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The condition of the frame is my main concern, followed by the engine and transmission. I don't think this is worth the asking price, and am hesitant at $1k too. If it would sell for $500 I'd be very tempted as long as the frame and transmission aren't toast. Along with the extensive rust on the sheet metal, it's missing many of the exterior emblems (costly to replace) and there are no pictures of the interior so I don't know what's missing from there. I'm going to see if I can get additional pictures sent to me before I decide to take the hour ride to see it.

I guess that's the new Cadillac emblem on the front. I prefer the egg crate grille in the drawings rather than the mesh grille. Overall I like it, hopefully they show it around the auto show circuit and not mothball it.

Thanks, balthazar! You truly are the wizard when it comes to identifying information relating to classic cars and trucks

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I often see a lot of Hydramatic-equipped '50s GMC pickups at car & truck shows (sorry for my continued use of the typo from the CL ad - I was typing quick at work yesterday!). That would be the ideal truck for me for sure (sorry all you manual fans). balthazar, are you sure that is correct? I could swear that I read somewhere that the Hydramatic transmission was available across many models. But I don't doubt you, seeing as how the 100/150 models are where my interests are and that's why I've seen many 100 models (1/2 ton) equipped with an auto trans.

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I think they dredged it from the Atlantic Ocean... Link: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3991859497.html A Hydromatic '55 or '56 GMC is what I desire, but this woul require a very extensive sheet metal operation. Still, if the engine and trans are decent, along with the frame, would it be a good investment?

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dfelt: The 2013 Avalanche was offered in five colors - Fairway Metallic (dark green, discontinued pretty quickly), Silver Ice Metallic, Black, Blue Topaz Metallic and White Diamond Tricoat (extra charge). Here's the meaning behind the name: I looked this up a couple of months back when I was looking at leftover '13 Av's. Seems a lot of the ones I looked at in June are still sitting on dealer's lots. I really like the Fairway Metallic, but that is a hard to come by color (was even back in June). The Blue Topaz Metallic sure does look sharp on a LTZ model Avalanche

Welcome! Hopefully you stick around as long as some of us (hey, does anyone know where the exit is?). Hahahaha!!

Welcome aboard! Hopefully you like it here

Interesting Regular Cab, Short (Standard) Bed article here, with production pics of the 2014 Chevy Silverardo RCSB 4x4 (and the new base steel rims).

Don't forget about the shortened bed on teh third world versions too. From previous spy shots, it looks like the Canyon/Colorado will have short and long beds available even on the crew cab model (a'la Nissan Frontier).

Here's an '89 GMC Suburban with a blue cloth interior and front bucket seats pretty cheap ($699) not far from me in Burlington County, NJ: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/pts/3986150771.html

LOL @ dfelt!! I got to admit I'm smitten by the Chevy grille. Usually I "like" it but am not drawn to it. I have to say I've been admiring it all day. Of course I still like the GMC grille better

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I can't say I've ever seen anyone towing with an Acadia/Outlook/Traverse/Enclave, but I've seen plenty of Envoys and TrailBlazers towing boats, utility trailers and pop-up campers. My point was that a FWD-based AWD CUV won't be the choice for someone that needs to leave the road to travel to their campground or outdoor cabin with a trailer in tow. Someone looking to tow a recreational-use trailer and wanting to go off-road will likely not consider a CUV for that purpose (hence the popularity of pickups and full-size SUVs). When's the last time you saw a newer Explorer, Acadia, Traverse, Pathfinder take a boat on a trailer down a boat launch ramp? I see plenty of pickups and SUVs doing this all the time in Burlington County (NJ). Just because the CUV can tow that much doesn't mean the customer will be using that feature. GM got rid of the GMT-360s and put the towing capability on the Lambdas. But I'm wondering how great of a tow vehicle they'd be if used often? Plus most of the people I see buying these CUVs are not choosing a minivan and are not wanting the big fuel loss of a full-size SUV so the Lambda is the compromise. Three Lambda's in my neighborhood replaced an older Ford Expedition and the other two replaced Honda minivans. Also, how many people with BOF trucks and SUVs really go off-roading (not trail-riding and rock crawling) and tow a trailer? For most I'd say it's a preference issue. Just like some prefer to drive an appliance versus a sport performance sedan, while others perfer a minivan over a CUV, truck and full-size SUVs are bought not only based on function and need but also preference. One reason I never pulled the trigger on a GMC Terrain is because to me it's just a boxy, stunted station wagon that rides too low to the ground. I don't have the need to tow, but having selectable 4WD with 4hi and 4lo and a frame underneath me is important because when I drive in any kind of weather I feel more confident that my vehicle can get me where I need to go. Sorry, gotta call you on this. The Traverse has 5200lb tow rating while the Trailblazer was 5400. Not a significant enough difference for most people.

