What yr is what

[TireSmoke420]

the 68 and 69 had different style side markers then the 70-72. the 70-72 were flat and actually had a light bulb in them. the 68-69 have a lil chrome on them and are just a reflector. the only way i can explain how they look is they look like an equals sign = two rectangles on top of each other with a lil strip of chrome around the two. at least my 69 gmc has this style anyways

[tomatocity]

Good reference site, thanks. Looks like 69/70 inner grill was plastic from the factory. The cable throttle sounds like the majority wins. Now I can look for a junkyard 71 & 72 to scavenge one from. All the information I previously had came from this Board. Sure would be nice to have the search function active so we wouldn't have to beat these subjects again and again.

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by bowtier

So, this too may be a dumb question but what about the bowtie on the front of the hood vs. in the middle of the grille? I saw a truck almost like my '71 but the bowtie was centered on the front of the hood.??

67/68 had a bow tie in the grill.
69/70 had it on the hood.
71/72 went bqack to the grill.

What you saw was a 71/72 with a 69/70 grill, and the bow tie was probably removed from the grill.

Originally Posted by tomatocity

I thought the 72 had throttle cable and 67-71 had rod but i am new to these trucks and I am probably wrong.

1971 was the first year for the throttle cable, as per federal guidlines.

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

The 69 and 70 also carried the 396 name badge but they were 402's.

Actually, the big block in 69 was in fact a 396. It was in 70 that they were all 402's.

[68C15]

just when did AC become an option?

[67_C-30]

I had a '67 Custom Cab with factory A/C, so I guess since they began. Another difference is that 67's and 68's have a Choke cable (I don't know if all do) , a smaller ashtray, and the hand operated parking brake.

All 67's had black and silver instrument bezels and glove boxes. 67's had the old style keys also.

My '67 C-30 and C-50 has no rear view mirror and only one sunvisor. You can see pilots for where the screws would go, but no holes.

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by TireSmoke420

the 68 and 69 had different style side markers then the 70-72. the 70-72 were flat and actually had a light bulb in them. the 68-69 have a lil chrome on them and are just a reflector. the only way i can explain how they look is they look like an equals sign = two rectangles on top of each other with a lil strip of chrome around the two. at least my 69 gmc has this style anyways

Actually, the flat style was standard on all models. In 68, it was the only style. 68 and 69, the lights were optional, so they could have been real lights, or just reflectors. The 2 stacked rectangles with the trim came on the CST/Cheyenne model trucks.

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

My '67 C-30 and C-50 has no rear view mirror ...

The rear view mirror was optional on all 10 - 30 trucks untill 70.