Wicked cool GMC

[Sixty8panther]

Man 1959 was such a cool year... not just for cars but for trucks too. :)

[razoredge]

That is kinda nice, I have never seen that styling before. Looks like it might be the stubby that proceded my model.

[HarleyEarl]

Workin' for a livin'.....1959 GMC worktrucks.

[Sixty8panther]

That is kinda nice, I have never seen that styling before. Looks like it might be the stubby that proceded my model.

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What year and model is your Razor? Pics would be awsome. :)

[Enzora]

I've heard that GM's had trouble making their hoods align with the rest of the car, but that's a bit ridiculous. Seriously though, what gives? At first I thought it was some weird vent setup, but the picture Harley posted shows it matching up.

[razoredge]

Mine should look something like these but it does not. Its got multiple dents, some large, some rust, broken or missing windows, needs paint. It has a log loader on it and an extremely heavy, hinged with 1 1/4 pins, pintle tow hitch I welded to the bumper + brackets to frame, so I could tow it from site to site with my 86 GMC Brigidere (which I still cant spell) and also still own.

Mine is a 65 6500 with the 478 V6 gas, 5sp Clark w/2sp rear single axle. Its called a B model. It runs excellent and efficient. At one time I did have it close to being road worthy but a run in with a hunter and 4 years of neglect while I searched the world for a "real" job has left it needing even more work. I also made the mistake of "renting" it to a "friend" last year and he thought it was a bumper to push logs up against so......more dents and broken this and that. It still works everyday......when Im logging......I do some other odds and ends now too.

http://www.6066gmcguy.org/

[razoredge]

I should note that I believe the front fenders on your pictured truck would bolt to this 60-66 model. I have the same four bolts in the front that bolt to a bracket that bolts to the bumper. I worked on mine years ago and they look the same to me at this angle. I think you could see the resemblence of this type of truck to mine, compared to the long nose more squared off versions available in the same time periods. Half of the engine is under the cab. You remove part of what would normally be the transmission tunnel to do tune ups from inside the cab. the hoods are gull wing or butterfly. the center "hood" needs to be unbolted with 4 or 6 bolts if you need to get in that way which is rare. Also the two front panels that the headlights mount in hinge inward at the grill for access from that direction. Two bolts and voila. Kneeling on the round front fenders is always fun but its actually very easy to service, not like the newer fiberglass tilt cabs but still easy enough.

[Sixty8panther]

I've heard that GM's had trouble making their hoods align with the rest of the car, but that's a bit ridiculous.

Seriously though, what gives? At first I thought it was some weird vent setup, but the picture Harley posted shows it matching up.

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I like it... it gives it a utilitarian and almost military look. Check it out:





Razor:

Thanks for sharing. I'd love to get a ride in that rig. I almost prefer a truck to be a bit rough and dented. Better than owning a $50,000 SUV and never even getting the mud guards dirty.

[PurdueGuy]

Those are some sweet trucks. :D

[Enzora]

I like it... it gives it a utilitarian and almost military look. Check it out:

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So is the difference because this is the big rig version, then?

[Sixty8panther]

I guess so... taht chunky little grille suff of chrome doesn't aid cooling well enough.

[razoredge]

damn those are nice ! I love that grill and trim, its perfect where other GM's were gaudy, huge protruding things of less tastefull design, IMO. I really really like this model. That should let plenty of air in, if the area was put into square inches I think you would find its quite large.

[PurdueGuy]

Looks like a bulldog. :)

[balthazar]

>>"So is the difference because this is the big rig version, then? "<<
Different cabs, too. I'm not positive, but I would imagine for some engine-related reason, GMC needed to get more airflow underhood or some models had physically larger engines. In '60, GMC began offering an I6 and V-6 diesel, in addition to the 5 V-6 gas units, an I-6 gas and a 702 CI V-12.
The lineup of GMC was staggering & unsurpassed worldwide, with multiple models in series 1000, 1500, 2500, 3000, 3500, 4000, 5000, 5500, 6000, 7000, 860, 8000 and 9000. Using the same nose with different hoods was merely being efficient.

[HarleyEarl]

I have always liked vintage work trucks.

Edited December 24, 2005 by HarleyEarl

[balthazar]

Me too!!



This particular baby was registered at 16,000 lbs loaded, delivering gas or oil for Humble Oil out of Elizabeth NJ, a subsidiary of Standard Oil. When I bought it in '03, it was still wearing a circa 1964 municipal plate, so apparently it worked for at least 25 years (it's a '40). 2 owners before me account for it back to '77.... it could've been working for up to 37 years, who knows. This era Fords are damned tough.

[razoredge]

When trucks were trucks and men actually worked

[Sixty8panther]

Balthazar: Seeing that red-orange-burgundy-brown-patina FE monstrosity was one of the highlights of my roadtrip. What a beast. Love it! Before I saw it in person I had casually thought about maybe sometime purchasing a COE from the 30s or 40s and converting it into a car hauler but after seeing your ex-barrel grille monster I WANT one bad now. Edited December 27, 2005 by Sixty8panther

[HarleyEarl]

Me too!!



This particular baby was registered at 16,000 lbs loaded, delivering gas or oil for Humble Oil out of Elizabeth NJ, a subsidiary of Standard Oil. When I bought it in '03, it was still wearing a circa 1964 municipal plate, so apparently it worked for at least 25 years (it's a '40). 2 owners before me account for it back to '77.... it could've been working for up to 37 years, who knows. This era Fords are damned tough.

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Love it!.....what are your plans for it?

[balthazar]

Since my '59 project has taken way longer and gone way deeper than I originally envisioned, I am loath to start another body-off project... even one as simple as this (fuse panel: 2 fuses!!!). I am going thru the mechanicals (fuel system done, brakes half done, cooling done, new oakwood floors half done, ignition & exhaust left), and I will drive it occasionally with it looking... exactly... like... above.

It has bare frame rails out back and I think I'm going to leave them that way for now. They were extended about a foot; I am whacking that off, moving my J-hooks up and building a crossmember out of 1/2-in thick 4" angle iron to mount a hitch to tow the '59 with (and house some taillights (only legally required to have 1 brake light)). But I envision the sheetmetal to remain just like it is for as long as I can.

Gonna be fun to fill the rearview & sideview mirrors of all the overpriced 'German engineered' luxobarges on the roads around here, watch them nervously sidestep to other lanes than mine when the light turns red and I have to haul the beast down. :D

[Sixty8panther]

Damn, I might just take another roadtrip down there for a ride in that monster.... talk about cool. I'd love to look down my nose at a Lexus LS from that pre-war beast. Give it a loud exhaust note just like the truck in Jeepers Creepers. :P