Radar Love

SyTyRegistry — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:02:01 +0000

We’ve got a thing and that’s a-called Radar Love
We’ve got a wave in the air
Radar Love

When it comes to the GMC Typhoon, the topic of color combination comes into play. Unlike the Syclone, which was only produced in midnight black, GMC offered the Typhoon in a small variety of colors for the 1992 and 93 model years. With black still being the most common color produced, most recognize the other common colors of frost white, apple red, bright teal, and forest green, with the unique, lower-production colors being aspen, royal blue, and garnet. However, most do not realize that during production, GM used two new colors for testing but never released them as available for the Typhoon. These colors are known as Radar Blue Metallic and Raspberry Metallic.

GMC used four Typhoons for paint testing, with two trucks being painted Radar Blue and the other 2 being Raspberry. The Radar Blue trucks were a 1992 and 1993, while the 2 Raspberry trucks are both 1992s. Interestingly, all four trucks do not have RPO codes for either color, so the glovebox decals indicate the trucks as being different colors. It was speculated that these trucks might have been repainted at the factory, but upon further inspection of one of the Radars and Raspberry trucks, these were not re-paints and went through the standard production paint process. There are no other outstanding features on all four trucks that were changed other than the paint. A fun fact about the Raspberry Typhoons is that they adopted the nickname “Barbie Trucks” by employees and can be found written on the PAS documentation. Both Radar Blue and Raspberry ended up being production colors that GM would use after both the Syclone and Typhoon ended production. You can find both colors on the 1994-97 S-Series trucks, predominately on the S10/Sonoma platform. Even on the S-Series trucks, both Radar Blue and Raspberry are considered to be uncommon colors.

Today, both Raspberry Typhoons still exist and are privately owned. Out of the 2 Radar Blue Typhoons, only the 1992 truck is still known to exist. Attempts have been made to locate the missing 1993 Radar Blue, and the last location was noted as in the UK in 2002. Pictures surfaced at one point of a wrecked “Radar”, but were later discounted as false due to the wrecked truck originally being a forest green color.

Radar Blue is a unique color as it will appear different hues of blue or purple depending on the amount of light exposure. In direct sunlight, the truck takes on a purple hue, while in the shadows and indirect light the Typhoon appears much more blue. One interesting area of the truck is that the cladding is a matte finish versus gloss. When the Syclone was produced, the cladding was painted with additives to give the cladding a matte finished look. The same formula appears to have been used for this truck. It is unknown if the missing 1993 was finished the same way or was a gloss finish like all 1993s are.

Recently at this years SyTys@Carlisle 2024 event, the 1992 Radar Blue was brought out into public and put on display for the first time since the early 2000s. The truck previously sat in a state of disrepair in Texas and was supposedly being restored. Occasionally pics would be posted, but nothing detailing any sort of progress. The owner passed away and the truck was able to be purchased from the family. It now resides in Florida, and since its purchase it has slowly received the attention it needed to properly maintain and fully restore it back fully to it’s former glory. While the restoration is not fully complete, the Radar Blue Typhoon is now drivable.

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SyTys Carlisle 2020 Review

SyTyRegistry — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:52:52 +0000

For 8 years now, SyTys@Carlisle hosted by Sportmachines has been a mainstay at the Carlisle Truck Nationals held every August. Even with the interesting year that 2020 has been so far, it wasn’t going to stop those determined to make the show and have a good time….and a good time was most certainly had. Here’s the SyTys Carlisle 2020 Review!

In typical fashion, the SyTy group was one of the first clubs at the fairgrounds and promptly loaded up Building Y with a colorful array of trucks for display. From a 1 of 15 Aspen blue Sonoma GT to a 1 of 24 Garnet Typhoon, some of the rarest of the rare were there to showcase and represent the SyTySoGT community. Even one of the new GMC Canyon Syclones made by Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) was on display courtesy of Carlisle Cadillac Buick GMC owned by local Syclone owner Conrad Aschenbach.

Certainly one of the biggest highlights this year and the truck to steal the show was the famed 1989-90 Syclone LSR (Land Speed Record). Best known for its record-breaking speed of 210.067mph in the standing mile, the Syclone LSR piloted by Don Stringfellow became the first ever and fastest gasoline pickup truck in the world. It was also the truck that helped kickstart and helped market the production Syclone in 1991. Having been in storage and “lost” out of the public eye for more than 15+ years, the Syclone LSR was only recently found again 2 weeks before the event. Displayed front and center of Building Y, the chance to walk around and get an up-close look at a piece of truck history was a special moment for all who saw it.

It goes without saying that SyTys@Carlisle wouldnt be the event that it is without the people who attend. In usual SyTy Fashion, our area had the arrangement of tents, blow up couches, pool, and what seemed to be a never ending supply of food and beverages. A big thank you to Noelle and Gary Lidner who cooked most likely a few hundred pounds of food throughout the weekend and making sure that absolutely not one single person went hungry. Harmon once again played his role as bar tender with his famed “Harmon Bombs” (Crown, Redbull, and a dash of grenadine) and it was more than once during the weekend that glasses were raised in celebration of everything and anything SyTy.

Carlisle Nationals awards clubs each year for various categories. The SyTy group was happy to take respectable 3rd place this year for club attendance with S10 Nation coming in 2nd and OBS Addicts taking 1st.

Special thanks goes to Tom Mandrov, owner of Sportmachines and his crew Nathan, Zain, and Carolyn for their tireless efforts and coordination of SyTys@Carlisle each year.

We look forward to The 2021 SyTys@Carlisle with the focus of taking both 1st place in club attendance and coolest club! How can we do that? Register to attend and make plans NOW.

SyTys@Carlisle – Carlisle Truck Nationals
August 6-8th, 2021
2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the Syclone. So let’s make SyTys@Carlisle 2021 the biggest year yet! Registration is already open and discounted for next year. Lets get the pre reg up to 60+!

Make sure you select SyTy Sportmachines for the club!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

SyTys@ Carlisle 2021: Hotel Information

Once again we have worked with the good folks at the Comfort Inn to lock in our room block for next year. We currently have 30 rooms for Thursday night, and 40 for Friday and Saturday nights. They will give us more, if we book these up. So book early and lets fill the hotel and parking lot with SyTys!

Comfort Inn PA Turnpike 81
77 Shady Lane
Carlisle, PA 17013

Group Name: Sportmachines

To book online: www.choicehotels.com
Or call the hotel directly: 717-706-3400 ask for front desk/reservations.
or email our contact Lily: lmaurer@centrehotel.com
or Aliya Constant aconstant@centrehotel.com
Rate: $139 per night – Make sure to confirm the group rate

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