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Originally Posted by factorystock
Wow, not your typical find. This truck is an ex Bell Telephone judging by the original special order color. IMO, the wheels are also original to the truck, might have had other tires on it before, but when it comes to sell for top dollar, the original super hard to find 17.5" wheels and new tires magically come back on, the green paint on spare is the give away. The 17.5" wheels were the maximum optional wheel size for all 60-66 1/2 tons, both 2WD or 4WD, rarely ordered by the general public, usually found only on fleet or government vehicles. Originality on a 4X4 on this early of a year, is especially hard to find.
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I think that the 17.5 wheels were the bare basic wheel on which the trucks were price based. they were actually the cheapest. and every thing else was optional. I know that this may not sound right, but usually found on fleet or government vehicles. they were usually down to the nitty/gritty when bidding against the rest of the manufacturers on fleet and gov. bids. dealers very seldom ordered with those tires and wheels(they ordered what was common or popular in their area) except when they wanted to put that blow out price on a gigantic sale with full page adds. new p/u's $1395.00. these were bare bones trucks and I think if you can find records of these deals, these were the tires and wheels that were on those basic trucks..
I don't know why or how the 17.5 were ever the cheapest factory tire and wheel.
one has to remember then that these trucks werer bought for working and those 17.5 gave them more underneath clearance also. they weren't bought for highway queens
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