"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
10/08/2019 at 10:43 • Filed to: None
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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
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‘66 GMC K1000 with the 305 V6 and 4x4. I actually didn’t realize V6s were really a thing in American cars at this time, but apparently they were in the GMC version of the truck only- Chevy still got a selection of I6s.
DipodomysDeserti
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 10:47 |
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Does it still have the 305 in it? My truck also originally came with the V6. It was the first American made V6. They also made a 702 V12.
MoCamino
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 10:56 |
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Those 305s were essentially a big block V6. Much bigger bore than stroke, and had torque for days. We had a GMC camper with one of those when I was a kid. It got 8 or 9 mpg whether the boat was behind it or not.
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> DipodomysDeserti
10/08/2019 at 10:56 |
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Not sure, but it looked mostly original and still has the V6 badges
WilliamsSW
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 10:57 |
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Gorgeous!
Buick also had a V6 around that time - the 225 was the base engine in the A body. Not so coincidentally the displacement was 75% of the 300 V8.
JR1
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 11:02 |
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Back when a truck was just a truck and nothing more!
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> DipodomysDeserti
10/08/2019 at 11:07 |
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Those V12s are really cool. There’s a guy that shows up at some PA car shows I go to who mid mounted one between the frame rails of an old GMC COE. It’s really awesome!
As far as I know they weren’t ever offered in pickups or anything - they were used in industrial equipment.
shop-teacher
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 11:46 |
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That is a thing of beauty.
AfromanGTO
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/08/2019 at 13:18 |
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GMC always did odd things. Some of their trucks had Pontiac engines in them during certain years.