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Longhorn Man · 10-25-2007, 05:13 AM

this burb is my second parchment int truck... and there's a couple things that don't match between the two. Maybe some one can tell me why...
Both the Longhorn and the Burb came with the parch int... but the longhorn came with a black plastic mat, yet the burb has brown.
Also, on here, i've seen photos of trucks ith a parch int, and a black dash pad instead of the brown.... anyone able to tell me why?

**Shock_Me** · 10-25-2007, 06:47 AM

I can't tell you why but my Jimmy has a parchment interior and a black dash pad as well. It does have a stock tilt column which was always black I'm told with a black steering wheel. Maybe that has something to do with the black dash pad?
No clue about why the mats would be different though.

Pete

PanelDeland · 10-25-2007, 11:18 AM

I'm not sure but I don't remember ever seeing a parch dash pad.Maybe they didn't make one.It may be like tilts,they only came in black.

BB72CHEVKT · 10-25-2007, 11:19 AM

If parchment is off white then my 72
is parchment with a black dash pad.

Longhorn Man · 10-25-2007, 04:48 PM

I didn't put my complete thoughts down on here last night. it should read;
I've seen photos on here with black dash pads... both of mine came with tan/brown dash pads, and steering columns.

The tilt coment may be onto something. I wonder if the tilt column trucks (yes, all tilts were black) got the black dash pad in the parch (off white) int trucks?

66skylarkpost · 10-25-2007, 05:15 PM

my 72 short step came with parchment interior , door panels and visors .truck in and out is a light green ,the dash pad was a medium green , as was the seat .

**Shock_Me** · 10-26-2007, 06:34 AM

66skylarkpost,

That's one I haven't seen yet. Got any pics of your interior?

Pete

cableguy0 · 10-26-2007, 06:54 AM

my 72 had parchment interior visors seat belts and door panels were parchment. the dash pad was black as was the carpet non tilt truck body color was originally green with white top

**special-K** · 10-26-2007, 08:06 AM

I think by`72 and,maybe,`71 black dash pads and steering wheels took over from sandlewood.I know`70s came with sandlewood pad and steering wheel.A tilt truck would have black.
Let`s not even get a/c outlet colors involved.

66skylarkpost · 10-26-2007, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shock_Me

66skylarkpost,

That's one I haven't seen yet. Got any pics of your interior?

Pete

ive since changed the door panels and visors to black , but i do still have them.it still has the parchment belts .the seat ive put in a later model ,the seat had a green and black houndstooth pattern . the column has ben changed , so i dont know about that . but the dash pads never been changed . the truck was a special order for the us forestry service .

bouncytruck · 10-26-2007, 11:39 AM

My 72 Blazer has parchment interior, the dash pad, top of the dash, column and steering wheel are Sandalwood.

exbbcoach · 10-26-2007, 12:23 PM

My 72 came with parchment interior. The dash and carpet were also a lighter color. By the time I got the truck it was so dirty I really couldn't say the exact color. It is a Cheyenne, but had woodgrain instrument cluster and door panels and outside lower trim. The glovebox was painted.

Coach

sameyrasmea72 · 10-26-2007, 12:33 PM

Sounds like there is no rhyme or rhythm to it. Most parchment trucks I have seen have had a black dash pad. Most of the seat belts have been black too, but sometimes they are parchment as well. Like Special-K said the A/C outlets and the glove box door are another story. On some parchment truck the are color coded to match the truck but on others they are black.

I think it all depended on the assembly line. If they were building a red/parchment truck and had no red A/C outlets handy they would put the universal black ones on.

ChevLoRay · 10-26-2007, 06:17 PM

Maybe the color of the dashpad has more to do with the exterior color than the fact that the interior chosen was parchment.

Think I'm glad my truck was black with a black interior....no way to deviate from that, is there?

CCCC · 10-27-2007, 02:13 AM

I do not remember ever having see any light colored stock/standard dash pad on any truck of the 67-72 series - all seem to be darker shades of colors. This may be a factory design issue having to do with the effect of light reflection onto the windshield in certain lighting conditions - a dark dash top does not cause this, but parchment would What do you think?

