1984 gmc caballero for sale manual#

Engines were an L48 350 4 barrel, LS3 400 (402) big block, and the LS5 454 365 hp big block.Īrlington, Texas, United States, ( Arlington Assembly)ĭoraville, Georgia, United States, ( Doraville Assembly)įor 1973, all GM A-body vehicles were redesigned. The Sprint SP was an option package, RPO YE7, rather than a distinct model. It included the same features as the Chevrolet. The SP package, only offered on the Sprint Custom, was GMC's own equivalent of the Chevrolet SS package. Luxury options, such as air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, and power locks, were also available at extra cost.

1984 gmc caballero for sale manual#

Like the Chevelle and El Camino, the GMC Sprint could be ordered with a standard 3-speed Synchro-Mesh manual transmission, an optional four-speed Synchro-Mesh manual, or the Turbo Hydra-Matic three-speed automatic transmission. The inline six was only available on the 'Standard'. It was offered as 'Standard' or 'Custom'. The Sprint has the same design, features, and equipment as the El Camino, with some renamed. Both years featured rear end styling taken from the Chevelle station wagon (and were shared with El Camino).įor 1972, the Sprint was given the updated Chevelle front end styling, retaining the 'GMC' and optional engine badges in their 1971 locations. A large 'GMC' badge replaced the Chevy bowtie and for models with optional engines, engine badges (depicting cubic inch size), identical to those of the counterpart Chevrolet, were placed just below the divider bar on the left side of the grille. The 1971 models featured the Chevelle's twin parking light lenses, dual 'high intensity' headlights and horizontally-divided front grille. All-vinyl Strato bucket seats and center console were optional.īoth the El Camino and Sprint shared the same body styling as the Chevelle from the cowl to the front bumper. The Sprint shared exterior and interior trims with the Chevelle Malibu and El Camino including cloth and vinyl or all-vinyl bench seats and deep twist carpeting. For 1972, horsepower measurements were switched to the 'net' figures as installed in a vehicle with all accessories and emission controllers hooked up-this change brought the horsepower ratings for 1972 down to a range from 110 horsepower (82 kW) for the six to 270 for the 454 V8. Horsepower ratings of those engines for 1971 ranged from 145 for the six to 365 for the 454-all in gross figures. Engine offerings for 1971–72 included the 250 cubic-inch OHV inline Six, small block V8s of 307 and 350 cubic inches and big block V8s of 402 and 454 cubic-inch displacements.

For 1972, little changed but for lower power outputs. 1972 was the last year for the third generation El Camino, resulting in a two-year generation for Sprint.

system, a 'smog pump', was added to control tailpipe emissions. The Sprint's first year was also the first year for mandated lower-octane unleaded fuel which necessitated a reduction in engine compression GM's A.I.R. This light-duty pickup truck was identical to the El Camino except for the name, and the chassis for both cars was based on the Chevrolet Chevelle station wagon/4-door sedan wheelbase. In 1971 GMC began producing the Sprint, their version of the Chevrolet El Camino. Van Nuys, California, United States, ( Van Nuys Assembly) Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, ( Leeds Assembly) Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ( Baltimore Assembly)įremont, California, United States, ( Fremont Assembly)