Vintage shots from days gone by!

All those emblems on those hood sides are V-6's 305" gas hogs as I remember. V-8's were pretty rare for those in my area.

 

Like Jimmy Six said, these were big old V-6s; they started at 305 cubic inches for the pickups, and for commercial truck they got much bigger. They had a boxcar load of low end torque, but were heavy and thirsty.

 

Pete Robinson and Connie Kallita



Scorpion

 

You could even "Double Your Pleasure" for twice the fun & Half the mileage.........

 

Rootie...Who is in the midget ??

 

The GMC 702, along with Ford's 534, IH's 549FTV and the Hall-Scott 1091 were truly the gasoline engine's last gasp in fire service applications. The Hall-Scott, often straight-piped, put out a 3-foot long flame when in pump gear.

 

Looks like Ted Parker in the 54

 

Belmont Sanchez '53 Stude...a true Bonneville icon. (First door-slammer over 200 MPH.)




A little later; 230 MPH.





That's 1958, Guys. That Stude is a five tear old car! Sanchez caught on fast...everybody else followed!

Chet Herbert used to advertise in HRM... "Any car, any grind, $35".
Dial the number, and talk to Chet himself.

 

Thom McAn shoe store, haven't seen one of those in a while.

 

This one was new to me:



Used in buses, fire trucks, pumps, etc. Since it was based on the V-6, it was a 60° V-8 and had a balance shaft. There’s one on YouTube, search for GMC 637.

 

I believe it was an October 1957 Hot Rod Magazine cover.

 

Tornado damage, Waco, TX