1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lts70 · 10-25-2019, 07:32 PM

My 1987 crew cab got hit last night. The vehicle involved left behind some clues I’m hoping can help me figure out vehicle type.

1) The headlight material was glass
2) The pieces of grill or headlight surround was chrome plated gray plastic
3) More than likely a truck due to height of impact. It also moved my truck a foot sideways.
4) blue, left transfer paint on my truck

Hoping someone recognizes the profile on pieces of trim left behind. Does anyone know what year they stopped using glass headlights or started using chrome plated plastic?

weq92f · 10-25-2019, 08:29 PM

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Man that is going to be tough...where you were hit were there any businesses or residences around the area that may have had some surveillance footage?

If so, in your shoes I would canvass those places in person and appeal to them with your story of the hit and run in hopes they caught something.

Sorry you're having to deal with this. Once I observed a minor hit and run as I was leaving an establishment...I wrote a note with the description of the vehicle and the license plate number...left it on the car that was hit and then left the scene...hopefully you will figure this out.

-klb

**Steeveedee** · 10-25-2019, 09:44 PM

Bummer! FWIW, the party who hit you will not be that far away from where you were hit, statistically. One of my cars got hit at the curb, and one morning while jogging, I spotted a vehicle with paint that matched that left on my car, with damage in the area where my car was hit. Ended up getting the repair money out of the guy- he didn't want it to be an insurance claim- which might have meant that he didn't have insurance, but I didn't care, since there were no personal injuries. I got nothin' on when it went from glass to plastic lenses on headlights. I'm sure someone does, though.

Shifty One · 10-26-2019, 02:08 PM

I hate stuff like this....my CC was backed into during a neighbors' garage sale, and they took off also.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-26-2019, 08:32 PM

ask the neighbors for any security cam footage that might be saved might get a glimpse of the truck

10-25-2019, 07:32 PM	#1
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,038	1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind My 1987 crew cab got hit last night. The vehicle involved left behind some clues I’m hoping can help me figure out vehicle type. 1) The headlight material was glass 2) The pieces of grill or headlight surround was chrome plated gray plastic 3) More than likely a truck due to height of impact. It also moved my truck a foot sideways. 4) blue, left transfer paint on my truck Hoping someone recognizes the profile on pieces of trim left behind. Does anyone know what year they stopped using glass headlights or started using chrome plated plastic? Attached Images __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance. Last edited by lts70; 10-25-2019 at 07:43 PM.

10-25-2019, 08:29 PM	#2
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 3,223	Re: 1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind . Man that is going to be tough...where you were hit were there any businesses or residences around the area that may have had some surveillance footage? If so, in your shoes I would canvass those places in person and appeal to them with your story of the hit and run in hopes they caught something. Sorry you're having to deal with this. Once I observed a minor hit and run as I was leaving an establishment...I wrote a note with the description of the vehicle and the license plate number...left it on the car that was hit and then left the scene...hopefully you will figure this out. -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold

10-25-2019, 09:44 PM	#3
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,698	Re: 1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind Bummer! FWIW, the party who hit you will not be that far away from where you were hit, statistically. One of my cars got hit at the curb, and one morning while jogging, I spotted a vehicle with paint that matched that left on my car, with damage in the area where my car was hit. Ended up getting the repair money out of the guy- he didn't want it to be an insurance claim- which might have meant that he didn't have insurance, but I didn't care, since there were no personal injuries. I got nothin' on when it went from glass to plastic lenses on headlights. I'm sure someone does, though. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

10-26-2019, 02:08 PM	#4
Shifty One Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 743	Re: 1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind I hate stuff like this....my CC was backed into during a neighbors' garage sale, and they took off also.

10-26-2019, 08:32 PM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: 1987 crew cab hit and run. Please help me figure out pieces left behind ask the neighbors for any security cam footage that might be saved might get a glimpse of the truck __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

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