This Truck Is Haunting Me...Please Buy It.

So I don't have to see the ad anymore.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/3651180198.html

In reply to bravenrace:

that has your name wrote all over it. i could see you DD that. i bet it has a pull thottle on it to keep the engine at certain rpm for the pumps on it that could be your cruise control. the seat most likely has heavy springs for comfort and it has a V6 with a stick so i think it meets everything you were looking for in DD

351 V-6?

It seems like almost every day I hear about some sort of oddball automotive...thing.

In reply to cutter67:

Funny guy, UR.

The_Jed wrote: 351 V-6? It seems like almost every day I hear about some sort of oddball automotive...thing.

Okay, where do you see 351? I don't see that anywhere in the ad. I thought these had 305 V-6's.

being that is says 7500 v- six.. I would be more inclined to think 450-457 cu inches.

In reply to SCARRMRCC:

Why is that?

It was an educated guess... in a way: 7500 cc (or 7.5 liters) is 457 cubic inches, and from what I gather the huge v6's from those days were in the 400-476 cu in range. (interestingly the displacement is supposed to be on stamped on the block). and from what I remember they had 250-ish hp, but 575 ish ftlbs of torque.

the engines they put in pickups were not what was put in those monsters.

American Automakers weren't listing their displacements on the fenders metrically(?) back in '70.

They were, however, listing the weight class of the trucks on the fender.

That would make a bitchin' car hauler. Just saying.

Cooter wrote: American Automakers weren't listing their displacements on the fenders metrically(?) back in '70. They were, however, listing the weight class of the trucks on the fender.

1964 Pontiac GTO 6.5 Litre

7500 is the chassis size for that truck.

SCARRMRCC wrote: It was an educated guess... in a way: 7500 cc (or 7.5 liters) is 457 cubic inches, and from what I gather the huge v6's from those days were in the 400-476 cu in range. (interestingly the displacement is supposed to be on stamped on the block). and from what I remember they had 250-ish hp, but 575 ish ftlbs of torque. the engines they put in pickups were not what was put in those monsters.

It's the model designation, much like the Ford F-150 through F-750. The higher the number, the more payload/capacity.

I believe this truck could have any V-6 from 305 to 478 cu in.

Cooter wrote: American Automakers weren't listing their displacements on the fenders metrically(?) back in '70. They were, however, listing the weight class of the trucks on the fender.

While I agree with you that it's probably the weight class, my sister's '68 GTO clearly said 6.5 Liters on the fender badge, which is right around 400 ci.

Man it seems like a lot of truck for a six banger!!!

My dad had one like that and it had a 400 cubic inch V6

Good lord, and the lightest of those truck V6 engines weighs in at 700+ lbs!

Being a 1970 7500 series, looks like it's 401 or a 478. The 351 was the small engine of the time, and seems it went up to the 4000 series trucks.

http://www.6066gmcguy.org/gmcv6a.htm

That thing is neato burrito. The front bumper would really mow down the zombies FTMFW.

I used to know a guy that had a GMC ramp-back tow truck that looked a lot like that.

Go check it out Bravenrace, that is all kinds of kewl

bravenrace wrote:

The_Jed wrote: 351 V-6? It seems like almost every day I hear about some sort of oddball automotive...thing.

Okay, where do you see 351? I don't see that anywhere in the ad. I thought these had 305 V-6's.

I did a quick google and found repeated references to a 351 V-6 for the 7500.

New to me.

Yeah, you need to buy that.

mazdeuce wrote: That would make a bitchin' car hauler. Just saying.

Kinda what I was thinking. Might be a trick to engineer a method of getting a car up as high as it looks like the bed of that thing wants to be, though. Maybe a roll-back.

(edit) Oh, well, maybe like this....

google image search found this for an idea of a side view. Apperently the white one has a supercharged v6 old for sale ad