Interesting truck

benXJ

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Didn't get a pic, but the other night I saw a 4 full door chevy 1500 4x4, old body style, maybe 1996 1997 model. short bed. I know towards the end of the production run GM made some 1500HD and 2500 4 door trucks, but I have never seen a regular 1500 4 door. any info on this?
 
I have seen ONE. It was in asheville and was white z71 CC/SB. I know they made 2500's that style and I figured it was a 2500 body on a 1500 frame somehow.
 
when I did landscape work we had a customer who had one and it had little centurion badges on it. don't know if its something they made or a factory option?
 
Well centurion was responsible for the 4 door big broncos, so that could be a possibility, but there were no extra badges on it, and everything was stock Chevy. Hopefully ill see it again and get a pic.
 
benXJ said:
Well centurion was responsible for the 4 door big broncos, so that could be a possibility, but there were no extra badges on it, and everything was stock Chevy. Hopefully ill see it again and get a pic.
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ALL pre 2004 1500 (not counting 1500HD) crew cabs were Centurion conversions. They made quite a few of them. 2004 was the first year GM produced a 1/2 ton crew cab. I don't believe Centurion made any 2001-2003 crews though, 99 and 2000 were still available as the old body style.
 
rodney eppes said:
As a side note, 99- Chevy/GM, 1500s had the new body style. The 2500s, used the 98 bodys, till they were used up.
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That is not entirely true....there were several "Classic" body style 1500s sold in 1999, I don't believe there were any in 2000. Light GVWR 2500s were the new body style in 99 and 2000, while heavier GVWR 2500s and 3500+ were the old body style until the 2500HD/3500 was introduced in 2001. Crew cabs were not offered in the new style until 2001 with the 1500HD, 2500, 2500HD and 3500 trucks. Tahoes/Suburbans/Yukons changed to the new style in 2000, with the exception of the Denali, Escalade, Tahoe Limited, and Tahoe Z71.
 
GCncsuHD said:
That is not entirely true....there were several "Classic" body style 1500s sold in 1999, I don't believe there were any in 2000. Light GVWR 2500s were the new body style in 99 and 2000, while heavier GVWR 2500s and 3500+ were the old body style until the 2500HD/3500 was introduced in 2001. Crew cabs were not offered in the new style until 2001 with the 1500HD, 2500, 2500HD and 3500 trucks. Tahoes/Suburbans/Yukons changed to the new style in 2000, with the exception of the Denali, Escalade, Tahoe Limited, and Tahoe Z71.
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Im not sure thats 100% true either, but I don't know whats light GVWR and whats heavy GVWR. I've got a 2000 model 2500 with the 8600GVWR, beefy frame, rear discs, and factory trans temp gauge, but its the newer body style.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Im not sure thats 100% true either, but I don't know whats light GVWR and whats heavy GVWR. I've got a 2000 model 2500 with the 8600GVWR, beefy frame, rear discs, and factory trans temp gauge, but its the newer body style.
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Exactly, 8600GVWR would be the light duty GVWR 2500. HD would be 9200lb for a 2500. I don't remember the GVWR of the old body style 2500s, but I know it was less than the 2500HDs that came out in 2001 with 9200lbs. The 2500 frame was beefier than a 1500, (same as a 1500HD) but lighter than a 2500HD, all of the new body styles had rear discs from 99-04, then the 1500s went back to drum. Trans temp was available in the newer 1500HD-2500-3500 trucks, not in 1500s.
 
I seen a blue 95ish four door showing @ Galloways in the spring show!! i just thought it was a homebrew a really really nice homebrew but that being said somebody may have gotten a pic of it or maybe even be a member on here
 
I'm fairly certain that I've seen one here in Lexington. It's black and it belongs to a guy who is in the Davidson County rescue squad. I don't think it was a county vehicle, but I could be wrong.
 
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