Small block 400's???

[MikeB]

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

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.