Pickup i've never seen before

[Bruce from Can.]

My cousins daughter and her husband have 8 kids, and a few years back they bought a brand new full sized SUV from a dealership in North Dakota, they live in Saskatchewan. The reason why they bought the vehicle in ND was because there was a company that he knew of that did modifications to vehicles, and had the new SUV delivered directly to the modification company and had it stretched to be a 6 door from a four door. All went well until they tried to import the new stretched SUV into Canada. Canadian border service required that this new vehicle be inspected by an a credited automotive engineering company before it could be licensed and imported into Canada, and they impounded the new SUV, and would only release it back into USA until it had the appropriate paperwork. Now I know that there are many companies that do this very same work in Canada modifying vehicles, but they also will provide the necessary paperwork to register them. They eventually did get their new SUV, 18 months later and several thousand dollars spent. The company that did the work wasnt registered in the USA with the appropriate engineering certification to actually do this work, and they had to find another company willing to take on another companies work. Who would have thought of such a thing ?

 

[Ed Bowen]

Saw a Chevrolet late 70's early 80's was a surplus state truck, 6 doors, 3 on each side was yellow and had a 3+3 emblem on the cab post. Think it was a 3/4 ton. Looked factory

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I won't buy a truck without an 8 ft bed.
I won't buy a truck that I need a ladder to get in..

 

[matthies]

Alot of the 4 door models had the 3+3 emblem it was a trim package, others had camper special.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

(quoted from post at 04:33:41 01/09/23) Who would have thought of such a thing ?

When you see the janky-azz work some of these custom stretch limo companies do, would you want those death traps in your country?

Here in the US pretty much anything goes. Once the car is off the lot you can do pretty much anything you want to it. Stretch it, lift it, lower it, put all kinds of engine mods on it... there is no oversight to ensure that the work done results in a car that won't kill people, and there are a LOT of shops that cut corners, OR it is done by an amateur in their garage with no clue what they're doing.

All it has to do is MAYBE pass a basic safety inspection, which entails, does it have tires, does it have brakes, does it have windshield wipers, do the lights work. Here in NY anything 1996 or newer gets plugged into their computer for a code scan too. Some states don't even have a safety inspection.

Just a few years back one of those janky limos killed 20 people in Schoharie NY.

 

[Steve in IL]

3+3 was the standard name for the first double cab GMs. 3 people up front, 3 in the back... Not 3 doors on each side. I'm unaware of any factory 6 door pickups, but there are some really nice custom ones made.

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 17:23:23 01/08/23) Why would an EV need all those fuel tanks?
<img src=https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto144531.jpg>

Those are not tanks. They are steps made to look like tanks.

 

[redforlife]

I seen a 6 door one time. I think it was either for sale in the classified ads, or on somebody's (look at me) Facebook news feed. What ever the case, it looked just like a double cab but only with an extra seat and a couple more doors. I figured it was the result of somebody's custom work or a stretch job.

As far as I know, triple cabs have yet to be produced by actual manufacturers.

 

[55 50 Ron]

Beautiful

 

[RobCons]

Thats a pretty truck. I have a f350 crew cab long bed that I like. Need a nice piece of land to turn it around but I like it. Wouldnt mind a 450/4500 crew cab if I could afford it.

 

[55 50 Ron]

I agree.

I say if you want a truck, buy a truck. If you want a van, buy a van. But don't try to combine the functions.

Of course, to each his own.

 

[caterpillar guy]

For the step in the tank. With the body up that high on 22.5 10 bolt wheels they need the step and easiest way is the tanks. At about 500-1000 each.

 

[caterpillar guy]

10 years ago I saw some 3 door suburbans in Utah for the families with lots of kids. They were going someplace for the weekend.

 

[jal-SD]

There is an 8-door I-H Travelall at a auto sacalpers shop in Mitchell, SD as we speak. I'd guess it's a mid-60's model & originally used as a school bus-bus yellow paint can be seen. GM also made 6 & 8 door models similar to I-H's Travelall in that era for buses. They were on a cargo van (truck) chassis.

 

[Leroy]

would be no longer than a 4 door stake bed truck work truck with a 12 foot bed truck and a lot of them around. Only the ones that actually need one would be buying one. And I would not go back to the standard 2 door one seat truck any more And I actually like the looks of them. Problem is parking lots are no longer made with spaces long enough for the larger vehicals like the later 1950's early 1960's cars so there is not enough parking lot rom to park anything except the new compact cars. I wish my 4 door truck instead of being cut off just against the back seat would have the back section that My truck that got totalled had for the extra room inside. What I don't like is the extra wide and tall pickups they make now, Look rediculass. Even being by myself when I would go shopping I need the room of the back seat.

 

[KDCannon]

That's a lot of truck. Nothing wrong with them, good for those who do. I'd have to build a bigger garage. I've got to the age and place in my life where I don't need near that much truck. I still like it though, kind of like new fancy tractors.
My little 01' is all I need.

 

[Goose]

In 1986 I drove to California. Somewhere in Utah I met a square body Chevy crew cab dually pickup.

After I was past, it dawned on me that it had 3 doors on each side. That's all I know about it. At the time, I just assumed it was a custom or special order of some kind.

 

[Rich'sToys]

My '94 Chev. has the extended cab and an 8 ft. box. We don't really have a use for the extended cab, and the extra length just makes the truck more cumbersome. Takes more room to turn around, etc.