short bed Beau James?

[bigblock73]

Never knew thay made them in a swb. Or did they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/75-Be...QQcmdZViewItem

Pretty nice truck IMO, I like it.

[1980GMC]

Thats a sweet lookin truck. Although having the nose higher than the end doesnt do anything for me. Was that how it came originally?

[old Rusty C10]

i dont think that is a "real" beau james i dont recall ever seeing a short one ... but ive only seen a few in my day

[ElGracho]

I found one for sale in Portland, Oregon a couple months ago. I looked at the sticker in the glove box and believe it was authentic. They did build short beds for the Beau James.

This truck also decodes as a 454... That would make it the ultimate Beau James...

[GM72K10]

Pretty sure they came short or long, 350s or 454s, very limited production. Checkout http://home.netcom.com/~rvtucker/beaujame.html

[ElGracho]

I have that site linked from my page too. The only thing I don't like is how he says the Beau James has a "3/4 ton frame" The 3/4 and 1/2 ton frames have the exact same part number in the parts catalog. I think he is confused about GMCs being 15s and Chevys being 10s for their 1/2 tons.

[Pyrotechnic]

It probably has the heavy duty chassis equipment option which is more commonly called the Big 10 and Heavy Half. That means 3/4 ton springs, larger rear brakes, double hump cross memeber, and very mininal emissions equipment. I think this is the ultimate package for these trucks.

[86swb]

I noticed he has an antique car tag on the truck.

[toddgf]

yep. She's real boys. I currently own this truck. I have since replaced the American racing wheels with some deep dish wire lace rims to kinda match the factory wire hub caps and tuned the motor a tad. Placed 1st & second in a show today! Truck has original carpet. Door panels. Dash pad. Steering wheel. Floor mats and is numbers matching. Bought it for a song. Had to do a little research myself on the swb versions of beau James. GM production percentages estimate that less than 72 swb big blocks were produced. Go to GT-AG.com to see a few photos.
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[88Jimmy4x4]

Originally Posted by toddgf

yep. She's real boys. I currently own this truck. I have since replaced the American racing wheels with some deep dish wire lace rims to kinda match the factory wire hub caps and tuned the motor a tad. Placed 1st & second in a show today! Truck has original carpet. Door panels. Dash pad. Steering wheel. Floor mats and is numbers matching. Bought it for a song. Had to do a little research myself on the swb versions of beau James. GM production percentages estimate that less than 72 swb big blocks were produced. Go to GT-AG.com to see a few photos.
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nice truck and welcome to the forum

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by toddgf

yep. She's real boys. I currently own this truck. I have since replaced the American racing wheels with some deep dish wire lace rims to kinda match the factory wire hub caps and tuned the motor a tad. Placed 1st & second in a show today! Truck has original carpet. Door panels. Dash pad. Steering wheel. Floor mats and is numbers matching. Bought it for a song. Had to do a little research myself on the swb versions of beau James. GM production percentages estimate that less than 72 swb big blocks were produced. Go to GT-AG.com to see a few photos.
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Welcome to the board.
Very cool truck!

[toddgf]

Thanks. I told you guys the wrong site earlier. The photos are on the GT Ag LLC Facebook page. I will try to post some some on here when I get back to a lap top. I Also have a '77 swb 454. '82 swb 6.2 L Diesel. And a couple of trans ams. (81 pace car. 92 gta)
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[N2TRUX]

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for updating us on this unique truck. We all look forward to more pics and details on your other trucks too.