[AT] Big Truck Pickups

Carl Baker or Kim Lessor hodor at warmrock.net
Wed Nov 27 08:31:58 PST 2019


The early 2000's GM and Chevrolet TopKick/Kodiak models could be got from
the factory (I think) with a pickup bed.

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On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 8:04 AM Howard Pletcher <hrpletch at gmail.com> wrote:

> You are probably thinking of the International CXT from the early 2000s.
> It started as a one-off show truck, but one of the NFL quarterbacks saw it,
> said I want it, and laid down enough $$ on the spot to buy it.  Other
> similar folks with money including Jay Lenno wanted one and it became a low
> production model until a recession and another round of Navistar's economic
> problems put an end to it.  It was totally impractical for work although
> many were used as tow vehicles.
>
> I think the Tesla pickup falls into the same category with people who
> wanting it to show off jumping into line for it.
>
> There have been numerous other custom pickups on various big trucks, but
> this is the only one I am aware of that was actually factory built.
>
> Howard
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 10:22 AM <szabelski at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>> If I remember correctly, a few years back, I think somebody like Mack
>> trucks offered a large pickup. It looked like a large dump truck with a
>> pickup bed. One really big pickup.
>>
>>
>> Carl
>>
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