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Forgot this one

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I always known them to have 6V-53's for Diesels.

Is the 6V-71 correct?

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Fairly surprised the chevrolet emblem wasn't covered.
PMT used to de badge the Volvos they ran.

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Yes, a few had 6V-71's. PMT's tandem auto haulers had 6V-71's.
Most did have 6V-53's though.

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I love these old trucks.

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It would be interesting to hear a 6-71 in a Tilt.

Were they available with a Road Ranger Trans as well?

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1967 WW9500 6V-71 powered tandem Steel Tilt shows a Spicer 5 speed as standard. Fuller R94T Road Ranger 10 speed as an option.

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This is what we call a "Westcoaster" Photo taken about 10 years ago at a show.

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Westcoaster is a international as I've always understood?

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Facebook grabs

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Westcoaster kind of referred to any long-nose conventional back the 50's and 60's. That International 'Westcoaster' was also referred to as an Emeryville, because International had a truck factory there for many years. And that's where IH built a lot of trucks for the western U.S..

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Yeah, I always knew the International as the Westcoaster as well. Those were not sold back east. I always considered the long frame tractors to be west coast tractors or just western. I don't go far enough back to know those IHs as Emeryvilles. The ones I know of as commonly called Emoryvilles were the later/next style body, both conventionals and COEs*. No matter, I'd say it all works and I knew what trucks everyone was talking about. And since trucks were built at Emoryville over many years and many models, they are all Emoryvilles and the style/length of truck seen on the west coast and not the east (till length laws changed) can certainly be identified as a westcoaster.

*I went to find pictures of what I know as Emoryvilles and was shown all COEs, while I have always known the conventionals to also (mostly) be called that
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Hey, I thought this was a GM semi thread :lol:
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Just a neat picture

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Mack had a plant in Hayward CA. as well, and like International built special 'Western' models. GMC did offer a special 'west coast' long conventional in the 50's. I believe it was part of the 960 series, powered by a 6-71T and had aluminum hood and fenders with other light weight components like Alcoa 5 hole wheels. Naturally it was built in Pontiac, but light and medium duty GMC's were built in Fremont for many years. In 1966 GMC introduced the MH9501, a special long nosed light weight conventional for the western states.

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Just a lovely sight

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Like Button.

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Few more from Fakebook

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Great to see another 6500 in 1st picture.

This one is a '64 or '65.

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Great photo of an RD series IH, thanks for posting KOOL IT. The sign of a great truck design : They look awesome even without much paint left! As Bob B mentioned, "westcoaster", is a reference to any extra long wheelbase tractor and I will add with Budds!

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Look good with lots of paint too.

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More FB grabs

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'64 C-80. Looks brand new.

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Like this!
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Only back east we'd call it a west coast truck and the IH is the one called a Westcoaster. We use west coast truck to identify any truck with the distinct differences found on trucks from the west coast region. It could also be a short little single rear tractor set up to haul doubles or a truck/trailer combo, which we didn't have back east. Still don't do the truck/trailers here

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That's a friend's truck.
Sound amazing 6-71 and a 4x4 trans

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More FB goodness

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Last night at a local show.

Nick Hale pic

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And there it is. That's a hell of a 930 with the 6-71 and 4x4 shifting.

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I-g

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At “Cruisin the Coast” event, Mississippi

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Heavy dump

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pacarhauler Who made the trailer?

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Interesting, looks like GM was thinking about marketing the Brigadier in Great Britain.

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Also same paint scheme as the heavy tractor posted up a few from this one

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Fb marketplace

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That's a fantastic ad. My favorite GMC, too.

We had out local ATHS show yesterday. It's held at the John Deere dealer along with Central Maryland Tractor Club's show and pull. The dealership has always had this T-series Chevy hauler (427). It was cool to see they still have it and rolled it out
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Thought I'd share this, too

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Looks like it was a great show. It would have suited me just fine as besides the trucks, I'm also a John Deere fan. Any 435's there with the 2-53 Detroit?

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Sitting in traffic is good for something I guess

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I didn't see any. But lots of nice old John Deeres pulling the sled. There was one pulling truck, an S-series IH. Turns out a guy I know was running it. It had an 8v71 they stuck in it. It normally runs a 12v71 but it needs work. Sounded great pulling
Nice to see a kept up oldie still in use... and kept up nicely

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Unfortunately sitting on a auction truck. Such a neat old truck.

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From the 86 aths show

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Few more