Walmart Exclusive MPC Sundowner 84 GMC

[TECHMAN]

Our Walmart had some of those kits in the most recent model display they received, but in just a couple days, they were all gone.  Am pretty certain, they were the first thing to sell out......

Cool kit!!!!

DJ

[Dave Van]

Hit 3 WM in 2 states....no kits

[Luc Janssens]

Interesting to learn that this generation GM trucks are so popular, maybe even more so then the previous generation?

[Rob Hall]

23 minutes ago, Luc Janssens said:

Interesting to learn that this generation GM trucks are so popular, maybe even more so then the previous generation?

The Rounded Line generation had such a long run in 1:1, they were what I remember growing up a a kid in the 70s-80s.  Good looking trucks.  

[Platerpants]

I just want to know if any North East Ohio Stores have them... I work part time at The Aurora/Bainbridge store and have not seen any. Anyone got any info on say Chardon, Middlefield, Streetsboro or Mentor? Any others not too far out of that range? 😂🤷‍♂️ Definitely want a couple but I refuse to pay the $50 they want on Ebay.

[Rob Hall]

2 minutes ago, Platerpants said:

I just want to know if any North East Ohio Stores have them... I work part time at The Aurora/Bainbridge store and have not seen any. Anyone got any info on say Chardon, Middlefield, Streetsboro or Mentor? Any others not too far out of that range? 😂🤷‍♂️ Definitely want a couple but I refuse to pay the $50 they want on Ebay.

Good question.  I haven't checked any of the ones near me.  Closest to me would be Eastlake or South Euclid. 

[1972coronet]

4 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

Interesting to learn that this generation GM trucks are so popular, maybe even more so then the previous generation?

The Action Line of 1967-1972 is a timeless design. However, its relatively short run made their presence - especially in regions where rust is a major issue - fleeting vs. the long-running Rounded Line ( "Square Body" , colloq. ) .

3 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

The Rounded Line generation had such a long run in 1:1, they were what I remember growing up a a kid in the 70s-80s.  Good looking trucks.  

Same here , @Rob Hall. For as long as I can remember , the design of the 1973-1980 (those particular years) always captured my attention. So much going on, design-wise ! From the different grilles, to the base model hubcaps' design , to the different emblems' fonts... Even the most basic model ( Custom DeLuxe , et alia ) was still captivating .

[Rob Hall]

1 hour ago, 1972coronet said:

The Action Line of 1967-1972 is a timeless design. However, its relatively short run made their presence - especially in regions where rust is a major issue - fleeting vs. the long-running Rounded Line ( "Square Body" , colloq. ) .

Same here , @Rob Hall. For as long as I can remember , the design of the 1973-1980 (those particular years) always captured my attention. So much going on, design-wise ! From the different grilles, to the base model hubcaps' design , to the different emblems' fonts... Even the most basic model ( Custom DeLuxe , et alia ) was still captivating .

I really don't remember seeing many pre '73 GM trucks around in the late 70s and 80s in NE Ohio..maybe many had rusted away by then.  Sort of had a few Rounded Line pickups in my family.  After my Dad retired from school administration in 1978, he went to manage a community agency that winterized homes (put in new windows, insulation, etc) for low income people.  He had a couple C10 company trucks--both dark green long beds w/ white bumpers--a '78 and then later an '81 IIRC.  I remember riding in them as a kid...I think they were both 2wd w/ 6 cyl and automatics.   Then in the late 90s-mid oughts when I lived 2000 miles away, my older brother owned for a few years a bright yellow '77 shortbed step side with a tube grille, rake, Cragar SS wheels, big rear tires.  I don't recall what engine it had, but I recall him complaining about poor gas mileage.  He later traded it on a clean black '99 BMW 740iL..(I think the only 'foreign' car he owned out of 50+ vehicles in over 50 years of driving). 

Edited 9 minutes ago by Rob Hall