Franken-Tahoe? Found for sale in Brazil, not sure what it is... or was

[1998_K1500_Sub]

I was perusing the GMT400s for sale in Brazil and I stumbled across this... thing.

It looks like either...

- a Tahoe with the back chopped-off behind the seats and a bed grafted on, or

- a standard-cab shortbed with an aftermarket cab extension

GM Brazil AFAIK only offered the GMT400 in standard-cab shortbed and, for only a few years, the utility Tahoe.

I'm not sure what to make of this, maybe someone can render an opinion of how this thing was given life.

Here's the for-sale listing. Quite a few pictures are provided. It's a 2wd 4.2L turbo-Diesel w/ 5-spd manual. There are only two entry doors. The seats look custom.

Chevrolet Silverado 4.2 Dlx Conquest 2p - R$ 78.000

Encontre mais produtos no Mercado Livre

carro.mercadolivre.com.br

Here are a few pictures from the listing:

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

Here are a bunch of Silverados for sale in Brazil, many of them GMT400s:

Carros e Caminhonetes Chevrolet Silverado | MercadoLivre.com.br

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lista.mercadolivre.com.br

Here's one story about the GMT400 pickup and utility models in South America, in Portuguese (use your favorite translator). The pictures are interesting...

Saiba mais Chevrolet Silverado 1997 a 2001 e Grand Blazer 1999 2000

Em maio de 1997 a Chevrolet lançava no Brasil a Silverado, o modelo era praticamente o mesmo vendido nos EUA, tendo sofrido apenas algumas adaptações para o nosso mercado, ela chegou com a difícil missão de substituir a famosa Chevrolet D20 e fazer frente a F1000 da Ford. Quando foi lançada a...

autos24h.com.br

 

[2drXmobb]

That my friend is an obs Chevy avalanchay' ext looks cool

 

[454cid]

It's conceivable they have conversion companies like we do here (or did here, not sure there are too many left). To me the lines of the extension don't really match the 400 styling that well, so I'm of the opinion it's not from GM. I'm really digging the inline 6. EDIT: I see it's a turbo diesel, now.

GM and Ford have had some really cool vehicles down there that we didn't get here.

 

[GoToGuy]

Some conversion company, unusual design changes, shorten front half of bed. Then extension for full size seating. There was a company in Stockton, Calif. That was taking 85 and up Toyota 4x4 pickups and added a section turning them into crew cab pickups. Like the overseas versions. Used to see them around.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

$15,429.97 is not a bad price for a custom,rust free one of a kind unit.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

$15,429.97 is not a bad price for a custom,rust free one of a kind unit.

“Buy it now”, then drive it back to the US via the Pan American Highway


Seriously though, it would be neat to have a South American GMT400 in the States but emissions laws would likely become a sticking point.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

“Buy it now”, then drive it back to the US via the Pan American Highway


Seriously though, it would be neat to have a South American GMT400 in the States but emissions laws would likely become a sticking point.

At 25 years old it would most likely pass under the import laws that are in place?

 

[95burban]

Hmmm those mirrors look like gmt800

 

[RichLo]

That article was really cool... The oddball 200-2001 3500 GMT400 down there had some odd stat stats... That fuel economy converts to 26.6mpg!! out of a 1-ton HD truck. and only 150hp and 260ft/lbs



GMC 3500 HD 2000 to 2001

4.2 Diesel MWM Sprint 6.0T, six cylinders 2000 to 2001

Engine:
4.2, 6 cylinders in line, 18v turbo
Power: 150 hp at 3500 rpm
Torque: 37 kgfm at 2,000 rpm

Transmission:
Manual 5 speeds
Rear-wheel drive

Performance:
0 to 100 km/h: 12.1 seconds,
Top speed: 168 km/h

Consumption (factory data)
City: 7.2 km/l
Highway: 11.3 km/l

Dimensions:
Length/width/wheelbase: 4.94m, 2.25m, 2.98 m.
16-inch steel wheels with 245/75 R16 tires (16-inch aluminum wheels optional)
Fuel tank 126 liters
Load capacity 1330 kg.