I wish I had a scanner....
The only 67-72 I have that is military, is the '68 SS-396 El Camino that I drove at Bien Hoa, in VietNam. It was a chase vehicle for the U-2's. It was painted USAF Blue, with a white top, standard black SS trim, 350-horse 396, Turbo Hydramatic, no power steering or power brakes, but had a Kyzer big truck A/C unit mounted on the roof. It also had a 24V electrical system and aircraft radios to communicate with the U-2 pilots.
I do have a picture of it, but it is black and white.
The way I think the military would have done your truck, it wouldn't be a 30-series. It would have been a 10-ton unit.
We got a new P-20 Chevy step van, while I was at Bien Hoa, too. It had a 6-cyl, with a 4-speed (SM 465). Still, it beat the heck out of the '63 Econoline we had that would only turn right....and needed to turn left. We also turned in a '62 Dodge 6-passenger crew cab 3/4 ton pick up....that the First Shirt had us to paint before we turned it in! He didn't want it to look like we had used it. We didn't have the benefit of a paint booth, so you can guess how it turned out. I imagine some South Vietnamese organization ended up with it.
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'96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed.
'69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo
The older I get, the better I was.
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