Factory vinyl top revisited-Interesting!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**JQ-72** · 08-19-2003, 08:24 AM

The question was raised a few weeks ago about our trucks being fitted from the factory with vinyl tops. Well, I have a large collection of old dealer brochures and magazine ads. I noticed this ad for a 69 GMC Sierra Grande which is very interesting. Note that the truck has the factory bed tonneau cover. Look at the top of the cab in the 2nd picture. I'm almost positive these trucks did not come with a 2-tone color combo with black on the top. Also note how the black is not on the A-pillar or roof edge. Looks to me to be vinyl. What do you guys think?????

Joshua

**JQ-72** · 08-19-2003, 08:25 AM

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superchevy · 08-19-2003, 08:42 AM

Looks like a vinyl top to me.
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tom hand · 08-19-2003, 08:44 AM

I have seen lots of GMCs with the roof a different color in combo's you don't see in Chevy's. My GMC was Olive green with a yukkie color green roof and it had all the trim, really weird looking.

VTKidder · 08-19-2003, 12:30 PM

I've seen them with the top portion falling back down to the bed painted white, but never black...very interesting. I doubt we'll ever answer this one for sure.

Longhorn Man · 08-19-2003, 04:12 PM

Even on the chevy trucks, you could get any color avalible in any combo...
I think the vinyl top thing may have existed...but it was farmed out to be done and that is why there is no official records of it.

08-19-2003, 08:24 AM	#1
JQ-72 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Killen, Alabama USA Posts: 3,574	Factory vinyl top revisited-Interesting!! The question was raised a few weeks ago about our trucks being fitted from the factory with vinyl tops. Well, I have a large collection of old dealer brochures and magazine ads. I noticed this ad for a 69 GMC Sierra Grande which is very interesting. Note that the truck has the factory bed tonneau cover. Look at the top of the cab in the 2nd picture. I'm almost positive these trucks did not come with a 2-tone color combo with black on the top. Also note how the black is not on the A-pillar or roof edge. Looks to me to be vinyl. What do you guys think????? Joshua Attached Images

08-19-2003, 08:25 AM	#2
JQ-72 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Killen, Alabama USA Posts: 3,574	pic 2 Attached Images

08-19-2003, 08:42 AM	#3
superchevy Got big-block? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,453	Looks like a vinyl top to me. SC __________________ '68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396

08-19-2003, 08:44 AM	#4
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	I have seen lots of GMCs with the roof a different color in combo's you don't see in Chevy's. My GMC was Olive green with a yukkie color green roof and it had all the trim, really weird looking. __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

08-19-2003, 12:30 PM	#5
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	I've seen them with the top portion falling back down to the bed painted white, but never black...very interesting. I doubt we'll ever answer this one for sure.

08-19-2003, 04:12 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Even on the chevy trucks, you could get any color avalible in any combo... I think the vinyl top thing may have existed...but it was farmed out to be done and that is why there is no official records of it.



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