**special-K** · 10-27-2007, 06:27 AM

Sandlewood (tan) was used for sure.I believe it was used w/o tilt.I had a parchment interior in a red-orange/white`72 CheyenneSuper w/tilt and it had black column(of course),wheel pad,and a/c outlets.I`ve seen tilt trucks with color-matched a/c outlets,though.I always thought that`72s used the black more as that was the direction it went in`73,like molded plastic door panels.

68C15 · 10-27-2007, 07:00 AM

could a consumer order a truck choosing each piece or was it a package deal?

66skylarkpost · 10-31-2007, 10:13 AM

ok , after some talking with the guy that bought my truck years ago from the us forest service sale ... the med green dash pad is what it had come with . now ... the dash top is painted light brown , the column is light brown as well . like i said the door panels , visors and seat belts were off white (parchment trim) the seat was a green and black houndstooth pattern the truck is light green in and out including glove box door and dash

**PICKMUP** · 10-31-2007, 11:51 AM

Two '71 Cheyennes with white interior:
1. w/tilt = black pad
2. w/o tilt = brown pad

Huck · 10-31-2007, 12:57 PM

Having worked for Chevrolet in 65', you would not believe what the factory would ship at the end of the product cycle and they want to clear out the plant from old stock---. I don't want to be the one with the off-white dash pad and drive west into the sun! YIKES!

Longhorn Man · 12-02-2007, 08:01 PM

I'm thinking it's like huck said... what ever they had in the parts bin, and the black was the defult color for when the optional colored part wasn't there.

The 72 burb has a build date of 11/71. (no photo)
The only thing added at this point was a GMC horn button (???) and the black carpet. (red door too for the smart ass that woulda said something) This has the dash pad the same as the longhorn's, the steering column, and white door panels. The seat is pretty mucht eh same but is the optional ones with the cloth inserts... but same color in the vinyl. The steering wheel is black though, and shows no sign of being removed (steering shaft has no dumple from a wheel puller), and it had the brown plastic matting.

Here's the longhorn... notice the parchment steering column, dash pad, steering wheel, black mat, white door handles. What you can't see are the seat belts and the vinyl seat, which are both parchemnt too.

Longhorn Man · 12-02-2007, 08:11 PM

looking at the longhorn's int.. .the ONLY things that are still there from when that photo was taken, the plastic mat, the seat belts ... I think that's IT... everything else has been replaced.

And now looking through the photos of the longhorn from when i first got it... I noticed the int color was described as gold vinyl ???

I haven't even SEEN this glove box door in 4 years or so. I have no clue where it is right now. (I do still own it)
In comparison, here's the burb's

Option number 660 verses 622

Ilike 72"s · 12-02-2007, 08:47 PM

Here's an origional dash,steering wheel and door panels---and pickup.

CG · 12-02-2007, 08:48 PM

The steering wheel was changed on your burb. Previous owner told me a buddy of his had the GMC one that was in decent shape and swapped out the bad original one.

And whats with that red door? COPO option?

Longhorn Man · 12-02-2007, 08:55 PM

well crap. I shoulda gotten my CSI magnifying glass out on that one huh?
The seat on that green truck is friggen beautifull!
Well, the whole truck is, but that seat demanded my attention.

10-25-2007, 05:13 AM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	dash pad Q this burb is my second parchment int truck... and there's a couple things that don't match between the two. Maybe some one can tell me why... Both the Longhorn and the Burb came with the parch int... but the longhorn came with a black plastic mat, yet the burb has brown. Also, on here, i've seen photos of trucks ith a parch int, and a black dash pad instead of the brown.... anyone able to tell me why?

