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C vs. K designations
I was asked the other day why chevy/gmc designated their trucks as C10-30 and K10-30, I explained it was 1/2-1ton and 2wd vs. 4wd. They said, "well, the F in F150 probably stands for ferd, the D in D150 probably stands for Dodge, the C in C10 stands for Chevrolet, what does the K stand for?"
I didn't have an answer......anyone know the origin/meaning of these designations?
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Re: C vs. K designations
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Re: C vs. K designations
From CPNE's link
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Re: C vs. K designations
Yeah,cuz "G" stood for Van...Fords and Dodges are dumb.They don`t distinguish between 2wd and 4wd in the moderl designate.There`s only one best,and they left it to them.
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Re: C vs. K designations
Actually Dodge 1/2T 4x4 is designated W100 and so on. My dad retired from Chrysler a few years ago- I can get a really good deal on a new Dodge. I bought a new one once.....Thats why I'd drive an old beater Chevy before a new Dodge- they both can be a piece of $h!t but I don't feel as bad because atleast the Chevy has hope for it!
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Re: C vs. K designations
I should know that,I had a`69W200,Doah!!Parts were obsolete while Chevy/GMC parts were a walk-up item.Matter of fact,only Dodge had an actual name for theirs,"Power Wagon",until they turned gay and tossed their heritage and started naming them after a sheep
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Re: C vs. K designations
That link has some inacuracys on the longhorn.
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Re: C vs. K designations
Don't forget the 2wd K-5 Blazers... That one breaks the rule
Breakin the rule... Breaking the rule! Rg
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
nope, just the badging...which the trucks do too in the badging department.
ALL the trucks on these years were MARKED with a c on the fender... but a K in the VIN for the 4X4 ones. ALL the Blazers on these years were MARKED with a K on the fender... but a 2 wheel drive VIN had a C. |
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Re: C vs. K designations
Also 72 models had an additional letter at the beginning. I believe an extra C for Chev and T for GMC
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Re: C vs. K designations
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![]() Blazers started off as 4wd,so they named it the K/5.Let`s get all nitpicky now...Why is it a "5"?Is it a 1/4ton??? ![]()
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
good point... base model trucks
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Re: C vs. K designations
So, we got C10 C20 C30. Why do I see some sites with "C15" and C25"? Are they just dumb?
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
in 67 - 72, GMC trucks were 1500,2500 and 3500. (canadian models had 910, 920, and 930 in 67) Sometime in the 73 - 87 run, chevy went to the same designation.
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Re: C vs. K designations
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Blazers started off as 4wd,so they named it the K/5.Let`s get all nitpicky now...Why is it a "5"?Is it a 1/4ton??? ![]() From what I've gathered on this site, GM originally was considering a real 1/4 ton truck. [Possibly angling for a Viet Nam era military contract?]-- Something about the size of the CJ jeep or the Harvester Scout I. The pictures of the project I saw were of one ugly truck. The project dragged -- missed it's '67 release and so it was decided to make a utility vehicle from a cut-down K/10 fleetside fullsize chassis. This one they got on line for the '69 model year debut. They kept the designation K/5. I'm glad GM went in the direction they did. No ugly trucks. OK. No ugly full-size trucks.[EDIT]
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
My dream is to build a Blazer down to the size of a Jeep,Scout,or 1st Bronco.
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Re: C vs. K designations
True, but they were actually imports.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
very true, but that was the begining of the end... now the # 1 import, is also the US's #1 export, you have americans building foreighns, and domestics being imported....
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Re: C vs. K designations
In my world, that truck (whose name I shall not speak) never existed.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: C vs. K designations
LOL mike!!!
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