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ray_mcavoy · 04-20-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Usually it would get caught in the next inspection station (or repair), but I wouldn't be surprised if a few got out.

K

I was at a car show a few years ago and was talking with the (now retired) former owner of a local Chevy dealership. He told me his dealership received a C60 Chevy truck back in the mid 70's that came from the factory with a GMC badge on one side

STOCKISH · 04-20-2010, 09:11 PM

I was told by my father that a GMC was basically a Chevrolet with lock washers!

andrewmp6 · 04-20-2010, 10:19 PM

Gm is good at being cheap look how many cars they made looked just alike but for the badges on them.

JR0187 · 04-21-2010, 12:24 AM

People like variety, so companies give it to them. It's no fun if there is only one choice. A double badged is kinda like choosing both. lol

Panelman55 · 04-21-2010, 07:31 AM

GMC=Got More Chrome. I always thought Chevy was for work and GMC was for weekend drives and to church on Sunday!!!

westofb · 04-21-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

BTW - It probably wouldn't surprise you all to hear that we would sometimes build a truck with Chevy emblems on one side and GMC emblems on the other...

Did any making to dealers that way or were the quality control guys are there toes and catch it before shipping?

Keith Seymore · 04-21-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by westofb

Did any making to dealers that way or were the quality control guys are there toes and catch it before shipping?

Apparently at least one got out -

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Originally Posted by ray_mcavoy

I was at a car show a few years ago and was talking with the (now retired) former owner of a local Chevy dealership. He told me his dealership received a C60 Chevy truck back in the mid 70's that came from the factory with a GMC badge on one side

piecesparts · 04-21-2010, 03:55 PM

All of the parts that I removed from my 84 GMC was bolted right onto my son's 86 Chevy. I went with aftermarket goodies and updated his in the process with the leftovers.

Big Port Jimmy 6 · 04-21-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by westofb

Did any making to dealers that way or were the quality control guys are there toes and catch it before shipping?

I PDIed a 96 model GMC with a Chevrolet tailgate. Quick trip to the body shop and it was all GMC

I also had one with body side molding on one side and no molding on the other. Jay

Jamie McDavid · 04-22-2010, 07:39 AM

Actually when you think about it you see way more Chevys out there than GMCs. GMCs were the Cadillacs of trucks and they were also constructed with heavier built suspensions and drivetrains on some models (not all) for farm and industrial use (HD). They cost more and were produced at a slower rates because of this. My idea on the difference is that since were they were assembled slower (in number) they were probably put together a little more secure. IDK I'm probably full of it but hey, sounded good didn't it! Lol....

**Desert1957** · 04-22-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamie McDavid

Actually when you think about it you see way more Chevys out there than GMCs. GMCs were the Cadillacs of trucks and they were also constructed with heavier built suspensions and drivetrains on some models (not all) for farm and industrial use (HD). They cost more and were produced at a slower rates because of this. My idea on the difference is that since were they were assembled slower (in number) they were probably put together a little more secure. IDK I'm probably full of it but hey, sounded good didn't it! Lol....

foamypirate · 04-22-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie McDavid

Actually when you think about it you see way more Chevys out there than GMCs. GMCs were the Cadillacs of trucks and they were also constructed with heavier built suspensions and drivetrains on some models (not all) for farm and industrial use (HD). They cost more and were produced at a slower rates because of this. My idea on the difference is that since were they were assembled slower (in number) they were probably put together a little more secure. IDK I'm probably full of it but hey, sounded good didn't it! Lol....

Cadillac, and built heavier for farm and industrial use?

Those don't exactly fit together.

Jamie McDavid · 04-22-2010, 06:32 PM

I realy do appreciate all the BS posted after mine, makes my day!!! Ha Ha Ha.... But seriously. GMCs were built tougher and offered more luxury options.

*78 Chevyrado* · 04-22-2010, 08:10 PM

They're Chevys with all the bolts tightened... I love that one! That's my new favorite! wait, I have a chevy.... crap

73chevyman · 04-22-2010, 08:39 PM

chevy's with lockwashers hahahahaha.... i was told from a dealer that the gmc was considered better due to the fact it carried the gm name and that the chevy was the low line truck that gm produced.... i looked at them and told them they were full of crap.... then i got the look from the wife hahahahahahaha

jitteryguy · 04-23-2010, 03:12 AM

GMC is the one with the better look'n grill, the 5 different Chevy truck's I have own'd , the first thing I did was a GMC grill swap.

04-20-2010, 09:11 PM	#27
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Chevy vs gmc I was told by my father that a GMC was basically a Chevrolet with lock washers! __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

04-20-2010, 10:19 PM	#28
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: Chevy vs gmc Gm is good at being cheap look how many cars they made looked just alike but for the badges on them.

04-21-2010, 12:24 AM	#29
JR0187 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Piedmont, AL Posts: 49	Re: Chevy vs gmc People like variety, so companies give it to them. It's no fun if there is only one choice. A double badged is kinda like choosing both. lol

04-21-2010, 07:31 AM	#30
Panelman55 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Winston, Ga. Posts: 240	Re: Chevy vs gmc GMC=Got More Chrome. I always thought Chevy was for work and GMC was for weekend drives and to church on Sunday!!! __________________ In God We trust!!!

04-21-2010, 03:55 PM	#33
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Chevy vs gmc All of the parts that I removed from my 84 GMC was bolted right onto my son's 86 Chevy. I went with aftermarket goodies and updated his in the process with the leftovers. __________________ Frank

04-22-2010, 07:39 AM	#35
Jamie McDavid Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 93	Re: Chevy vs gmc Actually when you think about it you see way more Chevys out there than GMCs. GMCs were the Cadillacs of trucks and they were also constructed with heavier built suspensions and drivetrains on some models (not all) for farm and industrial use (HD). They cost more and were produced at a slower rates because of this. My idea on the difference is that since were they were assembled slower (in number) they were probably put together a little more secure. IDK I'm probably full of it but hey, sounded good didn't it! Lol.... __________________ White Lightning

04-22-2010, 06:32 PM	#38
Jamie McDavid Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 93	Re: Chevy vs gmc I realy do appreciate all the BS posted after mine, makes my day!!! Ha Ha Ha.... But seriously. GMCs were built tougher and offered more luxury options. __________________ White Lightning

04-22-2010, 08:10 PM	#39
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: Chevy vs gmc They're Chevys with all the bolts tightened... I love that one! That's my new favorite! wait, I have a chevy.... crap

04-22-2010, 08:39 PM	#40
73chevyman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lusby, MD Posts: 563	Re: Chevy vs gmc chevy's with lockwashers hahahahaha.... i was told from a dealer that the gmc was considered better due to the fact it carried the gm name and that the chevy was the low line truck that gm produced.... i looked at them and told them they were full of crap.... then i got the look from the wife hahahahahahaha __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/group.php?groupid=37 73 C10 Fleetside If it ain't a Chevy it's foreign http://hotridesmag.com/

04-23-2010, 03:12 AM	#41
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: Chevy vs gmc GMC is the one with the better look'n grill, the 5 different Chevy truck's I have own'd , the first thing I did was a GMC grill swap. __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)



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