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Hey Bill, isn't that a beautiful truck, will never know if its a 456 truck or not. 35 years ago I had a 63 just like it but I wasn't smart enough to keep it, didn't realize what it would mean to me now, 409, 5speed with a 4 way browne. I'll dig out those pics and scan them. I've been wondering if I should take that 75 KW 900 that was sitting on my goose neck trailer and put a 456 cab on it, probably have to use 8v DD instead of the 350 big cam because of hood space. Former owner just rebushed the hendrickson rubber pad, its got aluminum frame and power steering. Can you imagine passing that on the hiway
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I will say, however, that I got the impression we would build whatever a fleet buyer wanted, including some very low build quantities. I heard the SEO (Specialty Equipment Organization) guys imply we've had some fleet orders for less than 10 trucks (like even one or two) that were built in a very specific combination. I am probably more readily able to extrapolate and answer questions relative to design, engineering and production processes, based on my work in light truck plants and my studies of mid 60's passenger car assembly. It should be pretty much the same except the proliferation of models and parts in the Medium Duty and Heavy Duty ranks is mind boggling, as implied above. K |
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Interesting that you have mentioned cars. My work today (Used parts for Antique Full Size Chevy cars) includes the '60's models. One of the questions that I was going to ask was if they ever put a 12V-71 Detroit in a GMC 9500 Long Nose. There was an interesting debate at another truck board about it. Some knowledgable GMC guys say they never put one in it as it wouldn't fit anyway and another guy dis-agreed and said the he actually owned some. I was wondering if you ever heard of one. The last possible one though would had been in '76. Bill |
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Hey Bill, the conversation reminds me of this one.
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There are some great looking big trucks on here.
I really like the 50's GMC's. Here is an old 55 model 550 that was my Dad's truck. The truck was bought new by our local caterpillar dealership and he bought it from them. You can see the original cat yellow paint still on it. Sometime later the truck was painted blue. This truck has a 342 oldsmobile v8 and it had a hydramatic trans when it was new (it was changed to a manual in the 60's). It also has air brakes and power steering. http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...eepman/047.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...eepman/069.jpg |
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Sure is a monster. Bill |
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Like the Air Brakes part. Bill |
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does anyone really know the difference between the 550,630 and the 660, my 630 had the 471 with 5 and 2 and was a factory air brake tractor.
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I'll take the Yellow Chevy C-90 in the middle!!
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The bottom left one pulling green grape trailers.
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That's what I figured. I didn't want to claim yours so I chose another :cool:
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Here is another, A GMC Brigadier for McLean, I think they went out of business in 1985.( I`m getting old, I remember when they went out!!).
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Yellow Freight Driver Saftey Mobile Classroom, GMC Astro.
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Haven't added one in a while:
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Nice.
Most likely 8V-71 Detroit powered. Bill |
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Not sure if I showed these yet
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I think they are. Neat.
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It seems this company had ll their trucks customized that way. Not sure the nature of their business,but maybe moving or other that required a crew. I doubt they are sleepers cuz those could be bought and installed easier and cheaper,I'm sure.
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My favorite big gmc's ever are the general and the astro especially the one with those rare big sleepers like in smokey and the bandit 2
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Those have grown on me. At the opposite end of that Smokey & the Bandit truck,there's an Astro I pass by on a farm that just sits. One day I want to go ask about it. It's the same Dark (Woodland) Green color as my '92,a single cab single axle. It's as tall as it is long! The longer the truck the more I like it,but something short takes up less space for something that sets around most of the time and really all I'd need (need?). I could find a short lowboy or even a moving trailer would be cool,to haul trucks with. Or how about converting to a camper?
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Found this tandem 630 tractor in with my assorted large truck pics (I have lot). I like it!
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Just about a guarantee it's Detroit powered with the stack like that on there. Most likely a West Coast truck with the 10-Lug Budds it has. No 5th Wheel, but I see evidence of Air Brakes. Would make a mean heavy Dump Truck.
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OK, I saw this truck at the ATHS show in Brooks Oregon last year, notice the axle hub covers are in the horizontil position with the GMC logo. I don't know how they are fastened on but all six covers were turned the same way. That is paying attention to detail. This is a beautiful truck, if you ever get the chance to go to the Brooks show do so.
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Tires are all lined up too. And all trailer axles and tires. Way Cool
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I think those are different tires than when I saw it, he must jack up every tractor and trailer wheel and reset them before the show, I'll dig up my pics of this truck, I took lots. Thats a great show in Brooks, If you go to The Great Oregon Steamup show on the 2nd weekend then you can layover till the next weekend which is the ATHS show, once in your lifetime do this.
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another thing, the wood deck on this trailer is like the biggest dining room table I've ever seen, you can eat off of this thing.
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