Cheyenne or Silverado?

[mercado1211]

Vile the VIN plate is the only thing on the dash. Not much there but the VIN.


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[Mike81K10]

It says Z62 Scottsdale Equiped!

[VileZambonie]

Vile the VIN plate is the only thing on the dash. Not much there but the VIN.


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I was referring to the emblem on the dash pad

[mercado1211]

It was not the original dash, it came out of a 78. How I know it was not the original dash is because it did not have an opening for the VIN plate. However; it said Cheyenne.


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[BADGE73]

Seventh digit is Z. It looks like it was made at the Fremont plant in California, Badge. That’s a good idea, I’m gonna research that now.


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Welcome to the Fremont Club! Just a little bit of history, that Chevy plant is now the home to the West Coast Tesla Factory....lol

[mercado1211]

Hehe, I saw that when I read a little of the history. Guess this plant was state of the art for production back in the day.


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[BADGE73]

So I feel pretty confident after all the research I have done on this, your truck is most likely a Cheyenne. Did you say the tailgate was swapped? Silverado's in 79' do not appear to have ever came with same tailgate, but Cheyenne's did.

[mercado1211]

Yeah Badge I think so. Here are the facts. From what I read the Silverado came with the large aluminum insert on the tailgate and this truck has the small insert. The tailgate was never swapped, I scratched an inconspicuous spot on the gate and the paint matched the inside of the cab. It came with the insulated headliner, color matched trim pieces, AC, carpet - same as the Silverado. They were very similar trucks - however; the key here would seem to be the tailgate.

Thanks for your help man,


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[mercado1211]

Here’s a Silverado gate


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