And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Drove a 62 cross country, the V6 under the hood, rear end crapped out going up thru the Eisenhower tunnel, found one of the ring gear bolts went thru the ring and pinion, crushed that high tensile bolt into a mini pretzel, barely effected the gear teeth, almost stopped the truck going thru, but that V6 was pretty anemic on the flat lands, barely made it up to the top wheezing all the way, they must of used 12 gauge steel for those trucks bodies.
Niiiice, a 4 wheel drive version, bet that truck is worth a pretty penny now. Got to be one of the coolest body style, with those headlight eye brows, thats definitely automotive art, epitomizes the age in spades.
No, he is right. GMC started making a V-6 in 1960 and put them in pickups through 1968, in some trucks after that. They came in displacements of 305, 351 and 401. Good strong motors, but not fast.
I had a 1960 GMC 4x4. Wish I could share the picture, cute girlfriend standing in front of it. V-6 could move a house, but oh boy it loved to drink the gasoline. Back when trucks were real work trucks.
Quite a bit different from the GM Plants I worked and have been in. Of course that was 1975-2008.
ReplyDeletePontiac engines, hydromatic trans.
ReplyDeleteDrove a 62 cross country, the V6 under the hood, rear end crapped out going up thru the Eisenhower tunnel, found one of the ring gear bolts went thru the ring and pinion, crushed that high tensile bolt into a mini pretzel, barely effected the gear teeth, almost stopped the truck going thru, but that V6 was pretty anemic on the flat lands, barely made it up to the top wheezing all the way, they must of used 12 gauge steel for those trucks bodies.
DeleteNiiiice, a 4 wheel drive version, bet that truck is worth a pretty penny now. Got to be one of the coolest body style, with those headlight eye brows, thats definitely automotive art, epitomizes the age in spades.
ReplyDeleteMy dad had a '58, dual lights.
ReplyDeleteI'll take the one on the right thank you.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteWhen did they stop putting the M2 and Bofors in them. They made nice accessories for awhile.... Just sayin.
ReplyDeleteFinal inspection.
ReplyDeleteAnon 5:39, recheck your memory. I don't think GMC made a V-6 in 62. An inline 6 maybe?
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No, he is right. GMC started making a V-6 in 1960 and put them in pickups through 1968, in some trucks after that. They came in displacements of 305, 351 and 401. Good strong motors, but not fast.
DeleteI had a 1960 GMC 4x4. Wish I could share the picture, cute girlfriend standing in front of it. V-6 could move a house, but oh boy it loved to drink the gasoline.
ReplyDeleteBack when trucks were real work trucks.