Decoding truck 1971

[oakridge]

Hey guy's, I'm new to the site and trying to decode this 1971 Chevy project truck I'm working on. I'm trying to figure out what color interior, Trim, ETC. On glove box door I have a Model Ce10934

Z84 Custom Sport Truck. CST? Cheyenne?
621 Saddle Vin Custom Trim. What trim and where and is it wood grain or black?
536 White/Ochre not really sure if I want to stay with this color or not.

I see where it had chrome trim on windshield, back of cab and on the body it had trim only on the bottom of the truck. Just trying to figure out what this truck had so I know what direction to go for a restoration. Truck has already been tore down and frame is done. 383 stroker motor is being built as we speak. Working on changing the inner rockers. They had a good bit of rust on them. truck was painted white like a primer and many new parts have been changed on the truck so I'm having trouble figuring out what it had. Bed has been changed and was wondering how you know if this truck came with a wood floor or metal. Any help would be great. Thanks

[gcburdic]

Well hello oakridge... to the truck boards from NC....

Gotta ask....you a fan of Awesome Bill from Dawsonville

I believe the "Cheyenne" option would be displayed on the SPID as well...

Stand-by others will be here shortly to help answer the other questions

[oakridge]

I'm not really what you would call a fan. LOL I don't see it displayed on the tag. It really confuses me as to what the truck is. What fender emblems did it have. I want to try and stick as close as I can to specs as what the truck come factory with as far as options. Will a woodgrain bed be displayed or is that a cheyenne option only? This is about to drive me crazy.

[Longhorn Man]

You have a CST... Custom Sprot Truck. Cheyenne wasn't till 71.
wood floor in the bed would have an option listed... bed floor. (can't remember the RPO# off the top of my head.
Your lower trim was part of the CST package, and it has woodgrain in it, not black.
The saddle trim, is all the vinal inside the cab. The dash pad, visors, seat door panels, seat belts, and most likely the carpet.
Model Ce10934 decodes as;
C conventional cab (2 wheel drive)
E v8 gas
1 1/2 ton
?0 Is there a digit missing here? Should be a 2 digit, showing SWB or LWB
9 1969
34 fleetside bed

[chipflyer]

That model # is correct, spid model numbers are always 7 characters. Nothing in the model that tells the date. 09 is LWB.

Jeff

[Longhorn Man]

ahhhh, cool. My memory is getting fuzzy I guess.

[oakridge]

This truck is a 71. The numbers on the glove box door is right as far as model = CE10934. The first if the vin is Ce141A624 Would there be any other wood grain on the truck or in the truck? what emblems come on this truck? CST 10 or Custom 10? I seen in LMC there is a cst door and glove box emblem. Do you think these were on the truck? Is there a way to decode the color that may have been in this truck? It does have a white headliner in it. Sorry for all the questions. I feel dumb.

[special-K]

You have a Cheyenne. That's what fender badges you would have. In '71 many still listed the option as Custom Sport Truck. The Saddle is your vinyl interior trim,as well as the carpet,seatbelts,and steering column/wheel (unless you have tilt). The headliner has been changed to a Parchment one. It should be Saddle. No woodgrain in the interior. The glovebox door is plain with no emblems. Cheyennes came with just the lower trim which is woodgrain and the woodgrain tailgate band. Your truck had a White top with the rest Ochre.

[Longhorn Man]

yep, I was thinking it was a 70. Tim is right on the description.
I dropped the ball on this one... shoulda looked instead of trusting my memory.

[sameyrasmea72]

Originally Posted by special-K

...... No woodgrain in the interior..

Except for the door panels. Well maybe I am thinking about a 72. I have never owned a 71 Cheyenne.

[oakridge]

Originally Posted by special-K

You have a Cheyenne. That's what fender badges you would have. In '71 many still listed the option as Custom Sport Truck. The Saddle is your vinyl interior trim,as well as the carpet,seatbelts,and steering column/wheel (unless you have tilt). The headliner has been changed to a Parchment one. It should be Saddle. No woodgrain in the interior. The glovebox door is plain with no emblems. Cheyennes came with just the lower trim which is woodgrain and the woodgrain tailgate band. Your truck had a White top with the rest Ochre.

The emblems on the fenders are not the same. I bought this truck and seen it had a whole new front clip on it. New fenders, wheel wells, radiator support etc. It has a c-10 on one side and a custom10 on the other side

[oakridge]

Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

Except for the door panels. Well maybe I am thinking about a 72. I have never owned a 71 Cheyenne.

