I have a trooper/bighorn question..

I know that through licensing and badge engineering the Isuzu
Trooper/Bighorn was badged as a Holden, Opel, Vauxhall, Chevy and Honda,
but was it ever anywhere in the world badged as a GMC?

I'm in the United Kingdom and a local car lot has what looks like a
trooper/bighorn, and with the lotus handling pack badges. But it has a
GMC grille badge and no model badging at the rear.

But, it is a diesel, and RHD. I think the US didn't get diesel models,
and RHD markets would have had other brands than GMC as it isn't
generally a strong brand outside the North American continent.

Any suggestions as to what it is.
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Carl Robson
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"Elder" <carl.robson DeleteThis @bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
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>I know that through licensing and badge engineering the Isuzu
> Trooper/Bighorn was badged as a Holden, Opel, Vauxhall, Chevy and Honda,
> but was it ever anywhere in the world badged as a GMC?
>
> I'm in the United Kingdom and a local car lot has what looks like a
> trooper/bighorn, and with the lotus handling pack badges. But it has a
> GMC grille badge and no model badging at the rear.
>
> But, it is a diesel, and RHD. I think the US didn't get diesel models,
> and RHD markets would have had other brands than GMC as it isn't
> generally a strong brand outside the North American continent.
>
> Any suggestions as to what it is.
> --
> Carl Robson
> Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
> Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
>

Elder, you forgot Acura in that list above! Seriously, I've never seen nor
heard of a Trooper being rebranded as a GMC, but consider this: w/o the
model branding at the rear, is it possible that somebody in the UK loves GMC
enough that they put a GMC grille badge on it?
As an aside, GM used to own about 50% of Isuzu... I'm not sure if they still
do, but they did.

If the truck LOOKS like an Isuzu, you should be able to find some Isuzu
parts under the hood. That would confirm it. The VIN should also represent
what Isuzu puts on their vehicles. If you need help understanding the VIN,
please ask. What does the owner's manual state as the model? If it's a
diesel, it wasn't sold in the US after about 1990.

IF it looks like a Isuzu Trooper, and it Smells like one, it probably IS
one, and if the price is right, and the engine is running well.... I'd go
for it. When you figure out what it is, please let us know!
r/
Steve