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I think i read in a magazine years ago that there was around 25,000 4x4 Luvs built in 79. and around 4,000 of them had Air Conditioning?

I was wondering if there is any official production numbers available? I think it would be interesting to know how many of each year were built and what options were rare etc. But i doubt if GM kept detailed records for the LUV?

I have a 79 4x4, and an 80 2x4, so thats the ones i am most interested in.

Thanks in advance for any info on this subject.

Ike

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Did i post this in the wrong forum, or was this a stupid question??

Ike

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Don't think it was stupid... just not sure anyone has the answer.

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Definately not a stupid question. I'm sure many of us have wondered about this, but I don't know if that information exists, or if it did, does it still. I have sent an email to Chevy, but don't know if I'll hear back or if I do, if they will be able to point me in the right direction.

Stay tuned, I will update if I get a response from them.

Chad

chaddman,
I thought about doing the same thing. Hope you can find out something.
I think this would be very interesting information.

There is a guy, Arvin Mueller who was known as the "FATHER OF THE 4X4 lUV, who was the head engineer over the design and development of the Chevy Luv at GM. If he is still alive and still works for GM, he may be able to help with this info? But how to get in touch with him?? Probably a long shot, but you never know unless you ask.

If any records do exist, they may be in Japan, in a Computer???

Thanks for the reply.

Ike

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Got a response from Chevy:

Dear Mr. Brown,

Thank you for contacting the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center. I appreciate you taking the time to write us in regards to the Chevrolet LUV.

I apologize for any inconvenience, but I do have access to build numbers, options breakdowns and other information in regards your vehicle. To get to this information I will need your vehicle identification number and the specific information you are requesting. Please reply to this email or call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center and request immediate service.

If you should need to contact us in the future, simply reply to this message or call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020. Please refer to service request file number 1-312151407 in all correspondence. Customer Relationship Managers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Again, thank you for contacting Chevrolet.

Sincerely,

NAME REMOVED BY REQUEST
Customer Relationship Manager
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center


For more information regarding the maintenance and care of your vehicle, please visit https://www.mygmlink.com/main/US/en/gm/ ... =occallctr. This free online service offers vehicle and ownership-related information and tools tailored to your specific Chevrolet.

This is potentially good news. I responded back to him with more specific wording on what we were looking for. I guess now we'll have to wait and see what he comes up with.

Chad

Chad,
OK! This is great news! Even if this guy doesn`t have exactly what we are looking for, maybe he can point us in the right direction?? And hopefully this information does exist somewhere?

Thank you for taking the time to get the ball rolling.

Ike

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This is the last response I got from Chevy on this. Looks like Bob might have the right idea in his post here: http://forums.luvtruck.com/viewtopic.php?t=6862

Here's the email I got:

Dear Mr. Brown,

Thank you for contacting the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center. We appreciate you taking the time to write us in regards to your Chevrolet LUV.

I apologize for the inconvenience, but I cannot supply you with the information you requested. There are books and other commercial resources available (such as the Standard Catalog series of books) that may be able to provide the you with overall production numbers for the referenced model years. You may wish to check with your local library to see if they have those resources available.

If any of the website members wish to call in for specific production numbers on their vehicles, we will be happy to assist with those requests. They will need to provide their contact information, vehicle VIN number, the model number, and any RPO codes they wish to receive production numbers on. Note that a breakdown by option may not be available for all model years of the vehicle.

If you are seeking the complete list of options (build sheet), please contact Vintage vehicles at 905-440-7697, they have specification and build sheets available for US sold vehicles going back to 1982 and Canadian vehicles going back to 1946.

If you are looking for a build sheet on an older vehicle, the Oldsmobile History Center*, Corvette Museum*, Buick Club of America*, and Pontiac Historic Services* are possible sources. If you are unable to obtain the build sheet through the above methods then the build sheet is not available.

I would like to remind you there may be a fee for these services.

As far as production figures are concerned, we will be happy to supply production figures related to the your specific vehicle, however, we do not provide figures for use on external websites.

If you can provide us the model number and any specific options codes he wants production figures on (up to 5) for your vehicle, we will be happy to answer that portion of his inquiry. Option codes can be found on the SPID label of the vehicle.

I hope this information can be of use to you.

If you should need to contact us in the future, simply reply to this message or call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020. Please reference service request file number 1-312151407 in all correspondence. Customer Relationship Managers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Again, thank you for contacting Chevrolet.

Sincerely,

NAME REMOVED BY REQUEST
Customer Relationship Manager
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center


For more information regarding the maintenance and care of your vehicle, please visit https://www.mygmlink.com/main/US/en/gm/ ... =occallctr. This free online service offers vehicle and ownership-related information and tools tailored to your specific Chevrolet.

No, not quite the answer we were looking for, but you (meaning anyone that wants to) might be able to get specific information about your truck if you reference the reference number in bold.

Chad