Mark-
Was it a 6000 chassis? That was a 2 to 2 1/2 ton
chassis which used the light truck cab, but was
mounted much higher and used a totally different front
clip. A buddy of mine has one he's going to restore.
It's a diesel. Pretty cool!
Brad Camp
'56 Sub (getting started on the resto next
week-Yea!!!)
--- MarkNoakes@aol.com wrote:
> On the way home from work today, a small tractor
> trailer tractor pulled up
> behind me. It looked like a rather modern chassis
> but it had a TF dual
> headlight (55-57) GMC cab on it that didn't seem
> any/much larger than the
> pickups. . .looked really cool. . .the guy had to be
> a real character. It
> definitely was not a pickup with a 5th wheel setup;
> it was really a tractor
> rig. I was studying it in the rear view mirror to
> try to figure out how he
> morphed the fenders into the cab when he turned off
> at an exit.
>
> Anyone ever see anyone do this before? I'll try to
> get pictures if I see it
> again.
>
> A little strange but it looked good!
>
> Mark Noakes
> 58/56 Suburban
> Knoxville, TN
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> between 1941 and 1959
>
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