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chevorio 11-02-2013 12:08 AM

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where can i get a "chevy sport" hood ornamant??

80SPORT 11-02-2013 01:33 PM

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They are on Ebay several times a year

$200.00 to 300.00 for NOS

$50.00 to 100.00 for used

And I got one from kijiji....but that was 3 years ago and is the only one I ever saw there.

aotte1 11-02-2013 06:24 PM

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Some pics from fall swap meet of Blue 1979 sport.

nekkidhillbilly 11-03-2013 05:00 PM

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my uncle had some kind of special pkg stepside it was a bulldog and straight six had fan blade like wheels on it. any you guys know what that would have been?

motornut 11-04-2013 04:39 PM

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pics of a 78 stepside sport
and 79 GMC burb with those hood stripes and two tone red

77 ChevySport 11-04-2013 07:07 PM

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What a neat truck to buy/restore in thread#28. But I have yet to see anybody reproduce the Chevy Sport Stripes. Maybe they never will. I often hear that large graphic arts companies can do it but I have my doubts until I see one. Larry:chevy:

80SPORT 11-04-2013 08:03 PM

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The local Chevy dealer restored a truck just like that blue 80.

Stripes were done by a local sign shop with their computer and turned out well

It helped that the original stripes were on the truck to start with

Brockwaykid 11-04-2013 09:59 PM

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I like those white sports!! and i'm not a stepside guy..

77 ChevySport 11-04-2013 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 80SPORT (Post 6348182)
The local Chevy dealer restored a truck just like that blue 80.

Stripes were done by a local sign shop with their computer and turned out well

It helped that the original stripes were on the truck to start with

80SPORT-have any pictures of the truck that was done? Cost? Larry

80SPORT 11-05-2013 11:16 AM

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Picture before and after....cost for the stripes was $600.00

But the paint and bodywork were over $10,000.00

It was purchased from the original owner....factory bucket seats...sold new in Slave lake,Alberta

77 ChevySport 11-05-2013 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 80SPORT (Post 6349088)
Picture before and after....cost for the stripes was $600.00

But the paint and bodywork were over $10,000.00

It was purchased from the original owner....factory bucket seats...sold new in Slave lake,Alberta

80SPORT: Thanks for the pictures/info. I assume he "saved" the pattern
for the stripes in case anybody else would want them. Do you know if he
has any other years of the Sport Stripes?? Larry:chevy:

P.S. Very/Very nice truck in the picture!!

80SPORT 11-08-2013 09:35 AM

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In our area there are 4 of the 79 and 80 Chevy Sports he has done and he has the patterns for those.I have a 78 that may get restored after a couple of other projects are complete...we will have to develop the stripe kit from pictures unless i can find an original.And I am still looking for a 77 sport....I will address the stripe issue when I find one.

Jonboy 11-08-2013 10:34 AM

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Do you have any more pics of the blue Sport? That looks great!!!

80SPORT 11-09-2013 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by chevorio (Post 6343878)
where can i get a "chevy sport" hood ornamant??

There are two up on Ebay now...one used and one NOS

I will be bidding on the new one ........

77 ChevySport 11-10-2013 03:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 80SPORT (Post 6353677)
In our area there are 4 of the 79 and 80 Chevy Sports he has done and he has the patterns for those.I have a 78 that may get restored after a couple of other projects are complete...we will have to develop the stripe kit from pictures unless i can find an original.And I am still looking for a 77 sport....I will address the stripe issue when I find one.

80SPORT: Hope you find your 77 Sport Sooner then Later to get those
stripes made so I can get some spares. Right now I'm to paranoid to take
my Sport anywhere for fear of being hit. Larry:chevy:

kevinr1970 11-22-2013 10:43 PM

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Sorry if there is a better place to ask this, but did they ever produce the Jimmy Street Coupes?
I ask because I saw this for sale and it looks like it had a graphic at one time and the graphic seems familiar?

80SPORT 11-22-2013 11:23 PM

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As far as I know the Jimmy Street Coupe was a prototype only.

I think there was a magazine test article.

They also made a S15 jimmy street coupe...I have the brochure.

cory d 11-23-2013 12:05 AM

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i saved a truck that had one of these hoods on it but itwas too far gone. just smashed to crap

kevinr1970 11-29-2013 03:46 AM

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Did they ever do an Indy hauler Jimmy?


http://73-87.com/Special_Editions/fa.../Indy_tilt.jpg

truckfan 11-29-2013 01:23 PM

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i will watch

Keith Seymore 11-29-2013 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinr1970 (Post 6393586)
Did they ever do an Indy hauler Jimmy?

I don't believe so.

I recall all of the Indy support trucks being pickups (no utilities).

K

3672300 01-31-2015 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lilpoindexter (Post 4825077)
Why do I want to watch CHiPs every time I see one of these?

Didnt Poncherello drive one?

3672300 01-31-2015 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by motornut (Post 6347887)
pics of a 78 stepside sport
and 79 GMC burb with those hood stripes and two tone red

that sport coming down the hill has to be in my top 10 favorite!

SKT 07-13-2016 06:07 AM

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Here is the Cannonball C10 wrapped as a Sport Edition:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHrpQufBpdz/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHqp3jnhy0M/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHqspMngzUr/

Can someone post these as non-click...they certainly deserve it!

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chrismoore701 07-13-2016 07:33 AM

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I would love to have that license plate on my truck. Gives me ideas.


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