GM Semis

[Steve-W]

A couple of months ago I purchased this 1958 C60 Viking.
it was sold as new in the Netherlands in 12/1958.
the buildup was done in the Netherlands complete with a hydraulic tailgate.
I'm the second owner and see my build thread in my signature

when I bought it:


after we shortened the wheelbase:

[special-K]

Like I said before (), it's great to see a Chevy commercial vehicle surviving in the Netherlands. I suppose "surviving" leaves room for argument with it's crispy past, but certainly a worthwhile restoration project. What are your plans for a bed/body and purpose/use?

[NewBayColony]

Came across this. 1966 Chevrolet Turbo Titan III gas turbine power.

[Steve-W]

Originally Posted by special-K

Like I said before (), it's great to see a Chevy commercial vehicle surviving in the Netherlands. I suppose "surviving" leaves room for argument with it's crispy past, but certainly a worthwhile restoration project. What are your plans for a bed/body and purpose/use?

No It suvived the fire did it's part, but as far as we can tell, all the sheet metal is still hard. both doors are in good shape and only the roof has a bit of a warp in it, but nothing major.

plans we'll make as we go along and a 5th wheel hitch from a semi is on the wish list.

[5Tractorguy]

So I stumbled upon this site yesterday https://en.wheelsage.org/gmc/ looking at truck pictures. Some of you may already know of it but there is some good stuff for GMC/Chevy truck pictures if you have time to sift...

A few of the semi's and road tractors that I found below... hopefully none are recent repeats.

[5Tractorguy]

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Great pictures.

Interesting site.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Steve-W

No It suvived the fire did it's part, but as far as we can tell, all the sheet metal is still hard. both doors are in good shape and only the roof has a bit of a warp in it, but nothing major.

plans we'll make as we go along and a 5th wheel hitch from a semi is on the wish list.

Glad to hear it survived. A haul tractor would be a great use. I always wanted a classic medium duty 5th wheeler with a variety of trailers for it. I can always dream. One of my better talents!

Originally Posted by 5Tractorguy

A few of the semi's and road tractors that I found below... hopefully none are recent repeats.

With the size and as long as this thread has been running we can't worry about repeats. Post away.

I sure like that B-model with all the chrome

[NewBayColony]

I like the Cracker Box cabover. Lance Crackers of Charlotte NC had a fleet of them with 671's (at least I think they were). I worked at a gas station on US 21 just up the street from the plant. They were always going by or taking off from the traffic light. That's how I learned what a Detroit 2 cycle sounded like. The City of Charlotte also had some International trash trucks with them and Allison automatics. You could hear hear workin a mile away.

[special-K]

Yeah, I miss that sound. I remember fire engines and cranes also. Especially the cranes on jobs running constant RPM. Actually, I also really remember the excavation equipment like pans. A friend's dad ran equipment and I remember in the '60s the blowers were always getting stolen from the job site by guys running them on their drag cars.

[GM72K10]

from Heidelberg Motor Service, facebook

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by special-K

Yeah, I miss that sound. I remember fire engines and cranes also. Especially the cranes on jobs running constant RPM. Actually, I also really remember the excavation equipment like pans.

Although surely not as many as there used to be, we still have some Detroit's still around. A Truck now and then, a Firetruck or two, a Log Skidder in the neighborhood with a 3-53, a few Tugs pushing barges on the lake that I can hear off in the distance and my 'ol John Deere with a 2-53. Both Sawmills that ran 6-71's are now out of operation though. One was just a 1/4 mile from my house.

Would love to get that 4-71 Generator that I posted last night, lol.

[NewBayColony]

I worked at a saw mill that had an old Cat running it. The owner had a friend that had a much bigger setup with a de-barker, a mill, conveyors and a chipper all running with different 71's at max. You couldn't hear yourself think.

[regan wilson]

There's a big truck behind the cool little 4wd

[special-K]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

Although surely not as many as there used to be, we still have some Detroit's still around. A Truck now and then, a Firetruck or two, a Log Skidder in the neighborhood with a 3-53, a few Tugs pushing barges on the lake that I can hear off in the distance and my 'ol John Deere with a 2-53. Both Sawmills that ran 6-71's are now out of operation though. One was just a 1/4 mile from my house.

Where I'm working a lot these days is in some good farm country. Most traffic is ag or quarry related. I've been noticing a Brigadier grain body scooting up and down the road in the last week or so.

[special-K]

I'm not sure what I showed already. I just love more truck pictures, even ugly ones! This last picture is great for showing early-60s time capsule. I always liked seeing the lowes trucks out on the road. I wonder how many they ordered.

[special-K]

If I already showed this, let's pretend I didn't

[jumpsoffrock]

finding those trailers to restore must be extremely difficult. Absolutely gorgeous rig.

[special-K]

You got that right. I'm in the historic truck scene (don't own one) and I can tell you a guy with a slick old tractor would give his left... they get really happy when they can get their hands on an era trailer of any type. A car carrier has to be about the hardest find, I would think. And for cool factor, add old cars! Only thing cooler would be a lowboy with a piece of construction equipment

[70c10-08]

Went to see my girlfriend the other day and nearly curb checked my Silverado when I spotted this ol' girl too bad she's a dump truck and has a Cat 3406B engine saw her back in March maybe the Cat is preventing her from being sold? https://www.pbtruck.com/Sales/Invent...ails/?u=190775 if I had the funds I'd buy it and convert it into a day cab semi and buy Tempte Super Hopper and do some grain hauling or I'd go up to Minnesota and buy this Bison
http://m.binkleytruck.com/List/Truck/ForSale/20705907
with higher miles but she has a wet kit and a 8V92 and whens the last time you've seen a big Chevy or an old Jimmy Gen on the roads? since 2005 I've seen maybe half a dozen in Nebraska and the White/GMC's and getting less common as the years go by

[davischevy]

Judging from the length, I would bet that Jimmy was a road tractor when new. There is one just like it here, with dump on longer wheel base, and Cummins. A kid that used to work here bought it, and I think he is going to put it to work.

[special-K]

I agree on it probably not always being a dump/former road tractor. I don't know Nebraska weight/axle laws, but here in Maryland with that steel body and tandem set-up it couldn't haul enough to make any money. All the old guys had to ad tag axles and aluminum bodies or get new trucks. I see a few around, mostly dumps. There is a grain body I see locally at harvest time. But you know those trucks tend to hang around a long long time

[GM72K10]

GMC LCF on Rte 12, Alexandria Bay, NY July 19 2019

[factorystock]

Check out those off road fenders!

[special-K]

Originally Posted by GM72K10

GMC LCF on Rte 12, Alexandria Bay, NY July 19 2019

All there. That thing "looks" easy to restore.

Originally Posted by factorystock

Check out those off road fenders!

Wow, fenders and more! That thing is beefy