These should be easy for anyone who has been around a while. Who made them, or in some cases didn't make them? What are they, what is special about them, anything you know about them.
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These should be easy for anyone who has been around a while. Who made them, or in some cases didn't make them? What are they, what is special about them, anything you know about them.
This should be easy for anyone who has been around a while. Who made this? What is it? What size is it? What is special about it.
Here's a pic of the engine of the truck in the previous post.
Here's another one. This one is too easy. The pics identify it. At first glance, you may recognize it, but look at the taillights and see if you are still sure of it.
Was this actually a production model?
Dang!! One thing I do know... They are all UGLY!! First one looks like a 50's ranchero.. Not sure
This is not meant to stump anyone, since the photo is easily distinguishable. Have any of you all ever seen this thing in person? Better yet in action? And what is its name?
Well, that truck has either two 348's or 409's. I think it is safe to assume they are 348's. And that would make it a Chevy or a GMC.
You may be right about it being a ranchero, but can you tell me who made it?Quote:
Originally posted by su400ped
Dang!! One thing I do know... They are all UGLY!! First one looks like a 50's ranchero.. Not sure
WRONG. Definitely not a 409, not a 348 either. Ha Ha Ha.Quote:
Originally posted by 76GMC1500
Well, that truck has either two 348's or 409's. I think it is safe to assume they are 348's. And that would make it a Chevy or a GMC.
Well, I see that GM cast a 427 with the "W" design, could that be it?
I'll pick off a couple and leave some for others.
The GMC engine is the "mighty" :rolleyes: 306 V6. Or should I say two of them?
Your Ranchero is a "home built", using Edsel wagon quarters. Despite "urban legend" Ford did not produce Edsel rancheros.
The others are pretty easy, although the red rig does have the non-factory "aero" kit. It might be fun to see how many people know what it's most unique feature was (moreso than the obvious powertrain).
The red Corvair Loadside truck is amphibious!!!!!
Only a Corvair freak...
The pink one is a mid 60's chevy full size. I recognize by the "cats eye" tails.
Red and white is a Corvair pickup.
Green one I dunno. Not much into heavy trucks but the engine layout looks interesting.
Abe
WRONG. That is most certainly not a 306. Try again, Bob. As for "mighty," this engine can really haul.Quote:
Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
I'll pick off a couple and leave some for others.
The GMC engine is the "mighty" :rolleyes: 306 V6.
CORRECT! One down, several to go. We actually have a couple of bone stock Corvair rampside pickups. Nice things.Quote:
Originally posted by madgrinder
The red Corvair Loadside truck is amphibious!!!!!
Only a Corvair freak...
Correct on the Ranchero, Bob.Quote:
Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
I'll pick off a couple and leave some for others.
Your Ranchero is a "home built", using Edsel wagon quarters. Despite "urban legend" Ford did not produce Edsel rancheros.
The others are pretty easy, although the red rig does have the non-factory "aero" kit. It might be fun to see how many people know what it's most unique feature was (moreso than the obvious powertrain).
As for the red rig, are you talking about the Corvair?
The primer beast looks like an Edsel with '59 Chevy taillights.
As for "Cats eye" tails, it has them, but look at the front end. Did Chevy ever make a toilet seat?Quote:
Originally posted by The F.N.G.
The pink one is a mid 60's chevy full size. I recognize by the "cats eye" tails.
Red and white is a Corvair pickup.
Green one I dunno. Not much into heavy trucks but the engine layout looks interesting.
Abe
Right on the corvair pickup, it's called the "Corphibian"
One of my projects is a '62 Monza coupe, 4 speed, wild carbs and exhaust....cool stuff.
You saw through those taillights into the real beast. You got it.Quote:
Originally posted by madgrinder
The primer beast looks like an Edsel with '59 Chevy taillights.
Looks like two 348's with joined cranks....like a "siamese" V16.
Looks like an AMC. maybe a Marlin.
