Trucks Are Beautiful

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Thanks for posting it. I noticed that too last night. There is even another picture of the '62 6500 with 2 little kids in the picture. The 2 GMC's in the middle picture are different trucks though, in case someone did not notice. Long time successful business started by their grandfather still in operation today as you have indicated.

[special-K]

Nice to see a GMC family. Nice trucks.

[factorystock]

Photos are better if you don't pose in front of the most important details. Here is a shot of the emblem and wheel of a 6500 . Emblems would be chrome, not painted, on a Custom. Like Bill eluded to, the 4000 is nowhere near the truck of a 6500 series. More is known about the more common, underpowered 305, but the 478 was the real star of the V6 family.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Good post.

And the write-up delivers every bit of the truth of the 6500 with the 478.

Interesting opportunity to get to drive one.

[special-K]

The 305 is better known because they were in the more plentiful light trucks, where they gave great performance. I think the important detail in that picture was the proud owner shown with his truck. I can appreciate seeing who the man was with such great taste in trucks. You can't beat factory pictures for showing the trucks' details off

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Anyone notice one certain thing about the owner of the Towing business?

He didn't like Spoke Wheels !!

Just about every one his trucks and all of the GMC's have Budds.

Which was usually a West Coast thing, but goes to show that you could order what you wanted back then.

[special-K]

Now that you mention it. Good eye.

Fresh fuel, oil, filters, and batteries it would probably fire up. Not sure I'd trust the rubber though . I saw this last summer while up visiting my mom

[factorystock]

A '58 ford in the same weight range as a GMC 6500. Not much plastic and fiberglass on this one.

[special-K]

Well ok alright. I guess we can give some love to the big Fords a minute. Big Job, Super Duty, whatever they call them. I bet that one has the big 534 in it

This one does

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[C10 - C90 Bill]

Some nice looking Ford's there.

My first big truck ride ever was in a '49 Ford F-5 very much like the Green one, 4th picture down in post #1459.

I was only about 9 years old and was in awe.

Love those transmission whines.

[factorystock]

Ok, one more Super Duty.

[KQQL IT]

New and newer.

1966 352

[special-K]

Classy Cabover for sure. Has all the right stuff.

[special-K]

Dodges

[NewBayColony]

Can't do Dodges without a couple of M&G Convoy units.

[special-K]

Those trucks were bought for serious service. Now it's hard to believe the Big 3 were building real heavy duty lines of trucks. All the brands gone now. Growing up it was GMs hauling GMs, Dodges hauling Dodges, and Fords hauling Fords

[NewBayColony]

That's why M&G had Dodges. They hauled for Chrysler. I live in a town where at least 5 guys worked for Anchor Motor Freight and the hauled out of the GM plant in Framingham. Most of their tractors were Chevrolets and the rest were GMC's.

[special-K]

The good old days.

We still have International, in one form or another

[Redneck Rydes]

Wow, driving those older rigs in the must been a chore,you were a real trucker in those days,not like today with driving a rig is like driving a pick up,air,power everything, I remember a friend from school way bck in the day,his dad drove a rig,this guy was a tough old bugger,had arms like those wrestlers, no power steering or auto trans for him,lol

[NewBayColony]

Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

Wow, driving those older rigs in the must been a chore,you were a real trucker in those days,not like today with driving a rig is like driving a pick up,air,power everything, I remember a friend from school way bck in the day,his dad drove a rig,this guy was a tough old bugger,had arms like those wrestlers, no power steering or auto trans for him,lol

I got to drive the old stuff. U Model Mack with no power steering. You learned very early on that you just did not turn the wheel unless you had some sort of roll going on. Clutches that wore my left knee out, I do have a replacement, and I need hearing aids from the noise especially all those years with the GM 671's. It always surprised me that the people that would spend 10 hours a day would have to drive something that was designed so bad for the operator. The new trucks are a million times better for the health of the driver but they take away some of the skills that we used to have to learn. Learning to drive a triplex, quadbox or even the much easier Road Ranger transmissions to me was fun. I have a friend who owns a trash company and I fill in for his trailer driver from time to time. I enjoy hitting 16 of the 18 gears correctly with a 100000 lb load even though I don't need all of them,

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Loading up. Back side of photo says DWA 5008

[C10 - C90 Bill]

With that Front Bumper on there, it looks like a 6500 to me. But there again, it looks like the hood has a Toro-Flow emblem on it, which would probably mean a 5000. Either way, it's either a '64 or a '65. Strange no Cab Lights, but even though most trucks like that had them, it was still probably an option you needed to put in for. Also, now that I think about it and without looking it up, I believe the "D" in DWA stands for "Diesel".

Also notice the "45,000" on the dump bed. It probably has 11 Fronts and 34 Rears.

[Bob B.]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

With that Front Bumper on there, it looks like a 6500 to me. But there again, it looks like the hood has a Toro-Flow emblem on it, which would probably mean a 5000. Either way, it's either a '64 or a '65. Strange no Cab Lights, but even though most trucks like that had them, it was still probably an option you needed to put in for. Also, now that I think about it and without looking it up, I believe the "D" in DWA stands for "Diesel".

Also notice the "45,000" on the dump bed. It probably has 11 Fronts and 34 Rears.

Yes, 'D' is diesel, 'W' is tandem rear axles, 'A' is air brakes, but that is only used if the air brakes were not standard on that particular model.