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In the massive amount of information I have collected, specific to '60-'66 Chevy trucks, enough to fill five banker's boxes, I have seen numerous references to the mirror options available, most noteably The Silver Books and Chevrolet Truck Encyclopedia. I have a great deal of this literature on loan to a fellow doing a true "points" restoration of a '65 Chevy swb fleetside, well optioned truck. He is a Corvette restoration business that had a love for his '65.

In any case, I avoid locking horns with members, when it comes to what was factory and what was not...what was dealer option and what was not...what was an R.P.O. (Regular Production Option) and L.P.O. (Limited Production Option). As I previously stated, there were many R.P.O.'s installed at the dealer level, so it is rather difficult to determine exactly what was stock and what was not. One measuring stick I frequently use is, if I have ten 4-5-6 Chevy trucks in my lot and two or more of them have the same item (model, fit & finish), I consider that to be a pretty good indicator of what was available.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom about these trucks. I am on an ongoing/never-ending mission, to garner/gather as much information/literature, as possible about '60-'66 Chevy trucks.

PS-when posting, I never speak to the '60-'66 GMC's because I am not knowledgeable or experienced with them.

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She's not real pretty yet but she is all stock.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...t/100_1288.jpg
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Hi Folks!

Thia is my first post here, and boy am I glad to have found you. I knew there was a cool forum out there for me and my 1963 C10, and I have finally found it. Woohoo!

I bought "Gomer" in march of this year. He is as straight as can be, and wonderfully original. I aint gonna say what I paid for him cause it was full price, and with the economy going sour, I am probably way upside down. But, I dont care. My best friend and I are partners on this project, and it is so much fun.

He is Gomer because I remember Gomer Pyle USMC from that era, and the brown color reminds me of Gomer;s dress uniform.

I will try to post a photo. That may beyond my technical ability,..

I have a couple of pressing questions.

1. This is to anyone but especially "Ol Curt". I see early in this thread your "before and after" photos of your engine bay. Please tell me where you got the correct green engine paint! I have my oil pan off now ,and would love to get the right color on it before re-installing.

2. The reason I have the pan off is that my 230 6 banger has a leaky rear main. I have the back bearing cap off, and would appreciate ANY insight on forcing that upper seal out.

Thanks fellows! Be talking to you down the road!

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Meet Gomer (I hope)

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Short bed step? Rally's? I like Gomer!

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After viewing all of them, that one is just about as sweet and accurate as one could get. I would love to know who owns it and see it in person at a show sometime.

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I like (gomer) too! Brings back memories for me. I learned to drive in a truck almost identical.

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I love that truck with the big tires!

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Here is one of my brothers trucks.Daily Driver 283 3 spd standard.

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I can't wait till mine is finally back in that color!

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my 62

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Nice pictures Matt.

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Here are a few more I have come across while canvassing the web. Some of them are very near stock and some are a spiced up a bit, but I wanted to share. Enjoy.

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Thanks John for the pictures, I really like that tow truck.

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I like the looks and color of the blue one!

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Thanks 4dranch, i installed power steering and rebuilt the front end last summer i will get pics up as soon as possible here are some other pics the night i drove it home and after the rebuild

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Don't meen to highjack this thread.

Matt,
And I know I ain't the smartest, but isn't there suppose to be some kind of coil spring on the front of your truck?

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no 62 had torsion bars 63 whent to coil springs hard to see in pic

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forgot too add the big hole in the lower a arm that is where the torsion bar goes in from the back

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learn something new everyday...
Thanks Matt

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This is mine as I bought it in May 2005....

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...chfault002.jpg

.... complete with "long-range" fuel tank! :rolleyes:

Here she is in August 2006, doing duty as back-up truck at our Harley club's rally...

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...s/DSCF0029.jpg

And it's staying pretty much that way too, just had the rusty bits replaced with new metal, seat re-upholstered as can be seen in the slideshow here;

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...t=aef656e3.pbw

This truck still works part-time, hauling firewood, trash, Harleys, and anything else that I need moving. That's what it was built for, and I like to see old vehicles (and railway locos) doing what they were made to do, not sitting in a museum as dead as a dinosaur skeleton.

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'62 stake bed I saw sitting in Perry Ok.
no camera with me, just my phone :banghead:

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Sweet! Yeah i got the email of them too! :metal:
We had a dump truck like that but it was a '78 Chevy

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^ that big guy is a 63- check the fender emblems- The big trucks used the same grille 62-63, I found this out, I was hoping to find a 63 style big truck grille, then discovered the 2 years were the same on the big ones.

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that is crazy......
i'm not up on my fender emblems, usually just look at grills, most trucks i see have no emblems....

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Yeah I learned them when I worked for golden state, then when I was looking for some cowl panels without emblem holes... seems most of the trucks in the yard were 62, or 65.
I so wanted a cool looking big truck 63 grille, since the 456 one is neat I thought the 63 would be special....

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My daughter picked this 1960 GMC 910 up in the summer and is working like mad on it so I would consider it a stocker until she swaps out the 3spd and puts in a Turbo 350(with the adaptor kit).Her last car she built was a 58 Pontiac Pathfinder(Canadian model on Chevy chassis) and it ended up sold in Winnipeg Canada.Her boyfriend is a motorhead as well so they spend lots of time together...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/DSC01318.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/DSC01258.jpg
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Wow, great representations of clean GMC's.I like the original paint colors and tu tones on these GMC's. I have always said GMC got it right the first time with their grilles. Canadian GMC's ( 910's) are interesting because they have Chevy engines and frames.

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Love that GMC!

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The only custom touches on mine are fiberglass cowl hood, rear roll pan, filled filler neck, cab seams, and replaced tailgate chains with latches inside the bed, color, wheels, and interior. The drivetrain, frame, and majority of body are stock. The only reason for these changes were to add custom touches, clean up some body lines, and fill the void for parts that couldn't be found. As far as a hood goes mine was rusted out and there's a company nearby that makes fiberglass parts and their only stock 62-66 hood is a pin-on. But besides that, I just wanted to make it a good looking, comfortable show truck and classic cruiser.

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Love the GMC long fleets! Lookin Good! :metal:

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Just picked it up this week. Has a 292 straight 6 with few options and thats the way shes going back. Interior has a hack job at the radio but other than that she is straight, and all original.

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nice find!

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February 19th, 2009

It is not all 1965, but it is mostly Chevrolet... she's a Frankenstein of many year models, if only I had known...

This is my online photo album at google, which contains photos of machining projects, my 1965 c10 lwb stepside and some old tools:

http://picasaweb.google.com/woogeroo


This is the website for my 1965 c10, the content of which is 90 percent images of the projects and headaches I've run into while wrenching on it:


http://matraca.home.mindspring.com


As always, try to remember, old trucks are fun!

-W

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Woog, good to see your truck on here....very deserving!