Posted by fixerupper on January 10, 2021 at 18:27:16 from (100.42.82.64):
A post on another chat site got me to thinking about the time dad traded the 49 KB1 International he bought new for a new 69 GMC 3/4 ton. What a difference! The Internationals cruising speed was 40 MPH and dad warned me to never go above 40. Well me being young I bumped it up to 60 one time. Bumping is really not the word for it. In reality it was a long crawl up to 60 with the Green Diamond screaming for mercy and the loose king pins taking me all over the road. It was then that I realized dad knew what he was talking about.
The GMC did 60 easily. It was not air conditioned but it was not hotter than haities in the summer like the 49 was and it was warm in the winter for the first time ever.
There was a worlds worth of difference between the 1949 pickups and the 1969 models, like going from the stone age to the modern era. When did this huge difference in design over a 20 year span end? When did the change from the old slow small cab design make the big jump to more speed better driveability and more room in the cab for most common brands? And a better heater?
My guess is 1956. It seems like Chevy and Ford made the big design change from the stone age to modern in that year. I remember driving a neighbors 58 chevy pickup and even the 58 was a huge jump from the 49 model we had at the time. I was only 5 years old in 1956, far below the age where I could drive on the road but I do remember the body style change.
There was still quite a difference between a 1956 model and a 1976 model but basically both could cruise at 60 and were more passenger friendly. The stone age pickup design was over for good.
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