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bkrawler · 04-12-2008, 06:15 AM

Gentlemen. This is my first time to post here on this forum. I have been a long time admirer of the 67-72 chevy trucks. I purchased my first 72 about 6 months ago. It was a Lwb 72 cheyenne super. Original 402 truck unmolested and bought from the original owner, an old timer who used it as his daily drivin grocery getter. Long story short I had to sell the truck. I am in the market once again and every body I talk to seems to be a professional on the 67-72 chevy truck although stories often conflict. I am very interested in a particular truck. I have already decided to buy the truck but would like to know what i am getting. The guy I am buying the truck is telling me that it is a cheyenne super but the sticker with the options reads custom sport truck which is another option.Anybody care to share some light.Thanks. By the way this is one of if not the best sight ive been to. Though this is my first time to post ive been on yalls sight more times than i can count. Sorry about the length.Keep it short from here out.

71swb4x4 · 04-12-2008, 06:20 AM

Welcome to the board.

I don't know the answer, but more info might help whoever does. What year is the truck? Do you have any pictures of the option label?

bkrawler · 04-12-2008, 06:27 AM

Thanks . The truck is a 71 swb. Its a lot more together than i would have liked. I dont have any pics at the moment but will after sun. The original motor was pulled and a 454 took its place. The truck has been stripped of upper and lower moldings and does not have fact. tilt or tach. All and all I was looking for more of a builder but the truck has all original metal and is straight and solid.

drivethechevy · 04-12-2008, 06:30 AM

welcome to the board
do u have any piics of the truck and the spid label?

bkrawler · 04-12-2008, 06:43 AM

I do but how do i get them from my email to here

dan42 · 04-12-2008, 06:53 AM

Check this out - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=209103

Longhorn Man · 04-12-2008, 06:58 AM

67 - 70, the package was called CST, in 71, they chainged the same option to Cheyenne. Many SPIDs were still typed out as CST... much like many SPIDs said 396 engine in 70 - 72, even though they never built another 396 after oct of 69.
Now, IF it is a SUPER... then there would be an additional code in there... Y something or another... I can't remember it off the top of my head.
So from what you are saying... it IS a Cheyenne... but might not be a super.

bkrawler · 04-12-2008, 07:06 AM

Thanks longhorn. Where would this code be on the spid? Is it in the option number where custom sport truck reads.Thanks

71swb4x4 · 04-12-2008, 07:08 AM

If you email the SPID picture to me I can post it on here in the morning. I will PM you my email address.

streetstar · 04-12-2008, 08:43 AM

The Cheyenne Super did not necessarily have a tilt or tach-- many were big blocks but not all.

Sounds like a cool truck, but i wouldnt get too roped into the "Cheyenne Super" BS if the truck has a stripped body and a 454. It sounds like the victim of a "semi-custom" paint job or something.

A 454 can run great, but its not a 400 (or 402, or 396) ---- so in my mind, a 454 is not a positive if the truck is being advertised as a "Super"

--- Now, i will say that there are a lot of trucks out there that look great with no chrome, but the Cheyenne Super thing puts it in resto or at the least resto-mod territory,. The owner should not ask a premium for the "Super" thing at all if half the things that made it a Super are gone is all i'm sayin ---- but if its a fair price for a nice truck otherwise, let your heart be your guide.

**El Jay** · 04-12-2008, 08:57 AM

All I can say is ."Welcome aboard! And have fun!"

Bishops Trucks · 04-12-2008, 10:13 AM

Welcome to the site. Lets see pics of your ride.

**special-K** · 04-12-2008, 01:19 PM

It could say Custom Sport Truck on the SPID in`71 and be a Cheyenne.The code is the numbers on line with the option.I suppose it could also be a "Super".Does it still have the factory woodgrain dash bezel or glovebox trim?Has the seat been recovered or is it original houndstooth?

