The small truck GMC V6's started in 1960.
-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Smith [mailto:perigrinephalkon@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:46 PM
To: chevy620@juno.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] V-6 in 1959 Chevy 3/4 ton?
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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