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11-07-2011, 10:55 PM
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Canada Trucks in US?
I just purchased a 1970 swb cst with factory bb, tach rear leaf springs and bucket seats. Very unmolested one owner truck that needs rockers and a few cosmetics to be super nice. Drove it 70 miles home at 65-70. Now to my question and yes I will post pictures later after I clean it up some. The title and the vin plate on cab both state made in Canada. Is this unusual? Seems like 1970 CST had said something about a strike in GM that year. Most of the trucks arond here are either Atlanta or Baltimore trucks. This is the first Canada truck I have ever ran across can anyone help?
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11-07-2011, 11:19 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
they didn't strike for the whole year. They still made trucks.
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11-07-2011, 11:28 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
I did not know how long the strike lasted, but it seems rare to find a Canadian built truck in WNC and it had lived here for its entire service life. We are a long way from Canada
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11-07-2011, 11:37 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
all it takes is someone owning it to relocate from the great white north to your neck of the woods.
or when the original owner said he wanted a truck optioned like he wanted, that plant was the only one able to do it at that time for whatever reason or the canadian plant started working major overtime to make up for the slackers on strike and a whole truckload of thucks made the trip to that dealer. |
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11-07-2011, 11:42 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Awesome Harold...you got it!!!
 I'll take the blame if anyone gets mad at ya!!!
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11-08-2011, 12:50 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Ok.....I can wait any longer ...
  
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11-08-2011, 08:07 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Does the horn sound like a snow goose?
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11-08-2011, 01:00 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
How do they sound ??? I need an audio clip to compare with...
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11-08-2011, 01:01 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Pictures this afternoon.
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11-08-2011, 04:35 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Gentleman a lot of vehicles that are built for the USA market are made in Canada. There is something from the 60's called the the North American Auto Pact which let USA built vehicles into Canada with no duties and Canadian made vehicles into the USA with no duties. I know they aren't Chevies but for example all the Crown Vic cop cars you've been looking at in the USA for the last 15/50 years or so have been built at the St. Thomas Ontario plant.
Since 1981 and the advent of the 17 digit serial numbers any serial number that starts with a 1 is built in the USA anything that starts with a 2 is built in Canada and anything that starts with a 3 was built in Mexico. Anything that starts with a 4 or more was built off shore. I'd like to see pics of your truck too!!!!
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11-08-2011, 06:22 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
waiting for some pics...sounds like a good truck
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11-08-2011, 08:58 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Here are the pictures of the Orange truck with vin plate and door jamb tag. I will post some other pics of the fleet it has joined.
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11-08-2011, 09:00 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
more....
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11-08-2011, 09:02 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Nice find on a real nice truck. Was that a word of mouth find or Ebay, Craigslist etc?
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11-08-2011, 09:04 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Here are couple of pictures of the rest....
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11-08-2011, 09:08 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
72 super swb 4x4 and 72 custom deluxe swb 4x4
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11-08-2011, 09:12 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
I knew about the truck but I also got a word of mouth heads up about it being seriously for sale Sat night, called Sunday am and went and made deal Sunday evening. Drove it home last night.
And yes that is another swb 4x4 truck behind dark olive truck, but I think it is sold locally so it doesnt count
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11-08-2011, 09:15 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
geoff...i'm affraid i'm to blame on this one...lol....showed it to him almost two years ago...just wasnt for sale at time belonged to another buddy of mine
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11-08-2011, 09:46 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
She who gets all the swb 4X4.LOL
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11-08-2011, 11:18 PM
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11-09-2011, 12:16 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Im just waiting to sell them all to the both of you
I am done for a while too many to get finished now. I think I have a problem- not enough room.
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11-09-2011, 12:27 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
That thing is awesome!! Is it as clean as it looks? Does the glove box spid have canadian base equip?
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11-09-2011, 06:20 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
That's a great find Harold.
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11-09-2011, 09:48 PM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
The Spid does not mention canadian base equipment, but it starts with Paint and trim first then option numbers instead of like standard US trucks that list options then trim and paint.
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11-10-2011, 03:50 AM
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Re: Canada Trucks in US?
Harold that is an awesome find. I am always on the lookout for a survivor truck like this. Nicely optioned with a great color combo.
So which one of those 72 K/10's is getting an early Christmas present?
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