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Originally Posted by Brad54
'61 grille, '60 turn signal housings, and as you said, a later fender emblem. In '60 and '61, they had "Apache" emblems, not "C10" with a bowtie.
Someone probably just liked the combination of parts, or didn't know and figured "this is the right one."
If it's being represented as being a perfect restoration, it's not... I'm 90-percent sure that the grill surround and the turn signal housings should also be painted white--every one I've seen is.
The hubcaps are also later models.
-Brad
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Hi Brad and Captainfab
Thanks for the replies,
The truck is 800 miles away from year so I am investigating through a Friend of a friend. I only know the guy who is checking it out for me through a forum we both frequent but feel I can trust him. Also told him to proceed slowly.
It is definitely not being held up as anything but a '60 truck that has a bunch of mods to it that do not even compliment each other.
What I know so far is:
The front end is disk brake, 5 stud and not on bags ( it used to have bags all round) the rear is 6 stud and still on bags.
Engine is 350/700R4 combo.
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Originally Posted by Captainfab
The fender emblems are '64, which could be what fenders were used and the emblems were used to fill the holes. Does the truck have the torsion bar front suspension or is it coil springs? '60-'62 is torsion bar. Either way the cab is a '60-'63.
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As said above, I am 800 miles away and will be relying on someone else to check out the basics for me.
I guess the front end does not represent anything original.
WRT emblems, I am not too bothered.
The seat has also been reupholstered in a custom style with snakeskin inserts.
I like the look of the bits on it and would not change anything.
Personally I do like the GMC grilles but my wife hates them so we are kinda stuck in a narrow groove with Knee knockers even if the later models afforded better visibility and were technically superior and had better chassis access etc.
Bottom line is either a "Bitsa" truck or something built to satisfy a specific taste.
Will update as soon as I know more.
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