RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

HarleyHauler · 06-30-2011, 01:44 AM

I was looking at the RPO code list tonight on my '86 GMC 2wd short box and noticed this code: YH4 - Gold Medal Special. I looked at several RPO decoder sites online and none of them reference this code, and it's the only RPO code on my build list that doesn't show up on these sites. The original paint code was 55U Canyon Copper Metallic so I'm pretty sure it's not a secondary paint code.

Does anyone know what this code could be?
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HarleyHauler · 08-02-2011, 03:49 PM

Still hoping someone can provide details on the YH4 - Gold Medal Special paint code. Anyone?

INSIDIOUS '86 · 08-02-2011, 04:09 PM

rpo tag may be from a van? there is a guy on here that worked at the flint plant assembly line, if anybody would know he would

SBTork · 08-02-2011, 05:40 PM

I can say for sure that YH4 is not a paint code. I do not know what it is/was. It's not listed in my GM catalog, and I've never seen something not listed before.

USSkoval · 08-02-2011, 07:52 PM

A while ago on ebay there was a fella selling a bunch of NOS GM emblems from the 80's. He had a bunch of Chevy truck fender badges and dash emblems that were gold rather than the usual brushed/silver finish. IIRC, some had black painted edges and some had red painted edges. I thought about buying some just because I had never seen anything like that before. I'm now guessing those emblems were a part of the YH4 option.

**N2TRUX** · 08-02-2011, 11:22 PM

Contact forum member Keith Seymoor. If anyone on here knows, he will.

80SPORT · 08-02-2011, 11:49 PM

YH4 would be an option package ....the 1976 olympic editions were ZE2

Usually it designated specific color and stripe package ....

GM often used various RPOs for marketing packages/special editions ...they would send out a sheet to the dealers and it would offer a "Special Edition" with certain mandatory options for a package price.

kris's66lwb · 08-03-2011, 03:24 AM

isnt the yh4 a bonanza packae option one of the three or four levels

Keith Seymore · 08-03-2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80SPORT

YH4 would be an option package ....the 1976 olympic editions were ZE2

Usually it designated specific color and stripe package ....

GM often used various RPOs for marketing packages/special editions ...they would send out a sheet to the dealers and it would offer a "Special Edition" with certain mandatory options for a package price.

This is correct.

I have been watching this thread but hadn't responded yet because all of my old option books are back at my office at the Tech Center (I've been in the assembly plant every day).

Next time I'm there I'll check to see if they show this RPO. But - it was pretty typical to pull an RPO and assign colors, stripes or decor against it for a special occasion (like the Olympics, or Bi-centennial, or Indy Pace cars, or whatever).

K

Keith Seymore · 08-03-2011, 10:15 AM

I checked the GM Information Kit for '86 pickups, located in the GM Heritage Center, and there was no mention of YH4.

So -I'm guessing it was a late add.

K

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-h...olet-Truck.pdf

volksworker · 09-23-2011, 12:41 AM

I just picked up a nice 86 Sierra Classic K2500 with the Gold Medal option package......it seems it appeared during the 1984 Olympics and was so popular they kept on for a couple of years. What is it?...... the truck is loaded with every available option including cruise control, intermittent wipers power windows and locks , gauges, 2 tone paint, stereo, power steer and brakes, clock, tint, auto trans and AC.........this one also has 4:10 gears and a locker. This thing is nice with 79k on it......a survivor here in AZ with not a spec of rust. Here is the ad for the package from Flowers GMC in Galveston.

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Site...?img=110167461

lykarock · 07-29-2012, 08:59 AM

Have an original paint 1986 C10 Silverado SWB 2wd. Lists RPO YH4 as; "Super Saver Package". Sure would like to know what this is ??

88Jimmy4x4 · 07-29-2012, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volksworker

Here is the ad for the package from Flowers GMC in Galveston.

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Site...?img=110167461

link no good

stoneguy56 · 07-20-2013, 08:59 AM

yh4 is on my build sheet also and it says ....super saver package.... whatever that means......

Desert1957 · 02-06-2020, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoneguy56

yh4 is on my build sheet also and it says ....super saver package.... whatever that means......

I know this is an OLD thread, still curious what this means. Anybody?

**Palf70Step** · 02-06-2020, 06:47 PM

YH4 is a generic RPO for a seasonal promotional package. They are not locked down and are reused, so there is really no way to know at this point what it was referencing back then.

