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In its investigation, the government found that the 1973–1987 C/K trucks were at least 2.5 times more likely to produce a fire-related fatality from a side-impact crash than a comparable Ford or Dodge pickup truck. [78] The gas tanks leaked in at least two crash tests performed by GM around the time the trucks were first sold in 1972.
The Rounded Line generation is the longest-produced version of the C/K model line, produced for 18 model years. For 1987, it was renamed the R/V series (to accommodate the fourth-generation C/K marketed alongside it) and was gradually phased out through the 1991 model year.
The original K5 Blazer was built on the K10 pickup truck platform with a wheelbase shortened to 104 in (2,600 mm), designed and marketed to compete with the International Scout (which had been introduced in 1960 for the 1961 model year) and the Ford Bronco (1965/66) utility vehicles.
The fenderless Chevrolet Fleetside/GMC Wideside was again offered in both lengths; the dual-rear-wheel bed was offered only in an 8-foot length (except for the 1999–2000 C/K 3500 crew-cab, which was also available with the shorter length dual-rear-wheel bed). The long-running Chevrolet Stepside/GMC Fenderside was replaced by an all-new ...
Dodge pioneered the extended-cab pickup with the introduction of the Club Cab for 1973. Available with either a 6.5 ft (2.0 m) or 8 ft (2.4 m) Sweptline bed, the Club Cab was a two-door cab with small rear windows which had more space behind the seats than the standard cab, but was not as long as the four-door crew cab.
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The sixth generation marked several functional design changes and an expansion of the model line. For 1973, the regular cab F-350 became available with a wide "Styleside" bed for the first time. For 1974, a "SuperCab" extended cab pickup truck was introduced, between the two-door standard cab and the four-door crew cab.
The long wheelbase 2WD trucks (King Cab, short bed, and regular cab, long bed) had a two-piece driveshaft with a center support bearing. The dome light could fold rearward, to provide illumination to the bed. The 720 was assembled in the then newly built Smyrna, Tennessee, plant from the 1983.5 model year until 1986. However, Nissan of Mexico ...