Re: SO who came up with the GMC V6's???
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Originally Posted by bigblockv6
The GMC V6 family of engines was prematurely phased out,  I would have to say it was all a matter of dollars and cents with GM. You could see the trend from the late 60's of incorporating Chevrolet engines and more interchangeability lead to the final demise of the GMC V6 after 1974  |
Back around '74, I was talking to the parts manager at a GMC Dealership and he told me that the V-6 did better and was more liked on the East Coast with all the hills we have, but not that favorable on the flat areas in the Central and Western US. He said because of that, the demand was dropping off and they decided to phased it out, to my dis-appointment.
I had both a 6-292 and V-6's. I like them both, but really liked the V-6 in Heavier trucks. My '62 6500 with the 478 was a powerhouse. It would pull a full load of 20,000 lbs like nothing. Hills would not phase it either, lol.
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Drove and owned many, but some of the more interesting ones were:
-'60 GMC 2500 Dump, 305 V-6
-'62 GMC 4000 Flatbed, 305 V-6
-'62 GMC 6500 Flatbed Dump, 478 V-6
-'67 GMC 7500 Box, 6V-53 Detroit
-'71 GMC 9500 Flatbed Dump, 637 V-8
Last edited by BillT; May 6th, 2017 at 04:50 AM.
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