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That is one beautiful Chevrolet.
I remember Texaco trucks just like that, fairly new, delivering gas to the station I worked at part time in my younger years, although they were GMC's. I believe they were '73 or '74 models with 8V-71's and 13-Speeds. |
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Hello out there! I am new to this forum and I just want to share my project with y'all...I have recently acquired a 1964 GMC 6500...everything you see in the pics is original, it was kept in a barn for over 40 years...from what I have learned, this is a pretty rare truck...and my wish was to find a old school truck that I wouldn't see on the road...mission accomplished! I have shared a few pics to see how beautiful he is...right now his name is BigBEN...that will probably change once I make all the changes and upgrades...I see there is a couple of guys in here who can appreciate such a truck...my goal is to find someone in here that has one like mine or know someone who does...and to provide some recent photos...its one of the coolest trucks I ever laid my eyes upon...enjoy!
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Glad to see that you made it over here.
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What is the GVW on your 6500?
My '62 was 32,000 (9 Fronts, 23 Rears). |
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Interesting picture.
Check out that tiny RH Side Mirror again. |
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And only 1 Windshield Wiper !!
Undersized to boot. Love the old trucks, but I don't know if I would had missed those old driving days. |
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just dirt in front of the docks too no surfacing watsowever
mustve been some rusian roulette when putting the trailer to the dock enmpty to have it loaded would you manage to get away from the dock with the extra weight in the back |
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The kings of the hiway didn't live like kings, that's for sure. That was some work. But, it was all they knew, so not as bad as it seems to us. Those early GMC COEs are supercool
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Sure makes ya appreciate the air ride, air conditioning disc braked brand new peterbilt
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Another 3 horn GMC
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Just think about all the fine GMs that one truck must have hauled.
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Interesting picture.
Brand new '65 Chevys being hauled by a '64. Most likely a C-80. |
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A load of '66s.
" Custom s" to boot! |
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Here's one that I'm trying to purchase. Was driven to it's current resting place and hasn't run for the 40 years since. Trying hard to keep that from becoming 41 years. Only a couple of things to change to get her back to original.
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WOW!, would love to have that big boy!
671 power ta boot!. Looks to be in good shape. Hope you get it |
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Looks pretty good for being there for 40 years.
Hope to see you buy it. Keep us posted on it. |
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wow , would be nice to put a cab like that on modern underpinnings like they often do with hotrods
say a volvo or kenworth with airbag suspension and a better (cat/ cummins motor gearbox and powerbrakes / steering |
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The gentlemans wife said it's been pushed around the property but hasn't been started since her husband stopped driving it in 1975. Said they couldn't afford the insurance and upkeep so he just stopped driving it but refused to sell it.
I've actually got a donor Freightliner chassis with an 8.3L Cummins, 9 Speed, air suspension and locking diff sitting here. It's slated for my White 3000 project. I sure would like to hear that 6-71 wake up after 40 years asleep. =) |
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whell you can allways get it running and driving and decide on the new stuff later on , from wat i understood these type of trucks are fun to look at but beasts to drive around , theres a reason the steeringwheels are big in these things , its to give more leverage for making turns
the newer engine prolly makes it eazier to comply with enviromental issues when driving around in some states and towns over here some diesels arent alowed in some regions because they trow out to mush carbon and stuff wat you can do is rebuild the old engine and gearbox and set it up for a running display on a trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0ZGaGeAJM |
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found this too
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This would be the truck to restore original. Leave the far gone and/or basket case trucks for modernizing. The 671 was a legendary motor and this is truck that put them on the road. This truck is from the time when GMC was the power to be reckoned with in the heavy diesel truck world. What a great piece of history
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I agree with Tim. Put her back the way she was. Yeah the Armstrong steering is a pain. So is the spring suspension and the ancient seats. But that is part of the truck.
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think it will depend on wat you want to do with it , if you want to drive it longer distances and maibe even work it say for seasonal work like driving grain from the field to the lift go modern
if you want to run the ocasional parade and drive it to classic truckmeets on a trailer you could leave it standard problem is that the cost for keeping it on the road (taxes and stuff like that) stays the same but with the second option the truck isnt earning any money back like he said i was the reason the current owner parked it |
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That truck would be a big hit restored to original. It's actually a great example of GM History. |
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