Sounds like the Gimmy natives are getting restless. I don't some of them
realize how unique some of the GMC stuff was. In the pre-chevV/8 days us
Chevy racers realized there was better things that could be bolted in our
Chevy's, these were known to us as Government Money Configuration parts
[GMC]. As associations like NHRA allowed any stock engine configuration in
modified divisions, the search began. I soon discovered my dipper rod 1950
Chevy could not compete with these look alike configurations. So as this
Gimmy person was complaining these unique parts were harder to find. We
discovered thru research, thru boneyards , the Gov't Money Config [270
Military GMC] was the ultimate. These eng had heavy blocks, easily bored to
4", they had steel cranks, and the heads had larger ports and valves than
the civilian model. So these GMC people shouldn't belittle us poor Chevy
people we are only trying to salvage what was mass produced by civilian
money.
Lee
Many Old Trucks
Prosser WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
To: "1957 GMC 1958 GMC 1959 GMC " <GMC55TO59ONLY@netscape.net>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] T Shirts
> When the subject of t-shirts emerged this year, many expressed feeling of
> wanting something else as the logo and not to keep the present design. I
> put it up to the list for suggestions and did receive a couple pieces of
> artwork from fellow members. We've got plenty of time to think about till
> next printing. so without getting this thread beat to hell and back--lets
> see some proposals!!!! Sent them to me at wayne@chevytrucks.org and we'll
> have a vote next year. Those complaining will soon find that it is very
> very hard to please everyone. Someone even suggested putting a pic of the
> Futureliner in the lineup---a little ridiculous in my personal
> opinion. The subject of t-shirts came up, i volunteered to head it up and
> took the ball and ran with it. This thread comes up every time the
t-shirts
> come up, but have yet to see more than 2 submissions for replacement
logos.
> Plenty of people want to complain but no one wants to follow up on it. So
> lets get it on as they say....
> When doing a logo and submitting, please keep in mind that it needs to
> be of logo material, not just a bunch of photos put together and call it a
> logo, also remember that just getting images from another web site may be
> infringing on some type of copyright as well.. It needs to be centered on
> what the list is about with the understanding that one and only one logo
> should be used and you'll soon find out how hard it is to satisfy over
1000
> members . So we've got a whole year, look forward to seeing other
> suggestion. So please send them to me off list and i'll get 'em up for all
> to see and we'll have a vote. I'll update folks occasionally and will make
> a page devoted just to this. --wayne
>
>
>
>
> At 06:49 AM 7/13/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > When I bought my 1st ole 59 GMC 3/4 ton for a couple hundred bucks in
> > high school, I never even thought about the difference of a chevy &
> > GMC. Then after saving up my Taco Bell paychecks while drooling over
all
> > of the potential parts that I saw in the parts booklet from a 47 to 59
> > chevy & GMC parts house, that's when I heard these words for the first
> > time "Sorry kid, we don't have that part for GMC." then "Oh, we don't
> > have that part for GMC either, but we do have these chevy black knobs
> > instead of the white knobs." "Nothing will fit your dash" my favorite is
> > "parking lights, yea right!" So from then on I've looked for NOS GMC
> > parts and I've found it more rewarding knowing that I have the correct
> > parts for my GMC's and no stinking re-pop parts.
> >So hell yes I might buy some T Shirts but I just dont want any candy***
> >re-pop chevy pickups on my shirt. Give me a GMC Suburban, or Panel truck,
> >and make them a Napco 4x4 while your at it please! Then I know I'm
showing
> >a real truck with real parts! Us GMC guys get screwed all the time...if
> >the shirts had just GMC's and only GMC's you chevy people would sing the
> >blues!
> >Oletrucks cant even put the letter "C" in GMC. AUGH!!
> >
> >
> >--
> >GMC SUBURBANS, GMC PANEL TRUCKS, GMC ONLY!
> >NO CANDY ASS CHEVYS!!
> >
> >
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> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> Wayne Osborne
> http://www.chevytrucks.org
> http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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