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My 54 3100 has an all metal bed floor with a smaller piece near the cab with four bolts and the bed has small square ridges like hills and dales. I can tell that this has been installed by the PO....what year did metal floor beds first appear? Thanks, Steve

Sounds like the PO installed some diamond plate steel in it...I bought a new 67 Chev 10 series
and it had a steel floor..I am quite sure My 63 had
a wood floor in it... Bill B

I think in 67 was the first year for steel bed floor and it was most likely an option.

67 was the first year for the steel floor, and the wood floor was still avail as a no-cost option

Bill

Yes, I got My 67 brand new and 2 days later
left for Saskatchewan,Can. I gave a bull moose a
ride in My new chevy, and it squatted pretty fair
all the way back to Michigan...Bill B

yep- 67 brought the steel floor with the body change. Have to say, I've seen more fleetsides that vintage with steel floors than wood. I have seen 73 and up stepsides that still had wood. Not sure if that was original or not though.

OK...I'll settle for 67 that was a good year...I'm going to put a sheet of smooth 1/8" steel over it and then to the spray on liner guy...should look cool...Steve

It appears that GMC had metal floors much earlier.

Take a look at this link. Second entry from the bottom.

http://www.oldchevytrucks.biz/catalog4/00005.htm

I'm don't think Chevy stepsides ever had steel floors. I bought an '80 stepside new and I don't remember the salesman asking if I wanted wood or steel. I just ordered the stepside and it came with the wood floor painted body color.

Bob

I have a 72 Chevy Fleetside shortbed with wood floor.Have seen other 72s with steel floors.

I have the bed off a 69 model with wood and have seen a 65 with what looked like a factory metal floor.

+++++All stepsides thru 87 were wood. All wide beds were wood until 67. From 67 thru 72 you had a choice of wood or metal.88 and up are all metal. Joe

I thnk GMC's are the exception. My 39 came with a metal bed floor.