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bigarmzz · 01-26-2006, 09:28 AM

my vin # starts with "2GC" which i looked it up in my LMC book, and it says that if it starts with a 1 then it was made in the u.s. , if it starts with a 2 it was made in canada....

but my odometer is in miles per hour, not kilometers....so what the heck???

could this thing have actually came all the way from canada to here in by god west virginia????

anyone here have access to do a car fax for me???

**N2TRUX** · 01-26-2006, 09:34 AM

It could be made in Canada but built to US specs. That's not uncommon. Looks like you got a good one ...Eh!

ElGracho · 01-26-2006, 09:35 AM

Lots (at least 1/3 for at least 81-87) of these trucks were built in Canada for use in the US. My 84 is another example...

bigarmzz · 01-26-2006, 09:58 AM

hmmmm....i never knew so many trucks were made in canada, and sold here in the u.s.....seems kinda odd to me

if my truck was made in canada though, wouldnt the odometer be in kilometers?...i guess if it was made there, but was intended on being sold in the u.s., maybe they went ahead and put a miles per hour speedo in there...

still seems weird to my hillbilly a$$

1969 C/K CST · 01-26-2006, 10:22 AM

Mine was made in Canada. Still has the Canadian symbol on the door jam.

roughedup72 · 01-26-2006, 10:32 AM

It doesn't matter where its made, They have to go by american standards. Just because a mercedes is made in germany, the odometer is'nt in kilometers if its to be sold in the u.s.. If your truck was to be sold in canada it would most likely have kilos on the speedo.

Joe67 · 01-26-2006, 10:32 AM

Correct. All 93-02 Camaros/Firebirds were made in Canada

1972ChevyCheyenne · 01-26-2006, 10:34 AM

I think all Canadian trucks were in MPH. In 1970 accord to the net Canada decided to go metric. So as with any government there was likely a phase in or lag time. Any Canadians here with a metric speedo?

ElGracho · 01-26-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 1972ChevyCheyenne

I think all Canadian trucks were in MPH. In 1970 accord to the net Canada decided to go metric. So as with any government there was likely a phase in or lag time. Any Canadians here with a metric speedo?

I've seen plenty of KM speedos on Ebay and a few in person. The trucks sold IN Canada definately had KM speedos and metric units on the oil pressure gage too. Look for clusters on Ebay and you'll see it.

Slonaker · 01-26-2006, 10:54 AM

My truck was made in Canada and sold new here in Texas.

Russell, who is Canadian, has posted pics of his speedo before, and it was in kilometers per hour.

Slonaker

1974gmc · 01-26-2006, 01:27 PM

my truck was built in canada and the speedo reads mph. but its a 74 so i forget when we switched to metric.

Gazoo · 01-26-2006, 06:25 PM

If i recall correctly - In think the switch was in the 1977/78 period. Everything after that period shoudl be in kms's if built for the Cdn market...

Russell · 01-26-2006, 06:40 PM

My 77's cluster is mph, but my 78's was km/h

78 was a half and half year, some were km/h, some not. 79 up, all Canadian trucks are km/h

However, any trucks that were manufactured in Canada, but were destined to be sold in the USA got mph clusters

Matt_305 · 01-26-2006, 07:14 PM

Both my truck's are in km/h. My Oil pressure is also in Kg's in the 85. the 81 does not have that luxury. My brothers 89 Cadillac Brougham has MPH but it's from North Carolina originally. Wonder where mines made forget the VIN now...

SanitysBane · 01-26-2006, 07:56 PM

Thanks to Russell, my speedometer reads KM/H

*Zilverado* · 01-26-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gazoo

If i recall correctly - In think the switch was in the 1977/78 period. Everything after that period shoudl be in kms's if built for the Cdn market...

That sounds like it could be true. Both my '77 and now my '86 had/have metric speedos.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigarmzz

...could this thing have actually came all the way from canada to here in by god west virginia????...

Hey, it wouldn't be the only old Canadian in the deep south. That's why they call them "snowbirds". In case you're new to that term, it's retired Canadians who spend there winters in warmer parts - particularly Florida, Arizona, Navada or Southern California.

Good Day, eh?

