Anyone Familiar With These Trucks?

[special-K]

I've stumbled into these pictures who knows where and am curious if anyone knows anything about a company building such a truck:

[Indian113]

I've seen pictures of trucks like that before, I believe they were built in South America

[thirdstreettito]

Originally Posted by Indian113

I've seen pictures of trucks like that before, I believe they were built in South America

Correct. They are South American. They are like most of the SA versions, cosmetically different, possibly different engines, but I doubt it being that those time period truck were mostly L6 engines. They may even have L4's in some of them. There is a member on here from Brazil, his name is Chevy Brazil(http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=98837). He know's more than I do.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Correct. They are South American. They are like most of the SA versions, cosmetically different, possibly different engines, but I doubt it being that those time period truck were mostly L6 engines. They may even have L4's in some of them. There is a member on here from Brazil, his name is Chevy Brazil(http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=98837). He know's more than I do.

That front end would drive em nuts at cruse nite and the Nats. just sit in the shade aways away and watch.

[special-K]

Those aren't even GM axles/hubs. Does anyone know the brand name? Chevrolet Brasil?

Here's a link on one driven to Michigan to be in the GM Heritage Center. And,it's a '60!!

[55dude]

looks like somebody cross bred it with a studebaker!

[special-K]

Look at this one. Is that a Ford cab?

[thirdstreettito]

Originally Posted by special-K

Look at this one. Is that a Ford cab?

Top half is Ford, bottom half is 47-54 lol. That's what it looks like.

[Dan in Pasadena]

I kinda like the simplicity of the front end/grille on the one in post #1 on the left.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Leading edge of the cab kinda/sorta looks like a '53-'55 F100 cab but I doubt it.

[Dan Bowles]

They stamped them in Sao Paulo. GM is still building cars and trucks there. If you look at GM South America and Holden Australia, they have lots of "same thing only different" parts. Most of the other countries imported finished product from the USA.

The axles may just be whatever was available in the home country. Import tariffs made it too high to bring in Corporate or Dana so they used whatever was there. I work for a company with plants in South Africa and Brazil and I get to see some crazy stuff. I saw a '58 similar to that '60 when I was in Sao Paulo 5 years ago. I would LOVE to have it here.

[special-K]

I love seeing same stuff different parts vehicles. Like those utility Toyota pickups in Libya and other countries,even Australia. I know GM did things to get around foreign tariffs in the British Commonwealth countries by setting up brands made in countries in the commonwealth. Brazil is the manufacturing center of South America. I'd love to import some of the trucks I've seen from there.

[BigJock]

Originally Posted by special-K

I've stumbled into these pictures who knows where and am curious if anyone knows anything about a company building such a truck:

The picture on the left I would say is definately a (European GM) Opel Blitz,going by the grill and hood badge.
It's even got the pre 51 droopy handle syndrome!
Cab looks identical to the AD series.
The 'patina' truck is also a Blitz.

Here's a link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Blitz

[special-K]

Oh yeah,There ya go. That lightning bolt is an Opel logo...thanks! I know the newer style isn't using an actual Ford cab. It just looks more Ford than GM. That earlier style definitely uses the Advance Design cab.

[sweet70beast]

That pickup gasolina in the 11th post sure has the body lines of a 70's Ford and the nose of an Econoline Van

[special-K]

Yeah,they changed from this earlier style:

[special-K]

How about this?