At least you recognized it was a COE. I thought it had already been established it was NOT a 348. Or a 696, for that matter.Quote:
Originally posted by madgrinder
Looks like two 348's with joined cranks....like a "siamese" V16.
still not bad for 29 though???
If you're talking about this one, you're wrong. Try again.Quote:
Originally posted by madgrinder
Looks like an AMC. maybe a Marlin.
As for a Marlin, here's what one looks like.
Okay Matthew, if you're going to be a smarta@@. ;) That'll teach me to try being a "nice guy" and just giving a little info.
The engine you pictured is for the 7000 series trucks, it is technically a V12, though made from parts of two V6's, GM called it a Twin 6. It is based on the 305 V6 (so shoot me for 1 cubic inch). It is rated at 702 cubic inches, 250 n/hp, 585# n/torque.
The V6's also came in 351, 379, 401, 432, & 478 ci.
Lets see here. The Edchero, Edsled, and Corphibian are all done. That leaves the Big COE and the Wagon. Guess away. And Madgrinder, you did do good. You have 10 years on me, but I grew up around these cars.
And here's a pic I found.
I thought the V12 was based on the 351. Anyway, I like ours. Since you got the engine, you might as well tell us the model of the body now.Quote:
Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
Okay Matthew, if you're going to be a smarta@@. ;) That'll teach me to try being a "nice guy" and just giving a little info.
The engine you pictured is for the 7000 series trucks, it is technically a V12, though made from parts of two V6's, GM called it a Twin 6. It is based on the 305 V6 (so shoot me for 1 cubic inch). It is rated at 702 cubic inches, 250 n/hp, 585# n/torque.
The V6's also came in 351, 379, 401, 432, & 478 ci.
Yeah, Bob. You got the pic off the page I have been working from. I actually read up on our engine on here.Quote:
Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
And here's a pic I found.
http://www.6066gmctrucks.org/TwinSix.htm
where do you get pictures of these? Being that so few probably ever seen them, are they rare and, therefore, worth bucks? You guys simply know too much about these older cars. My parents were probably just getting squirted out when most of these cars were built!!
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Originally posted by su400ped
where do you get pictures of these? Being that so few probably ever seen them, are they rare and, therefore, worth bucks? You guys simply know too much about these older cars. My parents were probably just getting squirted out when most of these cars were built!!
As for where the pictures come from, there are people out there who are very adamant about one or two types of cars. These people will put up websites dedicated to these automobiles. These websites usually have pictures on them. You use a search engine to find the pics or the website, then you post them for all to see. I went searching for pics of an Edsel Ranchero. I found the rest of the Edsels in that search. The Corphibian I read about in Vintage Truck, though at the time it was called This Old Truck. I tracked down a pic of it and posted it. The GMC B model has always interested me since my uncle told me of one he had been searching for. I found the one he had been looking for for 20 years and we got it. It has the 702 V12, is a 7000, and looks very similar to the one in the pic with the exception of the second live axle.Quote:
Originally posted by Streets
They are all available on the internet and can be stolen very easily IF ya know how.. They are NOT original photographs either..
And WE know about these cars because WE are as OLD as these cars are... Some are even OLDER....
Streets... :p
I am drawn to odd things. Every car I own is either rare or relatively uncommon. I own 2 1939 Nashes. Most people haven't even heard of Nash, let alone be able to draw a 1939 to mind. I have a 1963 C10 long stepside bed with a 283, a combo that is rarely seen. It will soon be a 1960/1961/1963 conversion when money and time permit. I have a 1972 Suburban. Burbs were not common until the 1973 body style. I have seen 3 like it in person traveling from Vegas to the Outer banks of NC. My newest car is a 1996 Saturn SC2, highly optioned. The combo of options and this year is rarely seen. Now, why is it that I post pics of obscure things? Maybe because I enjoy stumping people and looking at the pics myself.