Article link: GMC News Chevrolet News I believe I am now putting my 2014 Sierra purchasing plans on hold until I can check out the 2015 Canyon further

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I like your demo driver spotted there in the picture; nice upgrade from the usual Acuras you get to choose from What dealer was this? How long ago did they close? Boy, the building design screams late '60s/early '70s with an '80s-inspired add-on. Just Buick & Cadillac? No GMC Two area Chevy dealers closed at the end of January. One has completely emptied the building of anything Chevy-related; the other still has their 30-40 year old large neon C H E V R O L E T sign on the building and the showroom is full of sign boards, posters and other sales stuff. I'm tempted to contact the owner to see if he's planning to give the stuff away before he hauls it out for garbage.

Hence why you still have people buying Yukons/Tahoes and not converting over to the Acadia/Traverse models. Some people have needs that a BOF SUV offers. Then there's the market for people who want a BOF SUV but don't want a full-size SUV. That's why Toyota still sells the 4Runner and even though unibody, the Grand Cherokee sells well too (because it's Trail Rated and has numerous suspension modes for on- and off-road needs). Nissan caved and switched the Pathfinder over to a car-based platform so it's now off the list for BOF SUV shoppers (I know of a few older Pathfinder owners that are pissed about the change and want to find a new BOF SUV to purchase). Trust me, if GM sells a new TrailBlazer (and Envoy) they will get customers. Setting realistic goals - say 20/40k units and not 100/150k units - would be a better way to handle this. If more are sold than adjust their factory plan as needed.

Also, consider Jeep Grand Cherokee shoppers as prospective targets and anyone that is considering a new Ford Explorer that wants more than 3500 lbs of towing capability. I spoke to a guy last year at the NYIAS that was looking over the new Explorer with his wife and complaining that his old Explorer can tow his 5,000 lb boat & trailer but the new one wouldn't, plus he had little faith in it going off-road to his cabin in the woods with the AWD system (I told him that there was an option for selectable AWD modes that would likely aid him off-road). She only cared about getting better MPG/fuel efficiency compared to his current, older Explorer He wanted to go look at the Grand Cherokee next.

I would think Toyota 4Runner owners and prospective buyers for the current 4Runner would be the target market for the new TrailBlazer, if offered in the US. I know many Envoy and TrailBlazer owners that would love a replacement vehicle for their aging SUV that is the same as what they have now (BOF). At the same time many of these owners balked at the Acadia/Traverse and Terrain/Equinox as these are car-based CUVs and not truck-based SUVs. Those that wanted the higher seating position and better MPG fuel economy went over to the CUVs; those that want more towing and off-road ability (not rock climbing but able to go off the road into lake and wooded areas) kept their older SUVs. If GM were to offer a new, BOF truck-based SUV here in the States I'm sure you'll see there's buyers. If production can be shared on the same lines as the upcoming Canyon/Colorado, then you may just have a winner on your hands (if it needed a separate factory, then the $$$ issue comes into play).

Yeah, but I'm puzzled by the fact GM will be offering 1/2 ton (1500) chasis cab trucks. I can't recall the last time they did that (2500 and 3500 are the norm in this field). I'm wondering how much they could carry and still offer decent performance. My fire station's 2006 Ford F350 Single Rear Wheel (SRW) Super Duty utility truck is a slug with the amount of equipment we carry (and the suspension lets you know it too). We inherited the truck from the police department in '07 or '08 I was told, as my previous captain said he would have gone with a F450 or F550 Dual Rear Wheel (DWR) set-up. I like looking at PUTC's article because there are not a lot of pictures of the regular cab floating around just yet.

There isn't much out there in online photo land of the regualr cab trucks, but I spotted this printed poster of the '14 Chevy Silverado at the Baltimore Convention Center's Firehouse Expo 2013 back on July 26: Production should be underway soon as the Double Cabs are just now arriving at dealers. I believe a timeframe I saw somewhere months back stated Regular Cab production for August/September. PickupTrucks.com featured an article on a special 1/2 ton contractor pickup that will be offered, which showcases the 1500 Regular Cab models (both Sierra & Silverado) here.