My 57 and 59 sales brochures lists the "clam-shell" (horizontally split)
doored trucks as model #3166 but these are 4X4 model brochures, so I don't
know for the 2-wheel drive trucks.
Kevin Lake 56 napco/burb GMC
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> From: varanus@mail.phoenix.net
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] (Fwd) series 3156 question???
> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 6:00 AM
>
> Forwarded message:
> From: Self <Single-user mode>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team
> Subject: series 3156 question???
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 13:58:56
>
> Hi group: I am hoping that someone can clear this up for me.
>
> The question is did GM give a different series/model number if the
> vehicle was a napco.
>
> My question stems from the fact that my 58 chev 2wd suburban with the
> liftgate has 3116 on the vin tag. The same model with barn doors has
> 3106 as it's series number. However, my 58 suburban with barn doors
> and the napco kit has 3156 as its series/model number, although I
> myself haven't seen the actual vin/series tag as I haven't picked
> the beast up yet. But the owner relayed the model number to me.
> I do need to confirm this, though.
>
> I can't find any supporting documentation that chev gave napco
> installed trucks a different model/series number except for this 58
> sub.
>
> But if they did give different model numbers to napcos, then I wonder
> what they would call a napco with liftgate as the last number for any
> suburban model number is a "6" (3106, 3116, 3156).
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