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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,094 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,094 | I saw a posting on Facebook. Someone was asking a question about locating a part for their AD GM truck. One person pointed out that GM was not an AD. GM is known as ND (New Design). Is this true? I have never heard or seen this reference before. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 |
Martin
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‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | . . . One person pointed out that GM was not an AD. GM is known as ND (New Design). Is this true? . . .
Almost, but GM means General Motors: GMC means General Motors Company
Advance-Design (A-D) 1947 - 1955 (first series 1955) Chevrolet trucks (a General Motors product)
New Design (ND) 1947-1955 (early 1955 Z series) General Motors Company (GMC) trucks (a General Motors product)
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 A teacher, but always an apprentice. | | A teacher, but always an apprentice. Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 | I thought I had heard that GMC was originally called the General Motors Truck and Coach Division. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | From the Wikipedia:
"During the Second World War, GMC Truck produced 600,000 trucks for use by the United States Armed Forces. ... In 1943, GM purchased the remaining interest in YT&CMC and renamed it GMC Truck and Coach Division. In 1981, GMC Truck & Coach Division became part of GM Worldwide Truck & Bus Group." | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | Must be a glitch in the Matrix. I just noticed a deja vu, ^^^ Y'all better run to the nearest phone to get dialed out! 
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | I could say/post that, again?
Must have been a post warp?
Last edited by tclederman; 09/26/2019 12:50 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 | Y’all was just testing me to see if I was paying attention. 
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 639 | So, back to the Advance Design/New Design subject. I have always understood that Advance Design was used by GM for their Chevrolet trucks (47 - 55), but I have never seen New Design used in print in reference to GMC trucks. In fact I was told that New Design was never actually used by GM, so I've always wondered where that originated.
Last edited by twotone; 09/26/2019 1:21 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | That is an excellent observation/question, twotone
I cannot find an "official" reference to New Design GMC trucks.
I will try to remember to put a query on the oldGMCtrucks.com discussion board. | | |
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