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Old 09-06-2010, 10:21 AM   #1
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longhorn options

getting started on dads 71'longhorn....it has a altimeter mounted at the rear view mirror,could this have been a factory option? any info is welcome.
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Old 09-06-2010, 02:40 PM   #2
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Re: longhorn options

They're longer, not taller.....

Military folks frequently are able to procure items and use them in a way that is not the original usage.

But, someone with a Longhorn who was hauling a cab-over camper, pulling a camper or whatever may be like that, may have wanted one to know at what altitude they were as they traveled through the mountains...for instance.

But, I don't recall seen an altimeter listed as an option in any of my '69 dealer books.
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Old 09-06-2010, 03:16 PM   #3
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Re: longhorn options

Interesting!
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Old 09-07-2010, 12:45 PM   #4
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Re: longhorn options

I have not seen any, but there are allot of after marker accesories in Longhorns, like electrical hook ups and brace brackets and so on. One that I have found and still have is a in bed spare tire mount. Found it on a C/30 Longhorn out of El Centro Cali.
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Old 09-09-2010, 03:02 PM   #5
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Re: longhorn options

the altimeter is not a stock item... not stock in a GM car/truck anywyas.
The in bed spare... that IS a stock piece. Or it was an avalible option anywyas.
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