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**special-K** · 01-26-2005, 09:53 AM

Harold,that guy and others guilty of such sinful behavior should be hunted down and treated like WW2 Nazis.On a lighter note:I`m buildin` one right now in Mt.Airy,MD.It`s a little known plant,not designated by any letters.

TsgtE662 · 01-26-2005, 11:11 AM

My '70 GMC Sierra lwb bed # 68054 and was built in St. Louis ( Mar '70) and sold here to. The dealership name, where the emblem was, is still imprinted there on the tail gate, and was sold at a dealership in St. Charles, Mo. at some point. (not sure if thats originally sold or later)

I believe the productions numbers atleast for the GMCs started at 50,001 or was this only at certain plants?

My engine, 402, was built in Tonawanda Feb 1970. One head built in Feb '70 the other in Mar '70 according to the stampings.

mrein3 · 01-26-2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 687980chevy

My 68 k10 is a Janesville.Seems like alot of 4x4's come from Janesville. Spent it's life in Minn.till I bought it and brought it to Indiana. Rust is about like the trucks around here.
My serial # is 155474

The 4 wheel drive part of my mutt came from Janesville.

demi · 01-26-2005, 01:43 PM

My 69 was built in Freemont then delivered to Rudolph Chevrolet here in Phoenix.

Robert1970C20rstbukt · 01-26-2005, 07:16 PM

Mine came from St. Louis, Missouri. Been here in my town since it was new.

3 on the tree · 01-26-2005, 07:25 PM

My 70 Blazer came from St. Louis. Sequence #49512. One of approx 11,527 Blazers built that year. Original Paint, NO exterior rust, looks like someone spent the money on undercoating many moons ago. Anyone know a site where I can find out how many 250/3 speed 4WD were made that year. Everyone keeps telling me its rare.

Hunter · 01-26-2005, 08:20 PM

Mine was built in Fremont, CA and delivered to Madison Chevrolet in Scottsdale, AZ. That dealer is no longer there. Anybody out there remember Madison Chevy in Scottsdale??? Hunter

chevydog66 · 01-26-2005, 09:57 PM

My 72 GMC was built is Kansas City.

68w/sbc406 · 01-26-2005, 10:36 PM

my 68 was built in fremont and delivered to AB Smith chevrolet here in portland, and it is still here. rockers dont even need replaced

1972 · 01-26-2005, 11:39 PM

St. Louis, 109697

Gator70 · 01-26-2005, 11:46 PM

I have an original rust free Canadian '70 K15 built in Oshawa in 9/69 #500721

ChebyCheyenne · 01-27-2005, 12:34 AM

flint

raidermanny · 01-27-2005, 01:14 AM

i flew to so-cal last summer to buy my 72 once i got it home i found out it was built here in fremont and used to be a stepside with a 6cyl the fremont plant is now the biggest mall in cali

ale8oneboy · 01-27-2005, 11:16 AM

Great to see a lot of you have information about what dealership your truck came from. Of the top of my head I can't remember this for my truck (other then the used car lot in the middle). My 71' was solid white with a blue trim package from the factory. I'm assuming one of the POs or the used car dealership in the middle attempted to make it two tone. They just sprayed blue in the middle over the factory paint and let it go. When I got the truck from the second owner, the blue had bleached away from the factory paint (which is harder the crap to get off).

bc gman · 01-27-2005, 05:44 PM

71- longhorn from Oshawa I think there were only 316 made

72 CustomCamper · 01-27-2005, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ale8oneboy

Great to see a lot of you have information about what dealership your truck came from.

The reason I know about mine is I get my truck from the original owner,my uncle. He bought the truck while he was a Corvair mechanic for the dealership. Plus he kept all the original paperwork...

Chuck

72MARIO · 01-27-2005, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gator70

I have an original rust free Canadian

I bought a totally rotten 72 original canadian truck.

My 72 was built just south of here in Oshawa too.

ale8oneboy · 01-28-2005, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72 CustomCamper

The reason I know about mine is I get my truck from the original owner,my uncle. He bought the truck while he was a Corvair mechanic for the dealership. Plus he kept all the original paperwork...

Chuck

Wow, just Corvairs? Must have spent a lot of time in the trunk.

Homer says: Mmmm, Canadian Truccck. I mean Mmmm, Canadian Baccccon...

ricochet442 · 01-28-2005, 02:28 PM

mine was built in St.Louis, wish it was from janesville,since this is where i was born and raised.

bluec10 · 01-31-2005, 09:04 PM

My GMC was made in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. I had a neat experience a couple of years ago when I took a tour group through the GM truck plant in Oshawa. Our tour guide was a retired plant worker. He told me he started working at the plant in, get this, 1956. Just imagine all the automotive history this guy saw first hand. There's a really good chance that he worked on my truck. Cool.

tonyj · 02-06-2005, 09:50 PM

Fremont California.... West Coast truck...

