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Hey Bill, the conversation reminds me of this one.
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Looks like they got it on there just right.
Sure is a monster. Bill
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Check out the beginning of Smokey and the Bandit 2 when the trucks are racing around the old Atlanta Speedway,you might spot that GMC going around the track.
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Makes sense now. I guess I missed out on that truck racing. The modern versions run single axle.
Here's one to want for........Bill??? ![]()
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Oh yeah, I wouldn't mind that in my driveway at all.
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Tim,
Now that I look a little closer, that is a good example of an early 9500 Long Nose. It looks like it is a '66 or a '67. Pretty rare. Bill
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That is the ultimate 9500 for me right there
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^ nice! V
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Whoa! I used to work there....
Can't quite tell which gate/entrance that is, based on the photo. K
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Interesting. You wouldn't be able to answer some of the big truck questions some of us have as far as production availability was by chance?
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Hey Bill, isn't that a beautiful truck, will never know if its a 456 truck or not. 35 years ago I had a 63 just like it but I wasn't smart enough to keep it, didn't realize what it would mean to me now, 409, 5speed with a 4 way browne. I'll dig out those pics and scan them. I've been wondering if I should take that 75 KW 900 that was sitting on my goose neck trailer and put a 456 cab on it, probably have to use 8v DD instead of the 350 big cam because of hood space. Former owner just rebushed the hendrickson rubber pad, its got aluminum frame and power steering. Can you imagine passing that on the hiway
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I will say, however, that I got the impression we would build whatever a fleet buyer wanted, including some very low build quantities. I heard the SEO (Specialty Equipment Organization) guys imply we've had some fleet orders for less than 10 trucks (like even one or two) that were built in a very specific combination. I am probably more readily able to extrapolate and answer questions relative to design, engineering and production processes, based on my work in light truck plants and my studies of mid 60's passenger car assembly. It should be pretty much the same except the proliferation of models and parts in the Medium Duty and Heavy Duty ranks is mind boggling, as implied above. K
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Interesting that you have mentioned cars. My work today (Used parts for Antique Full Size Chevy cars) includes the '60's models. One of the questions that I was going to ask was if they ever put a 12V-71 Detroit in a GMC 9500 Long Nose. There was an interesting debate at another truck board about it. Some knowledgable GMC guys say they never put one in it as it wouldn't fit anyway and another guy dis-agreed and said the he actually owned some. I was wondering if you ever heard of one. The last possible one though would had been in '76. Bill
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![]() Gimme a "G". Gimme an "M". Gimme a "C". What's that spell? Uh...GMC?
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Nice trucks. Notice both trucks have the factory optional Triple Air Horns.
Speaking of Air Horns, I was able to finally pick up a nice set of original GMC Hadley Air Horns at a local swap meet. These are the standard option twin set found on most '60's and '70's Chevy and GMC trucks with Air Brakes. Bill
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Wow what are the chances of the same stripe on both trucks. Too dang cool.
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Speaking of Air Horns again, there are none on the 9500 above.
...very, very rare. Maybe ordered with Air Horns delete?
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That is a puzzle to me. I was ready to call it a 7500 model, till I saw the 2-piece Windshield.
I also notice it has 6-Spoke Wheels instead of 5. Is it possibly Canadian made?
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