Also Chevrolet was 1 in Chevy Truck Sales. The Silverado Truck trim level introduced the interior brushed aluminum trim to replace the wood grain trim. For the trucks would have available options for a 8-track and cassette tape players along with cast aluminum wheels. The different levels were regulated and assembled by General Motor's at different plants, but sometimes the dealerships would take a 1975 Custom Deluxe and change the moldings and interior to a Silverado package depending on what the customer wanted. General Motors Chevrolet set a record selling 1,317,466 Chevy Trucks. . Now if your a 1979 through 1987 person you should have all those locations as well but should also have it at the left side of the dash where it meets the window just as the newer Silverado does.
First year with power windows, power door locks, intermittent wipers, inside hood release, 1-Ton K30, and the first off the different style door panels. Interior the wiper controls would move to the column and the high beam lights, cruise control, and trunk signal lever would all be integrated together. Here we are going to make it easy for you to find out your pickup's model, year, and trim package. Also the 700R4 Transmission came available as an option for an automatic transmission. This truck also had a weight reduction up to 300 pounds and would have moved the fuel tank to the driver side bed side. The interior changed as well with dash pad, door panels, dash bezel, seat covers and door sill plates.
Chevy was manufacturing Trucks with a new Zinc rich primer to help rust prevention. Also you could locate them on the inside driver's door pillar on a V. They had changed the industry and left their competitors behind to start off a 15 year run for the 1973-1987 C and K Series Trucks. To promote these trucks Chevrolet came out with many ads to highlight on what was called the working mans truck. Trucks would of also had low backs for early models and high backs for late model for the bucket seats.
Chevrolet would have also sold 30,000 K-Series Trucks and 23,000 Blazers to the Army. The 1986 Chevy Truck was also announced the official truck of the Indy 500. Cheyenne Super was also replaced by the Silverado Model as the Top Trim Level. Chevrolet Trucks would come standard with Front Disc Brakes and Chevy would also introduced the new factory Crew Cab Truck 3+3 Dooley 1974 Chevy Truck General Motors is going to add the drip rail gutters on the exterior of the truck along with the aluminum tailgate band molding to change the appearance between 1973 and 1974 Chevy Trucks. Also we are going to touch on the differences between the years and trim packages.
In the Chevy C10 Truck Series this meant that you could have different paint patterns, molding styles, and interior trims on these trucks. Classic Industries offers 1987 Chevrolet Truck Dash Pads, 1987 Chevrolet Truck Padded Dash Pad, 1987 Chevrolet Truck Urethane Dash Pad, 1987 Chevrolet Truck Vinyl Wrapped Dash Pad, 1987 Chevrolet Truck Dash Pad Mount Screw, 1987 Chevrolet Truck Dash Pad Support, and 1987 Chevrolet Truck Dash Pad Retainer Clip. New chrome bumpers with impact strips were available with options. First step to a restoration before you buy should always know what you have. The public was needing trucks to withstand heavy loads and high mileage with the contractors needing them to transport materials and drive job to job and also with the travelers with there truck campers and pull behinds. New paint schemes were available to reach customers interest. The Fleet side Bedsides had a smooth aerodynamic look going down the sides where the Step side style is going to be featuring steps and the rear fenders to give a more rugged look.
So depending on which trim and year you had you could have a vinyl or cloth seats, plastic or chrome moldings, and the interior trim in wood grain or brushed aluminum. The trim levels would vary in price depending on whether you had the base models or if your pickup was the top of the line luxury model. If your pickup is a 1973 to 1980 you could look at the engine block and transmission as long as they were not switched out. K Series K10, K20, K30 came with power steering as a standard option now. Also became and option for rear defrosters.
Added Two-Tone Paint Schemes to the Custom Trucks as an option and also would have been a grille change for 1985. Good news for you is that between the years of 1973 and 1987 there were a couple of places you could find them. . . . .
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