Keith Seymore · 02-06-2020, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

YH4 is a generic RPO for a seasonal promotional package. They are not locked down and are reused, so there is really no way to know at this point what it was referencing back then.

Well said. This is exactly correct.

K

**Palf70Step** · 02-06-2020, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Well said. This is exactly correct.

K

I got it from you in one of your responses in another post about this few years ago. Glad you're around to give me proper sounding verbiage.

.

06-30-2011, 01:44 AM	#1
HarleyHauler Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 60	RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special I was looking at the RPO code list tonight on my '86 GMC 2wd short box and noticed this code: YH4 - Gold Medal Special. I looked at several RPO decoder sites online and none of them reference this code, and it's the only RPO code on my build list that doesn't show up on these sites. The original paint code was 55U Canyon Copper Metallic so I'm pretty sure it's not a secondary paint code. Does anyone know what this code could be? Posted via Mobile Device

08-02-2011, 03:49 PM	#2
HarleyHauler Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 60	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special Still hoping someone can provide details on the YH4 - Gold Medal Special paint code. Anyone?

08-02-2011, 04:09 PM	#3
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special rpo tag may be from a van? there is a guy on here that worked at the flint plant assembly line, if anybody would know he would __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

08-02-2011, 05:40 PM	#4
SBTork Garage wrench Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaCrosse, WI Posts: 1,855	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special I can say for sure that YH4 is not a paint code. I do not know what it is/was. It's not listed in my GM catalog, and I've never seen something not listed before. __________________ -Adam 90 V1500 GMC Suburban 350/700R4/NP241..... 01 Saturn SL1 stock DD.....

08-02-2011, 07:52 PM	#5
USSkoval Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Jefferson, OH Posts: 999	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special A while ago on ebay there was a fella selling a bunch of NOS GM emblems from the 80's. He had a bunch of Chevy truck fender badges and dash emblems that were gold rather than the usual brushed/silver finish. IIRC, some had black painted edges and some had red painted edges. I thought about buying some just because I had never seen anything like that before. I'm now guessing those emblems were a part of the YH4 option. __________________ -Andy '77 K5 Blazer '78 K10 Shortbed '78 C20 Suburban '79 K30 Crew Cab Dually '84 C10 Short Stepside '88 K20 Suburban

08-02-2011, 11:22 PM	#6
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special Contact forum member Keith Seymoor. If anyone on here knows, he will. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

08-02-2011, 11:49 PM	#7
80SPORT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: red deer alberta Posts: 777	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special YH4 would be an option package ....the 1976 olympic editions were ZE2 Usually it designated specific color and stripe package .... GM often used various RPOs for marketing packages/special editions ...they would send out a sheet to the dealers and it would offer a "Special Edition" with certain mandatory options for a package price.

08-03-2011, 03:24 AM	#8
kris's66lwb resident wrencher Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ramona california Posts: 720	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special isnt the yh4 a bonanza packae option one of the three or four levels

08-03-2011, 10:15 AM	#10
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special I checked the GM Information Kit for '86 pickups, located in the GM Heritage Center, and there was no mention of YH4. So -I'm guessing it was a late add. K http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-h...olet-Truck.pdf __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

09-23-2011, 12:41 AM	#11
volksworker Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special I just picked up a nice 86 Sierra Classic K2500 with the Gold Medal option package......it seems it appeared during the 1984 Olympics and was so popular they kept on for a couple of years. What is it?...... the truck is loaded with every available option including cruise control, intermittent wipers power windows and locks , gauges, 2 tone paint, stereo, power steer and brakes, clock, tint, auto trans and AC.........this one also has 4:10 gears and a locker. This thing is nice with 79k on it......a survivor here in AZ with not a spec of rust. Here is the ad for the package from Flowers GMC in Galveston. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Site...?img=110167461

07-29-2012, 08:59 AM	#12
lykarock Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tillsonburg Ontario Posts: 1	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special Have an original paint 1986 C10 Silverado SWB 2wd. Lists RPO YH4 as; "Super Saver Package". Sure would like to know what this is ??

07-20-2013, 08:59 AM	#14
stoneguy56 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: meshoppen,pa Posts: 38	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special yh4 is on my build sheet also and it says ....super saver package.... whatever that means......

02-06-2020, 06:47 PM	#16
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	Re: RPO code YH4 - Gold Medal Special YH4 is a generic RPO for a seasonal promotional package. They are not locked down and are reused, so there is really no way to know at this point what it was referencing back then. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!



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