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Re: Small block 400's???
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Originally Posted by 1976gmc20
But there was a big steep hill right behind the storage lot, where salesmen would take customers in a 4x4 to show off how they would climb. It was almost "mandatory" for us flunkies to take a turn up and down the hill in every new 4x4  Had to make sure they weren't defective, you know 
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Sounds like a fun job! I always wanted to work at the local Chevy dealership when I was in high school in the mid 1960s. Was on a first name basic with the parts guys and a couple mechanics. I got a really good parts discount (several columns over from list price), and they even gave me a pair of mechanic's coveralls with a Chevy service emblem on them. I was really proud of those things and wore them whenever I was working on my cars (a 51 and then a 55). Can't imagine that happening at today's mega-dealers, but hopefully it still goes on in small towns.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350, Vortec heads -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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