I don't know anything about old GMC's, maybe Rob English would know if
V-6's were available in the 50's. His website is www.oldgmctrucks.com.
Nate
1959 Chevy Apache 3600
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:45:52 -0700 "Perry Smith"
<perigrinephalkon@hotmail.com> writes:
> hey what about the GMC's there were a lot of v6 GMC's in the '60s I
> am not
> sure if there were any in the late "50's or not.
> Perry Smith
> Phoenix AZ
>
>
> >From: Truck Guy <chevy620@juno.com>
> >Reply-To: Truck Guy <chevy620@juno.com>
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [oletrucks] V-6 in 1959 Chevy 3/4 ton?
> >Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 07:51:20 -0500
> >
> >Not all Chevy trucks in '59 were 235 I-6's. The 1959 service
> manual
> >includes there was an inline 6 261 in addition to the 235, and
> V-8's in
> >three sizes, the 283, 348, and 322. No original V-6's though.
> >
> >Nate
> >1959 Chevy Apache 3600 (3/4ton)
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 20:25:29 EST MKlepp4335@cs.com writes:
> > > In a message dated 2/9/02 7:19:36 PM Central Standard Time,
> > > rjanke@dotnet.com
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > << I found a beauty in
> > > ******, ** (don't want anyone to beat me to it). Talked to the
> > > owner on the
> > > phone. He says the V-6 in it is original equipment. And he
> sounds
> > > old enough
> > > to know it. Can anyone tell me more about that? Were there
> really
> > > some V-6's
> > > as original equipment? >>
> > > Richard,
> > > No, a V-6 was never an original engine in any '59 Chevy
> truck.
> > > All were
> > > 235's (in-line 6-cylinders) in pickups. I have seen people say,
> and
> > > write,
> > > V-6 when they really mean I-6. Ifit is a V-6, it has no doubt
> been
> > > changed
> > > somewhere along the line. Check it out in person.
> > >
> > > Mike Klepp
> > > '48 3100
> > > Wichita Falls, TX (I grew up in Wisconsin)
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941
> and
> > > 1959
> >
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> Perry Smith
> 58 GMC Fleetside
> 58 Chevy stepside ina basket
> Phoenix Arizona
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