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Sport Package Question
« on: August 10, 2015, 09:52:26 PM »
Hey all, it has been a while as I have been moving and during my move I blew up my 77 K10, but that is another story for another day.  This weekend I picked up another one, and after a rough trip home(trailer issues) again another story for another day, I discovered some interesting info on my new one.

Looking at the SPID I noticed that it had a deluxe sport package option on it and I got to wondering what that all meant.  Well apparently it means it came with a light bar(someone cut the old one out but the base is still there), some very 70's stickering, which I can still see the faint outline of in places, and a few other little things.  After several hours searching and much head scratching I have only been able to find one other truck that is similar(happened to be on this board) but it is a different color.  I have found pictures of many step side ones but very few fleet side and none with the light bar, 4wd, 400, and black.  Most of what I am finding is 76, 78, and 79 very few 77s. It also has the blue interior with the bucket seats.

Long story to a short question, is this truck rare, and is it worth restoring to original or just rolling with it?  I prefer the stock look of these trucks as opposed to the lifted version but I am curious on the paint/sticker scheme as I will be starting body work this year. Anywhere I can track this info down? I can't resize the picture on the iPad so it won't let me post it.
1977 K10 Scottsdale, Deluxe Sport Package, SB 400, TH 350, Rusty Black.

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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2015, 09:59:16 PM »
I'm trying to get the picture of the SPID on here, let's see if this works.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2015, 10:18:12 PM »
Taken from Chevrolet Pickups 1973-1998 by John Gunnell...
"A new option for pickups in general was the Sport package.  It included special hood and body side striping, and white-spoke or Rally wheels.  The Sport tape stripes followed the b0dy feature lines and continued in tiara fashion across the roof.  On Fleetside models, the "Chevy Sport" lettering appeared on the upper sides of the cargo box.  Similar lettering went on the rear spare tire cover of Stepside trucks"
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2015, 04:25:29 PM »
I have been able to track down some sales brochures and the vehicle information kit on the GM heritage site has a lot of stuff in it but nothing about the sport package.  If anyone has a picture of a black, fleet side 77 k10, with the sport package, and the light bar, I would sure like to see it.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2015, 04:31:53 PM »
Go to any bookstore chain and look for the author books, there are a couple pictures of that package.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2015, 08:27:06 PM »
That is a great idea. I never thought about that.  Any extra value in the truck if it retains its original "deluxe sport package" look?  It seems like as the 67-72 short beds get a lot harder to find, the mid 70s short beds are starting to jump a lot in the value as well.  I'm not in it to make money, I just don't want to change it if it is a "more rare" truck.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2015, 09:31:25 PM »
That is a great idea. I never thought about that.  Any extra value in the truck if it retains its original "deluxe sport package" look?  It seems like as the 67-72 short beds get a lot harder to find, the mid 70s short beds are starting to jump a lot in the value as well.  I'm not in it to make money, I just don't want to change it if it is a "more rare" truck.

To a purist it may be worth more but since there are no hard numbers of production it is a matter of personal preference.  I am not fond of step sides.  I would rather have a longbed but that is my personal preference.  I like them stock and the plainer the better but that is me.  Value is in the eye of the beholder.  Big difference in price of a midwest truck versus something down in Texas...
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2015, 12:21:09 PM »
The 9J9 is the COPO option for the "sport rail" (Chevrolet called it a Rollbar)  Based on what I have read from Alex (resident SPORT guru)  I would say this could be a SPORT truck and I would consider it rare..

The Chevy Sport option in 76 and 77 was a COPO

Z77 RPO code for Chevy Sport/GMC Street Coupe was not used until 1978 and ended in 1981

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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2015, 06:10:51 PM »
I guess I will have to contact the GM heritage site and see if I can get the dealer invoice, for $50 it may be worth it just to have either way.  I can't believe for how many trucks were made in these years how hard it is to find info on the sport package.  Like I've said I've seeN many step side 2wd ones, a few step side 4wd ones, and only 1 fleet side 4wd with the light bar.  And it was a different color, different engine, different interior, etc.

I downloaded the 103 page "info kit" from GM heritage and there is no mention in there of a sport package, the best info I can find is at the below link, on page 7

http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1977ctv
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2015, 06:11:49 PM »
It is under the training section, then under pickups
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2015, 12:07:36 AM »
As stated the Sport package in 1976 and 1977 was a COPO.
http://73-87.com/Special_Editions/Chevy_Sport.htm

See the bottom of this image/page:  http://73-87.com/Special_Editions/factory_trucks/Sport/76sport2.jpg

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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2015, 07:09:08 AM »
As stated the Sport package in 1976 and 1977 was a COPO.
http://73-87.com/Special_Editions/Chevy_Sport.htm

See the bottom of this image/page:  http://73-87.com/Special_Editions/factory_trucks/Sport/76sport2.jpg

It looks like the bottom one is information for the 76 model but base on that it shows that you could only get the Black truck with red interior?  Mine is black with the blue bucket seat interior, do you know if they changed the regulations on the interior combo in 77? Or did someone just slip in the interior they wanted, since they were doing a COPO form on the color anyways?  Interesting stuff.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2015, 11:20:29 PM »
I think with a COPO you could probably get whatever you wanted, but...

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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2015, 06:17:20 PM »
Well I contacted the GM archive center and after talking to the guy over the phone he informed me that the dealer invoice shows really nothing more than the SPID tag.  But he did give me the number of someone else who will be doing some research on it for me as well.  We shall see what come up.
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Re: Sport Package Question
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2015, 10:37:32 PM »
Heard back from the GMHC today and they've got nothing on these trucks either.  I guess I'll just have keep my eyes and ears open for similar trucks to try and get more info.  I found another forum with the most information in one place about sport package trucks if anyone is interested.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=495788&page=5
1977 K10 Scottsdale, Deluxe Sport Package, SB 400, TH 350, Rusty Black.