I saw this in a craigslist add for sale. Did Chevy make these, or is it someones frankenstein? Maybe special govt. make for the rail road or something?
They were converted by some companies back when new...government and rail roads used them. I've seen some detail pics, and the conversions of the doors and the interior door panels usually look pretty good. Of the pics I've seen, I haven't seen any with step side boxes. What's the guy want for it? -Brad
These type of trucks were very popular with the forest service. The earliest ones they used were Dodge's, then came the GM's in the mid 60's, then came the Ford's in the early 70's. But the most profound one's are the International's...
I have seen a couple of those up in the mountain areas of NM. If my memory serves me right one of the scout camps up there had one as their go anywhere do anything vehicle. It was a piece though. Later, Chad
I can't remember the name of the company that did the conversion right now. There was a guy somewhere in California earlier this year that had quite a few for sale on CL. I think he was in the Central Valley. At the time he had 3 or 4 of the 4 door Step and Fleetside and even the 6 door Suburban.
from what the oldtimer said they were all flatbeds, used by the railroad. wish there was more info on them.
The guy is asking $3500 its in SE Colorado. Not running but has the 250 3spd and is 2wd. Very cool truck.
follow this link- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=37647 the crew cab stuff starts on about page 9, and goes to page 20 or so. all the pics of homebuilt, or coachbuilt 60-66 crew cabs that I have found. I am pretty sure there were 4 different coach companies that built these for GM, which explains the different styles.
I have a friend that has a old Forestry Dodge. It is 4x4 and has Dual Wheels front and Rear and a HEMI. Its Cool, in a weird kinda way.
A friend of mine who knows the owner says this was converted from a firetruck. You should see it up close. They did a nice job. The truck is mint.
these are quite rare. the railroad and forestry service used these. snap it up while you can. as common as hens teeth.
here is a pic of a buddy of mine's 64 3 door who lives in pasadena, ca ......from his webpage "1964 Chevy C20 3/4 ton pickup. From what I know it was stretched to a crew cab with 3 doors between 1964 - 1966 for Stageway Coaches, Inc. of Fort Smith Arkansas by Armbruster"
Mercs and Fords were made in the 40s even. Heres a shot of my '66 Mercury, was originally a M-350 one ton! I've seen a few chevys, mostly extra cabs though. The crews are cool! I think I have pics of more chevy crews, I'll look for em..... -Shiny
I've seen a 73-87 style body Chevy, a big bucket truck on like a C-60 ch***is, with a crew cab that uses four front doors with vents. Goofy looking thing. But I asked about it then and it seems most were coachbuilt for whoever needed one, by various folks. Somewhere in the '70s GM finally decided there was demand enough to make their own, using Suburban rear doors.
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