Pete M Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 spent some time searching the registry and looking for vins with images and it looks like it happened around the end of August 1986.
Pete M Posted January 3, 2021 Author Posted January 3, 2021 sorry, that should say august of 86. I fixed it. the earliest 87 model year truck in our registry was built August 10th 1986 and the last model year 86 in our registry was built July 14th 1986.
87MJTIM Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 Someone on CC several years ago showed his 87 with COMANCHE on the fender. I posted the fender must have been swapped with an 86 because of the all caps. He insisted it was an original 87 and original fender, also. I don't know if he had one of the early ones (or if he is still on CC). AMC may have been using up overstock parts before switching to the new Comanche.
Pete M Posted January 3, 2021 Author Posted January 3, 2021 I've seen a couple 87s now with the old script. I can't imagine them using up a few more emblems just because they had an extra box (when they needed to have NOS sitting around anyways), but I could see them stuck using the old stuff if there was a supply problem with the new. I do believe this dilemma is lost to time though.
fiatslug87 Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 23 minutes ago, Pete M said: ...I could see them stuck using the old stuff if there was a supply problem with the new. This makes the most sense, nice detective work
Pete M Posted January 3, 2021 Author Posted January 3, 2021 just because it makes the most sense, doesn't make it automatically true. maybe someday we'll get some more info.
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