CST vs STD - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

makovai · 03-02-2006, 12:15 PM

Brand new noob here. This is my first 72 body style. I had a 1973 blazer for years.
My rig is a 1972 CST. I'm still trying to figure out what the differences are between the CST and the STD.

I've kinda figure out a few like:
Double wall bed.
CST emblem

Is there a list somewhere that tells me all the differences?

My rig can be seen at http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2180334/1

bouncytruck · 03-02-2006, 12:25 PM

CST is a trim level. It will have the CST badges on the doors below the windows and lower side moldings with wood grain. It may have woodgrain on the dash cluster too. Most, but not all, CST's have AC. Chrome bumpers should be standard on a CST too. I'm not sure if the upholstry had a different pattern or not.

2wdBlazer · 03-02-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makovai

Brand new noob here. This is my first 72 body style. I had a 1973 blazer for years.
My rig is a 1972 CST. I'm still trying to figure out what the differences are between the CST and the STD.

I've kinda figure out a few like:
Double wall bed.
CST emblem

Is there a list somewhere that tells me all the differences?

My rig can be seen at http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2180334/1

To the best of my knowledge, I would tend to stay away from STD's.

Sorry. Had to do it.

teamradrz1 · 03-02-2006, 12:35 PM

The CST option also had the scroll interior vs standard and the Blazer interior bed side panels which are hard to find.

Jason915 · 03-02-2006, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2wdBlazer

To the best of my knowledge, I would tend to stay away from STD's.

Sorry. Had to do it.

Most CST's came with carpet, nicer seats with scroll pattern that matches door pannels and rear side pannels, automatic trans, tach, AC, Tilt, PB, PS, standard options, exterior lower trim, basicly the cow boys caddy. The standard ones may have rubber floor mats, basic seats no tilt, tach, AC, 307V8 and 3 speed, ect. Basicly you would have bought the CST becasue you wanted it full of the nicer factory options.

Jason915 · 03-02-2006, 12:40 PM

here is an example of a standard one

and here is a CST interior

makovai · 03-02-2006, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason915

here is an example of a standard one

Damn....huge difference. So its mostly just interior from what I'm getting.

Mine only has the CST emblem on the driver door, so i'm assuming the passenger door has been replaced with a standard door.

*Medicanman71* · 03-02-2006, 03:10 PM

I'd take a CST over an STD any day!

Mine is probably one of the most bare bones CST's there is. NO a/c, etc etc..

bouncytruck · 03-02-2006, 03:32 PM

My first K5 was a bare-bones CST too. '72 with no AC, Tilt or tach. My current, non-CST Blazer has more options since it has AC.

*Medicanman71* · 03-02-2006, 03:43 PM

Yea when i got the blazer my jr year in highschool way back when, i didnt understand the CST. Obviously mine doesnt have any extras. I thought it was a good thing mine was CST, cuz maybe trucks that werent didnt come with some things like a steering wheel and wheels and seats etc...?

**special-K** · 03-02-2006, 04:20 PM

Automatic transmission was an option.The windshield trim and chrome vent windows came on the CST,too.Two seats up front and one in back came with CST as well as a top.

vtblazer · 03-02-2006, 06:25 PM

4wd's had a chrome t-case shifter too.

A double walled bed was standard on all blazers.

Welcome to the board.

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-02-2006, 08:21 PM

From West 10-UH-C, I signed your guestbook also

pound41 · 03-02-2006, 08:55 PM

Back in 72 my father got a new SWB stepside with a big block, 3 of his friends got blazers and a few more got LWB. They were all ordered. I can remember going and looking at several of the dealers. They all had limited trucks.
I have a cst that has alot of options. A CST with no air or PS. Owned a 72 STD with a 307 But swing away carrier/AC Tilt/Tach.

**special-K** · 03-02-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vtblazer

4wd's had a chrome t-case shifter too.

You jump started my mind.The dash knobs have the bright trim in the center.Huh?Huh?Am I right?Huh?

bouncytruck · 03-02-2006, 11:08 PM

What about the window crank knobs? Don't they have a chrome cap in the center too?

makovai · 03-02-2006, 11:20 PM

So can i tell from this if its was originally a custom?

