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am i crazy?
when i was in my early teens a friend of mine told me that the 73-87 body style had an option for an even shorter bed than 6ft. i think he said something bout a 5ft bed. there was an old truck that sat in a back yard that he claimed to be one of these trucks. did i fall for the joke as a youngster? are these trucks real?
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Re: am i crazy?
they only made 6 foot bed and 8 foot beds but of course that wasn't the exact mesurments the only time they made a bed differently was wen a conversion company took 2 door long beds and converted them into a extended cab with a bit shorted bed
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Re: am i crazy?
Yeah, yer crazy!
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Re: am i crazy?
Maybe your friend saw a blazer with no top.
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Re: am i crazy?
What he may have seen was a Blazer with the half cab conversion. There was an aftermarket company that made a fiberglass half cab to convert full top Blazers to pick ups. That might explain what he thought was a super short wheel base truck.
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Re: am i crazy?
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Re: am i crazy?
Guys, short beds are 6.5 feet, not just 6 feet.
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Re: am i crazy?
You think if I send $2.00 I will get some information?
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Re: am i crazy?
thanks for the info everyone. i love seeing those ads for companies that did conversions like that to trucks , airport limos are awesome . my buddy thats into the 55-59 body style says a company made a push me pull me truck (had two front ends) that was used by railroads . ive never seen any pictures but hes very knowledgeable in the 55-59 trucks.
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