Advertising Last completed movie pages 1976 Chevrolet K-10 FleetsideClass: Cars, Pick-up — Model origin: 
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◊ 2010-08-21 13:53 |
To tow something like this, this can't be anything less than a K-20. I'm leaning toward the K-30 until proven otherwise.![[Image: stm197779chevroletkseri.8033.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is541/stm197779chevroletkseri.8033.jpg) -- Last edit: 2010-08-21 14:11:42 |
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◊ 2010-08-21 17:53 |
With that grille, it would be a 1975-1976 model. However, I checked the California Smog Test site and the plate indicates that this is a 1976 model. |
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◊ 2010-08-21 20:04 |
Well, you've got to admit the grille is pretty dark. Did the California Smog Test tell you whether this was a 3/4 or 1 ton model? |
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◊ 2010-08-21 23:39 |
Looks swb therefore K10. 350 v8 & 4.10 gear would pull this load no problem. |
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◊ 2010-08-23 00:31 |
The model is only listed as "Truck." The CA Smog test site isn't particularly focused on the model names. |
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◊ 2010-08-23 05:51 |
From your description, ford guy, they don't seem to be focused on weights either. I would've thought they examine other aspects like this of vehicles when they do smog tests. -- Last edit: 2010-08-23 05:52:43 |
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◊ 2011-07-18 05:34 |
It is for sure a K-10 four-wheel drive half-ton and appears to have dual front lap & shoulder safety-belts which would coincide with being a 1976 model. There was no such thing as a K-30 until the 1977 model year. K-10 was rated to tow up to 6,500 lbs (2,948 kgs) of braked trailer. C-10 was rated to tow up to 8,000 lbs (3,628 kgs) of braked trailer. C-10 was rated to tow more as it lacked the four-wheel drive system that added extra weight to the K-10. It is saddening to know that a brand-new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 can’t tow much more than that today, given modern advancements in vehicle design and technology. K-10 and K-20 pickups had the same tow rating. Only the K-30 (when it was introduced for 1977) had the larger tow rating, which was 7,000 lbs (3,175 kgs) of braked trailer. -- Last edit: 2011-07-18 06:06:54 |
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