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Interesting picture.

Brand new '65 Chevys being hauled by a '64. Most likely a C-80.

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And a awesome stacked load.

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A load of '66s.
" Custom s" to boot!

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Here's one that I'm trying to purchase. Was driven to it's current resting place and hasn't run for the 40 years since. Trying hard to keep that from becoming 41 years. Only a couple of things to change to get her back to original.

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WOW!, would love to have that big boy!
671 power ta boot!. Looks to be in good shape. Hope you get it

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Looks pretty good for being there for 40 years.

Hope to see you buy it.

Keep us posted on it.

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wow , would be nice to put a cab like that on modern underpinnings like they often do with hotrods
say a volvo or kenworth with airbag suspension and a better (cat/ cummins motor gearbox and powerbrakes / steering

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The gentlemans wife said it's been pushed around the property but hasn't been started since her husband stopped driving it in 1975. Said they couldn't afford the insurance and upkeep so he just stopped driving it but refused to sell it.

I've actually got a donor Freightliner chassis with an 8.3L Cummins, 9 Speed, air suspension and locking diff sitting here. It's slated for my White 3000 project.

I sure would like to hear that 6-71 wake up after 40 years asleep. =)

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whell you can allways get it running and driving and decide on the new stuff later on , from wat i understood these type of trucks are fun to look at but beasts to drive around , theres a reason the steeringwheels are big in these things , its to give more leverage for making turns
the newer engine prolly makes it eazier to comply with enviromental issues when driving around in some states and towns

over here some diesels arent alowed in some regions because they trow out to mush carbon and stuff

wat you can do is rebuild the old engine and gearbox and set it up for a running display on a trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0ZGaGeAJM

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found this too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a075EWkcyE

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This would be the truck to restore original. Leave the far gone and/or basket case trucks for modernizing. The 671 was a legendary motor and this is truck that put them on the road. This truck is from the time when GMC was the power to be reckoned with in the heavy diesel truck world. What a great piece of history

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I agree with Tim. Put her back the way she was. Yeah the Armstrong steering is a pain. So is the spring suspension and the ancient seats. But that is part of the truck.

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think it will depend on wat you want to do with it , if you want to drive it longer distances and maibe even work it say for seasonal work like driving grain from the field to the lift go modern
if you want to run the ocasional parade and drive it to classic truckmeets on a trailer you could leave it standard
problem is that the cost for keeping it on the road (taxes and stuff like that) stays the same but with the second option the truck isnt earning any money back like he said i was the reason the current owner parked it

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Well stated guys.

That truck would be a big hit restored to original.

It's actually a great example of GM History.

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When gypsyman see's that pic he'll be over to work out a deal for the GMC he's been trying to get

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That sure is a beautiful truck and I bet it sounds as good as it looks.

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I don't see too many of the old heavy truck owners working these trucks. At, least not to where the major expensive of converting to modern drivetrain, suspension, etc would be cost effective. These things are restored out of love. The shows aren't judged, so no trophies. And they drive them cross-country just to be seen. It's starting to change, but for the most part these trucks don't bring any kind of money close to what is in them. Then, there are those who are just as much a man as the ones who drove trucks before comfort became a requirement.

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Just clean it up and leave it in it's original livery. It's nice to see these old jewels in "as found" appearance .

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I like that "Veteran of the Road" look too. It's an earned look. That black and red one is gorgeous. I look at that and I see the ultimate street rod, and it's basically factory stock. More like a mild custom or personalized, yet all the ingredients of a street rod in my book.

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Poor old GMC 750 tractor in NY waiting for someone to save it.

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GYP------ That's not at Bill Fletcher's yard, so where is it ? I've been combing Fletcher's yard for 25 years.