Canada/US build differences

[Maple Leaf C1O]

Just wondered about differences between trucks built in Canada and the US?
Glove box doors on the US trucks were not body colour like Canadian trucks.
Also I have never seen a lower trim level Canadian built truck with glove box emblems/trim, either. Anybody come up with anything else?
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[AirSpeed]

I'm not sure aboot this but I heard the Canadian trucks also have a maple syrup warmer in the glove box.
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[RANDY COX]

Originally Posted by AirSpeed

I'm not sure aboot this but I heard the Canadian trucks also have a maple syrup warmer in the glove box.
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AH,HA,HA,HA,THEY PROLLY DO LOL..

[JointTech]

and a tooney holder. or is that looneys.

[mrein3]

Originally Posted by AirSpeed

I'm not sure aboot this but I heard the Canadian trucks also have a maple syrup warmer in the glove box.
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Originally Posted by JointTech

and a tooney holder. or is that looneys.

Z49 MAND CAN EQUIP
Maybe it includes a tuque and choppers holder, eh?

Or maybe special equipment to drive on the hice on the way to a ockey game.

[Willys47]

the serial number has a 9 in mine and I dont know y any one have one like this

[chewychevy67]

Originally Posted by Willys47

the serial number has a 9 in mine and I dont know y any one have one like this

the 9 designates that your truck is a gmc built in Canada. Thats why they have series 910, 920, 930 as chevy just has 10, 20, 30. Not sure if GMC Canada did this for all years but i know 67-68 had this. The Canadian chevy trucks didn't have any number in that location on the vin they just skipped it.

[bruceman1968]

Chewy, 1969 canada gmc did it to. I don't know about 70 or 71.

Willy, The gmc of canada vins with the 9 are also done in the Chevy format. Your truck a 68 GMC if built in the states would have a vin # of CS10D-1B(serial#) instead of C9S1481(serial#) Different format and different codes. Because canadian GMC's used the chevy format (in 67-69 don't know about 70-71)they needed somthing to denote GMC. So they put a 9 between the chassis type code and the engine type code. The model code is the same way.
Canada GMC is C9S10934
USA Chevy is CS10934
USA GMC is CS1590D
In 1972 GMC USA caught up with Chevy and used the same formats. That's how the T or C prefix came about on the 72's
Here is a pic that shows the 9 as GMC

[AirSpeed]

I mean no offence Maple leaf! Just havin some fun!
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[Scott>72-GMC]

Never knew there were differences. I'm interested
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[jocko]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf C1O

Just wondered about differences between trucks built in Canada and the US?
Glove box doors on the US trucks were not body colour like Canadian trucks.
Also I have never seen a lower trim level Canadian built truck with glove box emblems/trim, either. Anybody come up with anything else?
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I do not believe the non-body color gb door thing is a north of the border anomaly - exists down south as well. Usually plant dependent.

So, for clarification - are you asking about Canadian built trucks that were also sold in Canada - or are you asking about US sold/Canadian built trucks as well?

[Maple Leaf C1O]

Just wondering about Canadian built trucks in general. Not necessarily Canadian built sold into the U.S. or vice versa. I guess things could very easily be plant specific as well.
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[1972BackInBlackC10]

theres only two things i know of that iv come across on this forum, one there were some canadian specific paint codes that werent available in the u.s. not sure what colours they were, and there were some canadian specific emblems

there may be and likely are more things but those are the only two that i know of off hand

[PHAT TONY]

I've wondered what "Canadian Base Equipment" is; been on every spid I've owned (I think).

[CParnell]

I'm curious too "Z49 MAND CAN EQUIP"

[daves72C10D]

Did the Canadian trucks have day time running lights?

[Maple Leaf C1O]

DRL's were not a Canadian requirement until around the 1990 model year. However I think some manufacturers had vehicles equipped with DRL and sold in Canada before this.
I have also seen the Z49 code for Base Canadian Equipment on trucks shown with K05 block heater on the same SPID. Not really too sure what Z49 would be
if a block heater was added on as an option. Possibly antifreeze? I've never noticed any extra factory insulation or specific cold weather variations in any Canadian built trucks.
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[special-K]

Not sure what that CDN base equipt thing was,maybe some different safety or emissions standard.
The GMCs used different model designates...910/920/930 as opposed to 10/20/30.

There were colors (actually colours ) offered not available on US-built trucks.

In 69-72,a base truck had no glovebox emblem...built anywhere.

Are you saying Chevys built in Canada had glovebox doors painted to match the interior trim,like on "all" GMCs?

[Maple Leaf C1O]

I've never seen a lower trim level Canadian 1967-72 Chevy that hasn't had an interior colour glove box door.
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[med.bronze]

I used to own a 72 Highlander from Canada and the only difference that I noticed was the speedometer. I looked at what was left of the SPID and it had white/firebolt orange as the paint color which down here would be hugger or red-orange. Maybe the paint name is not specific to Canada...

[too much stuff]

Originally Posted by med.bronze

I used to own a 72 Highlander from Canada and the only difference that I noticed was the speedometer. I looked at what was left of the SPID and it had white/firebolt orange as the paint color which down here would be hugger or red-orange. Maybe the paint name is not specific to Canada...

What was different about the speedometer? Canada didn't go to KPH until 76 or 77.

[PHAT TONY]

Originally Posted by special-K

Not sure what that CDN base equipt thing was,maybe some different safety or emissions standard.
The GMCs used different model designates...910/920/930 as opposed to 10/20/30.
Are you saying Chevys built in Canada had glovebox doors painted to match the interior trim,like on "all" GMCs?

Just GMC glovebox doors were trim color; Chev's are same on both sides of the border.

[72MARIO]

My 1972 had a rocker panel delete.........

[Yooper truck]

Originally Posted by 72MARIO

My 1972 had a rocker panel delete.........

That wasn't specific to Canada..... Michigan had that option too!

But we also had the Flintstone Edition..... Put your feet through the nonexistent floorboards and Yabadaba Dooo!

[toolboxchev]

Originally Posted by Yooper truck

That wasn't specific to Canada..... Michigan had that option too!

But we also had the Flintstone Edition..... Put your feet through the nonexistent floorboards and Yabadaba Dooo!

The rest of the states are finally catching up to that option code! I for one am glad that times are a changing and the rest of us are able to get that modern technology update!