GMC -Olds-Chev
GMC introduced their first COE in 1935 I think, and by 1937 were offering a COE Chevrolet and Oldsmobile version of the same basic truck variants, for export only. They were probably all sourced from Pontiac, Michigan, and even the Olds had "GMC" pedals! The difference was in the engines: Chev COE or Hercules Diesel, or Oldsmobile 224 in the GMC and Chev, with a mixture of Chev and/or Saginaw axles, and Chev gearboxes. Oshawa also produced their first COE trucks in 1937 as Maple Leafs or GMCs, plus a COE School Bus chassis available as a Chev or GMC. However in the States there were one or two companies that did conversions for Chevrolet, so I suppose that there was no perceived demand until Ford offered their own COE trucks in 1938 [their introduction by Dearborn enabled Windsor to create the CMP design interestingly].
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