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The odometer has been changed at some point in that trucks life

Detroit is well known for the 4 stroke series 60 which is probably under the hood of more class 8 tractors than Cummins and Cat combined

Designed from possibly but that's a far cry from bolting diesel heads on a 350 as many here and elsewhere like to believe

Lots of false info in here. The 6.2 is a Detroit Engine. Detroit was a division of GM back in the day. Secondly the 5.7 diesel was not a converted 350 gasser. That myth has been regurgitated so much on the interwebs that it is quoted as gospel. The engine was built ground up as a diesel sharing...

That is surprising to the least. I wonder how many dealers took advantage of that for a little extra upcharge on there end?

I too would be interested in knowing how much the diesel option cost back then

Not sure where you are looking at prices but I see civy K30's selling for easy 2 to 3 times what a cucv does. I recently saw a 85 K30 Silverado with 454 and TH400 with 56000 miles sell for nearly $11,000. As others have stated there is no magic voodoo in a cucv, all its component's are available...