember. It did NOT, however, have A/C. I thought this was an odd combo. I'm guessing it was either a cold weather rig (would explain the posi, too), or the original owner new he would NEVER have the top on in the summer, so he saved the expense.
What strange option combinations have you seen? Can you think of what the reasoning would be behind them?
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I have a CST blazer, well 2 actually, and neither one has tilt
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Re: Odd Option Combos
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I have the original window sticker from my 72 Blazer. Here are some of the prices,
A/C $410.00 350 $43.00 Removable top $313.00 Skid plate $51.00 Turbo hydra-matic $236.00 Power steering $144.00 Rear seat $121.00 Full wheels covers $29.00 And a few other options, but those were the best.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
Thats so funny. $43 for a V8, but $121 for a seat!
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Re: Odd Option Combos
Yes, they were. I have never seen one though.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
My CST doesn't have A/C either. I check it out, and that's a rare combo.
I don't think that tilt was offered for 69-72 blazers. Brian |
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Re: Odd Option Combos
A/C was a separate option, so it would not be too uncommon to find a truck like that. Way less vehicles got A/C in '72 than they do nowadays. Back when these trucks were new, hardly anyone took the tops off or ran a soft top.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
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Re: Odd Option Combos
You could get a tilt wheel in 71 & 72 blazer's
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I have a 71 cst with no air and no PS(I have since installed) I drove that thing for years with monster tires and with a drink in one hand and a burger in the other. I think now how did I do that. anyway here in Northern Virginia I saw many blazers in the 70's without tops on. No one was smart enough to get a soft top. I remember when I wanted a soft top for my blazer in 1981 it took a national search they just weren't that many around
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I saw a bare bones '70 chevy 3/4 ton at the bone yard, but the glovebox decal said it came with chrome door guards.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I still think a 250 6 banger with A/C and a 3spd manual is an oddity. A/C was $500 to $750 I believe and a 350V8 was $44. Someone is so cheap that they couldn't pop for $44 to get a V8, or even $42 for a 307V8. Someone really had to love the gas economy of the 6 and still wanted the cooling a/c.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
My 71 cst has no a/c and no tilt
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Re: Odd Option Combos
My last 72 had tilt.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
My 72 CST also has tilt and air. What is odd about mine is the middle seat in place of the console. The option sticker doesn't mention it. Could be a dealer install?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=120032
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Re: Odd Option Combos
My 72 Blazer (just got it!) is a not a CST but has 350, auto, ps, pb, and a/c. I think there is a misconception about CST Blazers and Cheyenne Supers. Most of the major options could be ordered on any model truck and were not specific to a certain model, like Cheyenne for instance. I have talked to people at car shows that will tell you that Cheyenne Supers or CST Blazers automatically came equipped with tilt, tach, buckets, a/c, etc... As a "myth buster", I found a totally stock Cheyenne Super at a salvage yard and is was equipped with a base V8 (307), automatic, manual steering, manual brakes, and no a/c (I kept the glovebox door with the service decal).
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Re: Odd Option Combos
Wow learn something new everyday, I never knew that they came without tops, who would have known that it was an option to have atop
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Re: Odd Option Combos
I remember Going with my dad back in 72 when we went to look for ours. Here in the washington DC metro area we had tons of car dealerships even in the 70's. Most of the dealers here only had a limited number of trucks. I personally think most of these trucks were ordered. So if you are going to order one you might as well get what you want. Thats partly why I think you see so many odd combos on these trucks
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Re: Odd Option Combos
They were sold w/o tops or any passenger seats.Kinda puts the evolution of SUVs in perspective.
Doesn`t look like the price of a top has changed all that much. I had a`71 CST that didn`t have l/o hubs,but it had a posi rear.
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Re: Odd Option Combos
Back in the day i think you could order your truck or k5 just the way you wanted it. Nowadays if you option x...you have to buy package z...
I like the old way better. I noticed on that picy of the glove box rpo listing decal there was a aux battery listed...yet another rarity that is hard to find. DW
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