10-25-2007, 06:47 AM	#2
Shock_Me Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 587	Re: dash pad Q I can't tell you why but my Jimmy has a parchment interior and a black dash pad as well. It does have a stock tilt column which was always black I'm told with a black steering wheel. Maybe that has something to do with the black dash pad? No clue about why the mats would be different though. Pete

10-25-2007, 11:18 AM	#3
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: dash pad Q I'm not sure but I don't remember ever seeing a parch dash pad.Maybe they didn't make one.It may be like tilts,they only came in black. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

10-25-2007, 11:19 AM	#4
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: dash pad Q If parchment is off white then my 72 is parchment with a black dash pad. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

10-25-2007, 04:48 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: dash pad Q I didn't put my complete thoughts down on here last night. it should read; I've seen photos on here with black dash pads... both of mine came with tan/brown dash pads, and steering columns. The tilt coment may be onto something. I wonder if the tilt column trucks (yes, all tilts were black) got the black dash pad in the parch (off white) int trucks?

10-25-2007, 05:15 PM	#6
66skylarkpost Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kearney,nebraska Posts: 443	Re: dash pad Q my 72 short step came with parchment interior , door panels and visors .truck in and out is a light green ,the dash pad was a medium green , as was the seat . __________________ '70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car

10-26-2007, 06:34 AM	#7
Shock_Me Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 587	Re: dash pad Q 66skylarkpost, That's one I haven't seen yet. Got any pics of your interior? Pete

10-26-2007, 06:54 AM	#8
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	Re: dash pad Q my 72 had parchment interior visors seat belts and door panels were parchment. the dash pad was black as was the carpet non tilt truck body color was originally green with white top __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

10-26-2007, 08:06 AM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: dash pad Q I think by`72 and,maybe,`71 black dash pads and steering wheels took over from sandlewood.I know`70s came with sandlewood pad and steering wheel.A tilt truck would have black. Let`s not even get a/c outlet colors involved. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-26-2007, 11:39 AM	#11
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: dash pad Q My 72 Blazer has parchment interior, the dash pad, top of the dash, column and steering wheel are Sandalwood. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

10-26-2007, 12:23 PM	#12
exbbcoach Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 18	Re: dash pad Q My 72 came with parchment interior. The dash and carpet were also a lighter color. By the time I got the truck it was so dirty I really couldn't say the exact color. It is a Cheyenne, but had woodgrain instrument cluster and door panels and outside lower trim. The glovebox was painted. Coach

10-26-2007, 12:33 PM	#13
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: dash pad Q Sounds like there is no rhyme or rhythm to it. Most parchment trucks I have seen have had a black dash pad. Most of the seat belts have been black too, but sometimes they are parchment as well. Like Special-K said the A/C outlets and the glove box door are another story. On some parchment truck the are color coded to match the truck but on others they are black. I think it all depended on the assembly line. If they were building a red/parchment truck and had no red A/C outlets handy they would put the universal black ones on. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

10-26-2007, 06:17 PM	#14
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: dash pad Q Maybe the color of the dashpad has more to do with the exterior color than the fact that the interior chosen was parchment. Think I'm glad my truck was black with a black interior....no way to deviate from that, is there? __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

10-27-2007, 02:13 AM	#15
CCCC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Pedro River, SE Arizona Posts: 734	Re: dash pad Q I do not remember ever having see any light colored stock/standard dash pad on any truck of the 67-72 series - all seem to be darker shades of colors. This may be a factory design issue having to do with the effect of light reflection onto the windshield in certain lighting conditions - a dark dash top does not cause this, but parchment would What do you think? __________________ CCCC 67 Sting Ray Coupe 327 4sp; 68 K10 Suburban 327 4sp; 69 K20 Lifted 383 4sp; 69 C80 Fire Truck 478 V6 5sp/2sp; 69 C20 Longhorn 327 4sp; 70 C30 Wrecker 350 4sp; 70 C30 Flat Bed 350 4sp; 71 C20 LWB 350 4sp; 72 K5 Blazer 350 4sp; 72 C30 Flat Bed Gooseneck Hauler with sleeper 350/TH400; 72 C20 Longhorn 402 4sp; 52 Mack LTL Supercharged Cummins 5sp x 3sp; 01 Dodge 5.9 HO Cummins 6spd; 02 Safari Trek 2430 8.1 Vortec on Workhorse Chassis; 03 Silverado 2500 HD 4wd Duramax/Allison Moved but still in the family 70 C20 Custom Camper 350/TH350; 72 K5 Blazer CST Highlander 350/TH350 Recently sent to new homes 72 C30 MoHome 402 4sp; 72 K5 Blazer Conv 350 4sp; 75 GMC 6000 Aerial 350 w Allison; 72 GMC 3500 Utility 350 4sp; 70 GMC 3500, 350 4sp

