I know, I know...everyone says that Chevy never made a 3/4 ton shortbed.
Here are some pictures of a '67-72 3/4 ton SWB stepside that I came across at a yard today. I think it is a '67 or a '68 from the grill.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/ma...2120_zpsvpojuq4l.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3I always keep my eyes open for '67-72 3/4 and 1 ton trucks with automatics when I walk yards in the hope of finding the elusive 4.10 Eaton rear ends. I've walked past this truck several times over the years and never looked at it because it is a shortbed. One of the yard guys told me that I should look at it because it was a 3/4 ton even though it was a shortbed. Hmmm...
I figured it was something someone had made by either cutting the frame or taking some of the parts of a 3/4 ton and fitting them to a half ton frame, but I couldn't find any evidence of either. Couldn't find any cuts in the frame. All the 3/4 ton running gear, front and back, looks like it fit without any modifications. Eight lugs front and back. Engine and tranny gone, but still had the automatic shifter on the column. Sure enough, the gears on the Eaton were 4.10. (The pumpkin is now in my garage!) The driveshaft was gone, but it would have been a single shaft as on any SWB because there wasn't a hanger for the dual shaft found on 3/4 tons. Definitely not a 1 ton because of the rear coils.
There aren't any numbers left on the truck to decode.
I did some research on the internet. One blog had a comment that the railroads special ordered these trucks. Another said that they were sold in Mexico. As for me, I dunno.
Thought that I'd share for the curiosity factor. Interesting to hear if anyone has any info whether or not this could have been an actual factory 3/4 ton SWB.
Matt
