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hi. i'm still looking around for a 60's something chevy 4x4. looked recently at an early 60's (has the bug eyed hood) 4x4 that i think is a 1 ton vehicle. i'm a novice in this area so wanted to ask if chevrolet did actually make an early 60's tonner 4x4 with and extended flat bed (it looks longer than 8ft anyway) or am i wayyy off base on this one?. pbly a dumb question but obviously it's better to ask now, the last time i posted here it saved me a trip to look at a "3/4" (i.e. 3/4 tons have 8 lugs not 6).

thanks for any help.

found it on the net

"(1960 1961) There was no four-wheel-drive version of the one-ton pickup and hence no K30. GMC models were called 1000/K1000, 1500/K1500 and 2500, with the K signifying four-wheel drive."

must be a 3/4 ton 4x4

Chevrolet and GMC did offer 1 ton 4x4s, however '59 was the last year for them until '79. Strangely enough, though, they did offer 1 1/2 ton and 2 ton 4x4s in the mid '60s. It was an aftermarket produced/factory installed option manufactred by the American Coleman company, who also made similar conversions for Ford, IH (both truck and tractor), and Mack. They also produced conversions for most of the tractor manufacturers well into the '80s.

thanks longbox. i assumed this one to be a tonner since the flat bed was very long and the frame is about twice normal width. i think i may have even seen a "30" designation on there somewhere, was surprised it was a 4x4.

kind of surprised at how much variation there was back then. oh well i'll keep looking.

That truck could have have had a Napco upfit. There were no Corporate K30's- to my knowledge so far- but that doesn't mean that truck wasn't a legit 4x4. Post up some pix. There are some sharp eyes around here to steer you away from junk or steer you towards a gem.

That was my though, aftermarket conversion. Not sure about a Napco, I didn't think they did any conversions after '60, but, it could be a Coleman, or perhaps a Marmon-Herrington. though they did mostly fords.

Napco conversions were still available for larger trucks throughout the 60's and into the early 70's.

sgettin i would look at the frame and see if it was streched or cut then you would know if it was any kind of an origional truck.Then i would look at things like tranny/trans case mounts and see if they look "normal" chances are that truck is built from the hands of time......post pics so we can see you have good taste! timbuk

There are a few 'Ton '60-'66's and some 70's running around with Napco gear and there was a '65, I think, on eBay some time ago with a GM build sheet showing the Napco Front Drive Axle as an RPO. You might want to look at www.NAPCOPOWRPAK.COM and THE NAPCO OWNER'S GROUP sites for pix and info.

thanks for help guys. busy season for me has just started (via stymulas package) but i plan on being up that way where the truck is soon and i'll take a couple picks if can.

scott