Is this a Sport?

[EMB1230]

Buddy just picked up a '98 green XLT flareside, has chrome grille and bumpers, but it has glossy body colored exterior handles (all 3). Nowhere on the body does it say Sport, was Sport even available for 1998, or was it still Splash?

 

[armadillon]

My understanding was that only 4wd models were Sport. Am I incorrect?

 

[pillen140]

I think sport had a color matched grille and maybe bumper? Splash ended in 97 if not before Im pretty sure... could be wrong though

 

[armadillon]

Wow. Look at us. Experts

 

[Casper98]

Sport was the 99,00 "edge" 2wd with 4wd suspension IE torsion bars. Sound like you just have a regular XLT

 

[exbass94]

My understanding was that only 4wd models were Sport. Am I incorrect?

Yes, you are incorrect. Sports have body color grille, bumpers, and side mirrors, among other things. I don't know exactly what else the older ones had, but the 2006+ ones also have white-face gauges, rubber floor, and fender flares.

 

[fixizin]

Yep, sounds like just "regular".

I have the same era ('99) Sport 4x4 with the Styleside bed. Don't have the dealer sticker readily at hand, but in addition to the color-matched grille, bumpers, and mirrors, IIRC the "Sport" pkg. also included the rubber flooring (love it), fender flares, upgraded "gas" shocks in front, limited-slip diff (love it), and, of course the dorky cursive 'Sport' decals (REmoved, lol).

 

[EMB1230]

Yep, sounds like just "regular".

Yeah, looking around I seem to see 98/99's with body colored handles all over, none of which have a body colored grille. I'm thinking it was a 98 only thing as I also see ones with the 98/99 tails that have the black handles.