Solved: marmer_005 004: 1978-79 DINA D-1000

[marmer]

Up to Pros.

I've never seen one of these before.  Have you?  What is it?

[Fёdor]

Chevrolet/GMC ?

[Oguerrerob]

From Latin America?

[marmer]

Chevrolet/GMC ?

Sorta.

[marmer]

From Latin America?

Yes.

[Oguerrerob]

Mexico?

[marmer]

Yes.

[Fёdor]

Ford ?

[Wendax]

Chevrolet Cheyenne?

[marmer]

Neither Ford or Chevrolet Cheyenne, although it resembles the Chevrolet.

[Oguerrerob]

Is it a known pickup brand?

[marmer]

Yes.

[oko94]

Looks pretty much like this Mexican-made Chevrolet C-15.

[marmer]

Yes, it does, but that's not exactly it.  Try earlier.

[oko94]

Dina 1000 ?

[marmer]

Yes!  Can you give me an approximate year and the actual model number?  Locked for oko94.

[oko94]

Chevrolet C10 circa 1978-1982

[marmer]

Dina 1000 ?

Chevrolet C10 circa 1978-1982

Taken together, I'll grant the point.  This is a DINA D-1000 from about 1978-79.  DINA stands for Diesel Nacional S.A., which is a Mexican company that at that time assembled mostly heavy trucks using GM and International body parts and their own domestically-manufactured diesel engines.  The one-ton D-1000 and 3-ton D-3000 were, I believe, their first foray into lighter trucks.  As you point out, soon after, Chevrolet began competing in that market with their own trucks.  But the D-1000 is a compelling mystery, with its GM front and International-copy locally-manufactured bed and tailgate, with International taillights.  Some versions had a DINA or Perkins diesel or an AMC-designed six from the Mexican AMC affiliate.

[oko94]

Thanks for the point !