staff@slashgear.com (Mike Shutt)
2024-04-22 16:15:56
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Back in 1979, Ford and Chevrolet both had different sized trucks that you could get in each’s respective pickup series. For the Chevrolet C/K series, there were three different sizes available. You could get the C10 or K10, which were half-ton pickup trucks, the C20 or K20 (three-quarter ton), and, as you would expect, the one-ton C30 or K30.
For normal passenger pickups, the Ford F-Series technically had four different sizes available, but this was partly a technicality. The F-100 was Ford’s signature half-ton pickup truck, but it also had the F-150, which was also a half-ton truck. The difference between the two is that the F-150 was created as a response to new 1970s emissions regulations, as Ford wanted to have a half-ton truck that didn’t have to conform to these new standards. The F-100 could be classified as a light truck, whereas the F-150 was not, due to its gross vehicle weight being over 6,000 pounds. Along with those two, you had the three-quarter ton F-250, and one-ton F-350 available to purchase.
Beyond those, the F-Series had a lot more to offer when it came to large pickup trucks as well. There were the F-600, F-700, and F-800 available for those looking for trucks that needed to haul incredibly large payloads. The F-800 could max out with a gross vehicle weight of 32,000 pounds.
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