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flashed · 03-16-2014, 09:42 AM

4X4 trucks are very popular here ,always have been ,they are everywhere but mostly newer ones .

i82much · 03-16-2014, 03:38 PM

Well, you can tell from the 67-72 production numbers that they just weren't making many 4x4's then. It makes sense that the 4x4's were a little more popular in some areas than in others, but even in north Idaho it seems like most of the old trucks are two wheel drive.

**special-K** · 03-19-2014, 12:53 AM

Back in the mid-'70s I had many Rocky Mountain old timers tell me time was no one needed 4wd,they just slapped the chains on and loaded weight in the bed.

burnin oil · 03-19-2014, 07:38 AM

At the moment I have no real need for a 4x4. This year I locked the hubs twice and pulled the lever once. Several other times I could of used it but it is alot more fun to go it in 2wd. My 5500 is a 4x4 because I got a SLT model for $100 more than a base model 2wd that did not even have AC! 4x4s are definatley easier to sell. When I was a kid the neighbor had a 75 1 ton 4 door with a 454. He bought it to haul the family because it was a full grand cheaper than a car.

03-16-2014, 09:42 AM	#26
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Back when 4x4 was a big deal 4X4 trucks are very popular here ,always have been ,they are everywhere but mostly newer ones .

03-16-2014, 03:38 PM	#27
i82much Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 313	Re: Back when 4x4 was a big deal Well, you can tell from the 67-72 production numbers that they just weren't making many 4x4's then. It makes sense that the 4x4's were a little more popular in some areas than in others, but even in north Idaho it seems like most of the old trucks are two wheel drive.

03-19-2014, 12:53 AM	#28
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Back when 4x4 was a big deal Back in the mid-'70s I had many Rocky Mountain old timers tell me time was no one needed 4wd,they just slapped the chains on and loaded weight in the bed. __________________ "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 ~

03-19-2014, 07:38 AM	#29
burnin oil Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Eastern TN Posts: 1,921	Re: Back when 4x4 was a big deal At the moment I have no real need for a 4x4. This year I locked the hubs twice and pulled the lever once. Several other times I could of used it but it is alot more fun to go it in 2wd. My 5500 is a 4x4 because I got a SLT model for $100 more than a base model 2wd that did not even have AC! 4x4s are definatley easier to sell. When I was a kid the neighbor had a 75 1 ton 4 door with a 454. He bought it to haul the family because it was a full grand cheaper than a car.



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