10-27-2007, 06:27 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: dash pad Q Sandlewood (tan) was used for sure.I believe it was used w/o tilt.I had a parchment interior in a red-orange/white`72 CheyenneSuper w/tilt and it had black column(of course),wheel pad,and a/c outlets.I`ve seen tilt trucks with color-matched a/c outlets,though.I always thought that`72s used the black more as that was the direction it went in`73,like molded plastic door panels. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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10-27-2007, 07:00 AM	#17
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: dash pad Q could a consumer order a truck choosing each piece or was it a package deal?

10-31-2007, 10:13 AM	#18
66skylarkpost Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kearney,nebraska Posts: 443	Re: dash pad Q ok , after some talking with the guy that bought my truck years ago from the us forest service sale ... the med green dash pad is what it had come with . now ... the dash top is painted light brown , the column is light brown as well . like i said the door panels , visors and seat belts were off white (parchment trim) the seat was a green and black houndstooth pattern the truck is light green in and out including glove box door and dash __________________ '70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car

10-31-2007, 11:51 AM	#19
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,126	Re: dash pad Q Two '71 Cheyennes with white interior: 1. w/tilt = black pad 2. w/o tilt = brown pad

10-31-2007, 12:57 PM	#20
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Re: dash pad Q Having worked for Chevrolet in 65', you would not believe what the factory would ship at the end of the product cycle and they want to clear out the plant from old stock---. I don't want to be the one with the off-white dash pad and drive west into the sun! YIKES!

12-02-2007, 08:01 PM	#21
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: dash pad Q I'm thinking it's like huck said... what ever they had in the parts bin, and the black was the defult color for when the optional colored part wasn't there. The 72 burb has a build date of 11/71. (no photo) The only thing added at this point was a GMC horn button (???) and the black carpet. (red door too for the smart ass that woulda said something) This has the dash pad the same as the longhorn's, the steering column, and white door panels. The seat is pretty mucht eh same but is the optional ones with the cloth inserts... but same color in the vinyl. The steering wheel is black though, and shows no sign of being removed (steering shaft has no dumple from a wheel puller), and it had the brown plastic matting. Here's the longhorn... notice the parchment steering column, dash pad, steering wheel, black mat, white door handles. What you can't see are the seat belts and the vinyl seat, which are both parchemnt too. Attached Images

12-02-2007, 08:11 PM	#22
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: dash pad Q looking at the longhorn's int.. .the ONLY things that are still there from when that photo was taken, the plastic mat, the seat belts ... I think that's IT... everything else has been replaced. And now looking through the photos of the longhorn from when i first got it... I noticed the int color was described as gold vinyl ??? I haven't even SEEN this glove box door in 4 years or so. I have no clue where it is right now. (I do still own it) In comparison, here's the burb's Option number 660 verses 622 Last edited by Longhorn Man; 12-02-2007 at 08:11 PM.

12-02-2007, 08:47 PM	#23
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: dash pad Q Here's an origional dash,steering wheel and door panels---and pickup. Attached Images

12-02-2007, 08:48 PM	#24
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,846	Re: dash pad Q The steering wheel was changed on your burb. Previous owner told me a buddy of his had the GMC one that was in decent shape and swapped out the bad original one. And whats with that red door? COPO option?

12-02-2007, 08:55 PM	#25
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: dash pad Q well crap. I shoulda gotten my CSI magnifying glass out on that one huh? The seat on that green truck is friggen beautifull! Well, the whole truck is, but that seat demanded my attention.

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