04-12-2008, 06:15 AM	#1
bkrawler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tomball Tx Posts: 4	Super or not so Super Gentlemen. This is my first time to post here on this forum. I have been a long time admirer of the 67-72 chevy trucks. I purchased my first 72 about 6 months ago. It was a Lwb 72 cheyenne super. Original 402 truck unmolested and bought from the original owner, an old timer who used it as his daily drivin grocery getter. Long story short I had to sell the truck. I am in the market once again and every body I talk to seems to be a professional on the 67-72 chevy truck although stories often conflict. I am very interested in a particular truck. I have already decided to buy the truck but would like to know what i am getting. The guy I am buying the truck is telling me that it is a cheyenne super but the sticker with the options reads custom sport truck which is another option.Anybody care to share some light.Thanks. By the way this is one of if not the best sight ive been to. Though this is my first time to post ive been on yalls sight more times than i can count. Sorry about the length.Keep it short from here out.

04-12-2008, 06:20 AM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Super or not so Super Welcome to the board. I don't know the answer, but more info might help whoever does. What year is the truck? Do you have any pictures of the option label? __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

04-12-2008, 06:27 AM	#3
bkrawler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tomball Tx Posts: 4	Re: Super or not so Super Thanks . The truck is a 71 swb. Its a lot more together than i would have liked. I dont have any pics at the moment but will after sun. The original motor was pulled and a 454 took its place. The truck has been stripped of upper and lower moldings and does not have fact. tilt or tach. All and all I was looking for more of a builder but the truck has all original metal and is straight and solid.

04-12-2008, 06:30 AM	#4
drivethechevy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo MN Posts: 606	Re: Super or not so Super welcome to the board do u have any piics of the truck and the spid label? __________________ Trial and Error, its expensive but its a mistake i most likely wont make again 1971 chevy k10 custom deluxe http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=341257 1968 chevy k/10 fleet http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334731 1948 desoto custom coupe fluid drive(family heirloom)

04-12-2008, 06:43 AM	#5
bkrawler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tomball Tx Posts: 4	Re: Super or not so Super I do but how do i get them from my email to here

04-12-2008, 06:53 AM	#6
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Super or not so Super Check this out - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=209103 __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

04-12-2008, 06:58 AM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Super or not so Super 67 - 70, the package was called CST, in 71, they chainged the same option to Cheyenne. Many SPIDs were still typed out as CST... much like many SPIDs said 396 engine in 70 - 72, even though they never built another 396 after oct of 69. Now, IF it is a SUPER... then there would be an additional code in there... Y something or another... I can't remember it off the top of my head. So from what you are saying... it IS a Cheyenne... but might not be a super.

04-12-2008, 07:06 AM	#8
bkrawler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tomball Tx Posts: 4	Re: Super or not so Super Thanks longhorn. Where would this code be on the spid? Is it in the option number where custom sport truck reads.Thanks

04-12-2008, 07:08 AM	#9
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Super or not so Super If you email the SPID picture to me I can post it on here in the morning. I will PM you my email address. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

04-12-2008, 08:43 AM	#10
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: Super or not so Super The Cheyenne Super did not necessarily have a tilt or tach-- many were big blocks but not all. Sounds like a cool truck, but i wouldnt get too roped into the "Cheyenne Super" BS if the truck has a stripped body and a 454. It sounds like the victim of a "semi-custom" paint job or something. A 454 can run great, but its not a 400 (or 402, or 396) ---- so in my mind, a 454 is not a positive if the truck is being advertised as a "Super" --- Now, i will say that there are a lot of trucks out there that look great with no chrome, but the Cheyenne Super thing puts it in resto or at the least resto-mod territory,. The owner should not ask a premium for the "Super" thing at all if half the things that made it a Super are gone is all i'm sayin ---- but if its a fair price for a nice truck otherwise, let your heart be your guide. __________________ Are you retired too? Nonsense! I'm in my prime Last edited by streetstar; 04-12-2008 at 08:44 AM.

04-12-2008, 08:57 AM	#11
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Super or not so Super All I can say is ."Welcome aboard! And have fun!" __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

04-12-2008, 10:13 AM	#12
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04-12-2008, 01:19 PM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Super or not so Super It could say Custom Sport Truck on the SPID in`71 and be a Cheyenne.The code is the numbers on line with the option.I suppose it could also be a "Super".Does it still have the factory woodgrain dash bezel or glovebox trim?Has the seat been recovered or is it original houndstooth? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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