Big window trucks

[tailgatewagon]

hi guys just wondering how rare are big window trucks?

i have a 66 c30 big window (my first chevy) and now im finding very few of them... thanks

[jchav62]

They are a little rarer than the small window trucks... I don't know exactly how 'rare' but there are fewer...

[LILRED66]

The big back glass was know as Option Number A10 - Full-View Rear Window. The small back glass has 331 square inches of surface area and the big back glass has 762 square inches of surface area.

I read in one of my reference manuals, but I can't locate it now, that the ratio of small back glass to big back glass was approximately 10:1, therefore the big back glass option A10 was rather rare and is now somewhat more desireable, due to the limited production numbers.

[kris's66lwb]

sorrry for the thread jack but which is more rare swb fleet or 4x4 fleet

[jonzcustomshop]

here is kind of a ratio:
the local wrecking yard has about 60 60-66 trucks.
2 bbw's, 3 2wd short fleet, and 2 4wd shortstep. all the rest are sbw long fleet, about 5 short or long step.

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by kris's66lwb

sorrry for the thread jack but which is more rare swb fleet or 4x4 fleet

In 1965 there were 55,300 swb fleetside C10 trucks produced.
In 1965 there were 633 swb fleetside K10 trucks produced.
In 1965 there were no C20 or K20 swb fleetside trucks produced.

In 1966 there were 57,386 swb fleetside C10 trucks produced.
In 1966 there were 678 swb fleetside K10 trucks produced.
In 1966 there were no C20 or K20 swb fleetside trucks produced.

[jonzcustomshop]

Hey tony if you have them it would be interesting to see all the production #'s for the 456's

[jchav62]

Do you have the production numbers for 60-63?

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by jchav62

Do you have the production numbers for 60-63?

The literature I have is only for '65 and '66. I would like to have all '60-'66 Chevy truck production numbers, but my reference only covers the '65 and '66. If I find it I will post all the production numbers.

[Woogeroo]

Production numbers:

Chevrolet Pickups 1946-1972

John Gunnell

0-87938-282-1 (soft)

1988

Motorbooks International



----

This is another useful book for statistics :

Catalog of Chevy Truck ID Numbers 1946-1972

1880524023 2001

----

-W

p.s. more old truck books:

http://www.stovebolt.com/links/pubs.htm

[LILRED66]

Woog:

Thanks for the heads up. I have both of those books, as well, but did not reference them. It will be interesting to cross-check all of the published production numbers available for accurancy and agreement with each other. Thanks again for sharing. You always have good information and are a valuable resource for the '60-'66 Chevy trucks. Thanks for your expertise.