GM Semis

[Big Port Jimmy 6]

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Its a race truck.
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See it here in 1980
http://bangshift.com/blog/*****in-bi...anta-1980.html

[Peanutbutter]

Hey Bill, the conversation reminds me of this one.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

Hey Bill, the conversation reminds me of this one.

Looks like they got it on there just right.

Sure is a monster.

Bill

[KQQL IT]

[CREWCABGMC]

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.

[KQQL IT]

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[special-K]

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???

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by special-K

Here's one to want for........Bill???

Oh yeah, I wouldn't mind that in my driveway at all.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

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

[special-K]

That is the ultimate 9500 for me right there

[special-K]

^ nice! V

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by special-K

^ nice! V

Whoa! I used to work there....

Can't quite tell which gate/entrance that is, based on the photo.

K

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I used to work there....

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?

Bill

[Peanutbutter]

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

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

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

Someone around here put a '60 to '60 Cab on some kind of chassis that was pretty cool. A friend of mine saw it, although I never got a chance. It most likely is an out of town truck, but anyway my friend heard a Detroit approaching with the guy maxing out the RPM's and systematically rowing through the gears. He was expecting a GMC 9500, or an International, maybe even a Ford, but here showed up a '60 to '66 2-Ton truck. Believe it had a 6-71.

Bill

[KQQL IT]

Titans
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[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

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?

Bill

Not with authority. I've spent my entire career (34 years) in Light Duty truck (C10, 20, 30 series).

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

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Not with authority. I've spent my entire career (34 years) in Light Duty truck (C10, 20, 30 series).

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.

34 Years? That is interesting.

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

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Whoa! I used to work there....

Can't quite tell which gate/entrance that is, based on the photo.

K

That's pretty cool. Did they always send them out with cheerleaders on the hood? She used to be a bit too old for me. Now she's too young. One thing I like about photographs. Please,no comments here. I know she's also a lot older now. Now please leave me with my thoughts. I've had this cheerleader (with knee high boots) on hood fantasy for many years.


Gimme a "G". Gimme an "M". Gimme a "C". What's that spell? Uh...GMC?

[C10 - C90 Bill]

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

[KQQL IT]

Wow what are the chances of the same stripe on both trucks. Too dang cool.
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[special-K]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

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

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Wow what are the chances of the same stripe on both trucks. Too dang cool.
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They're both the limited edition "Golden Jimmies". It's all Golden Jimmies in that picture I showed

[KQQL IT]

Joe Bruce Blum TX
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[C10 - C90 Bill]

Speaking of Air Horns again, there are none on the 9500 above.

...very, very rare.

Maybe ordered with Air Horns delete?

[C10 - C90 Bill]

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?