A Mexican model 72?

[russellh575]

I just ran across this on Craigslist. Its something different I guess, not sure if I really like that bed though.
http://roswell.craigslist.org/cto/3745301851.html

[truckster]

In my opinion, if you're going to try to sell something for $10k, you should be able to do better than a few crappy cell phone pics. There's not even a picture of the entire truck. Or the "all dash is Spanish".

[russellh575]

Yea I wish the guy would have posted some better pics

[Madtat]

mucho dinero!!!

[stexag]

Interesting. John Deere did the same thing. Tractors were manufactured here and shipped to Mexico and assembled there. There wasn't much to put in Spanish, but the tach that doubled as a speedometer was marked in km/hr.

I almost bought a 730 Diesel once from a farm about 60 miles south of the river; but the guy was cultivating corn and needed it a few more weeks. When I went back someone from a Mennonite community from farther in the Mexican interior had already snatched it up. Funny - I was going to retire it and restore it... he bought it and put it back to work!

[nicolas72gmc]

The bed reminds me of an older ford with that wheel opening.
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[buckskins4ever]

These trucks were never made down there. I knew a guy locally here in Iowa that buys vehicles by the dozens and ships them there.
I dont like the modification to the bed......they didnt carry it through the rest of the body...looks unfinished......and really there is only one market for a truck that only show spanish on the dash.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by buckskins4ever

These trucks were never made down there. I knew a guy locally here in Iowa that buys vehicles by the dozens and ships them there.
I dont like the modification to the bed......they didnt carry it through the rest of the body...looks unfinished......and really there is only one market for a truck that only show spanish on the dash.

What market would that be? People who like rare and unusual features on their trucks,like me? The bed isn't modified. That's the factory bed. These were sold new in Mexico,shipped down with no bed,and these beds assembled in Mexico were installed. Through '72 they used the 67/68 style steering wheels and hubcaps. There were other models sold there not found in the USA.

[russellh575]

Originally Posted by nicolas72gmc

The bed reminds me of an older ford with that wheel opening.
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Thats what I thought too, kinda ford-ish.

[YBNORML]

I would definitely own one of these. As much as I love my 67-72's they are kinda becoming like belly buttons. If a guy had one of these, he would most likely be the only one at the cruise it wouldn't matter to me if it was all in Spanish either, we all know what each of those gauges do and a speedo in Km's would actually be nice.
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[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by buckskins4ever

These trucks were never made down there. I knew a guy locally here in Iowa that buys vehicles by the dozens and ships them there.
I dont like the modification to the bed......they didnt carry it through the rest of the body...looks unfinished......and really there is only one market for a truck that only show spanish on the dash.

Just because you've never seen it before doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Not only is that bed factory... but in some foreign countries... there was an AVALANCHE and TAHOE versions of the 67-72 suburban, they weren't called that, but that's what we would know them as now.

Look at the rear door bottom...AND another oddity is that the front door jam is not squared off at the back (top of the window) like the US suburbans on the tahoe or avalanche.

[67c10rustbuket]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Just because you've never seen it before doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Not only is that bed factory... but in some foreign countries... there was an AVALANCHE and TAHOE versions of the 67-72 suburban, they weren't called that, but that's what we would know them as now.

Look at the rear door bottom...AND another oddity is that the front door jam is not squared off at the back (top of the window) like the US suburbans on the tahoe or avalanche.

I love the Argentina Tahoe Need to smuggle me one of those into the USA

There are a few threads on the mexican C10 on here, kinda frumpy but sexy at the same time. I dig it.

[69chevy lwb]

heres a brazilian c10 by far my favorite if i ever get the chance one of these is coming home with me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZ6Q6qugTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZ6Q6qugTU

[srea76]

ok laying frame on that just made me sick lol

[buckskins4ever]

Originally Posted by special-K

What market would that be? People who like rare and unusual features on their trucks,like me? The bed isn't modified. That's the factory bed. These were sold new in Mexico,shipped down with no bed,and these beds assembled in Mexico were installed. Through '72 they used the 67/68 style steering wheels and hubcaps. There were other models sold there not found in the USA.

Wasnt meant to sound racist there. I dont believe in a lot of things out there until I am proven of their existence. Guess I have been shown. I know a lot of vehicles were shipped down there in the late 70's and 80's. I know in the all three makers were manufacturing in Mexico as early as the late 70's.

[PAWS 72]

Originally Posted by srea76

ok laying frame on that just made me sick lol

Ruined the truck when he bagged it.Sorry guys I dont like bagged cars or trucks. Unless towing

[russellh575]

Originally Posted by 69chevy lwb

heres a brazilian c10 by far my favorite if i ever get the chance one of these is coming home with me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZ6Q6qugTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZ6Q6qugTU

I have seen pics of the Brazilian C10's before but not one bagged. I wasnt really a fan of those either but I guess thats proof that pretty much everything is badass when you lower it.

[69chevy lwb]

i cant believe some one doesn't like that its absolute perfection lol i wouldn't want to drive a stock height one you get nose bleeds at that elevation

[Madtat]

Not meaning to hijack this thread...but I found this C/10 from Sweden that I thought you'd like to see. Notice the speedo.

As ugly at it may seem to some....I'd roll it.

[Madtat]

Here's a Mexican ad for 1972.

[original-71]

Originally Posted by 69chevy lwb

i cant believe some one doesn't like that its absolute perfection lol i wouldn't want to drive a stock height one you get nose bleeds at that elevation

i dug it, thanks for sharing the video i find this thread interesting to see different types of C10's out there

[russellh575]

Originally Posted by Madtat

Not meaning to hijack this thread...but I found this C/10 from Sweden that I thought you'd like to see. Notice the speedo.

As ugly at it may seem to some....I'd roll it.

That looks tough, I like it.

[YBNORML]

This thing is awesome!! I have never seen one before. I would roll it in a heartbeat
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[Madtat]

^^^
I'd roll it.
maybe a photoshop guru can customize it.

[YBNORML]

Originally Posted by Madtat

^^^
I'd roll it.
maybe a photoshop guru can customize it.

If a guy took about 6-8" out from behind the rear wheels it would be perfect. Oh yeah, a full porter built treatment would be in order as well
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