| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,881 | The 2nd.-generation 1955 Chevy trucks made the switch to 12 volts. I'm not sure when GMC swapped over, nor whether they kept the positive ground system for awhile after the switch to 12V. I don't think so. By 1957, all the major auto manufacturers had standardized electrical systems at 12V negative ground at the urging of aftermarket electrical accessory manufacturers. Freightliner big trucks hung onto the 12V + ground system until the mid-1960's. Jerry
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