Pickup Truck on Steroids

[Missouri Mule]

Went to Buick dealer the other day to drop off Mom's car. Noticed pickup sitting out in front lot. When we came back to pick up the car I went to take a look at it.



Well it wasn't an ordinary pickup. This truck was a GMC C450 crewcab with a neat large conversion, a pickup bed made to the scale of the C450. It had a durmax in it option price was $5850.

The conversion cost $19,500 bringing the pricetag up from $43,000 to $63,000. Part of the conversion mite of been the crew cab, I can't see the pickup bed being that much.

They had a two door flat bed sitting right next to it, they were the same length. The flat bed had a duramax too but different code and the option price was $6810. The only reason I could think of was more torque because the sticker said 300 horses for both.





Sorry no pictures. :{

 

[mcoleman]

I saw one of those conversions last week here in MO. Good looking truck.

 

[nickleinonen]

there is 2 duramax engines avalable in the big ones, there is the 6. 6 v8 that the pickup trucks have, then there is a larger ±7. 2 I6 that is in a similar class to the cat 3126E [size, weight, hp, trq] but the I6dmax is less $$$ than the cat

 

[GFritsch]

Check out this months Trailer Life magazine for a test of this truck. Less power, towing capability, and economy then a Dodge Cummins 600. -- + 20k more expensive.



Too bad Dodge doesn't make a 4500 yet...

 

[Missouri Mule]

Both were listed on the sticker as 300 hp duramax 660 but different order codes lrm/lrx sent brother in-law e-mail to see if he new the difference in the codes. He works at chevy car/truck dealer but in service area.

Checked out Monroe's web site no picture of pickup bed but they state they do crew/club cab /custom conversions on med duty and custom mods on 3500's for gm and others.

 

[Will24]

was one a 2003 left over or an early 2004? LLY engine is new for 04...

 

[Missouri Mule]

Will24, As I recall both were 2004. An added thought is that the 2500 and 3500 mite have differnet codes since the c450 are the same size as Freightliner and International med duty's.

 

[supersonic]

The crew cabs are a factory option. They are on their medium duty trucks C4500- C7500. The pickup bed is also done by an in house conversion company.

 

[Missouri Mule]

This is on Monroe's web page (home).



" It is because of our innovative style and way of doing business that MTE was selected by General Motors to be:



Their Modification Center for medium-duty C/T Series being produced in Janesville, Wisconsin (WHV Ship-Thru Code): All-Wheel Drive Conversions, Crew Cabs, 4x4's, Stand-up and Right-hand Steers and Alternate Fuel Conversions.

Their Modification Center for 1-tons, C/K Pickups, C/K Pickup Crew Cabs and 3500 HD's being produced in Flint, Michigan (VCB Ship-Thru Code). "



This is their home page.

http://www.monroetruck.com/history.asp



This is GM conversion page.

http://www.monroetruck.com/ModMake_GM.asp



They still don't have any photo's of the med class pickup.