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I have a 1968 Chevy C-10 that is a fleetside. The bed measures approx. 7 ft. It appears to be a shortbed, but I hear em called 6 ft. beds. I know a sheet of plywood fits just about perfect in a longbed, so what do I have? I know, I know- I should know this!!!!

My '68 stepside was a 6 1/2 foot short bed. I always thought fleetsides were considered "8 ft" longbeds. It fiqures if you can lay an 8 foot plywood sheet in the bed with the tailgate up, it's an 8 footer.

what you don't seem to have is a tape measure Panhead there are 3 bed lengths in your year, short, long and Longhorn, only one is approx 6' ..... or approx 7'

Drew, fleetsides come in short and long versions - and extra long as well .... the C10 tells you it's a short bed, fleet or step, a longbed is a C15

Bill

I measure it at 7 Ft. It's a C-10. I thought "longhorn" was a trim package. I've never heard of a C-15 but then again- I am not a Extreme Gabster. I beleive you, I just have never seen or heard of such a thing.

All of the Longhorn pickups that I have seen had a 9' box on them. I always thought that Chevrolet used 10,20,30 and GMC used 15,25,35. At least in the 67-72 models.
Don

Sorry to say, but I've never heard of a C-15 either. I've got 2 of the 67-72 series and I've helped friends with a number of others. All C10s are considered 1/2 ton capacity trucks. The C20s are 3/4 ton and the C30s are 1 ton. From '68 on there was a XL bed option but it wasn't always called "Longhorn," which I believe started in 69 or 70 is based on a C20 or C30 chassis and ment to haul a big camper. My '71 C10 is a 7' fleetside bed, but there are 7' stepsides, too. There would be C15s all over the place if it were a long bed designation, since most of the smaller trucks from this period are long bed! Your truck is a C10 longbed. It could have any number of trim options. If it has six bolt wheels, its a C10.

btw, look at the sticker on the inside of the glovebox door for accessories, etc. on YOUR truck.

best wishes,

Les

where are you measuring that 7' ? the factory measurement is inside - eg: the length of the bedwood, 78.25" or 6.5' from the factory .... a Longhorn was the larger 3/4T [C20] aimed at the camper crowd

a C10 is the 1/2T [long or short] series, C20 is a 3/4T [longbed 98"(8.1'), or Longhorn 104"(8.6')], C30 is a 1T [long only 108.5"(9')] - further numbers are used to differentiate the details .... read all about it

Bill

Les, the C10/C15 is the same differentiation as the earlier 3100/3200, just not badged that way in the 67-72 era - the actual designations were CE10704 for the short and CE10904 for the long - I've had a number of 67/8's myself .... the Longhorn started in '68 .... and there were no 7' beds, as indicated in the GM info, they were 78.25" or 6.5' and usually referred to as 6'

Bill

Based on? If the bed is 7', I'm betting he's measuring it on the outside, and it's probably a short box.

I still think that GMC and Chevrolet used different numbers to identify, C10 vs C1500

Judging by the excellent info Bill (red58) made available Panhead59's truck is indeed a shortbed, so I stand corrected on that! As 46gmcpu said, the measurement is probably from the outside of the bed.

Bill, if what you are saying is that the "C15" is nothing but a catalog number or catalog concept, I agree completely. My local Chevy Dealer agrees with don stocker; "C15" is a GMC designation.

Seriously, anyone who owns a "Glamour" truck or "round cab" '67-'72 should d/l this info that Bill has provided.

Thanks Bill, for vastly improving my library!

best wishes to all,

Les

I've never heard that GMC used any "C" designations at all, but I haven't found any factory material for the 67-72 GMC's

Bill

OK here's my latest and LAST info on the truck. The emblem on the side is a bowtie on top with a "10" under it. No "C" The 7 Ft. measurement is from the inside. The Model on the glove box sticker says CE10734. Close to CE10704 mentioned earlier but not exact. The wheel base is listed at 115. The VIN is CE148B120902. It does list HD springs front and rear and a step bumper and those big mirrows-forget the name. So good discussion. I learned a few things including the bed sizes are somewhat controvercial.

Panhead - CE10734 = Model C, Series 10, 6.5' fleetside, 10704 is the stepside .... Chev mangled their identifiers a lot from '60 [when the "C" designation started] on because of all the variations of option combinations, but the bed lengths never changed

Bill

Here is more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_C/K

OK guys. Great Info. I appreciate all the effort trying to answer my question. That is what makes this web site so good!!!!! And just think, no egos were hurt or fist fights-