72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hi all ive just got a 60 chevy pick up and I wanted to make it into a long bed . Does anyone have info on how long it needs to be ? Plus did chevy ever make a crew cab 60 pick up Any info would be greatly received Thanks in advance Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Yes they made a 60 crew cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks Rick for that . I cant seam to find any info or pics of a crew cab on the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Check yahoo images( 1960 chevy crew cab pickup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 The crew cabs were converted by an outside supplier; not done on the assembly line. They were authorized by GM and sold by dealers however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Chevy long beds are 8 feet long, they add one foot in between the cab and rear wheels and six inches after the rear wheels. I made one with one of the fleetside beds, I'll try to get pictures when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks for the mesurments Brian . Im sure I saw someone making one on the site but I cant find it . Maybe I dreamt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/docs/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits/Chevrolet-Trucks/1960-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf Everything you might need to know about the '60 Chevrolet truck and what was offered from the factory. Dimensions are on page 83. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Here is a picture of the bed side I made compared to the 72 Chevy longbed. I think I needed to make the front about an 1/8 of inch longer but it's close, the rear will get about that much longer when the taillight panel is added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks for that Brian . That does help a lot How many mm did you add to the front and then the rear ? Edited May 20, 2015 by Doobie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks also to Bill for the spec sheets . There is a ton of info there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I'm not sure exactly, I just made it match the 72 bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Ok Brian thanks anyway . I think I will just cut it up and see what I end up with lol Edited May 20, 2015 by Doobie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yes they made a 60 crew cab. No, GM Truck & Coach (who produced Chevrolet and GMC pickups) did not start making crew cabs until about 1973-74. FWIW, International Harvester was the first pickup manufacturer to catalog a crew cab, in the early-mid 1960's. Any Chevy crew cab built prior to the '73-'87 series pickups would have been done as an aftermarket unit--the early ones were built mainly by Proctor-Keefe in Detroit--then a major conversion company for all manner of truck cabs. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTK Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) No, GM Truck & Coach (who produced Chevrolet and GMC pickups) did not start making crew cabs until about 1973-74. FWIW, International Harvester was the first pickup manufacturer to catalog a crew cab, in the early-mid 1960's. Any Chevy crew cab built prior to the '73-'87 series pickups would have been done as an aftermarket unit--the early ones were built mainly by Proctor-Keefe in Detroit--then a major conversion company for all manner of truck cabs. Art Correct, most were made for Rail road companies. So technically, yes they made a crew cab 60' chevy. There are two running around my local car shows, but they're conversions using two Chevy/Fisher built 60' Chevy cabs. EDIT: Scrounged up some pics from the internet, hope this helps! Edited May 21, 2015 by BTK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thanks Skylar. Im wondering now did they ever make the crew cab with a long bed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTK Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 According to the C10 forums, there may have been a handful but there aren't really any documented numbers. Most were built on the stock longbed frames and shortened the bed to fit. I scrounged a few pick up pictures. The rusty truck might be real, the blue is a conversion for sure. Sorry, I can't be of more help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 . The rusty truck might be real, the blue is a conversion for sure. Technically, they're all conversions. GM never produced a factory built crew cab until '73. Any crew cab you see was done by an outside upfitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Hope this will help: I have a reissue promo '66 Chevy pickup with the fullsize bed; here are the measurements (click to enlarge): The box measurements are including the tail panel since it's molded in. Good luck with it! ETA: The model's 5 1/16" wheelbase scales up to 126.5625" - very close to the 127" listed in the '60 brochure. Edited May 21, 2015 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTK Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Technically, they're all conversions. GM never produced a factory built crew cab until '73. Any crew cab you see was done by an outside upfitter. Yep, I simply meant the blue one was built by an individual, not an aftermarket company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) No, GM Truck & Coach (who produced Chevrolet and GMC pickups) did not start making crew cabs until about 1973-74. FWIW, International Harvester was the first pickup manufacturer to catalog a crew cab, in the early-mid 1960's. Any Chevy crew cab built prior to the '73-'87 series pickups would have been done as an aftermarket unit--the early ones were built mainly by Proctor-Keefe in Detroit--then a major conversion company for all manner of truck cabs. Art Every US 1960s crew cab I remember seeing had a military origin. So there was no doubt a specification and a bid out for those. I remember seeing USAF crew cabs in use on the airbase in Turkey in the mid 1960s. Around 1980 a friend of mine had a 1968 Dodge crew cab as a company vehicle, it too had the military origin plate on the dashboard. RMR Resins does a bunch of crew cab pickups, including the 1960 you are looking for. In fact they have crew cabs for all three US manufacturers. http://www.rmrmodels.com/Products.html Edited May 25, 2015 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Every US 1960s crew cab I remember seeing had a military origin. So there was no doubt a specification and a bid out for those. I remember seeing USAF crew cabs in use on the airbase in Turkey in the mid 1960s. Around 1980 a friend of mine had a 1968 Dodge crew cab as a company vehicle, it too had the military origin plate on the dashboard. RMR Resins does a bunch of crew cab pickups, including the 1960 you are looking for. In fact they have crew cabs for all three US manufacturers. http://www.rmrmodels.com/Products.html I remember the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville RR (AKA The Monon Route) having a few of this vintage Chevrolet crew cab pickups, as Hi-Railers for track inspections and the like back in the day. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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