Classic Parts of America 1967-1972 Chevy Truck Parts Catalog

CLASSIC PARTS OF AMERICA 1947-1998

WHAT YEAR IS IT? We get many calls asking, “What year truck do I have?”. Many times it’s your first truck and it’s understandable that you may have questions. Below is a list of information that may help identify your truck. If you have further questions, please give us a call. We’ll be glad to help. 1967 - In 1967, Chevrolet introduced this new body style truck. In appearance, it was a completely redesigned truck from the previous years. However, many of the chassis parts will interchange between this truck and previous years. Grill consists of two wide rectangular openings with surround trim and Bowtie emblem in center. Hood has CHEVROLET letters across front. GMC grill design is one vertical and one crossing horizontal bar between dual headlights. GMC letters are attached to center of grill. Fenders and bedsides have no side marker lamps. Parklights are mounted in lower rectangular opening of grill. Small back window is standard equipment with big back window optional. Floor of fleetside bed is now steel as standard equipment with optional wood floor. Stepside bed floor is still wood with steel skid strips. CST equipped trucks have lower bright trim installed at lower body line. Last year for the optional 283CI engine. Fender emblems consist of a Bowtie on top with the truck series designation below. Hand operated parking brake. 1968 - Very similar to 1967 truck. Small back window is discontinued, so all 68’s will have big back windows. Side marker lamps are added to front fenders and rear bedsides. Some CST equipped trucks have upper side trim in addition to the lower side trim. CST’s also have bright trim surrounding front grill and headlamp area. Letters on GMC’s are now moved from grill to front of hood. First year for the optional 307CI & 396CI engines. 1969 - Similar to previous years but with the following changes. New grill is one piece anodized aluminum design with center bar which extends to and surrounds headlamps. Plastic grill insert consists of tightly spaced horizontal and vertical members in a cross-hatch pattern. CHEVROLET letters are embossed across center of grill with parklamps mounted at either end of the embossed letters. Bowtie emblem mounted on front of hood. Fender emblems now state the series number and model, such as CST/10. Engine displacement emblems were also mounted below fender emblems when equipped with optional engines. Deluxe equipped trucks had optional upper and lower trim along side of body. Custom equipped trucks had black banded lower trim. CST equipped trucks had woodgrain banded lower trim. First year for foot operated parking brake. First year for the Blazer. 1970 - Very similar to the 1969. Grill is similar to 1969, except the plastic insert now consists of twelve groups of four short horizontal fins arranged with six stacks of fins above the center bar and six stacks below. First year for the optional 402CI engine. 1971 - Similar to previous years. Redesigned grill now consists of large anodized aluminum surrounding entire grill area with rectangular pattern plastic insert. Bowtie emblem is mounted in center of grill. GMC also has a slightly redesigned grill. First year for front wheel disc brakes. Top of the line model trucks are now designated Cheyenne. Parklamps are now mounted in front bumper. Last year for the inside mirror bracket to be screwed above windshield. 1972 - The last year of one of the most popular body style trucks in American history. 1972’s are very difficult to distinguish from the prior year without checking serial numbers. One noticeable change is the inside rear view mirror is now glued to the windshield like modern day vehicles. Some new interior changes were also added, like fabric and door panel designs.

1967-72 SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATION C E 1 4 8 F 1000043

Chassis Designation (Conventional 4x2) Engine Designation (V-8 Gas)

GVW Range ( ½ ton) Model Code (Pickup)

Model Year (8 = 1968) Assembly Plant (Flint) Vehicle Serial Number (43 rd unit built)

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