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08-25-2014, 09:34 AM
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Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
There is a topic in the Pickup section about the origins of our trucks, this got me curious. My 1970 Jimmy was an ordered truck through a dealership in San Jose, CA and has always been in the state, yet it was shipped from St. Louis and not the Fremont plant which is only 20 miles from the dealership it was ordered through.
I'm curious if Blazers and Jimmys were made in all the plants that made pickups or just select ones. So to extend this thread over here, where was your truck born? If you don't know, here is how to decode the assembly plant from the VIN: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/Chevyear.html |
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08-25-2014, 10:05 AM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
My blazer was born in Flint, and my C-10 is a Janesville truck.
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08-25-2014, 11:35 AM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
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Also - final assembly locations are not assigned solely on geography. Other factors, like specific option content or leveling of workload, can drive a vehicle order to a specific plant that might be farther away from the selling dealer. K
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08-26-2014, 08:42 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
K5's were built in either St. Louis or Flint. The Blazer/Jimmy SPID thread supports this.
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08-26-2014, 09:38 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
I thought that might be the case that it was pretty limited what assembly plants did them. I'd also be curious if single walls were limited to one factory or the other since some 72 are doubles and some singles.
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08-26-2014, 09:46 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
Good question - mine is a 72 St. Louis Blazer w a single wall top.
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08-26-2014, 10:15 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
1970 GMC Jimmy from St. Louis.
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08-27-2014, 10:25 AM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
My flint 72 was a single wall top.
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08-27-2014, 12:24 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
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08-27-2014, 02:22 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
Both of mine are made in ST. Louis 69&72 both Double wall tops
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08-27-2014, 10:06 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
My early 1972 K5 (purchased new in December 1971) is a double wall top and from St. Louis
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08-29-2014, 04:43 AM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
Flint for my 71 K5, had a 78 Silverado that was born in Fremont, CA
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08-29-2014, 04:22 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
Flint as well for my 72 with single wall top.
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08-30-2014, 10:34 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
My 72 cst single wall was born in flint.
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08-31-2014, 01:14 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
Same for me: 72, Flint, single wall.
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09-01-2014, 09:22 PM
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Re: Bleed over question: Where was your truck born?
1970 GMC Jimmy from St. Louis
Not sure about the whole history, but I'm from Ft. Worth, Tx. and I bought it from a guy in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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