I am young enough to be Street's son. How is it that I know about these cars? Answer: I don't know about a lot of them. I grew up in a family with a junkyard (read: private auto collection). It contained mostly 1960-1963 Chevrolet trucks, Corvairs, Porsche 914s, Edsels, and a few other independents and others. Therefore, that is what I know about. Ask me anything about 60-63 Chevrolet trucks. If I can't give you the answer right off, you'll probably have it within 24 hours. That is just what I spend my time doing. I stick around here to learn and have fun. Yes, some of these cars are rare and valuable, but I'll leave them to Streets and Bob. I'll try to stick to what I know about: worthless junk and oddities.
Yes, pics are easy to steal. That is a good way to get them as long as you give credit to who you took them from. I try to find the easiest way to get my pics, which amounts to legal ways.
Steets: It's a Hispano Suiza H6C Saoutchik Coupé.
Abe
I didn't mean to offend anyone about the choice of pictures or their age. I was just impressed and surprised I have never seen any of these rides before. qat727, it sounds like you do have quite a collection of the rare and obscure. It is deffinitely better than having something 50,000 other people also do. Keep it up!! I am younger too, and I do remember the Nash. An old highschool classmate had a Rambler. That thing was huge. I came from a real rural town which had a lot of strange one-of-a-kind vehicles. If I ever see any of them, I will try to post em here.
qat:
My daily driver is a slightly modded 1995 SC2. We should talk sometime.
Abe
"An insult is like a drink: it only affects one if taken" (something close to a quote from Glory Road by Heinlein, just to give credit)Quote:
Originally posted by su400ped
I didn't mean to offend anyone about the choice of pictures or their age. I was just impressed and surprised I have never seen any of these rides before. qat727, it sounds like you do have quite a collection of the rare and obscure. It is deffinitely better than having something 50,000 other people also do. Keep it up!! I am younger too, and I do remember the Nash. An old highschool classmate had a Rambler. That thing was huge. I came from a real rural town which had a lot of strange one-of-a-kind vehicles. If I ever see any of them, I will try to post em here.
No offence taken, at least by me. There was a paucity of odd vehicles around the high school parking lot here in Oak Ridge. There were a few vintage vehicles, but no really rare ones. As for my collection of odd cars, I only have 5. My dad has around 20, one uncle has around 50, another has 20, and another has over 100. The one with 100 owns the yard, and the one with 50 owns part of about half of those cars. We do have a habit of collecting the rare and obscure for several reasons. One: to stump and amaze people, and Two: economics. Not many people want an odd car, thus the buying price is much cheaper than a popular car or truck. My Nash Ambassador for example. I bought the thing with a GOOD STEEL body on it for $1776, plus around a $500-600 trip to go get it. It just happened to come with a Mustang II front end, 351C built up and bored over, a C6, Mustang 9", and several other things already installed. I doubt seriously if you could get that kind of a deal on a GM, FoMoCo, or Mopar of that vintage. As for Nash, I prefer their middle years. The 30s are good for me. Anything newer and the build quality was deteriorating, as was the looks. Those Slipstream Nashes were some smooth cars. I don't think the big 3 matched those lines until later. My Ambassador is in my gallery if you want to look at it.
No one has IDd the sport wagon yet. Come on, guess away.
So Matthew, is it too early for me to ID the wagon..............or you still want the pups to squirm (and the NY geezer too)?:p
Streets, re the HS. That's only one of Charlie's cars, he has a "small" museum of them. He had an earlier HS, a HUGE phaeton from the '20's. An absolutely drop dead gorgeous car, one of my favorites. I met him when we fixed his wife's BMW once. He is partners with some other high rollers in a project called "Club 200". They've got a building in Kirkland, (for the Washington folk here) that houses their exquisite cars. All true classics (not cars that misuse that terminology). He also has a house in California where he keeps some others. A real down to earth kinda guy in spite of his success in life.