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There are hundreds of prints of that rest area all over. I'd bet they're the real deal.
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Those are two different trucks. I'd say its a company that hauled used cars. Late 60s, early 70s.
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7445/1...e3d70af1_o.jpg
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Lots of great photos here! We have a C50 Custom, C60 Custom Deluxe, and GMC 6000 out in the pasture on the fence row. Poor things probably wont see the road again in my lifetime. Not quite semi trucks but just a step down from semis lol
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I don't know if anybody has put this up already or not but I liked it.
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I know a old driver in his eighties. He transported new Chevrolet cars & trucks between St Louis mo and Oakland Calif in the mid fifties. They had two 54 snub nose trucks and the trailer hauled 4 vehicles. One truck was a chev with a 261. The other was a GMC with a 270 engine. They traveled the old route 66. He claims it took ten days of hard running to make the trip in the chev and only 8 days in the GMC. He states he hauled lots of the new 55,56 & 57 chevys. He would sometimes unload them unhook the speedometer and drive them. Picked up women and drag raced in them!
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I went to one of those races in Syracuse NY at the NY State Fairgrounds back in 1985. It was on dirt oval there. Some of the most fun racing I have ever seen. They even had the jet powered "Shockwave" there as well. It rained that day, but Shockwave was used to dry the oval before it did it's "race" right in front of the grandstand straightaway. Shockwave actually did 120mph in that short straight. When it launched it blew the windows out of the building that was at the edge of the turn 3/4 area. Great show! |
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Here is a couple pictures of my 57 dump truck. originally a 261 six. The engine was blown when I bought it for $75 at auction. Paid a wrecker $100 to bring it to my place. I installed a 307 V8. four speed trans two speed rear end . I use it a few times per year. The last pic is a 59 that was driven to that very spot by me. I couldn't get a clear title so I junked it. only paid $22.50 for it so I didn't care.
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Got these out of a 1960 issue of Fleet Owner magazine. Thought I'd share.
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Hercules and Fuller advs.
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Chevrolet "Sturdi bilt" trucks, 1960. Note second truck is a LCF.
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I like the Ward's tire ads, never saw them before.
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It does look White, but probably just Fawn "highlighted".
Cool truck, btw. It would be my pick of the bunch. Bill |
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More pics from the 1960 FLEET magazine
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Back then: Hendrickson = ahhhh,much better
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/1...da8452dd_o.jpg
Two favorites old Jimmie under a car carrier. FB pic via Harm |
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Nice.
Looks good with the Sleeper on it. Bill |
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Now there's a sweet GMC cattle hauler right there!
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The Cabover looks good, but I'll take the Chevy Long Nose in back of it, lol.
Both are most likely 8V-71's. They are a nice looking pair. Bill |
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i'd bet that this shorty is a rough rider
wheelbase looks shorter than my 3100 http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...1&d=1395408865 |
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GM made some awesome semis!
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This shot was taken in Aug 1954, in Sherman, TX. 1940's GMC and a post war Whitehead and Kales trailer.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2847/...a075eb0b_c.jpg GMC Dickie's by PAcarhauler, on Flickr |
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Good looking semi.
That was one heck of a truck in it's day. The one under it is quite the brute. Bill |
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I love those fat cabs!
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Reference pic # 675..............So many of the west coast 900 GMCs had the external air cleaners mounted. Never saw anything but the original underhood oil baths in the east.
At the 2004 ATHS convention at the Ontario Speedway, seems they found 4-5 GMCs to sell at the auction . I bought the 740 with 4-71 , was pictured on the flyer with no grille and it had the exterior air cleaner. Since sold it in western Pa. |
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maibe the westcoast is too hot for the underhood oilbath stuff , i can immagine those getting so hot the oil catches fire or cause the engine to run out of controll
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