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**1774btcrew** · 10-13-2015, 12:47 AM

I do a lot of driving and stumbled upon a 1980 4x4 Sport. I don't know if it is for sale but it is sitting. I noticed the front bumper first then saw it had the sport hood emblem. This is the second one that I have found locally that sitting

**1774btcrew** · 10-13-2015, 01:03 AM

Here is the 79.

72shorbox · 10-13-2015, 03:36 PM

The '79 reminds me of the old Fly-N-Hi Stepside from back in the eighties. I might have to dig out some old pictures and compare the two. With the extra side mirror it would appear that it was once a very tall truck.

**1774btcrew** · 10-13-2015, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 72shorbox

The '79 reminds me of the old Fly-N-Hi Stepside from back in the eighties. I might have to dig out some old pictures and compare the two. With the extra side mirror it would appear that it was once a very tall truck.

It could be the Fly-N-Hi truck. I do live in Phoenix. It definitely was a show truck at one point!

80SPORT · 10-13-2015, 11:32 PM

The 80 looks good ....would not be hard to put it back to factory.
I have a 2wd in the same color with original paint.

**1774btcrew** · 10-14-2015, 12:32 AM

I wish it was a fleetside. I would have already tried to buy it

72shorbox · 10-14-2015, 12:48 AM

not the fly-n-hi truck but a similar paint job, the fly-n-hi truck had an orange cab and a white bed. I sometimes wonder what happened to all these big trucks that were covered with chrome. i think some of them are sitting in garages somewhere waiting to be rediscovered.

**1774btcrew** · 10-14-2015, 12:55 AM

Have any pics of the Fly N hi truck?

kalbert · 10-14-2015, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 72shorbox

not the fly-n-hi truck but a similar paint job, the fly-n-hi truck had an orange cab and a white bed. I sometimes wonder what happened to all these big trucks that were covered with chrome. i think some of them are sitting in garages somewhere waiting to be rediscovered.

Me too... I secretly hope those tilt nose, dump box, 6 tube show bar, 8 shocks/corner, chromed everything monsters have a comeback.

72shorbox · 10-14-2015, 04:42 PM

The pictures I have of the fly-n-hi truck are when it was being worked on so you cannot see the front end it was in the shop. They are on film so I will have to scan them into the computer, I'll scan and post them when I get a chance. It was a pretty neat truck circa 1985.

**1774btcrew** · 10-14-2015, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 72shorbox

The pictures I have of the fly-n-hi truck are when it was being worked on so you cannot see the front end it was in the shop. They are on film so I will have to scan them into the computer, I'll scan and post them when I get a chance. It was a pretty neat truck circa 1985.

Very cool! I actually have had some friends that worked there over the years but not in the 80s

Misled · 10-14-2015, 09:26 PM

I want it...

Chaplain · 10-15-2015, 02:14 AM

Nice finds... I wonder what year was the truck they used in the Rockford Files (James Garner)?

72shorbox · 10-15-2015, 04:34 PM

Chaplin, Rockford Files truck was a 1975 GMC K1500 Sierra Classic. I believe it was his dads truck.

Chaplain · 10-15-2015, 07:57 PM

Yep I remember that particular truck but in addition to the Firebird there was also a 4x4 step side featured...I think.

Chaplain · 10-15-2015, 10:57 PM

There was indeed a step side in CHIPS. I thought I had made a mistake by thinking about that truck. However, in one or some of the later Rockford Files, there actually was a step side truck.

10-13-2015, 12:47 AM	#1
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,597	Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside I do a lot of driving and stumbled upon a 1980 4x4 Sport. I don't know if it is for sale but it is sitting. I noticed the front bumper first then saw it had the sport hood emblem. This is the second one that I have found locally that sitting __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck. Last edited by 1774btcrew; 10-13-2015 at 12:53 AM.

10-13-2015, 01:03 AM	#2
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,597	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside Here is the 79. __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

10-13-2015, 03:36 PM	#3
72shorbox Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, ut Posts: 63	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside The '79 reminds me of the old Fly-N-Hi Stepside from back in the eighties. I might have to dig out some old pictures and compare the two. With the extra side mirror it would appear that it was once a very tall truck.

10-13-2015, 11:32 PM	#5
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside The 80 looks good ....would not be hard to put it back to factory. I have a 2wd in the same color with original paint. Attached Images

10-14-2015, 12:32 AM	#6
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,597	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside I wish it was a fleetside. I would have already tried to buy it __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

10-14-2015, 12:48 AM	#7
72shorbox Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, ut Posts: 63	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside not the fly-n-hi truck but a similar paint job, the fly-n-hi truck had an orange cab and a white bed. I sometimes wonder what happened to all these big trucks that were covered with chrome. i think some of them are sitting in garages somewhere waiting to be rediscovered.

10-14-2015, 12:55 AM	#8
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,597	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside Have any pics of the Fly N hi truck? __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

10-14-2015, 04:42 PM	#10
72shorbox Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, ut Posts: 63	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside The pictures I have of the fly-n-hi truck are when it was being worked on so you cannot see the front end it was in the shop. They are on film so I will have to scan them into the computer, I'll scan and post them when I get a chance. It was a pretty neat truck circa 1985.

10-14-2015, 09:26 PM	#12
Misled Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nashport, OH Posts: 549	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside I want it...

10-15-2015, 02:14 AM	#13
Chaplain Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: TN Posts: 294	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside Nice finds... I wonder what year was the truck they used in the Rockford Files (James Garner)?

10-15-2015, 04:34 PM	#14
72shorbox Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, ut Posts: 63	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside Chaplin, Rockford Files truck was a 1975 GMC K1500 Sierra Classic. I believe it was his dads truck. Attached Images

10-15-2015, 07:57 PM	#15
Chaplain Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: TN Posts: 294	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside Yep I remember that particular truck but in addition to the Firebird there was also a 4x4 step side featured...I think.

10-15-2015, 10:57 PM	#16
Chaplain Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: TN Posts: 294	Re: Found a 1980 Sport 4x4 stepside There was indeed a step side in CHIPS. I thought I had made a mistake by thinking about that truck. However, in one or some of the later Rockford Files, there actually was a step side truck.

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