Our Cars Birthday- Born Date

[Keith Seymore]

This is a fun one, I think.

Back in 1986 I was a GM company car driver. They changed the policy and took away my wheels so I needed something to drive.

Since I worked in the Flint truck assembly plant naturally I figured a pickup truck would be a good daily.

I saw the "new for 1988" GMT400's and didn't really like the way they looked so I hurried and ordered this '87. 4.3L V6, fuel injected, MY6 New Process A833 3 speed manual with overdrive, Hurst floor shifter, 3.73 gears with posi.

I followed it down the line as it was built and drove it through the shipping building myself. I got to the plant at 4pm on Monday Sept 29 1986 and it was just coming down out of trim. I followed the body through trim and ran downstairs to follow the engine/chassis build. I let the driver take it through roll test and onto the short line repair. After the short line I drove it to the shipping building and told the boss "Lloyd - this is MY truck". I left the plant about 1am Tuesday and by 5pm it was sitting at Graffs in Davison (I still had to pay $525 destination fee for those 9 or 10 miles).

I drove it for four years in Michigan and Arizona and then sold it to my in-laws. They had it for 18 years and then I got it back when my father in law passed, just as I was losing my company vehicle for a second time! This little truck has bailed me out twice -

K

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