Calling all SPORT fans

[chrismoore701]

Hey guys, I am interested in finding out as much information on the SPORT edition of the square bodies as I can. So lets see some pics, some information and stories of your own. I have owned mine for 15 years and in that time I have only seen 2 other Sports. I am in the middle of a frame off restoration right now. show us what you have got. here are a few pics of mine about 1 year after I bought it, different rims, I will put the rallies back on and a few primer spots. got it with a straight 6, blew a head gasket and dropped a 350 in soon to be changed with a 383.

Chris

[old Rusty C10]

you may want to check out Bigblock73 's web page he has alot of info on some of these specialty trucks

[bigblock73]

http://www.73-87.com/Special_Editions/Chevy_Sport.htm

[chrismoore701]

I have seen his website, very nice. Just looking for more owners out there, lets see what you got

[N2TRUX]

Lots of fans here, but not so many owners. I really like that color combo. Wanna sell it...

[chrismoore701]

NO NO NO I can't sell it, I have wanted to build this truck for 20 years and I am finally doing it

[80SPORT]

I have a 76,79 and 80 Sports ...also a few street coupes.The information I have is they made about 1500 each year;many were wrecked and painted over but I still turn up a couple of new ones each year.

[ElGracho]

Awesome pictures!

[CoyoteCustoms]

Yours looks like it is all still there. I have an 81 that was painted over a few times and someone stripped the logos off. Luckily with the help of the board I am getting alot of the info I needed to finish mine. I got this from 80Sport who is really helping get me the info on my truck. Here is my build thread also.




http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=373422

Jason

[f.monroe]

I kick myself everytime one of these posts comes up . I was in contact with an owner in California a couple years back about an Orange Sport like the one pictured above . It also had a tach, buckets ,and a bigblock . I think it wa all original but I couldnt muster up the extra cash at the time . I wish I had that one .

There is also one rotting away near by but it is pretty far gone .
Frank

[87 STEPPER]

Thats a sweet sport stepper you have there chris.
heres one i came across on the net some where i was lookin 4 a tailgate and he was sellin this one i was lookin 4 it but cant find it now.
Iv got some pic of one like the solid orange one w/white stripes and some like the one in the pics i posted that a guy had 4 sale in memphis when i was there it was a 4x4

[gchemist]

How about a dually? I've seen a Sport package paint on a dually. The dually is abandoned up in the Texas Panhandle. I have a picture of it somewhere, I'll look for it.

[chrismoore701]

Lets keep this going I love the pics and the info. The more we find out the better we are. Thanks again

Chris

[78 Chevyrado]

My old 77 was a sport. It came with a rollbar (lightbar) and lights. the switch for the lights was where normally the dual-tank switch goes. It looked identical to a dual-tank switch except it said "Aux Lights" on it.

[chrismoore701]

Originally Posted by 80SPORT

I have a 76,79 and 80 Sports ...also a few street coupes.The information I have is they made about 1500 each year;many were wrecked and painted over but I still turn up a couple of new ones each year.

you said they made about 1500 sports each year, do you have any documentation on that? and your red truck is an 80? I thought they had square headlights that year. and where did you get your sport license plate? I still have my sport hood badge and plan to reuse it, it is not that bad. I saw years ago someone like LMC offered them, but have not been able to find a new one yet. I think I would use mine anyways, a little better with original stuff

Chris

[80SPORT]

The estimate for numbers built I derived from the information I rcvd from George Zapora at GM Canada;as muscle car collectors know GM Canada documented all units sold in Canada...about 150 Sports were sold in Canada in 1980;Canada usually takes about 10% of production.

These numbers are typical for specialty trucks...I have a 1998 S10 SS and production numbers were 1364 on those.

My red/carmine truck is an 80 and has the correct square lights;the red /black truck is a 79;the colors and lights are correct for the year.

The Sport plate was made by the graphics shop that did the striping;he used the hood ornament lettering as a pattern.

The Chevy Sport hood ornaments turn up on E bay a couple of times a year.....you will of course be bidding against me and the 2 other guys who collect these trucks...and the guy(or girl) from Sweden who seems to bid on every unusual hood ornament.

Alex

[Damien]

I have a couple books at home i can look at. I don't remember the name at the moment, but I remember the guy lives in Iola, WI. It has picks of the orange and white one and the rodeo ad as well as a handfull of others. Not all of the facts in the book are correct, but it has good pictures.

[ChevLoRay]

Was it the Rockford Files that had Jim Garners' dad driving one of them? Or, was it the Six Million Dollar Man? I remember somebody on one of those shows driving one.

What about the GMC Pace Trucks? Were they also Sport trucks?

[Damien]

Chevrolet Pickups 1973-1998 by John Gunnell

Here is the online version

http://books.google.com/books?id=Gm3...age&q=&f=false

[chrismoore701]

great information, now I just need to try to print it out

Chris