87 STEPPER · 01-27-2006, 06:49 AM

Hey Bigarmzz,

What's the big deal it was still buiit in No.America. And your speedo should be in both metric and standard.

My '87 was built in Flint Mi. and my speedo is in both maybe that will ease your canadian pain.

If not mayoflex works pretty good and it dont stink

My '99 Tahoe was built in Mexico again it was still built in No.America so i dont let that bother me i just call her my Mexican Hoe!

Slonaker · 01-27-2006, 12:08 PM

My Chevy Pickup was made in Canada. I just put a Chevy engine in it that was built in Mexico. My Chevy Nova was a rebadged Toyota Corolla. Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords are built in the US. Toyota is building a plant here in San Antonio to build pickups. The Pontiac GTO is Australian, of all things, a Holden...

It is no longer clear what an "American Car" is.

Slonaker

bigarmzz · 01-27-2006, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87 STEPPER

Hey Bigarmzz,

What's the big deal it was still buiit in No.America. And your speedo should be in both metric and standard.

My '87 was built in Flint Mi. and my speedo is in both maybe that will ease your canadian pain.

If not mayoflex works pretty good and it dont stink

My '99 Tahoe was built in Mexico again it was still built in No.America so i dont let that bother me i just call her my Mexican Hoe!

it aint no big deal.....i really could care less if it was made in egypt

i just thought it was really odd that a canadian built truck ended up here in hillbilly country

...but i guess it was more commonly done than i realized

bigarmzz · 01-27-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slonaker

My Chevy Pickup was made in Canada. I just put a Chevy engine in it that was built in Mexico. My Chevy Nova was a rebadged Toyota Corolla. Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords are built in the US. Toyota is building a plant here in San Antonio to build pickups. The Pontiac GTO is Australian, of all things, a Holden...

It is no longer clear what an "American Car" is.

Slonaker

hey slonaker-you got a chevy nova too???

...

mines a 87..its been my DD for 4 years now...my mother was the second owner...darn things' really a toyota....mines only got 118k on it, and runs like a charm...(except for a bit of a miss that has me baffled)

Slonaker · 01-27-2006, 04:47 PM

Yes, we talked about it once before when I spotted one in the background of one of your pics.

I have owned several Corollas and Novas when I was in college. They were cheap and reliable, but not much fun. Good little cars, though. I sold my last one a couple of years ago.

My truck is my "daily driver," but I work on it so often that I have a little Camry to drive when it is disassembled. I never have to do anything to it. It is in better condition even though it is the same age as my truck, it gets more than double the gas mileage, and it is worth next to nothing. It would probably give the old 305 a good run for the money in the quarter, too. Sometimes I wonder whyI even have the truck, you know? I always get over it pretty quickly, though.

Slonaker

01-26-2006, 09:28 AM	#1
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,542	my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. my vin # starts with "2GC" which i looked it up in my LMC book, and it says that if it starts with a 1 then it was made in the u.s. , if it starts with a 2 it was made in canada.... but my odometer is in miles per hour, not kilometers....so what the heck??? could this thing have actually came all the way from canada to here in by god west virginia???? anyone here have access to do a car fax for me??? __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7

01-26-2006, 09:34 AM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. It could be made in Canada but built to US specs. That's not uncommon. Looks like you got a good one ...Eh! __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

01-26-2006, 09:35 AM	#3
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Lots (at least 1/3 for at least 81-87) of these trucks were built in Canada for use in the US. My 84 is another example... __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

01-26-2006, 09:58 AM	#4
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,542	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. hmmmm....i never knew so many trucks were made in canada, and sold here in the u.s.....seems kinda odd to me if my truck was made in canada though, wouldnt the odometer be in kilometers?...i guess if it was made there, but was intended on being sold in the u.s., maybe they went ahead and put a miles per hour speedo in there... still seems weird to my hillbilly a$$ __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7

01-26-2006, 10:22 AM	#5
1969 C/K CST A.K.A- Crummy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NC foothills Posts: 3,025	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Mine was made in Canada. Still has the Canadian symbol on the door jam. __________________ 2003 Silverado Z71 Are fishermen all liars?

