1987 GMC Caballero

Performance utility powered by 1987 GMC Caballero engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two-door three-passenger coupe utility

Configurations Caballero, Amarillo, Diablo

Engine range 4.3-liter V6 or available 5.0-liter V8

Chassis G-body front coils, four-link rear coils, and power front discs

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1987 GMC Caballero

The 1987 Caballero family combined two-door three-passenger coupe utility with Caballero, Amarillo, Diablo configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

VIN, engine, induction, transmission, axle, payload equipment, package content, dates, and records define one final-year Caballero. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

Powertrain, payload, and package choices controlled springs, steering, brakes, axle, wheels, and tires. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Mr.choppers via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

4.3-liter V6 262 cu in V6 · Regular Caballero path · engine assembly / specification
5.0-liter V8 305 cu in small-block V8 · Optional V8 path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three-speed automatic
Factory transmission Four-speed automatic overdrive by application

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

AMARILLO Amarillo package factory · appearance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
DIABLO Diablo package factory · appearance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
5.0-V8 5.0-liter V8 factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
OVERDRIVE Automatic overdrive factory · other · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
LOCKING-DIFF Locking differential factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

11 White factory · solid
19 Black factory · solid
26 Dark Blue Metallic factory · metallic
41 Black Sapphire Metallic factory · metallic
74 Dark Red Metallic factory · metallic
81 Bright Red factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1987 GMC Caballero family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1987 Caballero VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1987 Caballero production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.