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I learned how to drive and bought my first truck (the 1999 Blazer) in Anchorage, AK... Save for my 03 Blazer (which is the only one I bought here in Texas), all my trucks have been 4x4 lol.
Yes I used to have a friend who lived in Alpine; he was a professional musician and had family in Austin. He'd drive from Alpine to Austin in one day, then hub out of there to play gigs in Houston, D/FW, SA, etc. Hed had a Burb exactly like mine except his was 4x4. Living out there, he needed it. He towed a 5x8 trailer with it for the band's gear that they didn't want in the truck. He loved that truck, but his wife wasn't to keen on it. She paid for any repairs and maybe was a teensy bit jealous?
Nice truck! Yours is the gold color, right? Looks a little more brassy than the platinum like mine
I've seen this color code look like many different shades. You've got mine, you've got some that look lighter (more platinum as you described), and then you've got this. He claims it's the same paint code. I don't see how.
Interesting because I was believing that light autumnwood was the GMC name for the Chevy color called platinum. That's what color both of my trucks are. I think it's code #11, would have to check the build sheet. On overcast days it looks more silver, but the closest comparison I can make is the color of a carburetor, that gold/silver hybrid anodized color, or cadmium plating on grade 8 nuts and bolts. There is a pure silver color that looks like cast aluminum, and a gold that looks brassy. In greater Houston the platinum is by far the most popular of the 3. I was also discussing this with Pinger, the pix of his Burb he's posted looks to me like it's platinum color. Guess the paint code number would be the final say but those are different from year to year too....
Yes that's it! Tell me more about the Monte in your picture, I've always loved those first generation ones and had one after high school. It's beautiful!
Would love to make a visit down there one of these days though, I hear it's great.
No problem! Texas probably has more pleasant winters than where you're at. Is your car the dark metallic green or black, can't quite tell from the picture. Otherwise it's like I was wanting to build mine. Didn't get it done on a high school budget, ended up scrapping the car but still have some extra parts.Thank you! They're really cool cars.
It's a '70, first year. Around 90K miles on the odometer believed to be accurate. All original interior but it's been painted once. It's a factory 400 small block car with TH350 auto, one of only a couple hundred made with the 400 SBC. My dad scooped it up from one of his buddies about 10 years ago and we've been slowly giving it some TLC. We've had to rebuild the engine twice in that time but it's running very well these days. It's got a bunch of Edelbrock goodies and a mild cam upgrade. No idea on actual power numbers but it's got enough torque to pull a house down if you could keep the tires from spinning.
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Sorry for derailing the Texas thread, I'm a Missouri resident.
