A Seventies treat, all original

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  1. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    My insurance agent's boss owns this Jimmy, a not-so-longroof:

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    High Sierra edition, loaded, and I don't know how many miles, but it's apparently very low. He was with customers, so I didn't want to interrupt him to ask him about it. Reminds me of Charlton Heston and George Kennedy in 'Earthquake:'

    *Officer Slade has pulled Graff out of his rig to commandeer it for moving wounded, only to find a unique transmission setup*
    "What is this?"
    "It's a custom-built transmission..."
    "Well how do you shift it?"
    "...Which depends on what you want to do. It has eight forward gears..."
    *Slade moves the shifter, stabs the gas, and roars backward*
    "...And three reverse.":biglaugh:
     
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    WagonTheDog Well-Known Member

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    Sweeeeeeeet. That's a great lookin' truck! Do you know exactly what year it is? Regardless, thanks for sharing.
     
  3. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    I didn't find out. I intend to, though, and will let you know.
     
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    elB Well-Known Member

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    Without seeing the grille, it's hard to say exactly. The trim and side marker lamps give it away as a 1973-1980 model with the removable top, and the grille *appears* to be a single headlight later one, like a '76-79 era (not basic enough for a 1980), but it's not easy to say further.
     
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    WagonTheDog Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, that sounds about right. I would have guessed 1975-'78-ish.
     
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    kevdupuis Membrane

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    The two tone and trim are the same as what was on my fathers 77 Sierra Classic, though his was Maroon & cream.
     
  7. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    My apologies, it is a '73-'79, round headlamps and all.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    That's a neat rig! I have always liked that body style of GM off roader. It is hard to tell what year it is from this angle, but it looks like it has the front turn signal (below the headlight) integrated into the grille surround, so it has to be a 79 or newer.

    1978: 1978-gmc-jimmy.jpg

    1979:
    1979 Jimmy.jpg

    Also, the second photo looks VERY similar to the one you posted Andrew. I wonder if they are the same rig?

    https://autohunter.com/Listing/Details/1526625/3Owner-1979-GMC-Jimmy-High-Sierra-4x4
     
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    OldFox Curmudgeon

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    After my 73 Laguna wagon was wrecked and repaired, I traded it in on a 74 Blazer. Unfortunately, it was a victim of the steel strike at the time. Japanese steel was imported at the time by the manufacturers and it was unleaded steel which lacked the rust resistance of USA made steel. By the fall of 77, both lower front fenders had rusted completely thru. However, I fixed and repainted them and sold it for more than I paid for it and bought my 78 F250. The bad steel resulted in Congress passing a law that required the automakers to offer a rust warranty that lasted 5 or 10 years, I forget which.
     
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    Plus the double wall design on those -73-‘78 Chevy trucks trapped a lot of salty water. I remember as a kid in Chicago seeing those 1-3 years old rear fenders with open rust. I thought that was pretty quick for those things to go.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    It was five years, and I remember the automakers making advertising bones about rustproofing. Now, we don't think twice about it, but back then, if you were in the Rust Belt, it generally didn't make it very far past those five years.
     
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    Timed rust-solescence.
     

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