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| | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 209 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 209 | My curiosity is getting the best of me. When did Chevy and GMC become identical trucks with different badges? I remember Dad telling me that the GMC was considered to be a heavier duty unit than the same size Chevy. Any truth to that, or urban legend? John | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 24 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 24 | I believe it was in the late '60s, 67 maybe? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | In building my truck I learned a lot about the differences for '46. For the American trucks in that year, the GMC had a much better engine, you could get a long box in a 1/2 ton (not just 3/4 ton) they had a steel box floor, etc., etc. Because GMC's were more expensive, they wanted there to be enough differences between the trucks and make the GMC more heavy-duty in order for buyers to justify the extra cost. They also tried to make enough parts obviously different to justify the cost, and make the GMC trucks look more "Up-scale".
Interestingly, the Canadian GMC's had the chevy powertrain, wood box floor, etc. | | |
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