Tynee · 03-03-2006, 12:22 AM

Ummm, if you could read it, yeah. lol I'm just kidding. Welcome to the Board!!! Your option sheet there (which is a NICE long list, BTW) should mention the CST package. Perhaps the door with the badge is the later replacement.

vtblazer · 03-03-2006, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

You jump started my mind.The dash knobs have the bright trim in the center.Huh?Huh?Am I right?Huh?

Yep, I think so.

CST = Custom Sport Truck package was installed in 72,609 trucks/blazers on 1971 and 142,645 in 1972.

Here's a paragraph right out of the 'Red Book' from the facts section at the end of 1967 trucks.
[QUOTE]
The CST option consisted of a chrome front bumper, a chrome grill, brightmetal window moldings, and a full length brightmetal molding that ran along the trucks side, following the curve of both wheel arches.
In the interior,the CST option included additional bright trim on the dash and doors, bright pedal trim, a full width vinyl seat, carpeting, a door operated door light, and a cigar lighter.
On the exterior, a CST emblem appeared on both doors. The CST option was available only on trucks with the Fleetside type box.
Only 12,588 trucks were so equipped.

That answer's it...

**special-K** · 03-03-2006, 09:41 AM

Makoval,that is an impressive list of options.Also,an exellent example of how a lower level model can actually be better equipped than a so called "fancier" truck.It doesn`t appear to be a CST by the option list.Yet`anything that came on a CST that could be ordered is on yours.The things to check for sure(since the lists have been known to be inaccurate) ,assuming all is unchanged from original,would be the seat upholstery for scroll embossing,chrome wing-vent frame/channel,stainless w/s trim in weatherstrip,rubber mat,rear interior panels...for a start.IMHO,it`s cooler to have a vehicle that was spec`d-out like yours,than an off-the-lot CST.Nice truck.

Oh,and on the STDs they forgot the rubber.

makovai · 03-03-2006, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tynee

Ummm, if you could read it, yeah. lol I'm just kidding. Welcome to the Board!!! Your option sheet there (which is a NICE long list, BTW) should mention the CST package. Perhaps the door with the badge is the later replacement.

I cleared the picture up....... Can you tell if mine is a CST?

pound41 · 03-03-2006, 06:32 PM

I don't think so. You would see Custom Sport Truck listed on option sheet or if its a 72 Cheyenne replaced custom

*Medicanman71* · 03-03-2006, 06:59 PM

I have the old scrolling on my door panels, i tore the ones in back out long ago cuz they were REAL ****ty.... i should take pics of the white ones (After i clean them up

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**special-K** · 03-04-2006, 10:35 AM

See #20

FRENCHBLUE72 · 03-04-2006, 10:38 AM

Did anyone notice he has the super rare black top and not a white one these to the best of my knowledge were very rare and hard to find??? Looks like you have a very nice blazer and welcome to the board from southern oregon..

03-02-2006, 12:15 PM	#1
makovai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oregon city Posts: 335	CST vs STD Brand new noob here. This is my first 72 body style. I had a 1973 blazer for years. My rig is a 1972 CST. I'm still trying to figure out what the differences are between the CST and the STD. I've kinda figure out a few like: Double wall bed. CST emblem Is there a list somewhere that tells me all the differences? My rig can be seen at http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2180334/1

03-02-2006, 12:35 PM	#4
teamradrz1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham, OR 97080 Posts: 499	Re: CST vs STD The CST option also had the scroll interior vs standard and the Blazer interior bed side panels which are hard to find. __________________ 1971 Chevy Blazer CST 4X4 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS 2007 Avalanche 4X4

03-02-2006, 12:40 PM	#6
Jason915 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 693	Re: CST vs STD here is an example of a standard one and here is a CST interior __________________ 1971 GMC K1500 SWB Fleetside, 4" skyjacker softride and, 14 Bolt FF, HD Dana 44 4.10's 1970 K5 TBI conversion lifted etc SOLD 1968 C20 camper truck SOLD “To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the innocent and law-abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and the lawless.” Jeff Snyder

03-02-2006, 03:10 PM	#8
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	Re: CST vs STD I'd take a CST over an STD any day! Mine is probably one of the most bare bones CST's there is. NO a/c, etc etc..

