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nicksta43 · 08-13-2010, 05:34 PM

Hello all, I've been looking thru the site for the last couple weeks and I have to say there are some BEAUTIFUL!!! trucks here.

Well I have a question and was hoping that with the wealth of knowledge here someone can help me.

When I was little my dad had a 76' GMC shorty stepside. It was that wonderful seventy's brown color and had three big stripes down the sides that started darker at the top and got lighter near the bottom. It had buckets and a console and a set of cragar S\S's on it. It was loud and mom hated it but dad and I loved it. He affectionately named her "honey bell". It was getting pretty rusty and had holes in the floorboards. He ended up selling it to one of my sister's ex-husbands a couple of years before I got my license and it broke my heart. The last time I saw it he had the ugliest set of white wagon wheels and a big ugly camper top on it. That was back around 93' or so and I haven't seen one like it in years.

So, all these years later I'm trying to remember back as to what model it was. All those hours riding in the passenger seat and I can't remember what it said on the dash.

Does Sierra Grande sound right? My mind keeps telling me it was High sierra classic on the side but I'm pretty sure there was a Grande in there somewhere. Oh yeah it had dual tanks as well. I would love to find one like it but I doubt there are many left. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

*nbpro* · 08-13-2010, 07:06 PM

my 81 is a Sierra Grande
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3086498

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=291276

79gmcc15 · 08-13-2010, 07:39 PM

Did it have power windows/door locks? Did it have carpet? AC? Did it have carpet on the doors? Did it have wood grain trim?

nicksta43 · 08-13-2010, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

Did it have power windows/door locks? Did it have carpet? AC? Did it have carpet on the doors? Did it have wood grain trim?

No power windows or locks, did have carpet and on the doors, it had wood grain trim. If it had A/C it didn't work.

nbpro; The badge on the dash didn't look like that. Could they have changed them between 76 and 81?

nicksta43 · 08-13-2010, 08:02 PM

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...hp?photo=13042

Found this picture, the stripes looked just like this.

80SPORT · 08-13-2010, 08:35 PM

most likely was a sierra grande

the sierra classics had the upper and lower mouldings

it also should not have had the headliner in a sierra grande

nicksta43 · 08-13-2010, 09:47 PM

I think you might be right after doing a google search. I really couldn't find much info about the package though.

Where did the grande model fall in the line up?

Does anyone know of a breakdown of how many where sold or a breakdown of 1/2ton or 3/4ton?

nicksta43 · 08-15-2010, 06:55 PM

Found some info;

"There were some other less common trim packages which overlapped those noted above.* They included the Z77 Chevy Sport/GMC Street Coupe exterior graphics packages that exclusively used the Z62 trim interior appointments with the addition of the floor carpeting and the V22 Deluxe front appearance option, and the BC2 Deluxe instrument cluster.* The Z77 option, which also included N67 Rally wheels as standard, was available only on the 1976 to 1981 Chevy/GMC short bed 1/2 ton pickups.* GMC offered some other interesting limited edition models during the 1975 to 1987 time frame, but I won't get into those here."

from here http://http://www.73-87.com/7387info/7387trimlev.htm

08-13-2010, 05:34 PM	#1
nicksta43 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Temple TX Posts: 24	My memory is failing me Hello all, I've been looking thru the site for the last couple weeks and I have to say there are some BEAUTIFUL!!! trucks here. Well I have a question and was hoping that with the wealth of knowledge here someone can help me. When I was little my dad had a 76' GMC shorty stepside. It was that wonderful seventy's brown color and had three big stripes down the sides that started darker at the top and got lighter near the bottom. It had buckets and a console and a set of cragar S\S's on it. It was loud and mom hated it but dad and I loved it. He affectionately named her "honey bell". It was getting pretty rusty and had holes in the floorboards. He ended up selling it to one of my sister's ex-husbands a couple of years before I got my license and it broke my heart. The last time I saw it he had the ugliest set of white wagon wheels and a big ugly camper top on it. That was back around 93' or so and I haven't seen one like it in years. So, all these years later I'm trying to remember back as to what model it was. All those hours riding in the passenger seat and I can't remember what it said on the dash. Does Sierra Grande sound right? My mind keeps telling me it was High sierra classic on the side but I'm pretty sure there was a Grande in there somewhere. Oh yeah it had dual tanks as well. I would love to find one like it but I doubt there are many left. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Last edited by nicksta43; 08-13-2010 at 05:42 PM. Reason: finish post

08-13-2010, 07:06 PM	#2
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: My memory is failing me my 81 is a Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3086498 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=291276

08-13-2010, 07:39 PM	#3
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: My memory is failing me Did it have power windows/door locks? Did it have carpet? AC? Did it have carpet on the doors? Did it have wood grain trim? __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby

08-13-2010, 08:02 PM	#5
nicksta43 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Temple TX Posts: 24	Re: My memory is failing me http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...hp?photo=13042 Found this picture, the stripes looked just like this.

08-13-2010, 08:35 PM	#6
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: My memory is failing me most likely was a sierra grande the sierra classics had the upper and lower mouldings it also should not have had the headliner in a sierra grande

08-13-2010, 09:47 PM	#7
nicksta43 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Temple TX Posts: 24	Re: My memory is failing me I think you might be right after doing a google search. I really couldn't find much info about the package though. Where did the grande model fall in the line up? Does anyone know of a breakdown of how many where sold or a breakdown of 1/2ton or 3/4ton?

08-15-2010, 06:55 PM	#8
nicksta43 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Temple TX Posts: 24	Re: My memory is failing me Found some info; "There were some other less common trim packages which overlapped those noted above.* They included the Z77 Chevy Sport/GMC Street Coupe exterior graphics packages that exclusively used the Z62 trim interior appointments with the addition of the floor carpeting and the V22 Deluxe front appearance option, and the BC2 Deluxe instrument cluster.* The Z77 option, which also included N67 Rally wheels as standard, was available only on the 1976 to 1981 Chevy/GMC short bed 1/2 ton pickups.* GMC offered some other interesting limited edition models during the 1975 to 1987 time frame, but I won't get into those here." from here http://http://www.73-87.com/7387info/7387trimlev.htm



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