FOUR-BY-FOUR FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY

In the 1950s four-wheel-drive was not available from the factories, even though returned servicemen who had experienced it wanted it

In 1955 General Motors (GM) released its Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks, the second generation since the end of the war. As with previous generations the 3100 model was the half-ton and a short bed; the 3600 was the three-quarter ton with a long bed. GMC and Chevrolet also released a model called the 3200, being a long-bed version with the thicker frame of the 3600 but only the suspension of the half-ton. Our subject vehicle here wears the 3200 badges but is in fact a 3100 model.

While the GMC and Chevrolets look much the same, the GMCs were more squarely aimed at commercial customers and over the years have featured stronger brakes, suspension, and transmissions, as well as a slightly higher