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Old January 22nd, 2015, 05:39 PM
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Default Re: Very lucky Clock/Tach EBay purchase

I am all about making stuff easier on myself. And you get a nice little boost of chrome frontloading as well. As for the knobs, I too like the chrome knobs better, so I went with Chevrolet knobs which are black with chrome rings. They are shaped just like the 1960 GMC knobs, but lack the grey color. I can see why original owners opted for more bling. Those grey knobs are pretty sad when your buddy has a new Chevy with black against chrome, of the exact same shape. I could see how the GMC guys would want an upgrade of dash bling. Frankly, the GMC interiors were pretty Spartan. Those colors were sleepers. I had to wake my trucks interior up, so I matched the outside colors. It looks a lot more lively than before. Its all personal preference, after all. I prefer a rubber mat to carpet, chrome knobs to grey and GMC had more chrome than Chevy in 1960,on the outside of the truck. Chevy had anodized aluminum grills, where GMC had chrome. Chevy offered a small chrome ring around the rear glass that GMC did not. I added it to my truck because I like chrome, and it accents the rear glass perfectly. GMC chrome grill with its chrome eyebrow moldings and letters looks so good ,they kept it thru 1966. The Chevy grills were a little thin looking by comparison. But they all look better than a lot of what we have to choose from now. Greg Mead
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