Originally Posted by junkmandan3 (Post 7286034)

I first saw that MH 9500 on post 1165 at the Colorado Springs convention and noted the triple horns at that time in my pictures . They were option "UO4" in the 1966 sales data book [for '67] and were listed for $125.00 at that time.

Does anybody have any data on options or frills on the MH or MI 9501 versus MH or MI 9500 . Supposedly was more deluxe, per rumor, but how ?

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill (Post 7283221)

The '66 and '67's have Thinner Round Directional Lights located on the sides of the Cowl. Sometimes they are hung on the Mirrors like the truck above, but I would really say that was more in '66 than '67. Also the Style and Location of the "GMC 9500" Emblem. The early ones also have the separate "Diesel" Emblem on the side at the front, also like the truck above.

In '68 and '69, the Directional Lights got moved to the Front, were still Round, but a little different Style and somewhat Thicker. I believe the Emblems then got changed to the type that we are more familiar with, moved to the side of the hood, and also the separate "Diesel" Emblem was dropped.

In '70, the Directional Lights went to Square.

As mentioned above, it seems like the Triple Horns were on the early ones only.

Now this is all for Low Hood Trucks.

The Raised Cab was out in '73 or '74 and had many visible differences.

Dan will probably know more about the Raised Cab trucks than I would. But I believe one of the reasons was to have a Larger Radiator in it.

But when I try to determine the year of a truck, I try to take all the details available into consideration, and as mentioned above, once something is changed around, it can be a challenge, lol.

The real way though, if possible, is to check and decode the VIN on it.

Bill

Originally Posted by KQQL IT (Post 7286977)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5761/...2fd7ca51_b.jpg


New pic of one I believe I've posted.

Originally Posted by special-K (Post 7290282)

Thanks for all that info. I'll have to save that.

I'll take it! That thing is in great shape. Even the bed isn't all beat up.

Originally Posted by Bob B. (Post 7291266)

The real oddball would have been the ME-9500. Long conventional with the 637 gas V-8 in it. Brochures show that model available in '66-'67, wonder how many they built. I have seen JE-9500 short noses with the 637.

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill (Post 7291609)

Bob,

The '71 9500 I used to drive had a 637 in it. It also had a 10-Speed Road Ranger in it. To this day, since we got the truck in the spring of '72, I have never seen, or even heard of another, with a Road Ranger trans. Just about all the 637's in J or H 9500's I have seen (online only) through the recent years were in Fire Trucks, but every one was a 5-Speed, 2-Speed Rear.

Glad to learn something new. I never knew my old truck was a "JE". Also never knew they made an "ME".

My "JE" had 12 Fronts and 34 Rears (20 Ft Flatbed Dump). I'm going to say that the RR was a 610.

The 637 didn't have much Torque and you had to do a lot of Shifting, which I didn't mind, lol, but was a real good all around truck that hauled some interesting loads.

Originally Posted by Bob B. (Post 7291620)

not a lot of torque at low r.p.m.'s, had to gun them to get any power out of them.

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill (Post 7291862)

Bob,

We may have asked you this already, but do you remember any 12V-71's in an MH-9500 Long Nose?

Some say they were available and some say they weren't, but it seems that somehow, some were out there.

Bill

Originally Posted by greywuuf (Post 7305276)

three horns.... doesn't that indicate some special package ? or was it optional seperately ?