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DBear · 04-09-2011, 11:19 PM

Ok...this might be a dumb question...but....I keep seeing guys posting their "C-10" 4x4....are they saying they swapped their body onto a 4x4 frame or what?? Or am I missing something??????
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treveiger · 04-10-2011, 03:02 PM

What exactly do you mean?

eightbanger · 04-10-2011, 03:04 PM

K10...maybe it's a typeing error.

**too much stuff** · 04-10-2011, 04:20 PM

The only 4x4 with the "K" emblem was a blazer. There would be a K in the vin number, but the emblems would still be the same for a 2wd. People see "C-10" on the fender, but it is a 4x4. Hope that makes sense.

Longhorn Man · 04-10-2011, 09:09 PM

easier way to look at it...
ALL chevy pickups were BADGED as a C/10, C/20, or C/30.
ALL blazers were badged as K/10.
The VIN is what deterrmines if it is a c or a k series, and people not in the know, don't look at the VIN or model number to describe the truck, they look at the badge.

hugger6933 · 04-10-2011, 09:18 PM

C=2wd K=4wd. Those designations have been used for many years . It is also like the s-10 were all lumped together but the s= 2wd and T =4wd. But like said before for the sake [of maybe simplicity] only c's were used on the badges. Badges badges we don't need no stinking badges. Jim

ryans69chevy · 04-10-2011, 10:17 PM

Why do some C-10's have Custom/10 badged and other only C-10? What's the difference?

Longhorn Man · 04-10-2011, 11:18 PM

option package... custom was a trim level

swamp rat · 04-11-2011, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugger6933

C=2wd K=4wd. Those designations have been used for many years . It is also like the s-10 were all lumped together but the s= 2wd and T =4wd. But like said before for the sake [of maybe simplicity] only c's were used on the badges. Badges badges we don't need no stinking badges. Jim

Then i beleve that changed a little in 72? My vin starts with CKE

**special-K** · 04-11-2011, 08:38 AM

Only '69s and '70s had a "C" on the base model badge. I can see the confusion with those. Technically a K-model '69 or '70 base model would be still be a C/10 just as the others are still Custom/10 or CST/10. I'd still say "a K-model C/10" before I'd say "a 4wd C/10" just because that makes it clear it's a factory 4wd. If I had a '69 or '70 base model I would call it a K/10 and leave it at that. I just add Custom or CST and call it a K/10 Custom or K/10 CST because it is first a K/10 then a trim package. I always describe 2wds as C/10,Custom/10,CST/10,etc. because 2wd is the standard configuration.

turp mcspray · 04-11-2011, 09:56 AM

I think a lot of it is people simply using c-10, as a generic term when referring to these trucks.

**Boog** · 04-11-2011, 12:54 PM

That's goes along the same lines as people with 2 wd blazers calling them K5s. Is that one correct?

**special-K** · 04-11-2011, 09:01 PM

Oddly enough,yes. All blazers are K/5s,2 and 4wd. By the vIN they are K/10s and C/10s. are you confused yet?

04-09-2011, 11:19 PM	#1
DBear Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rowlett, TX Posts: 867	need some clarification.... Ok...this might be a dumb question...but....I keep seeing guys posting their "C-10" 4x4....are they saying they swapped their body onto a 4x4 frame or what?? Or am I missing something?????? Posted via Mobile Device

04-10-2011, 03:02 PM	#2
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,094	Re: need some clarification.... What exactly do you mean? __________________ 1969 Chevy c20(Miss Hackjob)

04-10-2011, 03:04 PM	#3
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: need some clarification.... K10...maybe it's a typeing error. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger Last edited by eightbanger; 04-10-2011 at 03:07 PM.

04-10-2011, 04:20 PM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,801	Re: need some clarification.... The only 4x4 with the "K" emblem was a blazer. There would be a K in the vin number, but the emblems would still be the same for a 2wd. People see "C-10" on the fender, but it is a 4x4. Hope that makes sense. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

04-10-2011, 09:09 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: need some clarification.... easier way to look at it... ALL chevy pickups were BADGED as a C/10, C/20, or C/30. ALL blazers were badged as K/10. The VIN is what deterrmines if it is a c or a k series, and people not in the know, don't look at the VIN or model number to describe the truck, they look at the badge.

04-10-2011, 09:18 PM	#6
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,280	Re: need some clarification.... C=2wd K=4wd. Those designations have been used for many years . It is also like the s-10 were all lumped together but the s= 2wd and T =4wd. But like said before for the sake [of maybe simplicity] only c's were used on the badges. Badges badges we don't need no stinking badges. Jim

04-10-2011, 10:17 PM	#7
ryans69chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Casselton, North Dakota 58012 Posts: 1,082	Re: need some clarification.... Why do some C-10's have Custom/10 badged and other only C-10? What's the difference?

04-10-2011, 11:18 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: need some clarification.... option package... custom was a trim level

04-11-2011, 08:38 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: need some clarification.... Only '69s and '70s had a "C" on the base model badge. I can see the confusion with those. Technically a K-model '69 or '70 base model would be still be a C/10 just as the others are still Custom/10 or CST/10. I'd still say "a K-model C/10" before I'd say "a 4wd C/10" just because that makes it clear it's a factory 4wd. If I had a '69 or '70 base model I would call it a K/10 and leave it at that. I just add Custom or CST and call it a K/10 Custom or K/10 CST because it is first a K/10 then a trim package. I always describe 2wds as C/10,Custom/10,CST/10,etc. because 2wd is the standard configuration. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 04-11-2011 at 12:48 PM.

04-11-2011, 09:56 AM	#11
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: need some clarification.... I think a lot of it is people simply using c-10, as a generic term when referring to these trucks. __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

04-11-2011, 12:54 PM	#12
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,543	Re: need some clarification.... That's goes along the same lines as people with 2 wd blazers calling them K5s. Is that one correct? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

04-11-2011, 09:01 PM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: need some clarification.... Oddly enough,yes. All blazers are K/5s,2 and 4wd. By the vIN they are K/10s and C/10s. are you confused yet? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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