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... About the GM generic name, it is a facility for us because GM somewhat exists as make, but note that for many other cases we do not use a generic name but we rather pick a model randomly. The most common being Dodge Diplomat and its clone.
(Off-topic: Talking about clones... http://imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=18803#Comment1652221 )
Note that we do that even for some GM : the Chevrolet Express vs GMC Savana for example, even if not identifiable properly we do not list these as GM...
I won't say I'm keen of that kind of "identification", but as long as I know what to propose when identifying (or not, in this case
) a vehicle, I will handle it. Are most of these "conventions" in the "Naming conventions" category of the forum or just as "admins uses"?As Chevrolet seems much more common than GMC for these older trucks, I would list these as Chevrolet unless they can be identified as GMC.
These trucks are not really common in France, and experience taught me that movies aren't reality. So I may not be the right person to give you the correct answer
My impression for Advance-Design trucks line is that most light-duty trucks were Chevrolet models. It might be the same (or half-and-half?) for medium-duty (called "heavy-duty" by Chevrolet) 1½-ton an 2-ton models. For models above, only GMC trucks existed until 1955.
But I don't know for later trucks lines.
While we're busy with these vehicles, the following are surprisingly alone :
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and these five without year:
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and these five without year:
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How do you prefer the identification proposals to be made? Here with a "first is..., second...", here with links for each, or in the comments of each page?
(I've listed all the pre-54 models as just "Panel")
You mean pre-1947, as I saw 1947-55 an Advance-Design Panels category?
Doesn't it mean that all are 1948 model? (cf the '64½ Mustang)
1948 seems often given as lower bound of the date range of these
1948 seems often given as lower bound of the date range of these
For what it is worth, the 1947 MY has its own "data sheets", and:
- All (credible) sources I know say there are 1947 models:
http://1954advance-design.com/A-D_LCVA/LCVA-1-47.html
http://www.classicparts.com/frame-truck-years.html
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1947-1955-chevrolet-trucks.htm
etc.
- Even "enthusiasts-based" websites use this MY:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Advance_Design
http://classicchevytrucks.org/advanced-design-1947-55/ (a lot of enthusiasts sites say "Advanced"
)and so on.
- The IMCDb crew too already use it for 3100 to 6400 models, pickups, Suburbans, etc.
I think we should generalize this 1947 MY start.