03-02-2006, 03:32 PM	#9
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Re: CST vs STD My first K5 was a bare-bones CST too. '72 with no AC, Tilt or tach. My current, non-CST Blazer has more options since it has AC. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-02-2006, 12:25 PM	#2
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Re: CST vs STD CST is a trim level. It will have the CST badges on the doors below the windows and lower side moldings with wood grain. It may have woodgrain on the dash cluster too. Most, but not all, CST's have AC. Chrome bumpers should be standard on a CST too. I'm not sure if the upholstry had a different pattern or not. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-02-2006, 03:43 PM	#10
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	Re: CST vs STD Yea when i got the blazer my jr year in highschool way back when, i didnt understand the CST. Obviously mine doesnt have any extras. I thought it was a good thing mine was CST, cuz maybe trucks that werent didnt come with some things like a steering wheel and wheels and seats etc...?

03-02-2006, 04:20 PM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: CST vs STD Automatic transmission was an option.The windshield trim and chrome vent windows came on the CST,too.Two seats up front and one in back came with CST as well as a top. __________________ "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 ~

03-02-2006, 06:25 PM	#12
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,537	Re: CST vs STD 4wd's had a chrome t-case shifter too. A double walled bed was standard on all blazers. Welcome to the board.

03-02-2006, 08:21 PM	#13
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Re: CST vs STD From West 10-UH-C, I signed your guestbook also __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T Last edited by LUV2XCLR8; 03-02-2006 at 08:21 PM.

03-02-2006, 08:55 PM	#14
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	Re: CST vs STD Back in 72 my father got a new SWB stepside with a big block, 3 of his friends got blazers and a few more got LWB. They were all ordered. I can remember going and looking at several of the dealers. They all had limited trucks. I have a cst that has alot of options. A CST with no air or PS. Owned a 72 STD with a 307 But swing away carrier/AC Tilt/Tach.

03-02-2006, 11:08 PM	#16
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Re: CST vs STD What about the window crank knobs? Don't they have a chrome cap in the center too? __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-02-2006, 11:20 PM	#17
makovai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oregon city Posts: 335	Re: CST vs STD So can i tell from this if its was originally a custom?

03-03-2006, 12:22 AM	#18
Tynee I miss this truck. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington, KY U.S.A. Posts: 2,863	Re: CST vs STD Ummm, if you could read it, yeah. lol I'm just kidding. Welcome to the Board!!! Your option sheet there (which is a NICE long list, BTW) should mention the CST package. Perhaps the door with the badge is the later replacement. __________________ '07 GMC Acadia SLT. Sweet ride. '08 Crew Cab Z-71 short bed. Really like this truck A LOT.

03-03-2006, 09:41 AM	#20
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: CST vs STD Makoval,that is an impressive list of options.Also,an exellent example of how a lower level model can actually be better equipped than a so called "fancier" truck.It doesn`t appear to be a CST by the option list.Yet`anything that came on a CST that could be ordered is on yours.The things to check for sure(since the lists have been known to be inaccurate) ,assuming all is unchanged from original,would be the seat upholstery for scroll embossing,chrome wing-vent frame/channel,stainless w/s trim in weatherstrip,rubber mat,rear interior panels...for a start.IMHO,it`s cooler to have a vehicle that was spec`d-out like yours,than an off-the-lot CST.Nice truck. Oh,and on the STDs they forgot the rubber. __________________ "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 ~ Last edited by special-K; 03-03-2006 at 09:44 AM.



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03-03-2006, 06:32 PM	#22
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	Re: CST vs STD I don't think so. You would see Custom Sport Truck listed on option sheet or if its a 72 Cheyenne replaced custom

03-03-2006, 06:59 PM	#23
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	Re: CST vs STD I have the old scrolling on my door panels, i tore the ones in back out long ago cuz they were REAL ****ty.... i should take pics of the white ones (After i clean them up )

03-04-2006, 10:35 AM	#24
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: CST vs STD See #20 __________________ "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 ~

03-04-2006, 10:38 AM	#25
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: CST vs STD Did anyone notice he has the super rare black top and not a white one these to the best of my knowledge were very rare and hard to find??? Looks like you have a very nice blazer and welcome to the board from southern oregon.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

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