1962 GMC C-Series
1962 GMC C-Series in The Mod Squad, TV Series, 1968-1973 Ep. 3.17
Class: Cars, Chassis Cab — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2015-03-16 14:33 |
'62 or '63. |
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◊ 2015-03-16 18:21 |
GMC 2500?? |
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◊ 2015-03-17 00:14 |
As chassis-cab, it could be a 115"/2.92 m wheelbase ½-ton 1000, a 127"/3.23 m wheelbase ¾-ton 1500 (and maybe a "long 1000" with the same specs, to be confirmed) or a 133"/3.38 m wb 1-ton 2500. Or maybe a 133" 1½-ton 3000 (1960-62)? Ok, there is little likelihood for this one, as the wheel rims don't fit... May be we should just say 1962 C-Series? -- Last edit: 2015-03-17 00:15:49 |
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◊ 2015-03-17 01:06 |
For 1960 through 1962 GMC Model numbers for 1/2, 3/4, 1, and 1.5 ton were 1000, 1500, 2500, and 3000 GMC did not use the "C" nomenclature, C-applied to Chevrolet branded trucks..... -- Last edit: 2015-03-17 01:07:00 |
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◊ 2015-03-18 01:28 |
That's what is said in my comment, just above yours? In fact, light-duty 1000 to 2500 "names" (and 3000, etc. for medium- and heavy-duty models) were used from 1960 to 1966. With the discontinuation of the 3000 for the 1963 MY of course. ... and C-Something was only used as GMC "chassis code" from 1967 until mid-seventies, as GMC started to advertise with just 1500, 2500 and 3500 names, for the 1967+ ½-ton to 1-ton models. ![[Image: 1969gmcpickupvignettecouverture.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/18713/1969gmcpickupvignettecouverture.jpg) ![[Image: vignette1973pickup.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/18713/vignette1973pickup.jpg) ![[Image: vignetteusagec-seriesgmc1977.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/18713/vignetteusagec-seriesgmc1977.jpg) (1969, 1973 & 1977 brochures) If I'm not mistaken (I followed this IMCDb habit when I started to identify GMC trucks), we just use this C-Series name because: • GMC had a K-Series from 1960 onward, so it's easier to refer to an unidentifiable model as a C/K-Series one, the same way it's done for the equivalent Chevrolet models, • if C/K-Series, then one part of it is "logically" C-Series, all the more when the truck has obviously not (or just wasn't sold with) a four-wheel drive powertrain. It can be indeed seen as a inaccurate shortcut, but it's mostly useful to identify these trucks. Or should we call them GMC No-series? .gif ";)") -- Last edit: 2015-03-18 01:47:23 |
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◊ 2015-03-18 02:15 |
Now, the bigger question is how do they classify them between 2 by 4 and 4 by 4 drive system on this GMC division?  |
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◊ 2015-03-18 02:56 |
he two-wheel-drive versions had the "C" prefix and came in the half-ton C10 and C15 (long bed), the three-quarter-ton C20 and the one-ton C30. Four-wheel-drive models had a "K" prefix and were called K10, K15 and K20. There was no four-wheel-drive version of the one-ton pickup and hence no K30. GMC models were called 1000/K1000, 1500/K1500 and 2500, with the K signifying four-wheel drive. got this from http://www.edmunds.com/gmc/sierra-1500/history.html . i know its not my discussion but it might help. if not, sorry... |
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◊ 2015-03-18 13:20 |
Good answer, Baube |
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◊ 2015-03-23 05:14 |
This discussion doesn't belong to anyone. Or better said, it belongs to everybody: welcome into it, and let's argue so we can all learn more and more  This said, I'm afraid your source is somewhat wrong about some details, Baube: • first of all, this truck line started in 1960 and not 1962 as written in the article ! The trucks had a new hood in 1962 (and a new grille, for Chevrolet models), but the lower part of the cowl remained the same... • the article says that for Chevrolet the C-Something model numbers nomenclature began in 1962, but it really started from 1960 onward, with C-14 (short) and C-15 (long) for the ½-ton model, C-25 for the ¾-ton and C-36 for the 1-ton. But don't forget it was written that way only in the brochures, as trucks had an emblem saying Apache 10, 20, 30 or 40 (or Viking 50 & 60, Spartan 70 & 80); • for 1962, the "visible name" of the trucks was just 10; 20 and so on; • the C-10 / C-20 / C-30 names started only from 1963 onward. There was then no longer any C/K-15 as the long ½-ton truck was called C-10 too. • forgotten by your source: the 1960-62 1½-ton Chevrolet C-40 / GMC 3000 with the light-duty cab, but used only as stake and chassis-cab. • another small oversight: the GMC and the Chevrolet models are said to just have slight differences in grill and taillight design, but the engines were different, including a V6 for the GMC models. I didn't read more than the part about the 1st generation of C/K-Series, but I'm not really confident about the report on the following generations of C/K But I just wonder why we do repeat these names again and again in this page: I explained it once (but it wasn't clear enough, obviously), then supcoach said it again, and I had to repeat it with more details, then Baube did it (with some errors ) and here once more...I thought the way Chevrolet and GMC managed the name of these trucks was well known, as one can easily find enough informations about it to make cross-references and avoid mistakes. As far as I know, the IMCDb contributors and admins follow more or less precisely the GM way of doing (except for some "off-road habits" like the 1960-66 GMC C-Series used for consistency and, above all, easiness), so is there anything that I am missing here? (Its a true question: with the translation, I may have misunderstood something in the discussion .gif ":)") ) -- Last edit: 2015-03-23 05:25:55 |
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◊ 2015-03-23 05:50 |
well, i'm far from expert when it goes to chassis-cab and GM's options list for C/K is probably thicker than a phone book ( well maybe not that far but i can ask, i know somebody who bought his 3rd Silverado last year ). i recognize that it might have some errors as internet is full of articles and i picked the one that had the more sense to me. looks like what i found doesn't help. would be so much simple if somebody at GM would had take 5 mins of his time to find a name for the Chevy and one for the GMC instead of losing about everybody in those "c something, k that" thing. i'm staying away from pickup trucks now, unless its a regular one.....probably i did not really understood the whole thing because i'm not expert in chassis-cab. all i know is that they exist, they look like a pick-up truck ( or a E series/Savana/Express). calling it C when RWD and K when 4X4 is probably the good thing to do |