01-26-2006, 10:32 AM	#6
roughedup72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south carolina Posts: 658	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. It doesn't matter where its made, They have to go by american standards. Just because a mercedes is made in germany, the odometer is'nt in kilometers if its to be sold in the u.s.. If your truck was to be sold in canada it would most likely have kilos on the speedo. __________________ 1972 chevy cheyenne 10,nothing special at the moment,Its a work in progress, Working on the engine, paint and body,engine, paint and body,now its the suspenion, ahh hell I'm about tired of working on it. Maybe it will be a rat rod.

01-26-2006, 10:32 AM	#7
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,733	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Correct. All 93-02 Camaros/Firebirds were made in Canada __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

01-26-2006, 10:34 AM	#8
1972ChevyCheyenne Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Teeswater, Ontario, Canada Posts: 173	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. I think all Canadian trucks were in MPH. In 1970 accord to the net Canada decided to go metric. So as with any government there was likely a phase in or lag time. Any Canadians here with a metric speedo? __________________ Jamie _______________________________ 72 Chevy Cheyenne 350/th350 LWB 03 Chevy Silverado Sporty Shorty 4.8L

01-26-2006, 10:54 AM	#10
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. My truck was made in Canada and sold new here in Texas. Russell, who is Canadian, has posted pics of his speedo before, and it was in kilometers per hour. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

01-26-2006, 01:27 PM	#11
1974gmc In Progress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada Posts: 312	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. my truck was built in canada and the speedo reads mph. but its a 74 so i forget when we switched to metric. __________________ 1993 Chevrolet K2500 454 4L80E 1974 GMC 1/2t 2wd Stepside 305 auto sold 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 5spd

01-26-2006, 06:25 PM	#12
Gazoo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 63	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. If i recall correctly - In think the switch was in the 1977/78 period. Everything after that period shoudl be in kms's if built for the Cdn market... __________________ 71 short fleetside

01-26-2006, 06:40 PM	#13
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. My 77's cluster is mph, but my 78's was km/h 78 was a half and half year, some were km/h, some not. 79 up, all Canadian trucks are km/h However, any trucks that were manufactured in Canada, but were destined to be sold in the USA got mph clusters __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) Last edited by Russell; 01-26-2006 at 06:42 PM.

01-26-2006, 07:14 PM	#14
Matt_305 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 102	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Both my truck's are in km/h. My Oil pressure is also in Kg's in the 85. the 81 does not have that luxury. My brothers 89 Cadillac Brougham has MPH but it's from North Carolina originally. Wonder where mines made forget the VIN now... __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1500 4.1L I6 1985 GMC Sierra 1500 5.0L V8 (Parts Truck)

01-26-2006, 07:56 PM	#15
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Thanks to Russell, my speedometer reads KM/H __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

01-27-2006, 06:49 AM	#17
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Hey Bigarmzz, What's the big deal it was still buiit in No.America. And your speedo should be in both metric and standard. My '87 was built in Flint Mi. and my speedo is in both maybe that will ease your canadian pain. If not mayoflex works pretty good and it dont stink My '99 Tahoe was built in Mexico again it was still built in No.America so i dont let that bother me i just call her my Mexican Hoe! __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE



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01-27-2006, 12:08 PM	#18
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. My Chevy Pickup was made in Canada. I just put a Chevy engine in it that was built in Mexico. My Chevy Nova was a rebadged Toyota Corolla. Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords are built in the US. Toyota is building a plant here in San Antonio to build pickups. The Pontiac GTO is Australian, of all things, a Holden... It is no longer clear what an "American Car" is. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

01-27-2006, 04:47 PM	#21
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: my truck was made in canada??..?.what the. Yes, we talked about it once before when I spotted one in the background of one of your pics. I have owned several Corollas and Novas when I was in college. They were cheap and reliable, but not much fun. Good little cars, though. I sold my last one a couple of years ago. My truck is my "daily driver," but I work on it so often that I have a little Camry to drive when it is disassembled. I never have to do anything to it. It is in better condition even though it is the same age as my truck, it gets more than double the gas mileage, and it is worth next to nothing. It would probably give the old 305 a good run for the money in the quarter, too. Sometimes I wonder whyI even have the truck, you know? I always get over it pretty quickly, though. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

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