[terryj]

Having worked in Prudhoe Bay and lived in Fairbanks for a number of years I can say that those truck were some of the most abused trucks in the history of Chevy truck production. Yet they kept on going until they either burnt to the ground or just could go another foot futher.
I had two trucks while in Prudhoe Bay that caught fire due to the heater switch, needless to say the dash didn't fair well.