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StreetCoupe · 03-13-2010, 11:52 AM

Saw this locally yesterday. I wanted to get some input on the trailering special option. I'm not familiar with it and haven't seen it on a half ton shorty. The body is rough and the asking price is too high ($2500), but it has a lot of great options (big block, tach, buckets, console, trailering special). Take a look and let me know what you think.

68 TT · 03-13-2010, 12:09 PM

The only thing I have seen that on was a quad cab single rear wheel C-30. It said 12,000 lbs GCVW on the emblem. Did you get a close up shot of the emblem to see what the pound rating was on that truck? It looks like it says 10,000 lbs.

I snagged the emblems for my 78 to replace the camper special emblems but I don't know what bin they are in at the moment to get a pic of them.

80SPORT · 03-13-2010, 12:12 PM

Rare truck.....full load short box big block/buckets/tach/rear sport bumper/black paint ....appears to be complete and original other than stereo.
likely a special order or zone display truck.If it was closer I'd buy it to restore.
Is there any history,original order sheets etc with it?

The trailering special was mainly a package that required the dealer to order the truck suitable for towing;included was power steering,hd battery,auto trans on 1/2 tons,hd springs ,v8 motor etc.

**N2TRUX** · 03-13-2010, 12:14 PM

I didn't realize it was optional on a SWB C10, but it's hard to argue with the SPID. Man I would love to have had this truck in it's prime condition...

**old Rusty C10** · 03-13-2010, 12:37 PM

I dont know what underneath looks like but that doesnt look half bad in the pics compared to some ive seen and owned

79gmcc15 · 03-13-2010, 02:12 PM

Oh what I would do for that badge. lol I have one missing. The t/s is sorta like a heavy half/big 10. It should have a 3/4 springs, tow hitch and maybe a posie, along with what has been said.

givengold · 03-13-2010, 03:08 PM

I have a 77 TS stepside. Big Block, trailer brakes, Silverado, dual batteries. Mine has a bench seat though. I am putting 73 buckets/console in now. I am sure that this was a rare bird in a stepside.

Vixvega · 03-13-2010, 04:28 PM

A "rough body" here in PA. means that you can throw a bowling ball through it and not hit metal.. I wish I had a bay in the garage.

StreetCoupe · 03-13-2010, 05:31 PM

Thanks for all of your input.

68'TT: The pound rating is 10,000.
80'Sport: It is pretty complete. Has headers, the air conditioning is disconnected, but all there in a box. The current owner's friend was the original owner. It was a special order truck. It is also supposed to have a 410 rear end, but I haven't been able to verify that. I have only spoken with the owner over the phone twice, but was able to meet with the son to look at it. I'm unsure if there is any other paper work at this time. I will keep you posted.
Givengold: Do you have any pics?
Vixvega: It's not quite that bad, but the pictures hide a lot, the bed being the worst of it.

Thanks again for all the info. You've all been a great help. Currently the owner said he would take $2200. I still haven't driven it yet, but I will keep you posted.

turbo350 · 03-13-2010, 06:48 PM

Never seen the Trailering Special option on a half ton until now. My old '77 was a t/s but was a 3/4 ton.

USSkoval · 03-13-2010, 07:07 PM

Wow, cool truck! I think that the amount of great options makes it worth the asking price, and it doesn't appear to be too rusty.

Also, I think I have seen just as many 1/2 ton trailering specials as I have in the heavier trucks. The package was available on Blazers and Suburbans too.

ElGracho · 03-13-2010, 08:56 PM

My 82 Jimmy is a trailering special with the 6.2 diesel. I sure would hate to tow more than a jet ski or a snowmobile with it...

80SPORT · 03-14-2010, 08:27 PM

If you are looking at the truck you can sometimes find a build sheet stuck to the underneath of the seat ....this will list all the build info...

bigblock79 · 03-14-2010, 10:53 PM

its the same truck as my mama had her was a 77 with out the buckets im buliding a clone of hers u know what is funny is last year i hadher vin numbers run and its still rester in her name the dealer she sold it to has never sold it if he has it was sold to a nother dealer

raws67 · 03-15-2010, 12:30 AM

Even if you have to change sheetmetal that truck is going to be worth it. Just look at those options what a great find!

mingoman · 03-15-2010, 07:08 AM

I like it! I've got a '77 lwb, but it hasn't got the factory tach like that one. It's really hard to beat old big block trucks. Hope you can work out a deal on it.

BIG10 · 03-15-2010, 11:50 AM

Do it! Do it! You'll probably never see another optioned that way. What I wouldn't give. . . .

68 TT · 03-15-2010, 12:01 PM

That is a rare truck with a ton of great options. I would buy it in a heartbeat for $2500.

This will be one of those vehicles you will wish you would have bought all your life if you don't get it.

Keith Seymore · 03-15-2010, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68 TT

That is a rare truck with a ton of great options. I would buy it in a heartbeat for $2500.

This will be one of those vehicles you will wish you would have bought all your life if you don't get it.

I agree - that was my first thought.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80SPORT

...likely a special order or zone display truck....

...probably ordered by an old hot rodder -

The only thing is those buckets. You can only take one person with you, which sort of limits the fun on race trips or beach weekends.

