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Originally Posted by mjshealy
If it isn't a 127" wheelbase, then doesn't that mean it's either a longhorn or custom camper? I didn't think there was a regular c30 that was a 133" wheelbase, but I could be wrong. I have the SPID in the glove box, but seems like its missing a lot. I'll attempt to post it.
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A Longhorn is simply a 133" wb C20 or C30 Fleetside truck. As fleetsides, they had the bed extension panels at the front of the bed with the stake pockets set back in the original locations (i.e. at the 8' bed spacing, not in the forward corners of the Longhorn bed). C30s Fleetsides were all 133" wb (and, therefore, Longhorns), whereas a C20 could be had in 127" or 133" wheelbases (the latter also making it a Longhorn). C30 Stepsides also had 133" wb but were not considered Longhorns.
Wheelbase has nothing to do with Custom-Camper-ness. Custom Camper is a nameplate option only and was available on C10-30 from 1965 forward. K20s also could be ordered with the option starting in 1968(MAYBE 1967, but still waiting to see one
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Your truck is a Longhorn but not a Custom Camper. E in the VIN denotes it as an original V8 truck, but the lack of callout on the SPID means it was a 307 originally (standard), not a 350 (optional)- and I think you mentioned somewhere above that it had a 307, so that all makes sense, could actually be the original motor.