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Just saw this Id love to have gotten some parts
1990 454SS Frame/Bed/Cab (Salavage title) Fire. 1/2 Ton Short Box.
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No, I have three 454 SS trucks. All the 90's in Canada had elephant ear mirrors in black. The sport truck debuted in '89 where most had elephant ear but the sport mirror was an option. later sports and later SS trucks all had the sport mirrors, including in Canada. I've seen 1990 454SS's from the US with elephant ear mirrors. My 93 SS's came stock with sport mirrors. (in Canada.) My '92 sport did as well.
FastOrange
OBSless
im willing to bet that 90 454SS from the states had the dumbo's added on, or its not a true SS. one or the other.
i could be wrong on the canada thing, but i know all the ones ive seen her have had dumbo's.
I've seen tons and tons of them over my lifetime. And owned a few. I've never seen a 454SS in Canada come with elephant ears in 91 to 93. Only in 90. And I've been to, sat inside and offered on 454ss's from the US that didn't have the 110 MPH guages or ('gages') or the sport mirrors from 90. (And they are 100% true SS trucks.) That smooth steering wheel is also something I've never seen on a 454ss in Canada but is very common in the US.
From the 1988 full size pickup sales brochure.
From the optional equipment page...
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Thats an awesome pic of the brochure.
I'm sure the 'below eyeline' mirrors they are mentioning there are the elephant ear ones though seeing as they never built the sport version in stainless. (and they list them both, painted and stainless which is how the ones on the cover came.) Plus they mention the west coast camper mirrors.
I see that they must have been available though.. which is really cool; and something I have never come across. As an aside if you need some I have an extra pair kicking around here, just PM me if you are interested.
Whoops just realized I misread your post; you were showing them under the optional equipment list so of course they are the elephant ear ones. Damn iPhone is so small, lol.
I'm curious though; I own seven roadworthy gmt-400's and I've had many more and spent an inordinate amount of time in junkyards up here - I have never seen a 'plain' model have those mirrors. I wonder if in Canada they were not standard equipment- just like our '90 454SS's all have the elephant ears and not the sport mirrors.
I'm sure the 'below eyeline' mirrors they are mentioning there are the elephant ear ones though seeing as they never built the sport version in stainless. (and they list them both, painted and stainless which is how the ones on the cover came.) Plus they mention the west coast camper mirrors.
I see that they must have been available though.. which is really cool; and something I have never come across. As an aside if you need some I have an extra pair kicking around here, just PM me if you are interested.
Whoops just realized I misread your post; you were showing them under the optional equipment list so of course they are the elephant ear ones. Damn iPhone is so small, lol.
I'm curious though; I own seven roadworthy gmt-400's and I've had many more and spent an inordinate amount of time in junkyards up here - I have never seen a 'plain' model have those mirrors. I wonder if in Canada they were not standard equipment- just like our '90 454SS's all have the elephant ears and not the sport mirrors.
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sewlow
Bitchin' Stitchin'
Bingo! That's more than likely the reason for the Canadian diff.
When I went through my last roadside inspection (they see me comin' I swear!) the inspector said my 'SS' mirrors weren't DOT compliant. I explained that they were factory for the SS & Sport models.
Now, on the rear of my truck I have an SS logo, that is actually a cut-up Monte Carlo SS logo. Lower bottom right hand corner of the tailgate. One of the other inspectors, a younger guy, agreed with me. He actually said to the older guy, "look, it's an SS", pointing at the logo. Good thing they didn't look under the hood! No SS or Sport model ever came with a 6! HA! Dumbass government employees!
Yeah, it was only a 1988-90 thing up here apparently. Everythhing had the Dumbo mirrors. After 90, my 93 SS's and 91 Sport all came with the little mirrors. My 90 SS has the dumbos as do all 90 SS's up here. 91-up are all little unless they were ordered different or changed out.
