Do you have a 1972 Plaid Blazer/Jimmy?

[DeadheadNM]

One more.

[Chulisohombre]

Nice highlander sococ10. Plan on there being more than just rockers needing repair once they cut them off. I needed floors and floor brace and inner rockers with some rocker tortion box repair. I really need to replace the tortion boxes now as the repair has failed now too. Rust gets everywhere and eats inside out. Good luck on repair and hopefully everything else is solid. When I got mine repaired the first time at a shop it was 300 per side. This last time I did it myself and cost me 40 per side and a wire spool for my welder. It's not super difficult but my truck isn't in as good if shape as yours either. So it didn't need to be perfect. I just wanted it solid again.

[DeadheadNM]

It's worth noting that in addition to the white wheel tubs the front face of the step on the floor pan is painted white on SoCoC10's Highlander - my blue St Louis highlander was as well but I dismissed it as an addition from a prior owner, which I no longer believe to be the case. Here are example pics - anyone with a highlander that has white rear wheel tubs please chime in as we may have have a plant specific variation.

Note white overspray on the retainer spring for the lug wrench.

[DeadheadNM]

Pic of the step face.

[DeadheadNM]

I can't find a good example pic of the white step face on mine but glimpses can be seen on the last two photos here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...36&postcount=4

And this pic shows slight white overspray on the retainer spring like that above:

[DeadheadNM]

The (upside down) smoking gun! Jack decal upon factory white paint.

Two tone OEM Highlander interior.

Thanks Troy.

[DeadheadNM]

Additional documentation pics. Rear carpet strip used on the front - correct on some k5s.

[DeadheadNM]

....note white paint on the top to bedside bracket, some were body color.

[DeadheadNM]

Found a pic from my blue highlander...same white face. Rear carpet strip up front as well.

[mrtoni]

The rust repair estimate must've been very high since it's now listed on eBay for $20000 more but same pictures

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2225726...&ul_noapp=true

[ClassicStyle]

Interesting on the white step face, I took a look at my truck, appears to original paint inside, and mine is body color, you can see the holes for the trim, but otherwise no white

Dark blue and 671 gray plaid highlander built in flint

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by ClassicStyle

Interesting on the white step face, I took a look at my truck, appears to original paint inside, and mine is body color, you can see the holes for the trim, but otherwise no white

Dark blue and 671 gray plaid highlander built in flint

Thanks for checking.

Next step is to try and figure out why some have "two tone" interiors while others do not. The orange blazer above and my blue blazer were built in January and February respectively (1972), both St Louis trucks and neither a promo-pacackage. I'm wondering if the added paint was a plant specific variation and maybe on k5s built before a certain date.

Keep your eyes peeled for other examples.

[ClassicStyle]

I will pay attention in my travels.

I'll have to look at my build date, sequence number is 166648. Order number on the bottom jkg700

Amazing to me the differences between trucks right out of the factory

[aquachong]

First post on here. Trying to figure out exactly how my 1972 Blazer looked from the factory. Wanting to start the process of getting it back to original. It looks like I have an all white exterior, white top with orange Highlander interior. Does anyone have an example of how that interior: seats, trim panels, dash, etc would have looked? Thanks!

1A1110 TINTED GLASS
1H0510 REAR AXLE 3.73 RAT
1M4910 TURBO HYDRA-MATIC*
1P0130 FULL WHEEL COVERS
1U6310 AM PUSH BUTTON RADI
1Z5810 REMOVEABLE TOP-WHITE
152110 WHITE

1AS310 REAR SEAT
1F5110 FRONT AND REAR SHOC
1LS910 350 CID V-8 ENGINE
1N4020 POWER STEERING
1RM1AA H78-15-B ON-OFF ROA
1Z5320 GAGES-AMMETER, OIL,
1Z8410 CHEYENNE EQUIPMENT
168610 CUSTOM TRIM COMBINA

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by aquachong

First post on here. Trying to figure out exactly how my 1972 Blazer looked from the factory. Wanting to start the process of getting it back to original. It looks like I have an all white exterior, white top with orange Highlander interior. Does anyone have an example of how that interior: seats, trim panels, dash, etc would have looked? Thanks!

There are photos of at least one white blazer with orange plaid seats posted on this thread. EDIT: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...6&postcount=35 note black dash pad and steer column. All panels are parchment.

Would be great to see pics of your blazer - post some up when possible. Pete

[DeadheadNM]

Orange with gray plaid example (looks like van font on FM radio dial):

1972 Chevrolet Blazer Highlander - YouTube

[SoCoC10]

Followed me home today...

[DeadheadNM]

More pics please!

[DeadheadNM]

It's an observation that SPIDs from Flint built highlanders state "Custom Trim Combina(tion)" whereas those from St Louis state the color then "...Highlander Pla(id)".

[simicrintz]

Probably answered (1,000 times before!) but since I keep seeing it pop up, how do you tell where your truck was built and why does Flint seem like the place everyone wants theirs to come from?

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by simicrintz

Probably answered (1,000 times before!) but since I keep seeing it pop up, how do you tell where your truck was built and why does Flint seem like the place everyone wants theirs to come from?

Here is a chart one of the board members made. It breaks doesn your serial number with the plant build info.

[DeadheadNM]

Here's another example of a highlander with white interior accents. No SPID to confirm whether or not it's a Saint Louis build but the 2x wall top and use of a rear carpet trim strip up front make it more likely than not.

[simicrintz]

Thank you very much, Already Gone!

[DeadheadNM]

Spid for Blazer I. Post #235 above. Thanks Austinjay

[DeadheadNM]

Hidden highlander on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Chevro...9aPbPs&vxp=mtr