Desert Fox, Chevy Sport, and Sun Tiger

[bigblock73]

OK, here is a quick preview of some of the stuff I got this weekend, and will add to 73-87.com this week. Hope you enjoy them.

[ElGracho]

Very cool Jeff, I can't wait to see it all.

[N2TRUX]

Man I love that stuff. I would love to find a mint Chevy Sport...

[smashingchuck]

they actually made that convertible from the factory? I generally do not like convertible trucks, but a factory 78 covert is pretty cool!

[bigblock73]

Originally Posted by smashingchuck

they actually made that convertible from the factory? I generally do not like convertible trucks, but a factory 78 covert is pretty cool!

No, it was made by a different company...I just thought the brochure was cool, along with all the wacky 70's options you could get to go with it.

[streetstar]

Who would have thought the 70's would ever be cool again

Any of those rides would be righteous head turners today, but were laughed at 15 years ago

[Malo83]

Originally Posted by streetstar

Who would have thought the 70's would ever be cool again

Any of those rides would be righteous head turners today, but were laughed at 15 years ago

Back in the day I saw a couple of those convertibles which at the time was slick, but those square graphics on the other trucks never did anything for me then and now

[bigblock73]

OK, got everything posted on 73-87.com. Take a peek and let me knw what you think

Desert Fox
http://www.73-87.com/Special_Editions/Desert_Fox.htm

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

Sun Tiger conversion
http://www.73-87.com/7387info/7387misc.htm

[canadianc-10]

i remember my grandfather bringing a desert fox home for a few weeks. he was salesman at gm dealer for over 45 years. all i remember about it is that it was blue, the stripes and the rollbar. never have seen another one.

[ElGracho]

If it was a Desert Fox, it doesn't seem like it would be blue. The order forms on Jeff's site say you have to order a buckskin exterior and they add the stripes to that. Was it a Chevy Sport or Street Coupe maybe?

Originally Posted by canadianc-10

i remember my grandfather bringing a desert fox home for a few weeks. he was salesman at gm dealer for over 45 years. all i remember about it is that it was blue, the stripes and the rollbar. never have seen another one.

[Misled]

BigBlock73,
Please, please, oh please.....if you ever come across another 78 Chevy Sport brochure, let me know......

I still have the PH7 wheels and hood ornament from my Mom's.....

Thanks,

Misled

[edman87]

I am ashamed to say this, but a buddy parted out a late 70s sport a few years back. It had been used as a work truck by his brother, but was in surprisingly good shape. IIRC, the trans blew and they swapped the motor to another truck along with some body panels.
Also, did the sport go thru around 84? I know of 2, 1 step, 1 fleet that were both 84 I think and both were black with some red striping that seemed to be factory. I tried to buy the stepper at 1 time, dude that had it was a pill head and poured 5 gals of water in the gas tank and left it sit for 2-3 years before he finally sent it to a shop to get it running again. Man, that was a pretty truck, a few scratches on the fenders but otherwise mint. This was around 96 or so.
The fleetside was owned by a buddy of mine who thouroughly went through the truck and made it very nice but later got in a bind and let it and a sweet 79 z28 go for a song without telling me.
I can't remember on the stepper, but the fleetside was loaded with all power options, he found it missing motor and trans as a theft recovery insurance deal IIRC.

[canadianc-10]

im sure you are right, couldve been a sport too. but since you mention it im sure the roll bar was chrome. was like 30 years ago, i have enuf problems remembering what i was doing an hour ago lol. all i know is i would love to find out whatever happened to it.

[smashingchuck]

those convertibles were made an hour away from where I live! who knew?!

[TexasJeff]

Man I really like that Desert Fox one, those are cool trucks.

[80SPORT]

Last year for the chevy sport/gmc street coupe was 1981.The sport option then moved to the s10 series;I have a factory brochure for a s15 jimmy street coupe but i have never seen one.

[f.monroe]

A few years back there was a 1980 chevy sport stepside locally . Red/Maroon . The truck was a factory bucket seat , tach , electric windows , etc truck . The truck was nice . They started racing the truck , slowly gutted it , made it faster , then started cutting the front suspension out for something lighter , and the truck ended up at the scrap yard . The same guy turned an original 1st gen real Z28 into a dirt track car back in the 80's . At the time I didnt know enough about the truck to try to save it . Frank

[84 400]

wow neat stuff I would sure like to see some running around now a days

[DirtyLarry]

I really want a brush guard like the Desert Fox trucks. I believe it was a Hickey piece. If someone see’s one for sale some where….let me known please!

[babyJay]

Thanks for sharing! Takes me back....

[jchav62]

Very cool stuff! Thanks!

[streetstar]

i looked at a Chevy Sport for sale today!!!

yes it looked good----and yes----- i took a couple of pictures--- and will post tomorrow-- after a long day, i just dont have the energy now

Its for sale too -- but was $5800 and not perfect, so for an okie truck, i thought it was high. The interior looked perfect but the exterior had a couple of hickeys

[streetstar]

Ok -- pics of the Chevy Sport i saw for sale the other day in Davis, OK (in between OKC and the Texas line on I-35). The truck looked cool (not perfect, but i would still enjoy it)

The wheels and tires are kinda generic, as well, it had rust spots showing through the paint behind the rear wheels, but what i could see of the interior through the tint looked tip-top, with the original stereo and everything.

I picked up another '69 driver later that day and thought i would have a tough decision ahead of me until i circled back and saw the asking price for this (5800)

[chev74]

that thing looks pretty sweet to me!

i would really like to stripe out my stepside like the sports...

[84 400]

I like the sport alot but the 1980 sport looks so much like an early 90's dodge front end then again the chev came first so I guess the diodge looks like a chevy