[Ed Snyder]

When Pete (bigblockV6) said that "you could still get the V6 as a dealer installed option up to 1972" it brought back memories of my first purchase of a new truck in 1972. I got quotes from the local Chevy and GMC dealers for new short wide 4WD pickups. The Chevy had the ubiquitous 350 V8 of course. But for the GMC, I had the dealer quote it with a dealer-installed 351E V6 in place of the V8 it would have come from the factory with. Unfortunately, the price quoted for the GMC came to about $4500 while the Chevy was about $3500. So I ordered the Chevy. Two and a half years later the Chevy was stolen and never recovered. I always wondered if I had ordered the GMC instead, if I would still have it.