K

03-13-2010, 11:52 AM	#1
StreetCoupe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Monroe, MI Posts: 47	76' Trailering Special Saw this locally yesterday. I wanted to get some input on the trailering special option. I'm not familiar with it and haven't seen it on a half ton shorty. The body is rough and the asking price is too high ($2500), but it has a lot of great options (big block, tach, buckets, console, trailering special). Take a look and let me know what you think. Attached Images

03-13-2010, 12:09 PM	#2
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: 76' Trailering Special The only thing I have seen that on was a quad cab single rear wheel C-30. It said 12,000 lbs GCVW on the emblem. Did you get a close up shot of the emblem to see what the pound rating was on that truck? It looks like it says 10,000 lbs. I snagged the emblems for my 78 to replace the camper special emblems but I don't know what bin they are in at the moment to get a pic of them. __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars Last edited by 68 TT; 03-13-2010 at 12:10 PM.

03-13-2010, 12:12 PM	#3
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: 76' Trailering Special Rare truck.....full load short box big block/buckets/tach/rear sport bumper/black paint ....appears to be complete and original other than stereo. likely a special order or zone display truck.If it was closer I'd buy it to restore. Is there any history,original order sheets etc with it? The trailering special was mainly a package that required the dealer to order the truck suitable for towing;included was power steering,hd battery,auto trans on 1/2 tons,hd springs ,v8 motor etc.

03-13-2010, 12:14 PM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: 76' Trailering Special I didn't realize it was optional on a SWB C10, but it's hard to argue with the SPID. Man I would love to have had this truck in it's prime condition... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

03-13-2010, 12:37 PM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: 76' Trailering Special I dont know what underneath looks like but that doesnt look half bad in the pics compared to some ive seen and owned __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-13-2010, 02:12 PM	#6
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: 76' Trailering Special Oh what I would do for that badge. lol I have one missing. The t/s is sorta like a heavy half/big 10. It should have a 3/4 springs, tow hitch and maybe a posie, along with what has been said. __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby

03-13-2010, 03:08 PM	#7
givengold Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 194	Re: 76' Trailering Special I have a 77 TS stepside. Big Block, trailer brakes, Silverado, dual batteries. Mine has a bench seat though. I am putting 73 buckets/console in now. I am sure that this was a rare bird in a stepside.

03-13-2010, 04:28 PM	#8
Vixvega Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fogelsville, Pa. Posts: 68	Re: 76' Trailering Special A "rough body" here in PA. means that you can throw a bowling ball through it and not hit metal.. I wish I had a bay in the garage.

03-13-2010, 05:31 PM	#9
StreetCoupe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Monroe, MI Posts: 47	Re: 76' Trailering Special Thanks for all of your input. 68'TT: The pound rating is 10,000. 80'Sport: It is pretty complete. Has headers, the air conditioning is disconnected, but all there in a box. The current owner's friend was the original owner. It was a special order truck. It is also supposed to have a 410 rear end, but I haven't been able to verify that. I have only spoken with the owner over the phone twice, but was able to meet with the son to look at it. I'm unsure if there is any other paper work at this time. I will keep you posted. Givengold: Do you have any pics? Vixvega: It's not quite that bad, but the pictures hide a lot, the bed being the worst of it. Thanks again for all the info. You've all been a great help. Currently the owner said he would take $2200. I still haven't driven it yet, but I will keep you posted.

03-13-2010, 06:48 PM	#10
turbo350 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 316	Re: 76' Trailering Special Never seen the Trailering Special option on a half ton until now. My old '77 was a t/s but was a 3/4 ton.

03-13-2010, 07:07 PM	#11
USSkoval Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Jefferson, OH Posts: 999	Re: 76' Trailering Special Wow, cool truck! I think that the amount of great options makes it worth the asking price, and it doesn't appear to be too rusty. Also, I think I have seen just as many 1/2 ton trailering specials as I have in the heavier trucks. The package was available on Blazers and Suburbans too.

03-13-2010, 08:56 PM	#12
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Re: 76' Trailering Special My 82 Jimmy is a trailering special with the 6.2 diesel. I sure would hate to tow more than a jet ski or a snowmobile with it... __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

03-14-2010, 08:27 PM	#13
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: 76' Trailering Special If you are looking at the truck you can sometimes find a build sheet stuck to the underneath of the seat ....this will list all the build info...

03-14-2010, 10:53 PM	#14
bigblock79 67 Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 836	Re: 76' Trailering Special its the same truck as my mama had her was a 77 with out the buckets im buliding a clone of hers u know what is funny is last year i hadher vin numbers run and its still rester in her name the dealer she sold it to has never sold it if he has it was sold to a nother dealer __________________ 1967 Chevy stepside 1976 BIG DOOLEY 454 turbo 400 4:11

03-15-2010, 12:30 AM	#15
raws67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lemoore ca Posts: 126	Re: 76' Trailering Special Even if you have to change sheetmetal that truck is going to be worth it. Just look at those options what a great find!



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03-15-2010, 07:08 AM	#16
mingoman Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Miss Co Arkansas Posts: 679	Re: 76' Trailering Special I like it! I've got a '77 lwb, but it hasn't got the factory tach like that one. It's really hard to beat old big block trucks. Hope you can work out a deal on it. __________________ 76/77/78 Cheyenne 1997 K3500 454 soon to be 496

03-15-2010, 11:50 AM	#17
BIG10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 314	Re: 76' Trailering Special Do it! Do it! You'll probably never see another optioned that way. What I wouldn't give. . . . __________________ Jay 1978 Big 10 Silverado, 355 + 700R4 + 3.42 + factory tach + A/C + dual tanks + working cruise control = awesome highway cruiser.

03-15-2010, 12:01 PM	#18
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: 76' Trailering Special That is a rare truck with a ton of great options. I would buy it in a heartbeat for $2500. This will be one of those vehicles you will wish you would have bought all your life if you don't get it. __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars

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