My dad has a 71 cheyenne with woodgrain bed, door panel trim, glove box and outside trim. It may have just been an option not really sure. This is why I was wondering about my door panels. That is what was so confusing on my truck as it has nothing due to being stipped by somebody. Trim holes are even welded up

[pryorstemmed]

71 Cheyennes had woodgrain on the door panels. It was a small strip like this one, only cheyenne supers had woodgrain on the glovebox

[oakridge]

Ok that's what I was thinking. The only thing I'm wondering now, If a truck ( Like mine ) is a cheyenne, Would it list in on the glove box lid or will it just say custom sport truck? I've been digging around the inet and seen truck's saying chyenne and it shows on the label cheyenne and also has the custom sport truck listed.

[pryorstemmed]

Yours is a cheyenne, custom sport truck was a cheyenne in 71 and some of 72. Some cheyenne SPIDs have cheyenne and some have what yours has. So you have a cheyenne, but the word cheyenne is not listed on your SPID I believe.

[oakridge]

Ok Thanks. Will it sport the emblems on the fenders?

[pryorstemmed]

Yes it will

[1972K20]

In '72 a Cheyenne Super had woodgrain on the dash and glove box too, correct? Where there ever Cheyennes that did not have woodgrain?

[pryorstemmed]

In 71 & 72 Cheyenne Supers had wood-grained gauge clusters, glove boxes and door inserts. In 71 regular Cheyennes had wood-grain door inserts, but in 72 I don't think they had any wood-grain.

[special-K]

I explained everything in the other post. Let me clarify,I meant no woodgrain on dash of Cheyennes. '70 Customs and CSTs had the same door panels w/woodgrain insert as '71 Custom Deluxes,Cheyennes,and Cheyenne Supers. A '70 Custom = '71 Custom Deluxe and a '70 CST = '71 Cheyenne.

Originally Posted by oakridge

My dad has a 71 cheyenne with woodgrain bed, door panel trim, glove box and outside trim. It may have just been an option not really sure. This is why I was wondering about my door panels. That is what was so confusing on my truck as it has nothing due to being stipped by somebody. Trim holes are even welded up

Your Dad's truck either had the woodgrain dash parts added or it's a Cheyenne Super. Does it have a Cheyenne Super badge on the glovebox door? is the woodgrain on an aluminum panel over the glovebox door? Is the woodgrain on the instrument cluster a mylar sticker laid over the pebble grain or photoetched onto a smooth panel?

Originally Posted by oakridge

Ok Thanks. Will it sport the emblems on the fenders?

Yes,as I answered in the other post. The only exception would be on custom Camper optioned trucks. There was a Custom Camper badge option available when the Custom Camper package was ordered,which could be ordered on any trim level. So,there are Cheyenne Custom Campers and they will not have Cheyenne badging,only all the features of a Cheyenne as well as the option shown on the SPID .

Originally Posted by 1972K20

In '72 a Cheyenne Super had woodgrain on the dash and glove box too, correct? Where there ever Cheyennes that did not have woodgrain?

Cheyennes all had woodgrain trim,just not on the dash. '71 Cheyenne Supers also had woodgrain on the dash.

Originally Posted by pryorstemmed

In 71 & 72 Cheyenne Supers had wood-grained gauge clusters, glove boxes and door inserts. In 71 regular Cheyennes had wood-grain door inserts, but in 72 I don't think they had any wood-grain.

Both '72 Cheyennes and Cheyenne Supers had the woodgrain inserts on the door panels. Custom Deluxes had the same door panels but w/o the woodgrain insert,showing the scroll design hidden behind.

[pryorstemmed]

Thanks special-k for clarifying everything, was not sure if the 72 cheyennes has wood-grain door panels or not. Now I know

[special-K]

Yeah,some people removed the woodgrain,either because it got bunged up or just didn't like it. The second reason was me with a '72 GMC Sierra (same as Cheyenne) with blue interior. The door panels are the only woodgrain in the interior and didn't look that great anyway with blue. I removed it which exposed the scroll pattern making my seat and door panels match,which I liked better. There's just so many little details with these things. I learn something new all the time and I've been around them an awful long time.

[oakridge]

My dad's 71 cheyenne only has the glove box lid done. It has the woodgrain with a chrome ring around it. The outdise has double trim with bottom woodgrain, Woodgrain tailgate trim and wood bed

[special-K]

Originally Posted by oakridge

My dad has a 71 cheyenne with woodgrain bed, door panel trim, glove box and outside trim. It may have just been an option not really sure. This is why I was wondering about my door panels. That is what was so confusing on my truck as it has nothing due to being stipped by somebody. Trim holes are even welded up

Originally Posted by special-K

Your Dad's truck either had the woodgrain dash parts added or it's a Cheyenne Super. Does it have a Cheyenne Super badge on the glovebox door? is the woodgrain on an aluminum panel over the glovebox door?

Here,I separated it out from all the other answers to make it clearer.

[oakridge]

Thanks Guys