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Cool picture.
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Looks like we're gonna get run over by that Cannonball from C & A Transport. I've been confused by GMC's model #s in that mid-late 50s era. I have brochures that show the Cannonball as a 72" BBC DF 860, DR 860, DFRW 860, then the DF 920, and DFW 920 as well .
Then there was the lightweight D 860, 90" BBC from the late '50s where the cab had part aluminum skin and hood and they hyped it as lower weight than White 9000, IHC 2000D, Mack B models. I believe it was in the late '40s or early '50s where GMC offered an aluminum blocked 6-71 for weight consious haulers . |
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![]() As a peterbilt driver. I can say I'd rather not.
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Found this few days ago, will try and make contact later.
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Looks pretty good.
I'm bettin' that it's Detroit powered. Bill
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Nice survivor with a sharp paint job. Looks show ready, to me !
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That really is a sharp combination to preserve. That company took pride in their truck(s)
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![]() PA car hauler pics
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That's a great shot, what a place to mount air horns. Now tell us where this was taken because I've seen at least a hundred pics in this pull off or rest stop. Some pass in California?
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I'm not sure whether its north or south bound I-5 rest area by Lebec on the top of the grapevine.
Way before my time. But I've been 2-3 trips a week over that hill for the last 25 ish years.
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Looks to have a V-6 or V-12 emblem.
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Cool Truck hauling some Cool Cars.
I don't believe the picture is real old. Yeah, wish we could see that V-Emblem better. Also would be interested in the Series Emblem. They put them on the door on the B-Model GMC's. Bill
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The truck is 64-66? The cars are pre 69 or so.
I'd day its that old for sure
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There are hundreds of prints of that rest area all over. I'd bet they're the real deal.
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Those are two different trucks. I'd say its a company that hauled used cars. Late 60s, early 70s.
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![]() This one may sway your opinion. And yes one is 60-63 the other is 64-66
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Lots of great photos here! We have a C50 Custom, C60 Custom Deluxe, and GMC 6000 out in the pasture on the fence row. Poor things probably wont see the road again in my lifetime. Not quite semi trucks but just a step down from semis lol
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These photos (and many more here) are some that I posted on Flickr. These two trucks were operated in the 1960's by Automobile Transport Co of Calif. The company was owned by the Hansens of today's Hansen and Adkins. Many of the Nissans sold in the SW were delivered by ATC. Note the old tags and no DOT number. All of the thousands of these photos shot in this spot were shot by Brian Williams and many of the negatives were traded to Rick Manz and Ron Adams. The cars are used, I think they are rental cars.
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I don't know if anybody has put this up already or not but I liked it.
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I know a old driver in his eighties. He transported new Chevrolet cars & trucks between St Louis mo and Oakland Calif in the mid fifties. They had two 54 snub nose trucks and the trailer hauled 4 vehicles. One truck was a chev with a 261. The other was a GMC with a 270 engine. They traveled the old route 66. He claims it took ten days of hard running to make the trip in the chev and only 8 days in the GMC. He states he hauled lots of the new 55,56 & 57 chevys. He would sometimes unload them unhook the speedometer and drive them. Picked up women and drag raced in them!
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