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In this episode I provide the history of the Chevrolet and GMC C/K pickups, which were produced over 4 generations from 1960 through 2000. They were the first light/medium duty trucks made by GM that were on their own dedicated truck platform not shared with any cars. Although they were the most profitable vehicle GM made, a critical design choice for the third generation beginning in 1973 almost led to the truck's downfall, due to the fuel tank being positioned outside the frame rail, so as to allow the tank to be larger and optionally add a second tank on the other side. This position made it vulnerable to side impact crashes, and risk of fire. In 1992, the NBC news program Dateline featured a story about how unsafe these trucks were, but the footage they created showing the resulting explosion was found to have been rigged to make it look good for TV, resulting in NBC later having to admit the lie on air. Despite this, the C/K pickups continued to sell well, and today are still selling as the Silverado and Sierra, although with the fuel tank inside the frame rails.