A 3 ton 16000lb. gvw Canadien built Chevrolet Maple Leaf, will be a 1700 series truck. Canada evidently used a different conversion table to compute the tonage rating of trucks. A 16000lb. gvw U.S. built G.M. truck was considered a 2 ton truck. Got any pictures of it , you can show.


Spanky Hardy
Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks & Antique Holmes Wreckers

1948 Chevrolet 5700 COE Holmes HD W35 Wrecker
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pictures on Photobucket

1950 GMC 250 1-Ton
In the Stovebolt Gallery