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Originally Posted by BLAZERMAN
These trucks werent built for looks..it was all about giving the customer what they wanted and getting it out the door as quick as possible. By shortening the bed to match the frame instead of lengthing the frame for the added cab length they could put out a truck much faster and cheaper.
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I understand. From what I have read they were used by a lot of railroad and larger construction companies...so function over form......
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Originally Posted by BLAZERMAN
And on another side note, the Alton Company built C-40 and up crewcab trucks for GM well into 80s and I believe is still doing custom conversions.
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Cool info!