Ya compare the location of the pins in Chris and Josh's photos
and they are the same. So I would assume they were both installed
at the factory. Gotta be the year that is the common denominator
here, i.e., 1949 being the last year they used them.
These trucks had been in production for several years at this
time and GM was in steep market competition with Ford and Dodge.
They were always on the lookout for ways to shave a few penny's
off the bottom line. Eliminating these would get rid of a
couple of extra production operations.
I don't and never did have them in the '50 and I've never had a
problem with the mat pushing forward.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Last edited by Denny Graham; 01/26/2013 4:53 AM.