1STtimePRo'71 · 02-06-2005, 11:10 PM

Janesville WI. Been in MN its whole life and hardly any rust!

gonebad2 · 02-06-2005, 11:30 PM

Freemont Cali...

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 02-07-2005, 02:44 AM

'68 C/10 Stepside 292 L6 sm465: Fremont.
'67 K/10 Sub 454 V8(not stock) th350/np205 (project): Fremont.
'71 GMC Jimmy K/5 350 V8 sm465/np204: St Louis.
'72 K/5 rolling frame (parts truck-project): Flint.
And BTW I was born in Tarrytown, NY!
Glad to hear Fremont is now a mall. I had heard it became a Toyota plant, and the thought of rice grinders popping out of the same plant that built those rigs turned my guts.

Pop's72 · 02-07-2005, 08:37 AM

Here is some clarification on the Fremont plant:
The plant is still operating, but it produces Corollas, Tacomas (I like how they have the word coma in the name!!), and Vibes. It is a 50/50 joint venture between GM and Toyota:
http://www.nummi.com/vehicles.html
http://www.hoovers.com/nummi/--ID__4...actsheet.xhtml

The plant that is now a mall use to be a Ford plant and it is actually located in Milpitas.
http://www.greatmallbayarea.com/

As for the day of the week the car was made, my dad worked at the Ford plant for a summer and he said you never wanted a car built on Friday because guys would pound a couple beers during lunch to get ready for the weekend.

01-26-2005, 09:53 AM	#51
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Harold,that guy and others guilty of such sinful behavior should be hunted down and treated like WW2 Nazis.On a lighter note:I`m buildin` one right now in Mt.Airy,MD.It`s a little known plant,not designated by any letters. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-26-2005, 11:11 AM	#52
TsgtE662 2A674 Tank Rat Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland Heights, Mo. Posts: 625	My '70 GMC Sierra lwb bed # 68054 and was built in St. Louis ( Mar '70) and sold here to. The dealership name, where the emblem was, is still imprinted there on the tail gate, and was sold at a dealership in St. Charles, Mo. at some point. (not sure if thats originally sold or later) I believe the productions numbers atleast for the GMCs started at 50,001 or was this only at certain plants? My engine, 402, was built in Tonawanda Feb 1970. One head built in Feb '70 the other in Mar '70 according to the stampings. __________________ '92 GMC Sierra, Sportside, 2wd, 350, Black '92 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab 4 x 4, Blue USAFR = 2A674 = Aircraft Fuel Systems Maintenance i.e. Tank Rat Last edited by TsgtE662; 01-26-2005 at 11:15 AM.

01-26-2005, 07:16 PM	#55
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	Mine came from St. Louis, Missouri. Been here in my town since it was new. __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck

01-26-2005, 08:20 PM	#57
Hunter Lovin' Arizona Since 1961 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camp Verde, Arizona Posts: 173	Mine was built in Fremont, CA and delivered to Madison Chevrolet in Scottsdale, AZ. That dealer is no longer there. Anybody out there remember Madison Chevy in Scottsdale??? Hunter __________________ "Religion is like a toothbrush: Everybody should have one, but I don't want yours" - Will Rogers Last edited by Hunter; 01-26-2005 at 08:20 PM. Reason: typo

01-26-2005, 09:57 PM	#58
chevydog66 GM ONLY BABY!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN. Posts: 1,998	My 72 GMC was built is Kansas City. __________________ 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do. 66 Chevelle Malibu 406ci, 573hp, 10.99@121mph 96 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 GMC 1500 Super Custom LS 6.0/4L65 on airride http://www.cardomain.com/ride/707879...mc-c-k-pick-up

01-26-2005, 01:43 PM	#54
demi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 305	My 69 was built in Freemont then delivered to Rudolph Chevrolet here in Phoenix.

01-26-2005, 07:25 PM	#56
3 on the tree Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 392	My 70 Blazer came from St. Louis. Sequence #49512. One of approx 11,527 Blazers built that year. Original Paint, NO exterior rust, looks like someone spent the money on undercoating many moons ago. Anyone know a site where I can find out how many 250/3 speed 4WD were made that year. Everyone keeps telling me its rare.

01-26-2005, 10:36 PM	#59
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	my 68 was built in fremont and delivered to AB Smith chevrolet here in portland, and it is still here. rockers dont even need replaced Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-26-2005, 11:39 PM	#60
1972 Majician Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the Middle Posts: 329	St. Louis, 109697

01-26-2005, 11:46 PM	#61
Gator70 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Turner Valley, Alberta Posts: 91	I have an original rust free Canadian '70 K15 built in Oshawa in 9/69 #500721 __________________ 1970 GMC K15 - Canadian built 2nd Owner truck 68k miles 2014 Denali 1500 6.2L

01-27-2005, 12:34 AM	#62
ChebyCheyenne Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 72	flint __________________ Truck #1: 1972 Chevrolet K20 Cheyenne Custom Camper SB400, TH400, NP205 Truck #2 1967 Chevrolet C10 Custom Sport Truck 327 small journal, TH400

01-27-2005, 01:14 AM	#63
raidermanny Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, Ca Posts: 260	i flew to so-cal last summer to buy my 72 once i got it home i found out it was built here in fremont and used to be a stepside with a 6cyl the fremont plant is now the biggest mall in cali

01-27-2005, 11:16 AM	#64
ale8oneboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pike County, KY Posts: 89	Great to see a lot of you have information about what dealership your truck came from. Of the top of my head I can't remember this for my truck (other then the used car lot in the middle). My 71' was solid white with a blue trim package from the factory. I'm assuming one of the POs or the used car dealership in the middle attempted to make it two tone. They just sprayed blue in the middle over the factory paint and let it go. When I got the truck from the second owner, the blue had bleached away from the factory paint (which is harder the crap to get off). __________________ MEMBER OF THE BUCKET SEAT CLUB (REAL BUCKETS) "Color Me Gone" - Two Lanes of Blacktop

01-27-2005, 05:44 PM	#65
bc gman 71 bb longhorn Join Date: May 2004 Location: Surrey B.C Canada Posts: 170	71- longhorn from Oshawa I think there were only 316 made __________________ 71 2500 Gmc longhorn with a 402 turbo 400. 09 F150 Supercrew 4x4 05 Mazda 6 sport accept that somedays you are the statue and somedays you are the pigeon.

01-28-2005, 02:28 PM	#69
ricochet442 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: southern wisconsin Posts: 29	mine was built in St.Louis, wish it was from janesville,since this is where i was born and raised. __________________ 1972 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4



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01-31-2005, 09:04 PM	#70
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	My GMC was made in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. I had a neat experience a couple of years ago when I took a tour group through the GM truck plant in Oshawa. Our tour guide was a retired plant worker. He told me he started working at the plant in, get this, 1956. Just imagine all the automotive history this guy saw first hand. There's a really good chance that he worked on my truck. Cool. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said. Last edited by bluec10; 01-31-2005 at 09:06 PM.

02-06-2005, 09:50 PM	#71
tonyj Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Lancaster, CA USA Posts: 70	Fremont California.... West Coast truck...

02-06-2005, 11:10 PM	#72
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Janesville WI. Been in MN its whole life and hardly any rust!

02-06-2005, 11:30 PM	#73
gonebad2 Merciless Butcher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CC Nevada Posts: 1,447	Freemont Cali... __________________ Your Bought And Sold....I Got Your Soul!

02-07-2005, 02:44 AM	#74
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,504	'68 C/10 Stepside 292 L6 sm465: Fremont. '67 K/10 Sub 454 V8(not stock) th350/np205 (project): Fremont. '71 GMC Jimmy K/5 350 V8 sm465/np204: St Louis. '72 K/5 rolling frame (parts truck-project): Flint. And BTW I was born in Tarrytown, NY! Glad to hear Fremont is now a mall. I had heard it became a Toyota plant, and the thought of rice grinders popping out of the same plant that built those rigs turned my guts. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

02-07-2005, 08:37 AM	#75
Pop's72 It's ok to stare... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 667	Here is some clarification on the Fremont plant: The plant is still operating, but it produces Corollas, Tacomas (I like how they have the word coma in the name!!), and Vibes. It is a 50/50 joint venture between GM and Toyota: http://www.nummi.com/vehicles.html http://www.hoovers.com/nummi/--ID__4...actsheet.xhtml The plant that is now a mall use to be a Ford plant and it is actually located in Milpitas. http://www.greatmallbayarea.com/ As for the day of the week the car was made, my dad worked at the Ford plant for a summer and he said you never wanted a car built on Friday because guys would pound a couple beers during lunch to get ready for the weekend.

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